ANGLING.

Otago Witness, Issue 3380, 25 December 1918, Page 40

ANGLING.

By Jock Scott,

To be a perfect fisherman you require mora axoellencics than are usually to be found in/such »' small spa-ce as is allotted bo a man's carcase.— PlBUa GILMOUR. Headers are invited to contribute items of local ■shins news (or insertion in this column., For Insertion in the ensuing issue they should reach Duuadia by Moudav night's mail.

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I extend cordial Christmas greetings to all anglers, from the "old timer" to the novice. A walk round Drtnedin on Saturday morning, in order to look in upon anglers, satisfies me tliafc few of them will hot bo busy plying the rod when tnis appears—in some instances before it reaches the public. Messrs Geo. M'lntosh, P. C. M. Butterworth, and Wj Hodgkinson are off to Timaru Creek, where they hope to get among the big rainbow trout, and I trust the hope may be realised. From what I can gather a number of anglers are making for the same locality to spend the holidays, and' there is good reason to believe they will meet with excellent sport among the "big fellows" at the 'mouth of the Dingle, the Hunter, and Timaru Creek. Sullivan's Dam. —Anglers ape still meeting with fair sport among the rainbows in Sullivan's Dam. Although the fish do not run to any great weight, there are plenty of rainbow which take the fly well ajid are very good fighters. It is worth the angler's while to make a point of vieiting the dam, which is within easy reach, about an hour before dusk. The Waitati. —A few "decent" fish have been lately caught in the- Waitati down towards the mouth. It is stated that recently a was got in the pool at the railway bridge by a well-known medico, who follows the gentle art whenever his duties allow him to do so.

The Waikouaiti.—Mr George Sise was at the Waikouaiti River a recent week-end, but in the early stages of his visit did not find the fish taking too well. Mr R. Templeton, however, "picked up" one fish Weighing 2ilb from "loomey's Rip," and) Mr M'Lay also got one about l£lb. Next day the fish rose well to the fly, and Mr Sise put up a remarkably good record, taking about 40 fish, the heaviest of which was about l£lb. At the same time Mr S. D. Noill got about a dozen and Mj A. Ohrystall 19. Mr Sise made his bag between the Rookery and Cherry Farm, and most —in fact, nearly all—of his fish were caught on: a small female March Brown. He states he saw some very nice fish m the lower part of the river, but they "beat" him. The water is, -of course, all in favour of the fish, being undisturbed by any current worth (mentioning, which gives the fish an immense advantage over the angler. The Shag River. —Mr Lawson had some very good _ sport on the .Shag River recently, taking 10 very "tidy" fish. They ran about ljlb each, and were caught above the traffic bridge. It is understood! that Mr Lawson made his basket with a Greenwells Glory, and tho Red-tipped Governor. The Kaicanui. —This little head of river is reported as being in better order than it has been for some years. _ Fish are said to be fairly plentiful, particularly in the lower reaches. One who knows the river says it would pay anglers to give it a trial during the holidays. The Molynoux.—The angling in the Molyneux below Bolclutha has been very good' lately. It is stated that the river is full of fish that are making their way up stream, and anglers are doing remarkably well. It is_ said that one man on Friday night, fishing not far from Kaitangata, caught nine fish, the smallest of which weighed 3£lb, and the largest The night before another angler belonging .to the same locality caught 14 trout, the average weight boins? about 4?lb. That is 631 b weight of fish for one night's fishing, which is enough to_ satisfy any man. This information does not come from one source alone.

Central Otago, Eto. —I hear that Mayor Cooper has just returned from a tour of the Otatro Central and the Lakes district, and did some fishing when opportunity offered. H© tried the rod around Queens-

town, at the Fraser, on the Mataura, in the neighbourhood of Garston, and also the Oreti, about Lumsden, and met with very fair success, although the weather while he was away was very bad. He found the streams iii good order, with plenty of water in them, and had the weather been more favourable for angling his sport would have resulted in some big hauls being made. It is reported that, as far as the Oreti is concerned; anglers about Centre Bush are making very good bags. There has been a run of trout from the sea, and in the evening anglers have been picking up plenty of fish with a salmon fly and with thd natural bait.