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Are you Guys still catching salmon? I thought they were extinct. What rivers are you fishing?

Originally Posted by 7mm Rem Mag

Are you Guys still catching salmon? I thought they were extinct. What rivers are you fishing?

Mainly the Opihi. Since the dam went in, the river has never stopped flowing, so some get through every year to spawn. Pre dam the river dryed up and they had to rescue fish almost every year. Most people conveniently forget that when cursing the farmers for taking all the water

Originally Posted by oraki

Mainly the Opihi. Since the dam went in, the river has never stopped flowing, so some get through every year to spawn. Pre dam the river dryed up and they had to rescue fish almost every year. Most people conveniently forget that when cursing the farmers for taking all the water

I used to fish the Waitaki back in the days when the big salmon runs were on, I haven't had a go for 15 years but I am going to take the boat out this season and give it a bash. I took the granddaughter out on the lake over Christmas and caught 3 trout so I'm keen to take the step up to the salmon again. It's funny because we caught the trout on the same rod, line, reel and lure her Dad used 20 years ago in exactly the same spot he caught a nice fish when he was 5 years old. Haven't used that rod at all since then so all the original gear still on it, even the thin line was fine as it's been kept in a dark spot under the house.