BANK NOTES.

Otago Witness, Issue 2010, 1 September 1892, Page 31

BANK NOTES.

I am to have some samples of the celebrated Parmachene Beele fly sent mo for trial on tho streams in New Zealand. I shall s,endtwo or three to each of the angling associations as soon as I get them, so that they will get a thorough trial. This fly is a great favourite in America, and experts say that large trout from Labrador to Alaska take it greedily and at all seasons. Mr Bambridge has already made an enormous quantity for English and American anglers. I expect to have them in plonty of time for the beginning of the season, and shall send them round to as many as possible.

Mr Mocris, saddler, Rattray street, has jusfc finished for Mr James Edgar, of this city, a very fine piece of work of interest to anglers in the shape of a fishing basket. The basket is the ordinary French willow stylo, but the lid has been covered with russet leather-in such a way that there is no fear of it coming apart from the back part, a very frequent occurrence when the ordinary fastenings are relied on. Besides this, all the wearing parts are also well bound, the back part being all leather. Straps are so fixed that the basket be carried ab the side or knapsack fashion, and a set of straps are also provided for carrying a light waterproof in the front part of the basket ; altogether it is a very fine piece of work, and reflects great credit on the designer. The weight is not increased by more than l£lb or 21b at most, and the price charged— viz., 30s— is very reasonable indeed considering the amount of work done. I hear that Ranger Burt has gone north for a short trip. Anglers one and all hope that he will return renewed in health and vigour.

A number of Dunedin anglers sent to Mr Bambridge, of Eton, for samples of his famous Defiance casts, the orders leaving here on June 15 last. Much to their surprise, they received them on August 30— just 76 days from the time of writing. This is about the smartest time on record. As a rule, those who have sent for these goods before to other firms have generally received them long after the season was opened. The Otago Anglers Association intend to hold their annual meeting a week earlier than usual this season, so as to give all anglers a chance to be present. In former years the meeting was usually held a night or two before the season opened and in consequence most of the members were away at their favourite streams. It is to be hoped that there will be a big meeting this time. At the last meeting of the Council of the Geraldine Acclimatisation Society the principal business dealt with was the consideration of a mass of correspondence relative to the netting of the Mackenzie lakes. The society's proposal to open these for netting had been opposed by the Marine department upon the representations of southern societies, and it was now resolved to again urge upon the Government the desirability of their consenting to the proposals of the society as embodied in a letter written by Mr Aspinall the late secretary. It was decided to forward a copy of the letter mentioned to Mr A. E. G." Rhodes for his information. The proposed regulations for the trout fishing iv the eastern acclimatisation district, South Island, were read and discussed. In connection therewith it was decided lo suggest that the words "or flaxmill refuse" be added to clause 9, which deals with the pollution of the rivers>" and that licenses be issued upon the following sca l e: — Ladies,^ sa; boys under 16, 10s; men's season licenses, 20s ; visitors monthly, 7s Gd. The couucil disapproved of a suggestion to issue licenses at the rate of 12s 6d tor the portion of the season after December.

The Oreti Plains correspondent of the Southland Times h-s the following to say with regard to thepostpouement of the opening of the Jacob's River : — "Most anglers are regretting very much that the Jacobs river is not to be opened. Where poaching does not prevail the fhh are plentiful. From Otautau downwards there is not, I believe, much poaching ; but from there up, both dynamite and lime are freely used. If it had been open to bona Me anglers for trout only, the poachers would have run more risk of getting caught and reported, but as at present it is much worse than if it had been opened for trout-fishing." Amongst eminent operatic artistes Madame Albani is accredited with being the most expert angler amongst her sister artistes. Her speciality is salmon, and she always takes to fifibing in the Highlands for several months in the year as a rest from her vocal duties. At a Bmall loch, about 25 miles from the town of Aberdeen, a certain Lord B— —was watched while fishing by a shepherd laddie for a period of over two hours, during which time his lordship did nofc catch a single flslj, Getting

rather annoyed, he addressed the boy thus, " I say, my little Tad, do you know if there are any fish in this pond?" "Well, yer lordship," the boy replied, "if there is ony they must be awfu' sma', cause there wis nae watter there tae it rained yisterday." . The Ashburton Acclimatisation Society s balance sheet for the year shows a credit balance of L 27 9s 3d. The matter of netting Lake Heron, and several resolutions proposed by Mr Cambridge, were left in the hands of the new committee to deal with. The following officers' were then elected for the ensuing vear:-President, Mr E. G. Wright, M.H.E.; vice-presidents, Messrs A. H. Shury, and D. M'Lean ; hon. treasurer, Mr E. G. Crisp, (reelected) ; hon. secretary, Mr E. B. Simpson (re-elected) ; committee, Messrs Fox, Pilbrow, Stephens, Cambridge and Bird. An application from the Christchurch Society, inquiring what amount of fish would .be required this season, was read, and after some discussion the sum of L 5 was voted to be expended in that direction.A bonus of L 5 was voted Ranger Gale, and L 2 2s to the honorary secretary for their services during the past year.