The Fishing; Season.

Huntly Press and District Gazette, Volume 4, 14 January 1916, Page 2

The Fishing; Season.

Each year sees an addition to the number of local fisherman. Whereas four or five years ago, the number of rods in Huntly could be counted on tho fingers of one hand, they are now counted in dozens, and any evening, and every week end anglers may be seen on the banks and in boats, patiently waiting for the bite which is not now so long in coming as it used to be.

A few years ago, the catching of a trout was an event of importance, but now, so many are caught that one seldom hears about it.

Almost every angler now comes home with a bag of some sort and very often quite a good bag. One thing is noticeable, however, that, while the fish of former years were few and far between, they were often very large, hut now that they are plentiful, they are considerably smaller. Perhaps the fish of former years were largely strays from the upper reaches of the River, while those caught now are bred hereabouts, and have not J had time to grow to a very large size.

However, the fish that are being caught, are quite large enough to satisfy the fishers and are reported Tvftb especially good eating, '