STRUGGLE WITH A SALMON.

Waikato Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 2191, 24 July 1886, Page 2 (Supplement)

STRUGGLE WITH A SALMON.

Colin Wood one of the best rod-fishers in Scotland succeeded recently in hooking a salmon, considered to be the largest that has ever been hooked in the North Eilc. The skilful manoeuvres of the angler were brought into play, but hour after hour wore away and still the fish waa master of the situation. All arts had been tried but the enemy was too wary, Mr Wood had held his rod and kept his tackle fast for ten and a half hours, but the work proved too much for him, and he relinquished his rod, with great reluc* tance into the iiands of A. Bower, in order to allow of a little repose. Subsequently Wood got the rod into his hand again that he might have the honour of landing him, while another party went off for the clip. But all these preparations, were of no avail. The salmon returned to his old abode, and disputed tho victory for long hours. As gentlemea after gentlemen came on the ground in the morning they were astonished to hear that such a conflict had been going oa all night. At nine o'clock there was stil'. no appearance of the fish surrenderinr t f and several meetings of lod fishers Wjre held to consider what should be c^.one under the circumstances. But Master Salmon struggled manfully, anci hafHed all the combinations that wes* formed against him until oue o'clock,, when he made a clear run into the stream, and the hook came out of his mouth with a piece ot the flesh attached. For nineteen hours and forty-five minntes, with the exception of one brief hour, did the salmon contend with one of the keenestand best fishers in the three kingdoms, and to the great mortification of Wood? eventually escaped. The fish was twice or thrice seen, and by men well able to» judsje he was supposed to be about 60lhi weight.

Mrs Malai'kop Again.— The London correspondent of a contemporary relates the following :— A good story is going the rounds about the well known elderly actress Mis S , whose malapropisms have so often been publicly quoted. In the coarse of conversation during a morning call, our old friend enquired whether her acquaintance's daughter was ©ttt yet. " Only half out," was the reply - "lam keeping her back." "I understand," said Mrs S , "denri. monde."