Fish are not generally supposed to be humorous, but one got a laugh on one of the Opum.ke fishermen a few clays since. He was fishing down near the mouth of the river along with a number of others, but no fish patronised his lino. He then thought if ho got further out ho might meet with more luck, so without taking in hie cast, ho placed the rod on a rock beside him while he started to roll up his trousers, .when a kahuwai, spotting his opportunity, made fast, and sailed out to sea with rod and all, much to the (lis. gust o{ the diacgnsQlate, flsharman,
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXV, Issue 251, 20 November 1903, Page 2
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108Page 2 Advertisements Column 4 Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXV, Issue 251, 20 November 1903, Page 2
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