NEWS AND NOTES.
Judging by the muddy state of the Buller River, which has not run clear since the earthquake, as eveiry shower of rain brings more streams over mud-strewn fields, there will be no need for the Government to declare a close season for whitebait fishing', says a-West-port paper. Almost any whitebait caught so far has been by blind stabbing. Many fishers who usually by this time have a few pounds in pocket have not this season earned a penny from the industry. A net cast at Shoal Bay on Friday’(says the Auckland Star) was bulging and heavy when two fishermen hauled it in, but somewhat to ,their surprise they found that the haul consisted of 97 sharks, which ranged from 6ft. in length downwards. There were no other (ish in the net. The fishermen were more than disappointed with the result of the catch, for small shanks, which are more popularly known as dogfish, are not much in demand, public taste in Auckland not running in that direction. It is said that a piece of dogfish, nicely boiled, or fried with dripping, is quite good eating, and might easily be mistaken for a fillet of something else.
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Manawatu Herald, Volume L, Issue 4000, 21 September 1929, Page 4
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199NEWS AND NOTES. Manawatu Herald, Volume L, Issue 4000, 21 September 1929, Page 4
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