CATCHING TROUT.

Grey River Argus, 2 March 1927, Page 5

CATCHING TROUT.

ROYAL VISITORS. Wade in Eagerly. A TOKAANT, March 1. The morning was line and cloudy, favourable fur the Ducal party’s trout fishing at Tongariro. An early start i> intended, and good sport should be as SUH’d. The Duke was astir in good time this morning, and after an early breakfast went down the stream with Earl Cavan. The fish were rising and the Duke pre sently hooked a trout, which, though it proved to be only a fourpounder, gave the angler pienty of exercise. Earl Cavan also got fast to a fighting beauty, estimated at fourteen pounds, which made good play for over half an hour, and got free, when almost near enough to be gaffed. The Duchess joined tho anglers about 11 o'clock and lunch was to be taken in a shady nook by the riverside. The whole day will be given over to fishing. The camp this morning looked a picture of rustic peacefulness. Clouds still | overhung the locality, but the sun broke | through at intervals, lighting up the broken water of the rapids alongside which the tents are pitched, and turn-1 ing the canvas into a fretwork of light ■ and shade, as th<- beams filtered through I the leafy covert of the kowhai trees. Away in the distance to the southward, the Kaimanwa Ranges stretched ath wart the picture, while close behind the other side of the camp, Pihanga Mountain, the legendary lady on whose ac count Taranaki (Egmont)) was forced] into exile, reared her verdure-clad shoul ders into the low hanging clouds. Oirl' a few* privileged visitors have entered the precincts of the camp. GOOD CATCHES OF TROUT. TOKAANT. March 1. To dav was gloriously fine, alter a dull morning, and besides tlm Royal party other groups of tourists were fishing on Lake Taupo or at Tongariro River delta. Some good catches were) recorded. General Bridges, Governor of South Australia, who is spending part ot his holiday in the district landed sixteen fine fish at the delta. News of the Ducal angling party’s doings during the afteronon has not come yet from the camp, but rumour has it that the Duke ami Duchess, wear ing waders, between them caught >' ' eral trout. They will be out again early to-morrow, so as to make the most ot the day before they have to prepare for their departure at 5.30 p.m. by motoi for the National Park, where they will join the train for New Plymouth.