FISHING FOR TROUT

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LV, Issue 16914, 1 April 1929, Page 7

FISHING FOR TROUT

WAIKAREMOANA SPORT SMALLNESS OF THE EAINBOW Suggestions for popularising Lake Waikaremoana as a trout-fishing resort by the introduction of fresh blood among the fish are made by Mr. James Marshall, an English sportsman, who has spent the past 10 weeks fishing on Lakes Waikaremoana and Wairuumoana. Mr. Marshall states that he camped at Various places around the lakes and caught 414 rainbow trout, weighing 1030 pounds, in 379$ hours on the water. He had not caught any big fish, the average Of the 414 being 241 b. He doubted if there were any rainbow trout there over six or seven pounds. There were brown trout up to 121 b., but these fish were not sporting and he did not seek them.

Mr. Marshall asked if something could

not be done to develop the fish in Lako Waikaremoana from two and a-half ■ pounds to six pounds, which, he understood, was the average at Taupo. He was certain this was possible, having been interested in fish culture himself, and having for the past 10 years reared annually from 80,000 to 200,000 yearlings at his hatchery at Monk Coniston, Lancashire, for private use. This would cost money, but.Taupo had cost money and had proved a success. Mr. Marshall said now was the tint to start. He would be glad to bring from 30,000 to 60,000 ova from America next year, should the authorities think anything of the possibility of fishing at'Lake Waikaremoana. "It is my opinion after two years' experience at Wai- . karemoana that what is wanted is fresh Wood and one or two spawning grounds. I consider there is no lack of food supply." Mr. Marshall has done deep-sea fishing in many parts of the world, but his activities are now restricted to less strenuous sport. He has fished for tuna from' Capetown to the Straits of Gibraltar, in the Mediterranean and through the Bosphorus to the Black Sea. He also spent two years on the coasts of South America in search of big game fish.