TROUT-FISHING.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 6736, 18 September 1883, Page 4

TROUT-FISHING.

TO THE EDITOR.

Sir., —On Ist prox. the angling season commences. On July 21 last year I wrote ft letter urging the Acclimatisation Society to take stringent measures to suppress poaching, whother hy net or otherwise, and also suggesting for that purpose that additional rangers should be appointed—men adapted for the work, and who would do it—as it would give the angler some chance of a day's sport; but they seem to havo paid no attention to my suggestions. I took out a license last year for tho Bimple reason that I mjast have one, and the result was decidedly unsatisfactory. I gave the Silyerstream i repeated trials, but invariably with tho same results. I need not remind you that the most experienced votary of the angle, however well furnished with suitable flies, tackle, &c, will fail to rise a fish where there are none. What, then, is the cause of this? Is it not difficult of solution. The river I have mentioned three years ago was swarming with trout large and small, and the year I allude to (1882), if you happened suddenly to see a solitary one it looked as if it were ashamed to ba soen. f Tho cause, Sir, is simply wholesale netting and other nefarious, practices, by a class, too, from whom we should expect something better; consequently it is plain that the angler's chanceß of sp»rt are very .email indeed. Wo expect something for our money, and I am much mistaken if there will not be a considerable falling off in the licenses for the ensuing season, unless there is something done. There are two good men acting as rangers at present, but are they übiquitous ? Let vhere be seven or eight if possible, and for that purpose I do not see why an arrangement-could hot be made with parties living in the neighbourhood of the different streams, who for a small consideration would do all that was necessary, and towards' their expenses a small contribution from each licenseholder (who, I am sure, would gladly subscribe for Buch a purpose) would meet all demands. I hope, therefore, that some such arrangement may be come to, and not have the majority of the anglers (as waa the case last season) wishing not only trout but the Society " beyond the bine."—l am, &c, TISGES. South Dunedin, September 17.