Quinnat Salmon – Oncorhynchus-tshawytscha – introduced by 1905
Large Quinnat salmon caught at the mouth of Canterbury’s Waimakariri River. Note the bright silver colour when the salmon is fresh from the sea. Also called King, Chinook and Quinnat Salmon Also known as King salmon and Chinook salmon, this species was successfully introduced into New Zealand from North America by 1905. In that year, salmon returning More...
Brook Char or Brook Trout – Salvelinus-fontinalis – Small Populations
Home » Freshwater Fishes Brook Trout – Salvelinus-fontinalis There is no fish prettier than this small brook trout – Salvelinus-fontinalis. Photo courtesy of Cory Scott. Note the white on the leading More...
Sockeye Salmon – Oncorhynchus nerka – Limited to Waitaki River Catchment – Video
Home » Freshwater Fishes Sockeye Salmon – Oncorhynchus nerka – only landlocked stocks are found in New Zealand Sockeye salmon – Oncorhynchus nerka – Photograph courtesy of Brendon Spicer. Most More...
Tench Fishing in New Zealand – Course Fish Species
A brace of tench. Coarse fishing in New Zealand. The Tench – Tinca tinca Considering the extensive liberations that are known to have taken place in the 1860s and the subsequent world class fishing available More...
Free 100 page Sea-Run Trout E-book and Trout & Salmon Fishing Newsletter
Fishingmag.co.nz editor Allan Burgess Free E-book with Trout & Salmon Newsletter At last a fishing newsletter worth subscribing to. Best of all it’s totally FREE to join! Subscribe now to our More...
Fishing for Eels – Eels are a NZ Native Species
Fishing for Eels Some coarse fishing clubs include eels in their fishing events Eels on the prowl, Canterbury New Zealand – Video This video was taken during the early evening in a Canterbury low land More...
Perch – Perca fluviatilis – Redfin Perch Introduced freshwater fish
Perch – Perca fluviatilis – introduced freshwater fish A fine specimen freshwater perch – Perca fluviatilis. Perch are a European freshwater fish species first introduced into New Zealand waterways More...
Sea-Run Brown Trout Video – migrate to sea but spawn in rivers
Sea-Run Brown Trout Fishing in Canterbury Video: Sea-Run Trout Fishing in Canterbury New Zealand Description: Sea-Run Trout Fishing in Canterbury New Zealand. Video showing sea-run brown trout being landed in the More...
Freshwater Eel on a Rapala Countdown CD7
This 12 lb eel was taken on a Rapala Countdown fished close to the bank. Eels on a Rapala with Allan Burgess I had been fishing a Rapala Countdown bibbed minnow close to the bank hoping to lure a good sized brown More...
Rudd – Coarse Fish Species – New Zealand Freshwater Fishes
The rudd is a little known coarse fish in New Zealand. It is a most striking colour. The Rudd Scardinius erythophthalmus One of the species of coarse fish that we target here in Canterbury is the much maligned Rudd More...
