Two Dunedin sportsmen, Messrs. D. 11. Rowntrce ami 1- Davies, who spent the holiday season at Queenstown, report that trout are exceptionally plentiful just now, and that many good baskets wore obtained. Establishing their headquarters at Queenstown, the two fishermen mentioned proceeded every day to the well-known fishing spots, and in 10 days they obtained 93 fish, averaging 111 b., the largest being 41b. They fished at Moke Lake, Lake Kilpatrick, and on the Kawarau River below the dam down to the Shotover. The best baskets were obtainei at Moke Lake, 22 being landed there in one day. while just as many got off the hook.' Only on two days were no fish obtained, conditions being unsuitable owing to wind.
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Dominion, Volume 29, Issue 93, 14 January 1936, Page 2
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