294 DOMESTICATED TROUT. 



Mirimichi, is yet deserving of acquaintance from the gen- 

 eral variety and abundance of its inhabitants. This river, 

 which is in the northern part of Vermont, empties into 

 Lake Champlain at Missisquoi Bay, very near the Canada 

 line. You can go directly from Boston via Fitchburg, 

 Cheshire, and Vermont Central Railroads, leaving the 

 cars at the Swanton Station, distance 288 miles. The 

 chief fisheries are between Swanton Village and the Lake. 

 The fishing is done in the spring of the year, with sweep 

 seines, as soon as the ice goes out. 



The fish caught in the Missisquoi River and Bay are, 

 Red-fin Mullet (Catostomus) ; White-tail Mullet (Cato- 

 stomus) ; Glass-eyed Pike, Perch Pike (Lucioperca) ; Lake 

 Champlain Shad, Whitefish (Coregonus alius) ; Sheep- 

 head, Drumfish (Amblodon) ; Mascalonge, gill -cover 

 bare (Esox) ; Pickerel, gill-cover scaled (Esox) ; Bottom 

 Pike (Lucioperca) ; Black Bass (Grystes fasciatus) ; Os- 

 wego Bass {Coregonus otsego) ; Mud Fish, Fresh Water 

 Lusk (Lota) ; Ling* (Lota) ; Sturgeon (Acipenser) ; Shin- 

 er (Leuciscus americanus) ; Bullhead, Catfish (Pimelo- 

 dus) ; Rock Bass (Centrarchus aneus) ; Sunfish (Pomo- 

 tis vulgaris) ; Sucker (Catostomus) ; Yellow Perch (Perca 

 flavescens) ; Eel t (Anguilla) ; Salmon, fifty years ago 

 (Salmo salar). 



With the exception of the Trout, Salmon, and White- 

 fish, all these fish spawn in the spring and summer. 

 Plants suitable for Trout Ponds and Nurseries. 



The following list contains the names of some water 

 plants suitable for trout ponds and nurseries: — 



Arrowhead (Sagittaria sagittifolia). 

 Arrowhead (Sagittaria acutifolia). 

 Water-cress (Nasturtium officinale). 

 Water-cress (Nasturtium hispidum). 



» This fish is thought by the fishermen to be the parent of the eeL 

 t Is the eel a hybrid ? No eggs or young are ever seen in eels. 



