FIELD AND STREAM.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 15, 12 October 1907, Page 9

FIELD AND STREAM.

. (BY "DIIY FLY.") A generous offor was made by . a Christchurch angler at a meeting of the ■ Christchurch Fily Fishing Club' held re- . cently. He offered to devote a couplo of hours every suitable Saturday afternoon to young anglers' wlio aro desirouq of learning the subtle craft. This exceptional opportunity for competent instruction should be largely taken advantage of. Wellington possesses no anglers'club, but claims to have some of the finest fly fishermen to be found in the Dominion. An offer to young anglers, similar to the ono made iiv Christchurch, .« would be much appreciated by many, , who, through lack of instruction, go plodding on with tho festive worm or creeper. There are a number of Wellington ariglers .yhom.it would.be as well to , t remind that fishing with live baits in, restricted'; streams will-be an expensive ' day's outing,for. them if detected. ■The best bag for the opening of the season at Mataura was a catch of 39, taken by Messrs. R. L. Begg and R. Millis. The- fish were caught in , the Otaincto stream, and were mostly small; Last Sunday two , anglers who journeyed to" the lower reaches of. the Wainui-o-mata . got. : twelvo good fi6li weighing .2-llb.; largest 351b. Another two had . a disappointing day on the Pahautanni, where for several houra* • fishing ono trout weighing, about a pound was taken. During this month 342,000 brown trout fry land -£32,000 rainbow fry were liberated, in' various streams throughout . the district: . These came, from the Masterton hatchery. Up to the present;: 400,000-' fry. have gone out this season.. Yesterday -the balanco of tho yearlings ; in.the Upper Hutt. ponds were liberated,;" and. after the ponds had been cleaned out '5000 sea-mn trout fry "will be put', in'and held for yearlings. ' • - - : Tho mallard ducks at tho Society's ; game' farm .at Paraparaumu have. 1 started breeding. There are already two.or three clutches out; all of which are - , Joing well. The "Marlborough Herald" states that a meeting of anglers was held at thai .Club Hotel recently(Mr. H. Jellyman in, . the chair)' to consider, the regulations limiting the weight of fish to be taken, in one day to 201b. Mr. C. P. Hulm®' moved, and Mr. V. Powell seconded, "That this meeting is unanimously of- . the opinion that the new regulations with regard to tho weight of fish allowed,to' be taken in one day, uamely, 201b,_ is quito inapplicable to this 'district,' owing-. 'to the large average weight ,of tho trout usually caught in theso waters, and that" therefore the regulation in 'question doca ' , ■not 'apply to "tho Marlborough- Acclim'a- •' tisation district." Mr. P.' Wilkins and ■ others spoke, urging that although 201b. :/:e----weight was insufficient, there .should be *;.> a : <limit as to the weight,.,to. he taken. -, /The- motion .was earned unanimously. ■ -According .io 'the Chrijichurch "Press" ' the question whether a person convicted . . ' of illegal fishing is debarred from re- 1 > ceivinc- a lidcjnse in futui-c cropped up,at the IJaiapoi Court' recently. Leniency • was asked for in the case of an angler • who had.held a' liceuse for ten or twelve . years on the ground that a conviction for having a tr'out out of season would . debar him from getting a. new license; , Tho Magistr&te pointed out that tho vogiilation provided for the cancellation of a license if. a. holder: was convicted, 'but did not, so far,.as he saw; prohibit tho of pew licenses. A conviction. ; ~ was entered, /bceaiise the possession' of a .- ij-out was admitted, but -the lowest pos-.,' sible penalty was imposed. . Anglers interested in the ro.plomshmg . of the Dominion's lakes and rivers.with 'the-speckled and .festive trout will read the following excerpt - from Christchurch "Press!" anent.the activity of the Canterbury Acclimatisation 'Society, with ' considerable-satisfaction-Tho hatching",of ova. has been : engaging . & great, HU'aK-of attention for the past; few weeks/, I'lmd 'it has .resulted . ver^ 1 - <■ '-satisfactoi-ilv. ■ Tho curatory n -'Mr. T: Hides, had to deal with'. 517,000' ova - this 'season, of which fully. 80 per' cent, •hatched. The 2500 ' q'uinnat salmon which were handed over to, tho. Society i'frpni-- j'he, Exhibition. Aquarj.lim, have, liberated iii the:Kelwyn, and it is „ anticipated that they will do,fairly well !iif'"Mt! river. Tho Socicty .".also re- - ceived"so,ooo Atlantic salmon' ova, of which' 47,000 hatched, and . now occupy ' '.one-of the-jinany.. ponds! at '.the. Gardens!. - The Curator has still on. hand 300,000 'trout-Try,-47,000,.salincin 'fry, 20,000. year'lings, and 1700' stock fish, but the impending distribution of the fry into the lakes and rivers will, considerably reduce his- responsibilities, in regard to them. It is understood that this year the rainbow fry will be put into the lakes,- as thev have not been a success in ;tho .rivejr<?. It. is the intention .-of tho-'-'Society to- put into VictofiapLake .at;' , .'.Mst, 1 70,00 ft brown trout fry.nwhich Trillbii ' jheXtyear ;be turned into thoiAvon."