FIELD AND STREAM.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 419, 30 January 1909, Page 12

FIELD AND STREAM.

(Br Dry Flt.) ■

Boisterous 1 ;weatherprevailed, last Saturday and■ bunday, 1 -spoiling.;the.r chances of: : thdse who went out andibraved , the elements;- The- : rain T/hich.fell,.although veryiiglit/i assisted in putting the skeama. ■ in good order; and consequently better times are'looked for. v :... v Ihero. seeins.to.be inany misleading-teporta m.;;circnlation\'about. the ;TOakataki|-,or Moonshine An angler, on. holidays/' spent;two days there last.jweek, -and Lad excellent sport. ; Included in :the catchesi*ere trout- ranging.irom sis to,three,pounds/ and ; oi ten, secured the;;three-ponnder: was , ' the ! Some real. Tokaanu■ trout' -iw.ere seen^stimated:-toi go' up-td' 'sixteehv'br eighteen : pounds,, but;these'- bigi-fellows"' -re- ; iused- any, lure,S and' swam lazily 'into ■deep water when- disturbed, It would-be interest ing-,.t0 -know-.the .authentic catches-of the regular fishermen who'whip this'stream •" comes-the *-re:port> of : an-' othersoven-pounder , being-secured last-week-Mr. Colpman ,-was- the successful Angler. ; and desenbed-.the ash-as beings {poor'condition And of the .' jack"-.type. ■•■...,,;' ; r-,..,". Ohau ■ Riv6r.;will;'•soonC.ibe' 'a iambus stream for trouWishirig. judging byjthe nuni-- 1 erous - records■; of latest good catch-reported; was :;effectea.-by--' ; Mr." Hugh, Hall; one; day-last "weekjwho-landod 15.nice fish, the. , 2£lb; : '' '■■'■ ■ .vOnrV; Tokaanu - correspondent,': writing on January 16 'saya:—-'- : %f'-\ ,;'' - T= last week, ; r Fi ! A ;l? rows «» ; of\Wanganuiy SDlendidsport.:. On he' captured, for morning,, six, fine rambbw 'trout,, ranging from .9*lb.' to.-.l4lb;v;ißia:'. the same 1 : evening' mfc^te^ ll^o^ 353, .ana'-' llilb. :On Thursdayho -took oigliti beautiful rambow,,weighing 18,16,v151, 12. 8,-7, 5,-and-.41b.. ■■■■'.•■:•■;. ■v- :- ■'■■;■'. -'-,:' .; -Messrs.VWobatefr Paton/ fish-'.' ing. at tno, mouth of the .Tongariro/ River, ! .-where -tlieyriave one of ,Mr'.' Jones's.comfort-" able camps; havo also done remarkablT well"' ■Mr.:: Webster faking a:.M7ilb'.^.rainbon-'.on' a : lift. '• 'rod;. and . Mr..-Bnsby : taking ' oii-. o'no morning: five-fish ranging, frdm B'to- 141b v ' on : - a fly.-- ;...;.:;.; -/•;': : - : .-■■■-:':,• '■: .. Mr..'-Prowsej -who' has bee.n.a : regil]a ; rj vis'ii'' torto Tokaanu' for; somo.'-y.ears-pasti stat'es. : that the: fishing now; is undoubtecllj- better ; ithan in auy prerious-seascin,; especially for rainbow, , .whilst; many can be .taken trbllinc in the; lake. V. ; ; :■.- .-i '«'-.:,.:.. \.: ; Mr. Jones,; the '.Tokaanu-Hotel proprietor : who.is angler has; boats and' the best,of tackle of, all- description on' Kaiid