18 A FISHERMAN'S PARADISE 



inch fish, profusely dotted with small black spots 

 above the median line and on the cheeks, coming 

 nearer to S. Lewisi than to any other description in 

 Jordan and Everman's book. I very carelessly 

 omitted to photograph him at once, he was dressed 

 and cooked when the idea of doing so came, and 

 most diligent efforts failed to produce another like 

 him. We did, however, take a number of appar- 

 ently typical Fontinalis, each bearing a few small 

 black spots sparsely scattered over the sides; but 

 whether these indicate mixed blood or have any real 

 significance at all is unknown to me. 



From this middle camp one paddles and port- 

 ages, through a series of lakes joined by good trails, 

 crosses a divide between Minette and Blue, passing 

 another beaver dam, and in some three hours, reaches 

 Camp Parmelee, at the head of Lake Vialon, from 

 which a splendid series of lakes and streams is avail- 

 able, of all sizes and filled with trout varying from 

 small to big in approximate correspondence with the 

 size of their residence. As their outlets are so small 

 and so blocked by rocks and timber, that fish of any 

 size cannot pass, Otter and Sherman abound in big 

 trout, the latter especially containing fish quite out of 

 proportion to its small size, most brilliant in color, fat 

 and lazy, and much the best on the table that I have 

 met. Doubtless the fact that the lake is full of fish 

 food, and no particular exertion or exercise is neces- 

 sary to fare abundantly, explains this peculiarity. 



