ANGLERS' WAGER WON
TROUT IN 10 MINUTES Because they had carefully fished tho Waitahanui River, Taupo, for long hours without touching a single trout, some of the overseas guests at the Waitahanui Lodge challenged the proprietor, Mr. F. Fletcher, last Saturday night, to produce visible proof that fish were to be caught in the river. Out of the challenge there arose a small wager, Mr. Fletcher undertaking to catch a trout within 10 minutes of making his first cast. Watched by a doubting party, Mr. Fletcher prepared his gear, chose a suitable night fly, and walked across the road from his lodge to the Boat Pool. On his first cast a fish took the fly and attempted to run down the river. With precious seconds ticking away. Mr. Fletcher held the fish firmly, brought it ashore in nine minutes, and ran back with it, still struggling in his hands, to tho lodge, delivering his fish within the stipulated 10 minutes and winning his wager.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXVIII, Issue 23954, 2 May 1941, Page 6
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