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Double zed spinner for extra weight in faster water. This double version of the zed spinner works very well at the Waimakariri River mouth. I have caught several salmon on this double lure. It casts much further than the single zed spinner. |
Salmon fishing is often an activity enjoyed in the presence of others. Particularly so when the fish are running. Actually this is a quiet day. I once counted 400 salmon anglers on this section of beach. There doesn't seem to be any spot here that is much better for hooking a salmon. You have just as much chance anywhere in he line.
The preferred tackle here is either zed spinners or ticers. When the tide is running out the river can be quite swift. Some anglers use double zed spinners to get down to the bottom in this faster water. Two zed spinners back to back weigh 56 grams. I have had good success with this double lure. It casts well, sinks down to the bottom where the salmon are, and has more action than a ticer.
This river fishes best for chinook salmon during the month of March both at McIntoshes 2 km upstream and down at the mouth. The best time to fish is at first light when the salmon won't have seen any hardware over night. The best fishing is on the top half of the tide but I have caught salmon at the rivermouth even at dead low tide. If you are there it is always worth having a cast regardless of the tide! View over the north side of the Waimakariri River mouth. Note the sandy beach rather than the more usual gray wacke shingle typical of other Canterbury salmon rivers.
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. |
