SMALLER BAGS

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXIII, Issue 18920, 23 January 1936, Page 7

SMALLER BAGS

ROTORUA FISHING EFFECT OF BAD WEATHER In his report for the fortnightly period just ended, the conservator of lish and game at Rotorua, .Mr. A. Kean, states that as a result of continuous heavy rain, which has put stream fishing out of action and raised the level of all the lakes, angling conditions throughout the district have been difficult, and the average number of fisli taken has been smaller.

Generally speaking, weather conditions have been the worst, experienced during mid-summer for a number of years. However, several good bagsi have, been reported and a number of heavy fish taken, including a ten-pounder caught at (he mouth of Ngongotaha stream and .several live and six pound fish. Trolling parties generally had enjoyed better fortune (ban fly fishermen. Lakes Roloehu and Hotoma gave fair sport, though the bags were not large. The Rotoiti fishing was poor and results at Tarawera were not so good as earlier in the' season. The most encouraging report from Rotoiti came from an angler

who took 13 good fish in three days. Mr. E. N. Boyd, of Wellington, fishing at Okataina, which is a notoriously difficult lake, took 25 fish in three weeks, with the average weight of six pounds. The best trolling catch on Rotorua was taken by Mr. J. Boord, and two other rods, who secured 45 fish, averaging three pounds, in an afternoon.

ENGLISH VISITOR. Fishing the channel inlet, Mr. T. Scott (England) on one day took 13 fish on the fly averaging three pounds. Mr. J. Gould took 14 fish, averaging 2|lb., at Hamurana, in one day's Ashing. Commodore E. R. Drummond and Lady Drummond obtained satisfactory results with both dry and wet fly at Fulljames Lain]) on the' Waikato, and at Tongariro Captain Ileber Percy. A.D.C.. and Mr. Fielden each took three successive limitbags, using both wet ami dry Hies. Heavy rains put the Ray of Plenty streams' out of commission, and for the greater part of the period Tongariro was also very difficult. Mr. A. Haglcy landed a good conditioned brown trout, weighing nine pounds, in the Tongariro above Delta Camp. Two anglers, at Three Mile Bay, Taupo, took 14 fish in ( a day, and two other rods, fishing at Rangitira Point, took 13 in three hours. A number of this last catch were not in good condition, although generally speaking the condition of fish taken was very satisfactory. Trolling parties on Lake Taupo during the period obtained good results. I