864 THE SISCOWET. 



place in the world. All this will be done through the energy 

 and enterprise of Mr. Fairbanks. If every lake had a Fair- 

 banks, there would be no scarcity of fish. . 



Those who use the imitation-fly in taking the cisco com- 

 plain that after the fly gets wet, the fish ceases to rise at it. 

 This is perfectly natural, the fly loses its form, and is very 

 unlike the natural fly. It is very easily obviated by var 

 wishing the fly with a coat or two of pure white gum-arabic, 

 and keeping a number on hand for the occasion. The lake 

 was originally called Big Foot Lake from its form being 

 something like a boot. 



THE SISCOWET, 

 Salmo-siscowet (Agassiz). 



A commercial fish of the Salmo order. Inhabits Lakes 

 Michigan and Superior. At Milwaukee they are considered 

 a great delicacy as a broiler, and by some superior in rich- 

 ness of flavor to the renowned white-fish. 



Their flesh is white and juicy and more adipose than the 

 former, in which respect he more approaches the peculiar 

 flavor of the shad of the salt-water. 



It is said that this noble fish takes the fly and spoon. 

 This is probably the case when roaming far from their accus- 

 tomed depths into shallow water, or at the mouths of rivers 

 in search of feed, as is sometimes the case with the Coregonus 

 albus. Could these two fish be made to inhabit other than 

 the deep water, they would afford fine sport for the angler. 



THE CISCO, 



Argyrosmus Cisco of Lake Ontario. 

 An esculent gridiron fish that is said to take the fly and 

 spoon, but on which subject there is a variety of opinion, as 



