Fishing in this Kakaia Hiit-r about u. rnilo trora tbo mouth some dav» ago, Mr A 1). Lawrence caught a genuine Californian salmon weighing 541b. This i* stated to be the first fiin of itj t>pe<-iM> caught here with a rod and lino tint ha* been scientifically identified, although many peoplo hare claimed to hav» caught this variety (says a Chriitchurch rreka Association m«aaag»). The fish was identified by Dr. U/M. Moorhoun* as a California n tajuou and bit opinion «as oonfirmwl V>v Mr E. R. Wait*, curator of tho Si'wral of the fish havo, of cmirbo, bei-u caught in Un» n . fct '. but 11 >s suggeotod that uorhtM tlio fish will alu-r tuair habits io a new countrv afford s""rt to apgb-re.
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Mataura Ensign, 16 March 1909, Page 2
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123Page 2 Advertisements Column 5 Mataura Ensign, 16 March 1909, Page 2
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