A line of salmon anglers hunt the "big one" at the Rakaia River mouth. At the time this picture was taken a shingle island had formed on the south side. Access to and from it became cut off as the tide came in. At some point anglers would have to retreat before the channel became too deep to wade across. Not an easy decision to make when the salmon are running hot.
When conditions are right this special breed of anglers chase salmon in the surf with long, purpose-built carbon fibre rods, weight-forward ticers, and low-mount free-spool reels. Good casting skills, and top rated tackle, are required to hook big tough fish at long range - sometimes as much as 200 metres from the beach! This is the most exciting, heart pounding, salmon fishing there is!
Note the angler in the white hat (sixth from the right of the picture) has a fish on! Photo: Allan Burgess
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