A “FISH” STORY
ANGLER’S EXPERIENCE. CHRISTCHURCH, December 28. 'A fish etory that ends as a bird story is uenig to.u to increuuious friends by Mr Ernest Boulton of the United Service Hotel. During a recent week-end at Lake Lyndon, Mr Boulton was cleaning the catch of the night before on the edge of the lake, the proceedings attracting an interested gathering of seagulls on the look-out for tit-bits. Having finished his task Mr Boulton ■ was astoundbd to find that his rod, which lie had placed on the ground beside him, had disappeared. A frantic hunt disclosed the rod in six inches of water. The angler was mystified to find that the line had run out 20 or 30 feet, but there was no longer a mystery when an agitated gull } which had been resting on the water, took to the air with piercing screams when Mr Boulton began to reel in.
The unfortunate bird had apparently trodden on the artificial minnow attached to the line, a hook becoming firmly embedded in a webbed foot, and had dragged the rod into the water. Mr Boulton had to play the gull in the air for several minutes before he could land and release it.
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Hokitika Guardian, 30 December 1932, Page 7
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202A “FISH” STORY Hokitika Guardian, 30 December 1932, Page 7
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