TROUT HATCHING

Dominion, Volume 35, Issue 287, 2 September 1942, Page 6

TROUT HATCHING

Liberation At Rotorua

And Taupo

Though trout fry liberated in the Rotorua and Taupo district lakes this season will be considerably less than in previous years, several of the lakes have already received small batches and further stocking will be carried out regularly up to the end of October. Owing mainly to the dry season experienced during- the early winter months, stripping at Tongariro was later than usual this year. Decreased staff and other facilities have also had an effect on hatching ojierations, but, it is expected that before Ibe close of the season between 3,0(K),000 and -1,000,000 fry will have been liberated. The last of several large consignments dispatched Io acclniatizat'ion societies in other parts of the Dominion wifi lie forwarded this week, while approximately 300,060 fry have been liberated in Lakes Rotorua, Rotoma ami Rotoiti, and small liberations were made at the south end of Lake 'Taupo. It, was pointed out by the conservator of fish and game, Mr. A. Kean, that while liberations this season would be less than.usual, the number of visiting anglers likely to fish in the Rotorua and Taupo districts would be correspondingly smaller in comparison with pre-war years. Consequently the number of fish taken from the lakes would be less than usual, and if liberations were not decreased overstocking might result in a shortage of feed and might prove detrimental to the fishing.