TAUPO TROUT
INCREASED WEIGHT
Aiii increase in the weight of trout being caught on the rod in the Taupo waters is reported by the Conservator of Fish and Game at Kotorua.. The average of the size of iish now landed' is seven pounds while individual fish of twelve pounds and over.-that, .weight are stated to be fairly common.
In his statement to the Minister of Internal Affairs (Hon. P. A. do la Perrolle), tho Conservator states :-~
"Fishing at tho delta has been excellent, many anglers expressing great satisfaction with the condition and fighting qualities of the iish. Tho most deadly flies have been the 'Silver Doctor,' ' Demon,' and ' Matuku,' but other old favourites are all doing some execution. Reports of the catches of ten individual anglers show that one took a 13i pounder, one a 12 pbuuder, five 10 pounders, one a 9-J pounder, and two 9 pounders. A party "from Scotland, who have now joined Sir Harry Lauder at the Bay of Islands, took over 200 fish in a fortnight. Fishing in the Jl'ongariro River is just now only fair owing to the dry weather and very low state of the, river. Rain is urgently needed, and excellent river, fishing should be obtainable after a decent downpour. ■
"At tho. Taupo end the launches have had rather a quiet time, owing- to the windy weather, but at odd times at Whakaipo and Whangamata Bays and in tho Waikato River a fisherman took 30 fish, averaging 71b in five days on the fly. His best fish was a perfect specimen of 111b.
"The now tract along tho eastern bank of the Waikato River above Huka Falls, which has been further improved by the Department of Internal Affairs, is still very popular, there being twelve rods there at 8 p.m. on the 17th and all getting some sport. Tho dry-fly vogue on this water is stiH attracting many devotees of- that art so that even that phase of angling can be included in one's itinerary during their stay at Taupo.' ' The condition of all fish is reported to be good, the average weight has crept up a little, now standing at 71b and individual fish of 121b arid over are fairly .common."
TAUPO TROUT
Evening Post, Volume CVII, Issue 51, 4 March 1929, Page 10
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