These children are fishing at Days Bay, near Eastbourne in Wellington Harbour. Wharves and piers are popular as anglers can get their bait or lures into deeper water without having to cast great distances. The wharf piles also act as cover, which attracts fish.
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Alexander Turnbull Library, Evening Post Collection (PAColl-0614)
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NZ/Recreation/Fishing-1979 (1)
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