THE FISHING SEASON.
* _ NOTES FROM THE RIVERS. The past week, with the exception of one or two days, boa been a slack one with anglers. In the snow-fed rivers the north-westerly turn of the .weather has had the effect of discolouring the water and making fishing -practically impossible. A high north-westerly wind blew at the Selwyn yesterday, and although a, number of anglers visited the river tbs net results were very poor. The wind was co high that it was almost impossible to make a successful cast, and the strain «n the rods resulted in at least one breakage, the middle piece carrying away. The Selwyn fish are still in poor condition, and until rain comes and the entrance into Lake Ellesmere is deepened, enabling trout to find a passage either way, not much improvement can be expected. At present there is a bar of mud across the mouth of the l river, over which the water trickles a few inches deep, and thousands of voracious aquatic birds, including black shags, seagulls, swans and ducks, are on the look out, eager to pounce upon any fii?b. attempting to force a passage up or down.
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Star (Christchurch), Issue 7239, 28 October 1901, Page 3
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194THE FISHING SEASON. Star (Christchurch), Issue 7239, 28 October 1901, Page 3
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