ANGLING

Southland Times, Issue 19184, 1 March 1924, Page 13

ANGLING

(By “Creel.”) “QUAINT.’’ Rod—" You do wrong to fish always in the same place! Gaff—" Why?” Rod—‘The fish will recognise you!” Conditions for last week-end were better than they have been for some considerable tune, consequently some very fair were taken from our local streams. Hsiung at Caroline, Means G. Dawson, L. Walker and two other rode landed 34 nice fish on the fly. At Winton Mr W Sands rapt u.cd, on the turbot minnow, a good sea-run trout weighing Tibs. Mr E. Croad * Wallacetown) was also responsible for a six-pounder taken on a minnow. At Lochiel one rod secured 7 nice fish on the fly. Mr D. Jenkins and mate in the same locality grassed a dozen fish, the heaviest if which weighed 5 lbs. At Benmore Messrs T. W. Vickery and R. Kidd creeled 25 fish, mostly on the Haggard fly. The heaviest fish weighed 2 lbs, although Mr Vickery was unfort unale enough to lone * 6 Bi fish after playing it for some conBderable tune. Messrs Horace (Smith and * -

I am pleased to report that our,esteemed angling friend, “Red Spinner,” on Wednesday afternoon, landed a beautiful sea-run trout on the fly at Thompson’s Crossing. The fish turned the scale at 14lbs weight. Other large fish were tempted to rise, and it seems that the long anticipated run of fish is now an established fact. Anglers, fishing this week-end should be on the qui-vi?, and make certain that their tackle is m first-class order, as nothing is more annoying than to lose a good fish through faulty gear.