FISHING SEASON

Press, Volume LXXXV, Issue 25923, 1 October 1949, Page 2

FISHING SEASON

—♦ — BRISK DEMAND FOB TACKLE With all rivers in Canterbury elear and fishable yesterday, prospects are favourable for the opening of the river fishing season to-day. Retailrs of fishing gear have reported a g<id demand for tackle, increasing graduM]y over recent weeks to a rush yte. terday of anglers making last-minge purchases. In many Christchur-h shops salesmen were kept busy wrjbping up rods, tackle, and other equiment, and in some enthusiast anglers were to be seen giving derntj:strations of casting technique. Fishing tackle is in better suppy than far several years, and prices ie generally slightly lower than kJ year. There is a good variety of En,lish, Australian, and New Zcalahmad gear but. because of the dolr shortage, American equipment willbie missed bv anglers. American-mie bait casting rods have been replafcd by English and New Zealand prociifa. which are meeting a ready sale. The secretary of the North Carttrbury Acclimatisation Society (Mr ffe. Bennington) said yesterday that fie rivers were well stocked with fished that there had been a keen dented for licences. The river season lasts from to &y until April 30. The high country 1 fes season opens on November 1. wit! exception of Lake Lyndon, whe: ijt opens on December 1. All sej hs on Anri 1 30. The North Canterbury Acclimi fation Society reported yesterday | a t the condition of the fishing rive noon was:—Rakaia. clear and fish |e; Tipper Rakaia, clear and fishable. a . ther calm and clear: Ashley, clear fishable, but possibility of snow i ting in the baok country; Hur Waimakariri. Selwyn, and Hals [j t clear and fishable.