THE FISHING SEASON.

Press, Volume LI, Issue 15459, 11 December 1915, Page 3

THE FISHING SEASON.

ITNTJIYOUBABLE conditions.

{SPECIALLY WRITTEN rG& "iUE rEXSS.") iDy 11. A.13.) Unfavourable conditions hnvo srilUo " v. run t nmrrr-d the fishing in our priaeipni rivers lately, nevertheless a mtmf»f>r oi be>-n in ih.it they wore '"on tin- river j'-i.-st at. the right tint;.'. and s-ocurod basket;.. Ample «..■ vide'Ke o; thi> is aitorded m one iiistar.ro at lea>t. A t<wa angler, who frequently \isits the X>Uaia. reached tin 1 liver recently just 'Na-i clearing after ;> Hood. H' : was .1 sixtoon-oounder. followed short, v afterwards bv another oi about half this weight. :vn<l lii' mkj'i eight trout weighing, o'l! tol'J. seventy-two pound:-. (Vjiirirniing throughout the day, In' gr.i.--i\l ni[l'-'t 1•< *! Ji.-h._tlic average v.eiglit of which v.'.is :i Jittlo over live nound-!—a remarkable catch. J Ik- • basket wa-- taken 5100r the mouth of thr> liver, .-hici 1 i 11:: 1 v.*i I >tan,l that minnow v.as used exclusively. The river was clearing nicely <>n Monday evening. an J should have been in lirst rale order <»ri Tuesday o; Wednesday had not another fresh occurred, ;md made matters unsatisfactory a'z.iia. The resident angler* prefer to iish I'.akaia just as it is clearing: probably they will find it in this condition to-morrow or Monday if the weather is favourable in the meantime. Nice fly fishing is to bo had in tho Ashley at the trailic: bridge near Itangiora. The trout in this reach are not large, but are very game. Weights range from three of a pound to a pound, and a good day's sport would result in a catch of about a dozen. j

The m ddlo Selwyn is regularly and successful iv fished in the evenings Ipi-ge-size 1 coachman Sics boin~ ""in strong demand. I ;;m told by one wlio knows t! is portion of tlm river verv thoroughy that there are plenty of sritable trout to be had, but they only 11-0 ior about an hour each evening, after -winch they c;ui rarelv br- tein;>tiKl to taj;e any kind 0 f j, !ro " Hie [le;,th<x)t,> provides fair sport lor a limited number „f enthusiasts v-ho understand its pe-.-nlian'ties. Mallow Lxxzz fIK-s ore Iv-'injr used with pt > 3 d etteet in tae evenings, and small silver J-evon minnows are not to be despised th f ro « « iliGlH ripple o ;i tb.o i am surprised that tho lower readies o the Avon, from lh c I>ul!,neLon bi d-e down wauls, do not attract more tt n V°'!' , ]?oa . tln -' parties constantly. 1_ v numbers of most tejnptV, 12 ? l :t tnis locality. Suivlv these cou.d be nersu-ided to tafce" lar--oo.n-hn.a,| or s.lver flies or mC lt«o these used in the Hcath-