ANGLING NOTES.

Pahiatua Herald, Volume XLIII, Issue 13074, 7 October 1935, Page 5

ANGLING NOTES.

OPENING OF THE SEASON'. < By - Purist ”) The '"glorious first * whirl, --o many enthusiasts had been looking forward To with tile keenest antieipation. proved somewhat ol .1 disappointment-. After nearly a week of almost perfect weather the opening morning was ushered in with wind and rain. These conditions, however, were not sufficient to dampen the ardour of a large number of anglers some of whom were on the water at daylight, truly ample evidence of tlie lascination and thrill whic h thm s|>ort holds lor its disciples. A, might- Ik- ex|»cotcd. the results were not all that could be desired, catches of twos and threes being the best se mr reported in this district. Fishing the Mana-wat-u at tin- Ngawapnraa Bridge a Woodviilo angler is reported to have landed thirtts 11 en openino day Several 01 the loeal rivers were 1111. nsliable after tin openii ,v dn» to floods. rim Anglers' Club ln-hl its annual < 0111 pet-i toil lor the Vaughan Chip over tile week-end. Th-s was fnr the heaviest bag weighed in and resulted in a win tor \V. .J. Keasev with nve fish weighing B lbs. Other catches " < r ;; R, Merrie 5 M. K Mann v S. \\ . Matthews 2 Messrs Feases and Matthews t-h----t■ 1 t fit • Man K Al,--rs Merri« and Mann th. Mnknr above tho township. The formers hacs contained some nice fid. „p to h, iT they were only in :air condition. All wor • taken on tin drv ‘Py. «*>■ wet ny being tried unsuccessfully. Messrs N!- ■ m. pert that tin- Makuri is teeming with r ' e ■ cloven inches, vi-rv tow fidi Of takeahk s Z( - being „ Nothin* has as yet been heard regarding the Malcnkahi or Manggßao. Although the o|x*niiur v(«ok \m< mnrroJ somewliat bv lb© nJvcr*© conditions a spell of settled weather Would amply recompense anglers for an\ discomforts or disapitointmcnts they may have viifTYrtil. I h<' first- oc»nMiri 1 meat of 95 000 trout fry wa. i.s-oived during September and liberated in various Stream- by numbers of tlie snlsConmit.tc ~| the Acclimatisation Foeietv A further 70.000 «ill I H . liberat si next week-end.

Woods’ Great t 'me 1 irst a,d for Coughs. Colds, Influenza