WAITAKI SOUTH.

Otago Witness, Volume 01, Issue 2123, 1 November 1894, Page 37

WAITAKI SOUTH.

There is excellent accommodation on either side of the bridge. On the north side there is a licensed house, bub there is no license for the old hotel on the south side, but the accommodation is very good. The north side has one'advantage— the express train stops to take on or let off passengers. The river is very low, but trout are, I think, plentiful. Thfve are some good takes reported occasionally by the Oamaru and Waimate aDglers, who pursue their sport night and day and evtry day. They have permanent huts, which remain sending all the season. They also answer for picnic parties. What with visitors and local anglers the river receives every attention. There is, I think, very little use of anyone coming here for, say, a day's sport, te Mj&Mmk Ws labour fox taibjeg,. Be

ought at lesst to stay a week, or more if he can afford the time. The trouL ars not nearly ro large »s in former years. They sca'e from, say, 2lb to 61b, and are in fair condition. As a health resort th's place is delightful. A dty clear bracing air and exerci-e to givo one a good appetite cuinot fail to put y u u on your fOct. wAii'.uir. October 29. — The fish are taking pretty well just bow en tbe Waipahi. I hear of some very Bice takes being made lately. Mr J. Smith, of Arthurton, secured a nice basket which we'ghed 251b. Lure, fly. Mr Chisholm, of Dunedin, also was very luoky in securing one day last week 15lb ; al*o myself, 14 fish, 151b. Although the stream is pretty low just now the fish are taking well aud are in good condition. Tbe bes^ lure is the fly. Accommodat : on :Mr John Brown's hotel, Waipahi, Mr Brown being very obliging to travellers and fishermen —Samuel Trusler. LOWER MIMIHAU. State of river : dear. Bait : Minnow. Recent takes : 11 fish, weight 234:1b, caught by Mr Laurie on the 23rd ; five fi-«h, we ght 13jlb, caught by Mr J A. Dodd on the 23rd ; five fisb, weight lllb, caught by Mr J. A. Dodd on the 27th. Accommodation : Three hotels at Wyudham. — J. A. Dodd. waitaki. State: Low. Bait : Devon minnow. Recent tabea : Fairly good at night and ea<ly morning Accommodati n : Exce l?nt — either side of the river. Express trains stop at north tide only. OWAKA. State : Fish are in a fair condition — belter than for some jea : s past. They are of a medium size — average of double the weight of last year — but do not «ecm to be very regular all over tbe stream. Bait : Black fellow, gentle, cricket and artificiil flies; minnow seldom us'd. Recent takes : Some evenings landing half a di zen ; laige-t catch for a day 20 fi-h, all in i.ood health ami a fa r size ; nothing cjuigh 1 ". under 111) as yet and nothing over 3.b. A<.cju,modat on : There ia ro publichouse h-re, but any one .sending and giving mtice to Mrs Jones, Tahatika, can get their nit-ale, but they must brin^ a to..t and blanket? of their own, unless directed otheiwise.~A. Thomson. upper waipahi. State : Water cokured plightlr. Bait : Fly. Recent take« : 401b, heatiest fi-h 9Jlb, by F. Belshum, Clin on. Accommolation : nil. WAIWEKA. Stdte: Water coloured rlighMy Bait: Fly. Recent take 3: 141b, J. Garden, Clinton. Accommodation : Waiwera Temp, ranee Hotel. kuuiwao. Sta'e : River slightly colour?'!. Bait: Fly. R cen', takes'. 60 fish, from lib to l£lb, by TuifL-y 8r09., Clinton. Accommodation : Coglau's Hotel, Cl'nton. ROXHUHGH. October 29. — This is the best fishing season we nave hart bere. Trout are very plentiful, aud the Rtreams are in good order. Messrs Buchanan, Cockburn, Cor.p-r, Elliot, Fairbairn, and Robertson bay.-. beiu (jetting fair baskets — ! tip to 20 fish, jorae of thorn writhing s^lb. I , hoar tbat Messrs Buchanan, Cockburu, Elliot, ! and Fairbairn were o*tr at th« Talla and F»ii'd j Burns on the 22nd inst., and had very good sport, some of tLoir fi-h we'ghing as high a3 141b. They w< re fortunate in making the acquaintar.ee of Mr Menzies, of Beaumont station, and to him in a great measure wai the success of tbe party doe, owing to his acqua : nance with the sti\ ems. I