DEEP-SEA FISHING

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LV, Issue 16865, 31 January 1929, Page 11

DEEP-SEA FISHING

BAY OF ISLANDS SPORT SIR HARRY LAUDER’S PRAISE After a week’s deep-sea angling off Cape Brett, Sir Harry Lander, accompanied by Ins niece, Miss Greta. Lauder, went on to Rotorua and Taupo. Sir 1 lorry is highly enthusiastic over the possibilities of the Bay of islands fishing. In an interview lie declared that the “all-weather” aspect of the angling at the Bay of Islands should be more advertised. “You have undoubtedly the greatest stretch of game-fish water in the world,” lie said, “and the most attractive advantage about it is the fact that shelter from any weather can be found quickly behind the many islands.”

Sir Marry is taking home to Scotland the jaws of the 3401 b. niako shark he captured. “One mako shark is enough for any man,” lie su'd, in recalling the strenuous fight he had with the game shark. “1 have not seen a swordfish taken, but from the display I have seen makes give, I imagine they must equal their sworded rivals in lighting qualities. While we were fishing off Cape Brett, Captain Orr-Hiving, aide-de-camp to the Governor-General, and Mr. Wilson, the lighthouse-keeper at Cape Brett, passed in a small open boat. Soon afterwards we saw enacted the sort of fish story you hear often but disbelieve. Captain Ewing hooked a mako and it very soon towed their frail craft dangerously near the wash about Fiercy Island. Watching him battle with the monster while Mr. Wilson frantically rowed to keep tlio' boat off the rocks alarmed us, so we moved over to them and prevailed upon Captain Erring to finish the struggle from the comparative safety of our launch. He avrs anxious to bring the mako alongside the dinghy, as it Avns his first but unique encounter Avith a game fish, but eventually he came aboard our boat and after 30 minutes’ fighting had the 2,501 b. shark defeated.” The modern comforts of the sporting camp at Otelff Bay and the type of launches for hire in the sport delighted- Sir Harry. “It is unfortunate the SAVordfish are late this year in coming to the coast, but the 23 game fish taken already this season in the Bay of Islands give promise of a good season.” concluded the noted visitor. “The schools ol smaller fish are on ihe increase, and if the present ideal weather continues, good hunting should be the.order of the day, but a’ the same,’ said Sir Harry, with a twinkle in his eye, “I don’t think there’s any better sport really than Hie salmon i’eshen’ in tlie placid rvaters of Lake To Anau.”

LATE SHIPPING

London, January 30. —Arrivals: At Malta, Largs Pay; at Port Said, Ormonde ; at Colon, Canadian Traveller. Departures: 'Fr#n Colombo, Narkunda; from Colon, Port Wellington; from Newport News. Papanui; from Balboa, Anglo-Oolumbian; from Table Bay, Nestor; from London, Port Darwin; from Kobe, Himalaya Maru; from Halifax, Canadian Winner, for New Zealand.

Auckland: Arrived at 6.J0 a.m. today, Kaituna, from New Plymouth; at fi.fi 0 a.m., Gnbriella, from Port Stephen; at 7.30 a.m., Pott Bowen, from Liverpool; at 1.45 p.m., Cowden Law, from Ocean Island.