Allan’s Fishing Blog

Fishingmag.co.nz editor Allan Burgess talks about more fishing fun times!

Quinnat salmon caught at the Waimakariri River mouth while on holiday at Kairaki Beach Motor Camp. For many, a part of what it means to be a Cantabrian.
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    • Poor Salmon Returns – Where have all the salmon gone? Kingfish Rising!

    Poor Salmon Returns – Where have all the salmon gone?  By Allan Burgess  The decline.

    05/11/2021
    Salmon taken on a soft bait minnow in the Ohau A Canal.
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  • Softbaits
    • Correct Jig Head Weights can increase soft-bait hook-ups!

    Importance of correct jig head weight When fishing soft plastics correct jig head weights can make.

    11/03/2021
    Ford Transit van camper. Not so good off-road but excellent for fishing the Twizel Canals, or anywhere with sealed or shingle road access.
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    • Fishing Van or 4×4 Truck; which is more useful?

    Fishing Van or 4×4 Truck – Pros and Cons? Here is a question for you.

    27/06/2021
    Massive 35lb salmon from the Waimakariri River.
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  • Salmon
    • Rasmus Gabrielsson and Malcolm Bell Podcast Canterbury Salmon

    Rasmus Gabrielsson talks with Malcolm Bell from The Complete Angler about the Canterbury Salmon Fishery.

    10/02/2021
    Kahawai caught in the surf at the mouth of Canterbury's Waimakariri River.
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  • kahawai
  • New Zealand Sea Fishes
    • Kahawai Fishing Tips: Techniques, Lures, Spots – Video

    Kahawai Fishing Tips Kahawai – Arripis trutta Here are some top kahawai fishing tips you.

    04/06/2021
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    • Webpages, eBooks, Videos and Fishingmag.co.nz Free Membership

    Webpages, eBooks, Videos and Fishingmag.co.nz Free Membership PDF ebooks are good when downloaded to mobile.

    06/08/2020
    Canterbury Low-Land Trout. Cattle polluting a waterway is not something you see very often nowadays. A big improvement over the past 20 years.
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    • Canterbury Low-Land Trout Fishery Pollution – Not All Doom and Gloom 

    Canterbury Low-Land Trout Fishery Pollution – Not All Doom and Gloom  According to John Kent,.

    16/01/2021
    Massive 38lb salmon taken in the Waimakariri River when the fishery was in much better shape than it is today. Salmon Fishery in Crisis.
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  • Salmon
    • Salmon Fishery in Crisis? South Island Sea-Run Salmon Numbers Down

    Salmon Fishery in Crisis? by Allan Burgess I originally wrote and published this article Salmon.

    16/01/2021
    Lake Sefle No Camping sign.
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    • No Camping at Lake Selfe in the Canterbury High Country

    No Camping at Lake Selfe I must admit to being shocked and angry when I.

    16/01/2021
    Two salmon caught by Simon McMillian at the mouth of the Hurunui River, North Canterbury, yesterday morning 17 January 2017.
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    • Salmon Season Prospects for early 2017 – Hurunui River

    Salmon Season Prospects 2017 – from January Newsletter Salmon Season Prospects for early 2017: The.

    16/01/2021
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