WINTER FISHING

Taupo Times, Volume III, Issue 129, 16 July 1954, Page 7

WINTER FISHING

CONDITION GOOD, BUT NO BIG FISH Reports from fishermen indicate that the general condition of fish is good, and that practically no poor conditioned fish have been taken. The largest fish taken have been between eight and nine pounds. There have been a good many rods on the Waitahanui | River, but catches generally have! been small. Six rods fishing from J uly 2 to 6 inclusive took a total of thirteen fish in 56i hours fishing. I Two regular Waitahanui anglers, | Mr and Mrs A. Hutt, of Waipawa, managed however to secure a better average. Mrs Hutt took herj limit of five fish on eight successive days ending in the first week in July, .and on most days did so before midday. Fishing from June 11 to Junq 26, Mr Thomas Marama took 58 fish, and fished on 14 of the 16 days. On seven days he took his limit of five fish, taking on each day from 7 to nine hours to do so. Apart from one undersized fish, Mr Marama's smallest fish was about 41bs and the largest about 8ilbs.

Tongariro Fishing There have been a number of favourable reports of fish caught in the Tongariro River by guests of the Bridge Lodge, Turangi, among them being the following: Mr A. D. Park and Miss V. Blair, of Titahi Bay, caught 28 fish between June 21 and 27; Mr W. J. Haase, of Wellington, caught 20 fish between June 2 and 8, and 18 fish between June 9 and 14; Mr W. S. Livingstone, of Wellington, caught 22 fish from June 8 to 16; Mr J. H. Beustridge, of Masterton, caught 21 fish j from June 1 to 5; Mr J. W. McKen- j zie of Masterton, caught seven in three days' fishing; and Mr E. Wooding, of Masterton, four fish in two days. Seven fish taken on.the fly at the Tongariro Delta on June 28 and 29, all rainbows, were as follows: M., 24ins, 5ilbs; M., 20ins, 31bs; M., 21ins, 4ilbs; F., 21iins, 51bs; F.J 21ins, 41bs; F., 24ins, 5ilbs; F., 24ins, 5ilbs; F., 24ins, 61bs.

Western Bay Fish Hire launches have not made many trips to the western shores recently, but several parties who have gone out report getting good catches. One party of four rods trolling on two days last week got limit catches. Most trolling has been done between Rangatira Point and Whakaipo. A party of three rods at Wanganui for a week reported getting no fish on the fly at the mouth, but that some forty fish taken trolling were all in good condition. A party trolling at Waihaha on I June 30 took six rainbows a*s follows: M., 24ins, 41bs; F., 18iins, 3} | Ibs; M., 21ins, 41bs; F., 23ins, 41bs; F., 22ins, 4ilbs; F., 21iins, 3jlbs. Seven rainbows taken by the same | party on July 1 at Otupoto (the so-called ''Waihora" Fall, between Waihora and Waihaha), were asj follows: F., 15ins, lilbs; F., 21iins, 4ilbs; M., 17^ins, 31bs; M., 21ins, 41bs; F., 23iins, 2ilbs; F., 22iins, 4Jlbs; M., 21ins, 3|lbs.