EASTER AT TAUPO

Evening Post, Volume CIX, Issue 102, 2 May 1930, Page 6

EASTER AT TAUPO

SPORT FALLS OFF

SOME POOR FISH

Though Taupo was patvouised as extensively ;is usual at Easter, most auglers were clisajipointcd; the condition of the fish wasjjot of tile beet in mauy instanecs, ' and lack of vuini'all spoilt the i"uu up Urn livor. The sport may improve' bcl'orn the cud of tliu X'uupu scusou on 31st May. "Xlio vagnnes ol the wuathci' had muuh to do .with the falling-oft' of good tishing during the Kastcr vacation;' states the conservator of iish and game at Koto-1 rua, in: Jus. report to the Minister of Internal. Aifairs (Hon. V. A.. dv la Perrelle). "1 ■am fully satisfied that once heavy'rain falls the iish will .-again be on. the take, and, moreover, will start their upstream migration, which cannot but provide better river fishing. At the Takaanu end of the district the fishing has proved very hard. The delta, which has hitherto always provided such good sport, is now only very mediocre, very few fish having been taken in this locality. During this week the most successful singler there secured only 10 fish. On one.occasion no fewer than 16 anglers fished this locality for.,only three fish. The river itself is , very hard. Even experienced anglers have drawn a blank on occasions. "The largest numben taken during the weuk by any one angler was 15. Only one other angler obtained double figures, securing _12 fish spoon fishing in the Poutu Kiver, but these .were in very poor condition, the heaviest weighing only 4%1b. The Tauranga-Taupo and its outlet has again provided little sport, although the largest fish for the .week was taken at the outlet This fish weighed 131b. and was in'splendid condition. Two anglers camped at Wu'ipehi (Jellicoe Point) for three days secured only tivo fish. Even the Waitaliahui has fallen off, although a few S-pouuclers have been taken. "With the exception of the dry fly ■fishermen, who have taken several catches of eight and nine fish in the late evenings, and three Natives, who fly fished from a launch down the Waikato River in the vicinity of the island, securing 25 small good conditioned fish, the only sport worthy of.mention has been obtained by parties trolling from launches along the north shores of the lake. These parties trolling off Rangitira Point bagged 10 fish averaging 51b, with the heaviest 71b. Another party trolling in Whakaipo Bay hooked a similar catch, while an overseas party trolling in the same locality caught 13 fish averaging 4%1b in weight.