DEEP SEA FISHING
CATCHES AT CAPE B2ETT. SIR DANIEL COOPER'S SUCCESS. \ RUSSELL, Feb. 4. Sir Daniel Cooper, on his first day out fishing in the launch Alma G. off Cape Brett, landed, after an exciting fight, a fine swordfish weighing 2,621 b. Two officers of H.M.S. Dioraede went fishing yesterday in th e launch Lorna Doone. Commander H. A. Rowley returned with a 1301 b mako to his credit. Colonel G. A. Strutt, in the launch Zane Grey, continues to haye luck. Yesterday he caught a big swordfish of 3151 b after a strenuous fight. Mr Huntingdon White-Wickhani, of London, fishing from the launch Ozone, caught a black marlin weighing 3571 b. Other catches reported are: Mr A. Bex Smith (U.S.A.), mako shark, 1461 b- launch Avalon. Mr J. C. Hocke (Sydeny), mako, 1131 b; launch Valhalla.
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Stratford Evening Post, Issue 83, 6 February 1928, Page 4
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