THE FISHING SEASON.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 317, 2 October 1908, Page 2

THE FISHING SEASON.

Yesterday was a suitable day: for tlie opeil ing of the trout-fishing season, but 'so .fat no startling catches are reported. Wainui- . o-mata was well patronised, with fairly good results, notwithstanding an, adverse. wind. Waikanae . attracted a few anglers,' and a correspondent writing from there yesterday says:—"The Waikanae River is. very low and clear. The fish are running even smaller than last year,, and aro in poor, condition. There are indications that the green .weed will be a trouble quite early in ..the season unless thero. aro some heavy rains." This is not very encouraging for those - who ara accustomed to spend their week-ends- on the / Waikanae. A hard day was spent oil tjir ( South Karori by one angler yesterday, I; ( total catch being one fish,' while ar">'i - who journoyed to Makara secured so perienco only. However there ari anglers who have hot yet returned'to .■ J - and their catches may raise the. f hopes or those who intend 'Starting'■ tb-morroyi"" (DT TKLEOBirn—PRESS ASSOCIATION.) " Chrlstchuroh, 1 October 1. The fishing season was opened to-day, and several parties of anglers have gone out to the Waimakariri, Rakaia,f.and.Selwyn rivers, all of which are reported, to be well-stocked with fish, Some fair catches have also been made in the Avon, one angler this;mornings securing nine fish, and another eleven. Others secured small bags of ones and twos, while others again had no luck whatever. A large number of licenses have been issued, and as the sport is increasing in popularity it is expected that the present season will be a most successful one. - , (BY TB!.BGBArn.—SPKCTAT. COKRESPONTENT.I ' ' . Masterton, October 1. Over one hundred licenses were taken out 1 iu Masterton for tho fishing season, which commenced to-day. There were large numbers of anglers in all portions of the distiict. Thero were several twenty-pound bags recorded from the Maungatarere River near Carterton, which is regarded as the best • fishing stream in the whole Wai-arapa and .Bush' Districts, In Masterton -Mr. W, H. Galway. netted a .twenty-pound bag from the Waipoua River. s