Glorious New Zealand Trouting, Daily Racing Form, 1920-03-22

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GLORIOUS NEW ZEALAND TROUTING TROUTINGIjike Ijike Alexandria Mackenzie Country which was stocked with American rainbow trout some years back has developed into an anglers paradise The fish have not only bred and flourished in this lovely region but grown to a large size and some splendid sport is being had there thereRecently Recently according to information reaching tin Knglish Anglers News a Timarii angler met with a redletter day The rainbow trout were taking freely and H is staled that in an hour anil a halt he landed nine magnificent specimens of the following weights 13 U t Si S S S and pounds poundsThe The total bag thus scaled pounds and con ¬ sidering his short stay on the lake the angler mut have had n most exciting and busy time Doubt ¬ less the catch would have b en a larger one but for the fact that tile anglers car had been left about a mile from the lake and he was unable to carry any more fish fishBut But the lucky anglers sport was not yet over Liter in the day he drove to the head of Lake Tokapo and captured three beautiful brown trout of 7i 7 and 7 pounds respectively respectivelyNew New Xealands claim to hold part of the finest trout fishing in the world is thus given favorable testimony


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