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Teen angler beats his dad and wins another prize
Fisherman's luck perhaps but young Robert Andrews has been a prize-winner at the Kinloch Fishing Competition for three years running.
Robert has been fishing "since I was in nappies" and has entered the popular Taupo competition each year since 2004.
So far he's always come home with a prize.
This year, the 13-year-old from Mokai, north of Taupo, caught eight trout and won the prize for the Condition Factor in the secondary school age category.
Among his prizes were a new fishing rod, sleeping bag and backpack.
"I love fishing, it's fun and a great sport," Robert said. .
Gearing up: It's tiny, light and casts well; whether it catches fish is up to you
At first blush, the Compact Pen-Sized Collapsible Fishing Rod and Reel from gofastandlight.com looks like something Ron Popeil would hawk on an infomercial. Though it costs about the same as the Pocket Fisherman (Pocket Fisherman is $20; Pen-Sized Collapsible is $19, including a choice of reels: spin, fly or casting), this tiny gizmo might really have some backpacking applications. We took it along on a six-mile hike into the Echo Lake chain and cast it a few times. It fits quite nicely into a pack, and the rod expands to 36 inches. It weighs only 2 ounces (about the same as nine quarters, according to a news release). Granted, this isn't something you're going to use at a Bassmaster's fishing derby, but its compact size and light weight underscore the company name: Go Fast and Light. Did we catch anything with it yet? Well, uh, no.
DNR: Cooler weather improving fishing on inland waters
Cooler weather this week has helped improve fishing, especially on the inland waters, but strong winds have put a damper on fishing in the Great Lakes, the Michigan Department of Natural Resources said Wednesday in its weekly Recreational Fishing Report. SOUTHEAST LOWER PENINSULA Lake Erie: Walleye fishing has been slow with a few fish being taken near the Banana Dyke on bottom bouncers and crawler harnesses. Perch have been caught in waters 26 feet deep off Stony Point on shiners. Other good areas have been east of E Buoy, Sputnik and the Fermi power plant. Detroit River: Walleye are being caught in the Lower Trenton Channel near Horse Island and Celeron Island. At Horse Island, anglers are having luck drifting crawler harnesses, while those fishing near Celeron Island are hand-lining or jigging in 15 to 21 feet of water.
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