Angling.

Southern Cross, Volume 2, Issue 31, 27 October 1894, Page 5

Angling.

j CURRENT NOTES.

[By Phantom.]

The welcome shower which fell at the end of last week freshened up the Oreti, and on Monday she was in grand order. Fish have been taking well all the week. They have picked up wonderfully daring the last three weeks, and the majority are in very good condition and have plenty of go in them. Several I had the pleasure of hooking ran fifteen yards of line off the reel before I could say “ gaff,” and then went through a beautiful performance in mid-stream. A little above the Ferry Bridge I noticed six set rods with running lines and baited with live bullies. This is a very unsportsmanlike way of fishing for trout, and if the person referred to will read the conditions on the back of his license he will see that he may only use one rod. The eel yarn would be no excuse in this case. Mr E. G. Gresham s uccc#led in landing an pounder below the Ferry, and the - Rev. W. C. Oliver bagged a nice fish 9 jib from the Waihopai just above the Gladstone bridge. Messrs Steans and Littler had good sport at Oporo, landing nine beauties averaging 41b each. The Oreti is in good order for fly fishing just now above Winton, and anyone going up there would be sure to have good sport.

Master H, Southern killed an eel weighing 181 b in the Waimatuku. The monster had just polished oft two half-pound trout. There are some large trout to be seen swimming about the piles at the jetty. A small boy fishing for sprats got a big fright the other day. He was just hauling one in when a large trout rushed at it and made off with sprat and hooks. If the line had not parted he would have had the boy as well.

The young man who got a fifteen pounder below the jetty should take out a license and fish with rod and line. He would find it much pleasanter than poking about with a boathook, and no fear of getting into trouble.