ANGLING NOTES.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XV, Issue 4883, 22 November 1894, Page 2

ANGLING NOTES.

[By Izaak.]

Tho, lato. rains have made Hie rivei-s in a much better fishing condition, than they have bcen'for tho past month or so, find as it consequence anglers have again taken down their rods and tried their luck. In most instances very good bags indeed—in point"of number—haye beer landed, ' Last' Tuesday the Waipoua was in an excellent condition, tho water boing slightly-dis-coloured, and a nico little fresh on, Fishermen were quick to notice the fact and. : during" the afternoon I and eveniug tho bank of the river was alivo with weildors of the rod. ' Tho baskets ranged from .twenty odd fish downwards.;

One enthusiast landed ten nico fish from, the Ruamnhunga one day last week. Thofishworo takenion'the minnow- Tho samo afternoon three other anglers landed between them the large number of (hissing word). '

Trent fishing, has been taken up more enthusiastically at Ekotnhuna this year than ever, before..: :

" Twenty-seven, yoars, ago," says the. Westminster; teWe,';',' trout were unknown in New. Zealand, but to-day its trout fishing is; tha finest m.the;wbrld,'- ■ ■,.'■;.■'.'•' '■■

Fishing is porbapsnot all that it is cracked: up to .be,'..-.A 'party of tliree proceeded to the' Ruamaliunga at about, two o'clock one afternoon, with the intention;—if possible—of catching a few fish to enable a'couple i of friends; from; the Empire City to liavo a treat. T hoy separated about four or five chains _fi\yay from 'each other, and af ter.a'djuiting gear, commenced operations, with'the minnow! I After whipping tho stream for two and a .half solid, kpurs.they joined each other again.' No fish had been landed,' Two, of them liad»eabh lost a thrce-and-sixpeiiny minnow.' However, after, a brief discussion, it was decided to put fly casts on,.and nnother.couple in >¥itlithem.'. iJ At the "end 6f this timo two'' 1 of 'them, had .'landed; V'-one pouuder. each,' whilp, ; tlie'^third'had, ; uot'.even'.gpt' 'as ..much, m, a,, j' rise," aithVngfchß'7lost,!itaVo,i.casts!in-the attempt ;to':"obtain> one;. Nothing daunted, flies wore changed V.for woraß,butit wasjqf no ayail,and,tho tlirW weary up thoii-traps" and returned liomej with' m'fisli-tetwte'thßtß,-iiS( witlf the .lp :pf: fabputiten Millings woHjfof iM^OMI(M?m§M