BIG-GAME FISHING

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LV, Issue 17453, 30 December 1930, Page 9

BIG-GAME FISHING

WHITE-WICKHAM’S VISIT EXTENT OF FISHING GROUNDS Among the deep-sea anglers who regularly visit- New Zealand thoro-.is none more enthusiastic Mr. IL WhitofWi'cldiam, of London, .who arrived; at; Auckland! 'byf. tho' lla'ngit'ik'i Ibr .ll.ie big: gable -risking season at Deep-water Olive, Bussell. My. White;Wickham itiiH tLslied 'at Giipo' Brott regularly for nine years and,, in his own wfirds, be is eager, to bo cml again after■ swordfish and; mako.. ' ’’i, am quite sure that liie extent ol the. d«pp : ,sea, fishing grounds in New Zealand waters has not yet, been discovered,” Mr. Wbitc-Wickliain said when be was told that.recently Commander, C.. E., Motbam . and Lieutenant Westrmapo't.t, of 11.M.5. Lnburjiiuip,' had culight' a. tiiako Avciglii(lg 3301 b bit. Flat. Hpcki ! iu tho ’I la (Iraki tliilf.' J'Mhktf and swordfish have been caught at the Great Barrier, 'ris'whll.hs other placets, along the/coast* fipm Whaiignrcm 'to' Mayor Island,'arid H .hijvejw/ doubt that, fishing camps-crt'tld' lie established at a num-ber--of .places. However, for deep-sea fishing a base is vitally ■ necessary and the I hunlbei’ of bases ■ naturally, depends on ,tlie number of anglers who will patronise thorn.” Sinco leaving New - Zealand last March, Mr. White-Wiekhnin has been fishing'in England and on tho Continent. For some uiiacountable reason tlle^cfluid been 119 runs' of salmon in the English rivers last summer,' be said, and lie bed consequently been, unable ''to’, fish .'from ljis, own .country place ,iti. Devonshire .However, ho ’had visited Austria and bad enibyed ’three-Weeks’ trout flailing. The'Austrian trout were not as large ns the TiiUpo.rainbow bu.t. .were excellent nghterS.: . .

•• Mr.* ' WliHe-Wickham possesses •• a fyfgH cigarette ’(case' 'which is probably wniipie. Op -it "are -mounted' the ifcfrtrtil Ibobhijes presented by (Jjo, Ray of. Tsliltids, Rworditlsh’ pup Sffrjfo Shark' Club to anglers SjUbJcssMl' in OJjtcliiiig ; -jgiime fish'.' 'There* urn :tfevtsr,il . smiill flsli ' in silver, & record of some rif Mr. 'WhiteWickha,m’s most notable catches, and three in sold, Coimmbmqrating the world records which he has hold. ,/ \ .■ , ■