Salmon Fishery in Crisis? South Island Sea-Run Salmon Numbers Down
Home » Allan's Fishing Blog Salmon Fishery in Crisis? by Allan Burgess Massive 38lb salmon taken in the Waimakariri River “back in the day” when the fishery was in much better shape than it is now. We haven’t seen fish like this in a whole generation of salmon anglers! I originally wrote and published this article Salmon Fishery More...
No Camping at Lake Selfe in the Canterbury High Country
No Camping at Lake Selfe Selwyn District Council “No Camping” sign at Lake Selfe in the Canterbury High Country. Photograph by T. Austin. I must admit to being shocked and angry when I first discovered More...
Salmon Season Prospects for early 2017 – They’re Running up the Hurunui River
Salmon Season Prospects 2017 – from January Newsletter Two salmon caught by Simon McMillian at the mouth of the Hurunui River, North Canterbury, yesterday morning 17 January 2017. Simon is now at Ballinger’s More...
Closure of the Winter Eastern Zone NCF&G 1 May 2016
Closure of the Winter Eastern Zone NCF&G 1 May 2016 by Allan Burgess Closure of the Winter Eastern Zone I’m not in favour of reducing angling opportunities through fishery closures. However, I do understand More...
The Travelling Campervan Angler and Fishing in New Zealand
The Travelling Campervan Angler in New Zealand A small camper-van greatly extends your fishing range and makes camping away from home much more enjoyable. Nowadays it is possible to mount solar panels on the roof More...
Kahawai Licence – Do I need a fishing licence to fish at river mouths?
Kahawai licence – Do I need a licence when fishing at a river mouth? If you are fishing in freshwater and using gear that could reasonably be expected to catch sports fish (Trout, Salmon and Perch) you More...
Time to buy a new fishing reel
Seascape Major reel manufactured sometime in the 1970s or 1980s. It held 450 yards of 20 pound monofilament, and had a high speed 6:1 gear ratio. The star drag meant the gears were totally disengaged during casting. There More...
Terror Wind Near Kaikoura
Almost Blown Out to Sea by Powerful Northwest Wind The northwest wind just starting to increase. Near the centre of the picture, you can see a caravan awning headed for the Chatham Islands. A fortnight ago, November More...
Fishing Van or 4×4 Truck; which is more useful?
Salmon anglers vehicles at the Waimakariri River mouth. A 4×4 truck is good for driving down the beach or riverbed and carry heaps of fishing gear. They are very popular with salmon and trout anglers. Fishing Van More...
Fishing from a Different Angle; Travelling to the Best Fishing Spots
Here is a great go anywhere and fish almost anywhere setup. Travelling to the Best Fishing Spots It has been a very interesting couple of months for me recently. I’ve been fishing all over the South Island. One More...