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camp was in an ideal spot, and was within 
twenty yards of a lovely pumice strand and 
water as clear as crystal. As companion I had 
an Australian, and for camp cook and attendant 
a local setter of forty years’ standing. Marh 
18 saw us landed by the steamer with all our 
provisions, tents, etc., and darkness set in be¬ 
fore our camp was ready, and a well-earned 
meal prepared. Fortunately for us, a good rain 
came, and while making it unpleasant in camp, 
and delaying the fishing, it brought down the 
river in a brown flood, and attracted the fish to 
the mouth. 
It was the 2ist before we got to work, and. 
as we only had the one boat, we deccided to 
I go out together, taking it turn and turn about 
to fish. Our morning, or rather two hours’ 
fishing, resulted in six fine fish, and, in the same 
time in the afternoon, a similar number; these 
; fish were some of the smallest we caught dur¬ 
ing our stay, but still the aggregate was well 
over ioo pounds. The flies were Silver-Doctor 
and Wilkinson No. 2 size. Next day similar 
sport, but our difficulties began! What were 
we to do with our fish? Unfortunately the 
Maori village was deserted; man, woman, and 
child having gone off to a Tangi (something 
similar to an Irish wake) at Taupo which lasted 
three weeks or a month. Our consumption 
would be covered by a fish a day; salting could 
only be done sparingly, as our salt was limited 
and our communication with the outside world 
entirely dependent on casual visits of the 
steamer at unknown periods. To waste fish is 
against my principle, so it was simply a ques¬ 
tion of limiting catch. Had we wished some 
extraordinary catches could have been made. 
One morning in two and a half hours I landed 
1 twelve fish, largest fourteen pounds, smallest 
i seven pounds, whereas my companion in the 
afternoon brought in fourteen fish. Occasion¬ 
ally I waded at the mouth of the river, but, as 
a rule we took the boat turn about. For in¬ 
stance, I would fish during the afternoon and 
again the next morning, so that there was 
never more than one rod at work at a time, and 
on days when the fishing was at its best we had 
to desist altogether, which was very tantalizing. 
As a rule we anchored the boat in ten to twelve 
feet of water at the edge of the current, throw¬ 
ing out a long line, allowing it to sink a foot 
or so, then I worked the fly very slowly toward 
the boat. At times I do not know what flies 
would not have taken. I am fond of experi¬ 
menting, and on one of my off afternoons tied 
six nondescript fancy flies, and the next morn¬ 
ing fished them in succession, catching fish on 
all, and then gave up at 10:30; but, on the 
whole, I would award the palm to the old 
stagers, Jock-Scott and Silver-Doctor, tied on 
No. 3 new size. 
It need not be imagined this sport was al¬ 
ways to be obtained, for although blank days 
were almost unknown, they occurred occasion¬ 
ally, chiefly owing to an east wind raising a 
heavy surf, and even if it was safe to venture 
out in the boat it so stirred up the light pumice 
shore that the trout seemed to leave our bay 
for a while. The weather on the whole was 
delightful, but toward the beginning of May 
we had days c c unsettled strong east winds, so 
that it was impossi' e to launch the boat or for 
the steamer to cr" in with provisions. The 
lake stands about J.300 feet above sea level, 
and toward the end of our visit the nights were 
very cold, water left in the basin being more 
than once frozen solid. Yet the temperature 
of the water in the lake was such that we were 
always able to get our morning plunge. For 
miles to the south is another small bay with 
the Whanganui River flowing in, around which 
there are also plenty of trout; but a party 
camped there were not successful with fly. 
Then four miles to the north is the Waihora 
River, another good fishing ground. Also on 
the western shore is the Kuratou, where excel¬ 
lent trout have been killed. At the south end 
°f the lake is the Tongariro, which I have al¬ 
ready described, and the Tauranga Taupo, good 
at times ; on the eastern side the only river 
so far exploited is the Waitahanui, but this I 
understand is too much fished, it being more 
accessible. Camps can be fixed up through 
Moose Hunting and Salmon Fishing. 
and other sketches of sport. Being the record of per¬ 
sonal experiences of hunting game in Canada. By T. R. 
Patillo. 300 pages. Price, $2.00. 
FOREST AND STREAK PUBLISHING CO. 
Sam Lovel's Camps. 
A Sequel to “Uncle Lisha’s Shop.” By Rowland E» 
Robinson. Cloth. Price, $1.00. 
FOREST AND STREAM PUBLISHING CO. 
