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A royal fisher

A royal fisher

Although in Britain it has been a sport of the well-to-do, anyone can go fly fishing for trout in New Zealand if they have a licence. The Duchess of York (later the Queen Mother) holds a trout she caught in Lake Taupō in 1927. She had fond memories of the lake, and returned several times.

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Reference: Royalty in New Zealand. Wellington: New Zealand Government Publicity Office, 1927, p. 27

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Simon Nathan, 'Lakes - Recreation and other uses', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/ephemera/11825/a-royal-fisher (accessed 28 May 2023)

Story by Simon Nathan, published 24 Sep 2007