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| Sunday 7 September 2008 was a very cold day at the Waimakariri Rivermouth. The water is still discoloured but catches have picked-up. |
FishingMag.co.nz editor Allan Burgess having a turn on the pole net. |
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| An interesting selection caught with the pole net and released. A flounder, bully, two silveries, three whitebait, and a pair of crabs! |
A flock of free-loaders after silveries! |
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| Having a bit of fun with the drag net in the strong, cold, north-easterly wind. Drag netting is one of my favourites whitebaiting methods. |
When whitebaiting at the Waimakriri Rivermouth there is always something interesting going on. Here a kite towed three-wheel-buggy has just arrived on the south bank. |
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| Whitebaiting on the Avon River around Avonside Drive. This is just a couple of kms from the centre of Christchurch City. |
South Island Pied Oystercatcher looking for pipis, cockles and small marine animals at the mouth of Canterbury's Waimakariri River. |
