FISHING AT TAUPO

Daily Telegraph (Napier), Volume 58, Issue 73, 29 April 1929, Page 7

FISHING AT TAUPO

SPORT MAINTAINED. REPORT TO MINISTER. A further encouraging report as to the condition and weiglit of trout taken during the last week in the Taupo waters has been furnished to the Alinis-

ter of Internal Aft'airs (Hon. P. A. de la Perrelle) by the conservator of fish and game at Rotorua (Captain Yerex). ; "The weather through the week," states the conservator, "has not been conducive to good fishing in the lake, as strong winds and cold nights have been prevalent. All launches have, however, been active tvhenever the weather was propitious, and although catches have not been large, the fish taken have been of excellent quality and have given good sport. "The favourite trolling Iocalities have been westward of Rangatira Point, most of the fish being caught near Mine Point and in AV ha kaipo and AVhnnagamata B;ivs Tn the vieinity of Mine Point, including the little Bays on each side of it. particularly good fishing has heen obtained, and some of the biggest fish have come from that locality. A few good catches are reported from Waitahanui. It is maintaining the reputation for producing fish in excellent condition, and the nverage weiglit of catches has rarelv fallen below 71bs. Fish have heen taking freelv in the Tongariro River, where many individual catches of hetween 40 and 50 fish for six days have heen made. The most successful angler's catch totalled 5G fish for six days, 011 one of which he took his limit at the Poplar Pooh "Fish of lOlbs. and over have been fairiy common, the best for the week being one of 131hs. caught in the Hut Pool. The most effective flies appear to he the "Alatuka' and the 'Turkey and Red,' although many anglers show pi-eference for salmon flies (e.g., Silver Doctor, Black Doctor, Joc-k Scott, Silver AYilkinson, Dusty Miller, etc.) at this time of the year when trying for 'running' flsli. It is at this season of the year that the Tongariro River gives of its best in the way of exhilarating sport, as the fish are fairiy plentiful during the runs, in excellent condition and wonderful fighters. "It must not he imagined, however, that the fishing is sufficiently casy to enable the tyro to fill his lmsket every day, as it is under the present conditions that the really experienced angler coines into his own and obtains results that are inipossible to the inexperienced. "Alany accomplished anglers who come all the way from England and America especiall.v for two or three weeks' fishing in the Tongariro during April and Alay, find the wonderful sport obtained well worth all the trouble and expense. It has been found, however, that some who have travelled only a few miles have gone away disappointed, but this can always be traced to tlieir unfortunately encou'ntering unfavourable conditions, their insufficient experience as anglers to qualify them to fish this magnificent river, or their unwillingness to fish at the hest time of day. The Tongariro River is not a beginners' water, but the energetic and enthusiastie beginner who is willing to learn can soon master it."