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realize the sense inspired in the Adirondacks by a sunrise 
scene. The owl has ceased to hoot, the whip-poor-will to 
sing, the panther to scream, and the wolves to howl; but the 
sun hghts up each bush and spray, and the shadows and 
mountains form majestic basins, Now the brook trout are 
busy, and the day-birds are musical. 
Here, in these narrow lakes of pure water, fed by trout- 
brooks, the gentle angler takes his morning walk, where the 
breaks of speckled beauties enliven the waters with hopeful 
expectancy, and naught disturbs the tranquillity, richness, 
and grandeur of primeval nature. Tere the peet, painter, or 
philosopher may inflate the soul and invigorate the body, so 
that, on returning to the busy world, he may be the better 
able to endure its chatings and contests for anotlier year. 
TROUT OF SENECA AND CANANDAIGUA LAKES, 
“The generous gushing of the springs, 
When the angler goes a-trolling ; 
The stir of song and summer wings, 
The light which shines, and life which sings, 
Make earth replete with happy things 
When the angler goes a-trolling.”—Sropparr. 
This fish spawns in October and November, or when other 
families of the genus Salmo do; is white-mouthed and pinky- 
meated. Its qualities, outlines, and superficial marks are as 
varied as are its edible qualities. All anglers know that 
these depend much on the quality of water they inhabit and 
the food they eat. In the latter particular they resemble all 
animals and fishes. There are salmon-trout in nearly every 
lake within the State of New York; but the fish of Seneca, 
Canandaigua, Skaneateles, and Long Lake are infinitely supe- 
rior, both as game and for the table, to those of Lake Onta- 
rio and the other great lakes. 
The color of this fish is a drab, with pink tinge from the 
back two thirds down each side, shaded with vermiculate 
marks, and covered with infinitesimal seales, like the com- 
mon LAKE TROUT. The fins are like those of the brook trout, 
