Salmon Fishing in New Zealand (South Island only) Chinook or Quinnat Salmon - Oncorhynchus tshawytscha

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What Do Salmon Eat In The Sea? - by Gavin James, NIWA, Christchurch



Trolling & Spin Fishing for Trout

Super Salmon Spinners

Changing Line on your fishing reels. Salmon fishing is hard on fishing line It should be replaced regularly.

Abu 7000C

Otago Harbour Salmon Fishing
How to fix: Leaking Waders

Salmon anglers fishing the "Picket Fence" at the mouth of the Rangitata River.

Bottling Salmon

Having finally landed a salmon, the question often asked is, "What do I do with so much fish?" ...

Salmon fishing with a Colorado Spoon.

How to fish a feathered lure for salmon on spinning gear.

Salmon zed spinners

Salmon fishing with mates at the Waitaki River.

Salmon fishingat the Rangitata River.

Salmon anglers fish from an "island" at the Rakaia River-mouth (big pic).

Kenai River, in Alaska, USA, Ms. Jackie L. Johnson's Chinook salmon weighing in at 32.74 kg (72 lb 3 oz).

Salmon caught at the mouth of the Waimakariri River last season.

The 2006/2007 salmon season has seen the first marked improvement in fish numbers for many years

Waitaki River Salmon Angling

Limit Bag 1988

Master salmon angler Malcolm Bell owner of The Complete Angler tackle store in Christchurch.

Some Canterbury lakes also feature land-locked salmon.

Otago Harbour salmon

Salmon, Trout or Kahawai - Read this article.



Ashburton Man Wins Big At Rakaia
Salmon Rivers

South Island Salmon Fishing Rivers Map

White Zed Spinners

Salmon Angling and 4WD Vehicles
Salmon on the Fly
Most anglers think that if your lure's not fishing the bottom you won't catch many salmon. My first salmon caught on a fly rod and line was in the Hurunui River. Salmon had been splashing on the surface...

Another Otago Harbour salmon.
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First Fishing Contest held on Waitaki River

Four Salmon From Four Rivers

Salmon are now in our South Island, east coast, rivers.This salmon, weighing 12 pounds, was caught by Dave on 26 March 2007 while on a fishing holiday from Australia.

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Big chinook salmon from the Waitaki River

Fish of a lifetime

Salmon Ticers

11,000 salmon smolt being released into Otago Harbour


Foul Hooked Salmon Released in the Waimakariri River

Salmon Spinners and Winding Speed

Sometimes you have to chase the salmon

The best time to fish for salmon is at first light.

Silver quinnat salmon taken straight from the surf on the north side of the Rangitata River mouth.

The dreaded "birds nest" or freespool over-run when salmon angling.

Salmon Smolt Release - Montrose

Canterbury Lure Rod

The Canterbury lure rod is a local innovation designed to get a lure down to the bottom of Canterbury's fast flowing braided rivers for searun brown trout and salmon..

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