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Wanganui Herald, Volume XXXXVI, Issue 13334, 24 March 1911, Page 7

‘M have had trout fishing in New Zealand which surpasses any to he found in any part of the world,” remarked Admiral Sir William Kennedy, who left Auckland by the Moldavia last week, after having spent some mouths fishing in New Zealand. Admiral Kennedy visited Tokaann. Taupo, and Rotorua, and found the trout of good size and condition, and was provided with plenty of sport. He remarked that he had heard it said that there were too many fish in Taupo, and that they would starve from overstocking. He did not anticipate any immediate danger, hut if there were too many fish the remedy was to open the market. There was plenty of food for them at present, hut food could he introduced such as water snails and fresh water shrimps, which multiply exceedingly. Admiral Kennedy fished in two rivers in Canterbury, but had experienced no luck. The fishing in the South Island could not he compared with that in the Nortli Island. On the whole. Admiral Kennedy is of opinion (says the Post’s correspondent) that the New Zealand trout are decreasing in size in most places, and he thinks the fact that the Maoris spear the fish in tlie breeding season is in a great measure responsible. He thinks some measures should he taken to prevent this.