. Bulletin of the Bureau of Fisheries. Fisheries; Fish culture. 260 HULLETIN OF THE BUREAU OF FISHERIES. Mr. Alexander got a fine example at the surfaee. A little later another fine example was hooked at a depth c:>f about fi feet. It fought very vigoroiisly. usually bearing down very hard, then circling about rapidly, leaping slightly, then bearing down again and circling again, and coming along- side, and finally breaking away—the penalty we paid for being without a landing net. This fish was slimated to be 19 inches long. A few minutes later another was hooked in 4 feet of water
. Bulletin of the Bureau of Fisheries. Fisheries; Fish culture. 260 HULLETIN OF THE BUREAU OF FISHERIES. Mr. Alexander got a fine example at the surfaee. A little later another fine example was hooked at a depth c:>f about fi feet. It fought very vigoroiisly. usually bearing down very hard, then circling about rapidly, leaping slightly, then bearing down again and circling again, and coming along- side, and finally breaking away—the penalty we paid for being without a landing net. This fish was slimated to be 19 inches long. A few minutes later another was hooked in 4 feet of water, and, though given no opportunity to play, showed itself able to make a good fight. Later each of us got one good strike, l>ut failed to land the fish. Local anglers call these '"black-speckled ;' The examples taken at Pablof Falls had little opportunity to show theh fighting power on account of ihc \'ery furbident water and the ^•ast number of salmon and Dolly Varden trout which crowded upon lliem. Mr. ('rater reporlc-d that the three which he took in Naha Stream were very satisfactory as game fish. As a foofl-fish the Alaska cutthroat is delicious—far superior to the Dolly Varden and not inferior to the Alaska rainbow. The flesh is fii'm, flaky, and rich in oil, with a most agreealile flavor. This trout inhabits l)oth streams and lakes. At Loring it occurs in both. At Yes Bay the examples were oljtained from the stream l>etween Lake McDonald and the liay. Those from KJawak came from the stream below the lake. In Alaska this species is usually known as the lilack-speckled trout, blackspotted trout, or cutthroat. 33. Salmo gairdneri (Richardson). Strelhrad Troiit. (PI. xxxvm.) The fii'st records of steelhead trout in Alaska are those by Dr. Bean from Sitka and from St. Paul. Kodiak Island (1881), and Mountain Lake near Mount Tongass (1883). The species seems to be widely dLstributed in Alaska, although definite records are not numerous. Capt
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