The annual Pahiatua Trout Fishing Carnival was held from October 26 to November 2 with 90 anglers registered of which only a third were lucky enough to weigh in a fish.
This year the weather leading up to the carnival was not great, which possibly lowered entries but last year's entries broke all records. The rivers started out slightly high and murky but steadily improved as did the weather.
It was great to see so many fishermen on the river and in particular the kids of which 54 had entered the junior and novice competitions.
Weigh-ins at The Post Office Hotel had a steady flow of anglers turning up checking out what was happening and entering the nightly spot prizes.
The results showed that the trophy winning fish were in better condition than last year, the heaviest trout a Brown Jack 2.480 kg was caught in the Mangahao River. There were 35 rainbow and nine brown trout plus 10 eels weighed in over the eight days.
