148 Modern Fishcuhure in Fresh and Salt Water. 



to the absence of melting snows in early summer, which 

 in the short Pacific streams affects the temperature at 

 the mouths of the rivers. On Sept. 10, 1899, one 

 weighing loj lbs. was taken in the St. Lawrence River 

 near Cape Vincent, and identified by Mr. Livingston 

 Stone. 



The "land-locked salmon," as it is miscalled, is not 

 .shut in by land, and can go to sea if it wishes, but has 

 for some reason lost this migratory instinct. In all 

 respects except migration they are identical with 6". 

 salar. Mr. Charles G. Atkins has charge of the United 

 States breeding station at Grand Lake Stream, Maine, 

 and has stocked many suitable waters in different parts 

 of the country. 



There is a tendency now to give this fish its Indian 

 name of "winninish," some clinging to the French 

 spelling of "ouannanish;" but if the French have no 

 letter W in their language, we have. They spelled 

 Wisconsin "Ouisconsin," but why should we do so? 

 Let us call it "winninish," and spell it so in a good Eng- 

 lish fashion. 



The winninish has thrived when it has been planted 

 in deep, cool lakes. From the New York "Sun" of 

 May 13, 1890, I clip the following: 



"Hammondsport, N. Y., May 12. — Lake Keuka was 

 stocked with land-locked salmon fry four years ago. 

 No evidence that the fish had prospered in the lake was 

 developed until last season, when Trevor Moore caught 

 a two-pound specimen of the salmon near the inlet of 

 the lake at Hammondsport. Others were caught at 

 different points along the lake, in each case while the 

 anglers were fishing for other fish. A few days ago 

 Frank Costerline was fishing for bullheads near the 

 inlet of the lake, and caught three very large land- 



