N. end of North Mavora Lake Feb 18, 1978 There was heavy traffic today up the McPherson Sound road to greet the arrival of Jean May II ocean liner on a world cruise. So we went the other way to the Mavora lake. Murray towed his jet boat on a trailer and we started up the lake arriving at the upper end about 11:00 AM. We all walked ashore looking for the big monster brown trout that are supposed to frequent this area. We saw a few of them but nobody got a nice. Pulled back down the lake about halfway and beached in a sheltered cove, out of the heavy wind for a lunch stop. Charged by a bunch of about 150 Paradise ducks most then fighting in mid-molt (male as female alike). There were flying birds too. Also clusters of big droppings at the North end of the lake which must have been Canada goose but we didn't see any. Saw several cruising trout at our lunch beach but they were not interested in flies. One came right up to my Royal Woff and scoffed at it. Several of the fish we saw were very big - 5lbs at up. Mid-afternoon we re-loaded the boat and headed toward home. Stopped for an hour's fishing at the mouth of the Mavora. He raised a few rainbows and I hooked one about 1 1/2 lbs. And played him for 5 minutes (some spectacular jumping) before he broke the hook. Jed and I, Murray all caught little ones (we tiddlers).