THE FISHING SEASON.

Press, Volume L, Issue 14889, 31 January 1914, Page 6

THE FISHING SEASON.

GOOD RESULTS EVERYWHERE. (By R.A.8.) Thanks to favourable weather, fishing conditions in all parts of Canterbury havo returned to normal, good results being obtained almost everywhere. Lake Lyndon has been visited by a goodiy numoer ot local anglers, and also oy two tourists, who camped at the lake, and enjoyed excellent sport, killing in all thirty "rainbows," ranging Irom 3i to _J pounds. Fly was taKen in preference to ail natural baits, "Coachman," "Lyndon," "Teal ana Red," and "Pollock's Poachers,", being the favourites. A Springfield enthusiast who rodo to the lake one morning, had a very busy time, as he returned early in tho atternoon with ten big trout, all, I understand, being taken on largo flies. Tho smaller lake (Rubicon) is keeping its reputation up very well indeed, many good baskets being reported. The weed makes fishing rather difficult in parts, but does not. prevent access to the water all round. Flies taking best at present, are similar to those used at Lyndon, and enumerated above. The Upper : Selwyn is in better form than l it has been for years, not so much with regard to numbers, as to size of fish. Two local anglers who spent the week-end camping -at Whitecliffs turned to town with fifty trout, all wellover size. These wero mostly taken in tho pools just above the bridge at Glentunnel, during the morning "rise" from 7 to 10, and in the evening from about sto 8. "Red Palmers" and "Cocy-y----bondhus" wero taken several occasions thero being two fish on at once—whilst "Hunt's" and "Thompson's" favourites also took well. It is reported at Whitecliffs that several really big fish ..avo been taken this season, the most recent catch being a seven-pounder by an angler showing only a corresponding number of years. A very big trout is said to be in the river near tho railway terminus, one angler having been hooked into it for one and a half hours, eventually losing it when just on the point of netting. The Ashley is producing somo fine trout, a large "Silver Sedge" proving very deadly in the evening. Liko most other local streams, it is not much use fishing here unless the weather ia fairly warm. A lady angler hooked a vory necnli _r trout in a lake near Coleridge recently. It rose to the fly. but by some mischance, was sti .He in the tail, when, needless to say, it made a tremendous fuss. When landed it presented a very unusual anpearanre. as it. wos nearly Ml head. and the Imv. r jaw project* . fully an mcli. h«vo.d the upper. wh ; ch was normnl. Tlie fi<§h some four pounds, and wns a fr*nk in every sense of the w<_d Its head is now rer>osin<r in a botHe, in be admired (?) by all interested anglers.