SEASON OPENS ON FRIDAY.

Hawera Star, Volume XLVI, 27 September 1926, Page 4

SEASON OPENS ON FRIDAY.

PROSPECTS VERY GOOD. Disciples of .the great Izaak Walton, immortal in the eyes of true fishermen, look eagerly forward to October 1, and between this day and Friday, when t-he opening will -take place, -they will all be “burnishing up .their weapons of war, ’ • •their rods and ftaekle, their boots and waders, in readiness for the early hours of that, day when they are legally and duly entitled to cast a fly over the streams of the district. They arc all looking forward to a great tune this year, and provided the weather should be good, the preparations made by the executive of the Acclimatisation Society have been such as to practically ensure that satisfactory result. Last week saw the commencement of tlie liberation of trout fry from the Hawera hatchery. The members of the Council of the Hawera Acclimatisation Society, together with a number ot local and Okaiawft enthusiasts, had a busy da— liberating 80,000 brown trout fry in all the streams crossing the Elk tham-Cpunake Road. Beginning with the Kftup-okonui stream, at Kaponga, and finishing -at the Taungatara stream . at River lea. Nine streams in. all received ft most liberal .supply. The- fry went away in- good condition, and the streams were in fine order to receive them. The Sheet roftd streams willre-• ceive a further 80,000 next week. Tins work of liberation will- continue for the fi.ext month until .all streams in the district receive their supply. The society members, with other willing helpers, will be -verv busy at liberating work till the 600,000 now at .the- Hawera hatchery are distributed. Now is the right- time for ft visit to the hatchery on the Glover Road'. The curator, (Mr J. J. .Milter) wilt bo pleased to show visitors through the hatchery and over the pheasantry and grounds. The hatchery itself is just alive with trout ovft in all its stages and trout fry of varying sizes. During the week-end a team of enthusiasts from Hawera went out to do the Skcct Road streams from the Kapuni to the Otakeho, the limit of the Hawera district. They took out eight cans containing eleven thousand fry each and liberated / them in those streams. At Okaiawa a local team led by Mr E. Drake met them and took for distribution in the immediate area eleven thousand more. This means a grand total of nearly 100,Q00 brown fry distributed. Tlie society lias also- liberated rainbow yearlings in Robertson’s Lakes, so as ito have fishing of this class easily available. The committee has on numerous occasions in the past tried them .in the rivers, but after a year or so. they arc all gone. It is found that only in livers flowing through poor country .Will they do well. In some rivers -past Opunaka there is good rainbow fishing. ' _ / The streamls are all at present in firstrate order and good fish were seen by the members of the committee. If-the present conditions hold till Friday fishermen will -be in for a capital opening day, and this will -help to set the season well on its way.