The car park at MaIntoshes Rocks near the mouth of the Waimakariri River in the late evening sun. This is one of the few places that you can't drive right up to the river. Anglers must park and walk a hundred metres or so to the water.
The number of cars in the car park is a surprisingly accurate gauge of how good the salmon fishing is. In the picture there are about twenty cars. If there was a big run of salmon being caught this could rise to 150 cars or more!
When salmon are being caught here news travels fast and the car park fills up quickly. Strange but true!
This fishing spot also has good fishing for trout and yellow-eyed mullet. You might also be interested in what salmon eat at sea? History of salmon fishing in the Waitaki River and Line of Salmon Anglers at the Rangitata River. Read about Otago Harbour Salmon Fishing. Learn how to fix that annoying leak in your waders. Fishing with white salmon lures. Much depends on the speed at which you wind in your zed spinners. Still keen? Take a look at super salmon spinners, even more about salmon zed spinners. Salmon ticers designed for long distance casting (also called weight-forward hex wobblers).
See Abu 6500-C3 reel Return to Waimakariri River salmon. |
