THE FISHING SEASON.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLVI, Issue 14209, 4 November 1909, Page 5

THE FISHING SEASON.

; .. WEATHER UNFAVOURABLE. H "The opening of the fishing season has not m .'been auspicious, the weather conditions } "being very unfavourable. In consequence of ft .this quite a number of well-known local . .anglers have deferred their visits to their 'favourite ] streams until later in ' the season, j " •when they hope to experience better weather. I 'One noted angler remarked that it was not•3 " "io- necessary to go out at the beginning of '■'. the fishing season as it was in shooting, and • .that a wet week in town was likely to prove ? Jess tiresome than one spent, in a country - ;/ hotel? No local catches of any importance '. have yet been recorded. ' ;0 : 'Referring to the fishing of the opening ' day of the season the Hot Lakes Chronicle 'I Jays:— the baskets obtained itis evitfcf dent; the trout are plentiful, and, good as - is their condition at present, it is but reasonable to presume that as the season advances they will be in still better condition. I '0u Monday Mr. and Mrs. Young and Mr. ' -and Mrs. Hunlries, visitors to Rotorua, trolling, in Lake Rotorua on board the launch Rainbow,' were successful in catching .24 fish. The trout were not large, but were in 1 .first-class condition. Mr. 'A. Campbell r caught 14 trout on the fly. Messrs. A. H. Tripe, S. C. Hunt, and H. Bayliss, trolling ".. ■'• Sri the vicinity of Kawaha, were rewarded I | - with a catch of 53 trout. The fish, although • ■ ■, ■fasill compared with what was obtainable I •years ago, were in excellent condition. - 'Mesa?. Bennett and Thompson, trolling in - take Rotorua, near Ngongotaha, secured 22 : - jtrout. The fish were young and small, -Averaging about 21b, but were in good con- . - dition.' - Messrs. Short, Mcintosh, and Stewart cast their lines near the mouth of '<H»e Ohau. They succeeded in. placing 25

: trout in their; basket as the result of a few

' tours' angling, all caught on the fly. < At jMurupara Messrs. W. Bird and J. Mainland (secured 41 fish, the largest being 101b, - (while the average Mas 31b ; all these were | *aught on the fly. -The trout, are in very | .good condition at the latter place, and'ex- _ . ieellfint sport is obtained. .. .