Kids catch 300 trout
Kids fishing days at the Tongariro National Trout Centre ended for the season on a high note on Sunday 24 September when 300 children caught 300 rainbow trout, including the king of the pond, a 1.8kg rainbow male. The attendance continued the trend of increasing numbers throughout the season and brought the tally to 1616 children on the five days between May and September that the fishing days are staged bettering tallies for the previous six years by over 300. The fishing days have been organised and run by members of the Tongariro and Lake Taupo Angler's Club
(TALTAC) assisted by Department of Conservation staff since 1983. Children aged between 6-14 years are given angling tuition and then try their luck at the poolside until they catch a trout which is weighed, measured and taken home with a certificate recording the occasion. The pond is specially constructed and landscaped for the purpose and the trout are raised for an extra year beyond the customary age of one when most stocks are released, bringing them to an average size of 450 grams and making them a worthwhile catch for a young beginner for the price of a day licence.
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Ruapehu Bulletin, Volume 6, Issue 309, 17 October 1989, Page 20
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