FIELD AND STREAM.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 455, 13 March 1909, Page 12

FIELD AND STREAM.

(By Dnr Ftr.) Fishing at Waikanao in tho moonlight recently, Mr. D. F. Neilson secured Gvo small trout on fly. There are many anglers who allege that fish will not feed when the moon, is up, but this theory has often been proved wrong. Mr. K. Widen grassed four trout, weighing about 61b. altogether, at Wainui last Sunday. On tlio previous trip lio secured 17 fish, averaging about Jib. each. Tlio absence of rain has made most of tho local streams practically unfishable. Tho green weed is again in evidence, and, in consequence, it is only the more- enthusiastic who venture, out. Tho Waikanao is reported to bo in a very low stale—as low as when the drought was at its height last season. Two anglers who fished at South Karori last week, for a full day's hard whipping, only grassed 10 small fish—a somewhat unusual eacth from this popular stream. Tho lowness of the stream and tho green weed are held responsible for the small basket. ' An experienced Ashbiirton angler statra that the present season lias boon most unsatisfactory for fishing, and very few full baskets have been taken. Fish are said to he Y?i7 >'» m t™us> but for some reason it is difficult to induce them to take tho ordinary lures. ' _ South Canterbury anglers are not enjoying very good sport this season, big fish being few and far between. . Usually at this time ol year tlio big fish are taking freely Importation of Live Fish.-Tho list Riven below should bo of some interest to anglers as it gives somo idea of tho large niimbei of coarse fish imported into tho country, principally from Germany (says tho "Field"') Winter,,of course, is the chief season for transmitting; live fish, and from about Septembov up to the end of 1908 tho following fish wcro bought and sold by olio firm of importers alono, Messrs. L. Cura and Sons: lifty piko Inn. to 20in., 200 ditto Gin., imported from tho north of Germany (it may bo noted that only 12 per. cent.' of the fish died on transit); 4000-tench, sin. to 7in.2000 ditto, 3in. to 4in.; 12,000 ditto, 2in. to 3in.. imported in one consignment. A later importation of tench consisted of 2000 3in to .fin., and 8000 2in. to.3in. Golden orfo! golden tench, and golden carp were noticed in the "Field" of November 14 of Inst voar Uie orfo arrived in two lote, tlio first "eomnrising 200 of 6iin. to 9in., 200 6ih. .and 200 3>n. to 3Jin., with six samples of the large siro of 10m. to 12in., which M to a second importation consisting of 90 13in. to 14in 30 12in 500 3in. to 3Jin., and 400 Sin. to 6m. The golden tench, specimens of trhich wore recently presented to tho Zoooptical Gardens, were 2"0 in number, 20 homo; from 7in fo Bin. nnd 2TO 4Jin. to sin. boldon carp, which are looked upon by doaler'li'r i ° P erfcction of the ordinary type of goldfish, and are unknown to them' by their native' name of higoi, woro not very much 320-300 4m. to 6in. and 20 10in. to 12in. J. hose latter, it will be seen, ara of a largo SKso for goldfish. Dight hundred mirror enrp, half of which were 2in. to 3in. and tho other half fim. to Bin.; a further consignment of tench. _3in. to 43in.: 1200 wtfish, 1000 2m. to. 3m., and 200 Gin. to Bin.. and one or two speoimens of tho length of 10in. or llin.; and 200 more piko, 6in. te 14in.. complete the list.. , Furthermore, tho sale and transference of 19,000 English dac», 6in. to Sin., was conducted by tho same firm.