The Whitefish in this picture was not the species of fish I intended to catch on this particular day of fishing, but as temperatures grow cold some species seem to be more desperate than others. It struck this dry fly on the waters surface in a pool below the upper Allens Falls an area which is known to hold smallmouth bass, and various species of trout. Pertaining to the Salmonid family, this species migrates up stream to higher order streams in order to spawn. Due to its smaller size and its location at this particular time of the season, I identified the fish to be a Lake Whitefish (Coregonus clupeaformis) more commonly found in lakes ranging from Ontario to the southern Adirondacks. Its relative the Round Whitefish (Prosopium cylindraceum) is known to be endangered, only existing in seven known locations of New York.