POOR FISHING

Evening Post, Volume CXIII, Issue 48, 26 February 1927, Page 10

POOR FISHING

EOYALTY AT RUSSELL RUINED BY ROUGH SEA NO CHANCES AT BIG CATCHER fßy Telegraph.) . _ ] (Special to "The Eveni • Post.") r ■ AUCKLAND, This Day."". The Duke of York's second attempjl' at fishing in the famous swordfish wafi' ers of the Bay of Islands was eveij more-disappointing than the first, for a' heavy sea was running off Cape Bretti'. and there W23 no luck in the way'or big- catches. •■ ' ';:

The Duke loft Hie Renown aboujj 'f quarter to nine, and again used"' "the ■ launch Mason B. A course was-fed down the Rawiiiti. Passage, where' 1'!! was hoped;" there . would be good sriapj per fishing. They cruised about - '-'thfpassage all the morningl, trolling foj bait, and fished at times in sui£aV)li, spots, 'meeting witti fair success."-;Thr party anchored in a sheltered bay a Motuka Island for lunch,'and while hen a large number of snapper" wero'takei on the hand lines. At 2 o'clock "'thr party moved round to the southern.'sidi of Moturohia, where they anchored* fo: further, line-fishing. During the 'after noon light' rain, set in and steadily-ber eauie heavier. The Duke and his par.tl rowed ore • to the shelter of Oka?'' known as .-Red Head, and fished until*' o'clock, when they returned to ■ tlie'.BeT ■nown. Besides snapper, one largC'kijrgl fish was caught. • '■- •'•'■•! ■..- - TH3 DUCHESS OUT AGAIN.''^ The Duchess went oft. in Mi'.vfi--. Court's launch Jean, which Bad bees specially fitted up for 'her. - She" ,wat.' dressed, in a simple grey flannel 'oosl tume, with..a-.fawn coloured felt liatj.brown stockings, and brown shoes.^Shf. also wore a fawn raincoat, and'had'a gay black and white pink-edged >sili); scarf around her neck. Captain- SuliJ yan, captain of the Renown, accompanj aed Her Highness as aide-de-camp Soon after leaving the Renown, linei were let down for.trolling, and off Mo turua i. kahawai' was hooked, and/tHV 1 Duchess quickly landed it.' Until tia.l£ past 10 the party trolled for fish^be tween Moturua Island and: Moturohis .Island. The Duchess had the aatisfae ' tion of landing several good-sized snap per, and was greatly pleased. • ■■'"■,.. \ A call' was made to Otehie Bay'J ori' Urupukapuka Island, where the Duchj ,-ess was greatly interested in the'Sportj ing Club established by the Zane Qrejl Sports Club. As in Auckland,- sh« made immediate friends and admirers She showed a genuine interest in every thing shown her, and was particularly interested in a large swordfish caughthe day before and hanging on' -thf weighing machine. Cinematograph -ma - chines made a full record of this'aniF other visits of special interest. As: th'fwater was comparatively -calm withii^ ; the shelter of the islands,'an extended' tour of the island was made by th<; party, and the Du/.ess listened to thr' : descriptions of the historical " spoti given by the local members of thi party. ■•..-' >■*; _ The Duchess visited the home of Mrs) .Court,- in Oraukawa Bay.' This im( promptu call was made between 11 and, 12 o clock, and was" a great surprise .to Mrs. Court; and 7 her family.' Heri morning tea was served, and the Duch' cs captivated the hearts of the child!'' ren. ■■-....•. | The Duchess her own lines ana .rod accounted for. seventeen siiappel land-'tnreeiah'^vaii'.'■'"..' '"■ "t:" X 7 ].' f AEE^LL,"TO .ETJSSEiL: ; The Duke "of York is more than dei • lighted with his fishing trip,. and- i< was a great : disappointment to hiin.'ta;find that,the weather made;outside fish>: mg impossible yesterday. .He remark"? 'Ed that he was looking forward to ths time when ho could spend a. month iij. the waters around Cape Brett. '..'■•/"": ' AUCKLAND-BOUND. ' The Renown left Riissell; at s'p'ini. The lighthousekeeper at ■ Cape firett,' who had flov.-n a signal' of welcome :;on AVednesday morning, communicate^ with the ship by -Morse, wishing him good, luck and goodbye. ; The fjxikii sent a message to the effect that X? appreciated the* message of wel'cDini and thanked the lighthouse' for its "finaj messages y .-.. •'■ L'■■'..