THE FISHING SEASON.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1622, 13 December 1912, Page 8

THE FISHING SEASON.

GOOD PROSPECTS FOB TEE HOLIDAYS. Now that the weather seems to have broken fine, the fishermdn who has been deterred from venturing into the wilderness in the cold, wet weather will hething himself once more of the joy of tho tug of a lusty trout beneath the pines as the gold of day turns to grey. These will be particularly pleased to know that the prospects- foT the holidays are very promising indeed. On account of the veTy uncertain weather, the amount of fishing in the Wellington district.has been in a nKias-uro restricted, and the streams have been kept well fed by the consistent rains which have also been a protection, more or less, to the fish, as the waters have been less clear during the stormy springtime than they would otherwise have been. The streams close to Wellington have been tested quite lately, by half a dozen very keen fishermen from amongst the officers of the flagship Drake and H.M.S, Cambrian- 'Commander Norton, of the Drake, has visited Waimii at least half a dozen times whilst the cruiser was in port, and has had good sport on each occasion. It is stated that three-pounder and two-pounder trout were taken, out of this fine stream with the dry fly last woek-and. The warship officers also fished the South Karori and Kaiwarra streaips. Many will smile at the mere mention of the Kaiwarra streani:.as -the haunt of the .fishermen, but two officers fished the stream one afternoon and succeeded in catching fourteen fish, smalli of course, but still fish which gave very good 6port. To fishermen used to the catch was a splendid one in a stream which rubs along the edge of the city. South Karori is still providing good 6port. The Hutt, which should be our best fishing stream, as it is the hvrgest body of water, and is made easily reachable at all points by the railway, is easily tho worst, and the Wellington Acclimatisation \ Society should ssriously consider the best moans of thoroughly stocking the river. They operate now on the upper tributaries, believing that the fish will come right down the valley, but in view of the scarcity so early in the sea-son, it is doubtful if that plan is the most effective one. Fishers of the Akaterawa all appear to have been doing fairly well, though fish taken from that stream are not so largo as was one time the case. The Waikanae has been holding its own, and fair fishing is obtainable in the Otaki.