ANGLING PROSPECTS

Evening Star, Issue 22455, 28 September 1936, Page 1

ANGLING PROSPECTS

BRIGHT FOR NEW SEASON FISH IN EXCELLENT CONDITION Prospects for the fishing season, which, opens on Thursday of this week, are most encouraging, and anglers should find their sport profitable within the next seven months. All rivers are holding plentiful supplies of water, but most are slightly discoloured. There was an early run of spawning fish, and as the result of a favourable winter the fish are in excellent condition for the beginning of the season. No heavy* flooding has been experienced, and, consequently, there is plenty of insect life in the water. The Mecca of all Dunedin worm fishers, Tomahawk Lagoon, carries a large .number of heavy fish which were transferred from the Water of Leith during stripping operations last season, while 10,000 wild fish from Silverstream were placed in the lagoon some time ago. All these fish are doing well. _ Although discoloured, the Waikouaiti River is fishable, and should yield the usual number of heavy fish. More water is being held in the Shag River than at this time last year, and the river is in good order for the opening. The Silverstream cut was in flood recently, but the water has now receded, and fishing should be good, as a number of heavy fish from the Taieri River-are cruising up and down this stretch. Very few whitebait appear to be running in the Taieri River, which has been heavy and very discoloured. Prospects here are not of the brightest. The entire reaches of the Waipori River are in first-class condition, and the Waipori Lake will fish well, particularly with the natural minnow. The Waipori Dam is full, which means that the trout will be in the upper reaches. Holding many heavy fish, the Con* tour Channel is also in first-class Condition. Good heavy fish may be had with the artificial and natural minnow in the tidal reaches of the Tokomairiro River. Both the Glenomaru and Owaka streams are in good order. The latter is a little discoloured, and holds many trout weighing Jib. The Gatlins, Tahakopa, Kahiku, Kuriwao, and Wyndbam Rivers are in excellent condition. Heavy fish were taken with the creeper in the gorge from the Waiwera River at the commencement of last sea,son, and the performance should be repeated this year. Except that it is a little high and is r slightly discoloured, _ Pomahaka River is in splendid condition. _ ; With its tributaries, the Otarai and the Kaiwera, the Waipahi River is also in good Order. Leestream and Deepstream are in 9 good condition, but it is a little too early to start fishing in either of these. Streams and dams in Otago Central, which hold a tremendous head of fish, are not yet in order for the opening, but will'provide good sport from November.