ANGLING NOTES.

Press, Volume LXVI, Issue 13902, 29 November 1910, Page 8

ANGLING NOTES.

The Waimakariri North was the only river reported as in order for fishing at iiino o'clock yesterday morning. Two local anglers who visited the Halswell on Friday evening, had practically no sport at nil. As usual, tho trout were rising in the early evening, hut later in the night went right off. Even the eels, and there were thousands of them, scarcely troubled the bait. Unfortunately the river has m>t improved. One party, who went out on Sunday and fished for hours, did riot &et a single fish, and many others fared likewise. The Ashley continues to yield good sport, and some beautiful fish have been landed recently. During the week-end a loea! enthusiast was rewarded with four very fine ii.sh, one weighing over SIH, and the oilier three averaging ovor 3Jib. Another party landed three good trout. Unfortunately the rainfall on Saturday night was not sufficiently heavy to improve the iishiny; rivers. Anglers are waiting patiently. because good freshes in the rivers will make a marvcllcus difference to them, as far o» enjoyable- fishing; is concerned. A Waikiwi fi.herman, st sites a South-

land paper, had a remarkable experience while iisliiug on the , Oroti on Tues'lny afternoon. Ho "was iising a very .small fly, which was taken by a small trout a little over six inches in length. A larger trout then came on' the scene and made a clean swallow of his smaller brother, but he could not disgorge, when the fisher began to wind in, ami was landed without difficulty. Experiences of this kind are probably ,extremely rare. Fishermen who wish for big bags and fresh fields woidd do well to try thoir hand at some of the beautiful trout; streams and rivers running into the Wainii (writes a correspondent of the "Southland Times") Both the "Wairaki and the Mararoa rivers are plentifully stocked with fine big trout, especially in the back waters at the mouth, where they join the Waiau. They are always fish'ablo. and although rather distant, camps can always be arranged. A motur coach runs twice weekly, and food .supplies can easily bo procured from Otautau or Clifdcn.

One evening last week two anglers on the north branch of the river had pome good sport with one fish, which, when landed, almost an hour after it first began its pranks, weighed jibout two and n-lialf pounds. Angler No. 1 made certain ho had the fish hooked to a bully bait, but the trout stripped the hook. It was somewhat tantalising that this should happen four times. Angler No. 2, who was on the point of packing his rod, remarked he would throw another bully to this smart, young trout. His cast had just reached the water when tho bait was seized, but this time the trout was hooked, and after giving some ■ play, was landed. It was then made to disgorge the. five bullies it had taken while fooling round. It then formed a meal and a paragraph.