THE LAKE TROUTS . 
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Naturalists have been sadly misled by their protean modifications. The 
“ Namaycush ” of the North, the “ Togue ” or “ Tuladi ” of the Maine 
and New Brunswick Indians and lumbermen, the “ Siscowet ” or “ Sis- 
kawitz ” of Lake Superior, the “Trout” of Winnipiseogee, and that of 
the Adirondack lakes, have each been honored with a distinct binomial. 
The angling authorities still refuse to admit that the Lake Trout of the 
East is identical with the Mackinaw Trout, or Namaycush, supporting 
their views by accounts of their very different habits. A careful study of 
the dead fish is sufficient, however, to convince a trained observer that 
there are no structural characters by which these different forms may be 
separated into species. The local valuations should, undoubtedly, be taken 
into consideration, and when these are better understood it is probable 
that zoologists and anglers will compromise by agreeing to consider the 
most strongly marked types as races, or breeds, such as are now recog¬ 
nized among dogs, pigeons, and other domesticated animals. 
The Namaycush reaches its greatest perfection in the northern parts of 
Lakes Huron, Michigan and Superior, where it is quite generally known 
as the “ Mackinaw Trout.” In the lakes of Northern New York the same 
species occurs, being known by the names “Lake Salmon,” “Lake 
Trout,” and “ Salmon Trout.” This form, which is considerably smaller 
than that of the northern lakes, was described by DeKay under the name 
Salmo con finis , and was observed by this author as far south as Silver Lake, 
in Northern Pennsylvania. Still another form is recognized by sportsmen, 
which, although undoubtedly specifically identical with that of the Great 
Lakes, has been described under various names, such as Salmo toma and 
Salmo symmetrica. 
“This fish,” writes Lanman, “is found in all the great lakes of New 
Brunswick, and in very many of those of Maine, but it is believed not to 
exist in the lakes of Nova Scotia. It is called by the lumbermen the 
‘ Togue the Indians designate it by a name equivalent to ‘ Fresh-water 
Cod.’ It is found in great numbers and of large size in the Eagle Lakes, 
at the head of Fish River, in the St. Francis lakes, from which it follows 
the river of that name, and in the Matapediac Lake, which discharges 
itself into the Restigouche, and in the Miramichi Lake, at the head of the 
river. In Lake Temiscouata this fish has been taken of the weight of 
twenty-one pounds. It is there called the ‘ Tuladi. ’ It is often taken of 
the weight of twelve pounds and upwards in the Cheputnecticook lakes, at 
the head of the eastern branch of the St. Croix. It has been found of 
late years that this species of fish exists in considerable numbers in Loch 
Lomond, twelve miles from the city of St. John.” 
