ANGLING NOTES.

Press, Volume LX, Issue 11725, 28 October 1903, Page 9

ANGLING NOTES.

Speaking in the House of Representatives oil Tuesday, Mr Rutherford stated that in his district the river* are well stocked with trout, but he was happy to say that only a ’few unsophisticated tourists took out licenses. The people in the district did not uso rods—they tickled and speared the trout. He thought it was a mistake having anv fishing licenses at all; there was no necessity for licenses at any rate in his district. Tho law was practically a dead letter, because people would not take out licenses.

Our Parliamentary correspondent, states that the amendments made on Tuesday in the Fisheries conservation Bill will meet with the approval of tho thousands of anglers throughout the colony. The general opinion of anglers in Wellington is that tlie Bill is now an excellent one, and that the Government and Fir Joseph Ward in particular are to be congratulated on the result. A telegram received yesterday morning stated that the Rangitata River was fishable.

Fishing at the mouth of tlie Opihi the other day, Mr S. Bowman landed a rainbow trout weighing Ijlb. The fish was in fine condition, and its capture is interesting, inasmuch as it is the* iirsl rainbow trout of any size that lias been caught in this vicinity.