TROUT FISHING.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLIII, Issue 13326, 5 November 1906, Page 6

TROUT FISHING.

The trout-fishing reason in the Hot Lakes district opened on Monday, and notwithstanding that the weather on Wednesday night was showery, a number of fishing parties left Rotorua for the fishing places in the neighbourhood. Some were bound for the Awahou, some for the Ohau, other! for Hamurana and Lake Rotoiti. Most of the parties returned before noon on Thursday, all thoroughly satisfied with the success that had attended their efforts. , A feature of the opening of the season was. the enthusiasm displayed by the Maoris, ;a number of whom, with rod and reel, camped out on Wednesday night, awaiting the opening of the season. One Maori claims a record, inasmuch as he states that lie landed his first fish at 59 seconds past midnight. Among the successful anglers on Thursday were Good son Bros, and party, who secured 60 very nice fish ; lies and party (5), 22 fish, all on the fly at "the entrance' to the Ohau channel; Lamb and Abbott, 8; B. Harp, 27, all on the fly, at Owhata, the fish averaging 41b; Bennet and Birks, 7; Peace, 4; Tattereall, 6; Burt.ell, 4; Seeley and party, 72; Lake Rotoiti, among them being several of 71b and 81b, the average being 41b; Shepherd and Howden, 6; most of these fish were taken, from Lakes Rotorna and Rotoiti. From Lake Tarawera some beautiful trout were obtained; the successful anglers wore Man Titniuha, who secured four, aggregating 301b; Riri Potaki and C. Crowther, 9; A. Campbell, 16, averaging 61b; J. Falloona, 6, aggregating 421b. At the Ohau, Kitua secured 18 fish in a couple of hours. This is but a very incomplete list of the fish caught. It is'stated that a 161b trout was caught in Lake Rotorna on Thursday. J^ It having been reported to the Hamilton Anglers' Club that nets were oeing used in the Waikato River, information was given to the police, who seized a net found ;in use. The nets were ostensibly used to catch mullet, but the regulations provide r---that such nets are not to be used in any / river under the jurisdiction of the Auckland Acclimatisation Society. Trout are reported fairly plentiful here, but fishing is very difficult owing to the quantity of feed in the river. It is stated that for the first time for many years whitebait has been seen as far up as this. V,