488 CONTENTS. 



Fish fauna of the Rangeley Lakes — Continued. Page. 



Brook trout (Salvelinus fontinalis) 541 



Food 543 



Feeding time 544 



Habitats 545 



Migratory movements 546 



Breeding 546 



Growth and age 549 



Large trout 551 



Trout as a game fish 554 



Fishing places 554 



Methods and time of fishing 556 



Plug fishing 558 



Factors affecting trout fishing and the abundance and habits of trout 559 



Effects of modification of lake by dams upon trout 559 



Height of water 559 



Weather 550 



Number of anglers 561 



Enemies 562 



Destruction by man 563 



Trout culttu-e at Rangeley Lakes 565 



The alleged depletion of trout 566 



Number and size of trout 569 



Records, by lakes 572 



Number and size of trout, by lakes 572 



Trout in the affluents and contiguous waters of Rangeley Lakes 573 



Quimby Pond 574 



Cupsuptic River 574 



Rangeley Stream 574 



Kennebago Stream 574 



Kennebago Lakes 574 



C Pond J74 



B Pond 574 



Magalloway River 574 



Sunday Pond 575 



Diamond Stream ^7j 



Diamond Ponds 575 



Parmacheenee Lake 575 



Cambridge River 575 



Dead Cambridge 576 



Swift Cambridge : 576 



Sturte vants Brook 576 



Molnichwock Pond ._ 576 



Molnichwock Brook 576 



Smelt (Osmerus mordax) 576 



Pickerel (Esox reticulatus) 580 



Miller's thumb (Cottus gracilis) 584 



Summary 584 



Conclusions and suggestions 588 



Appendix 590 



Table of measurements and counts on specimens of fishes from Rangeley Lakes waters and 



vicinity 590 



