Thread: Salmon are running

Nice fish,reminds me of the days on the Rakaia and the Waitaki rivers.

And the Rangitata. Those were my three childhood streams.

I grew up fishing all those 3 as well use to catch 30-40 salmon a year back then and a small 1 was 22ish lbs and use 2 get 1 every year over 35lbs

Yes, I remember well those days down the Rakaia mouth. 25 - 35 pound fish were the norm. Shoulder to shoulder with surprisingly few tangles, and Kahawai were a bloody nuisance