Sea-Run Brown Trout

Sea-run brown trout spend at least part of their life-cycle at sea. They then return to freshwater rivers to spawn. It is thought that they do this more than once over their lifespan. Sea-run trout are common in the surf off river mouths in the spring and summer as they hunt smelt. A fresh sea-run brown trout will be bright silver in colour and have bright orange flesh much like a sea-run salmon. There is no evidence that rainbow trout in New Zealand migrate to sea in the same way as brown trout. Sea-run rainbow trout are known as steelhead in North America.

Whitebait Streamer Fly.
  • Fly Fishing New Zealand
  • Sea-Run Brown Trout
  • Westland
    • Whitebait Streamer Fly – Make your whitebait stand out in a crowd

    Whitebait Streamer Fly for Sea-Run Trout Fishing by Chris Tonkin The first of the smelt.

    24/08/2020
    Johnny Richards with a big sea-run brown trout caught at the Rakaia River mouth.
  • Rakaia River
  • Sea-Run Brown Trout
  • Trout
    • Rakaia River Mouth a Top Spot for Sea-Run Trout Fishing

    Rakaia River Mouth Sea-Run Trout Fishing Some years the Rakaia River can experience unusually low flows.

    04/01/2021
    Brent Marshall with an 11.6lb sea-sea-run brown trout from the Taieri River, south of Dunedin. Sea-run trout.
  • Otago
  • Sea-Run Brown Trout
    • Sea-run Trout in the Shag, Clutha, Toko and Taieri Rivers

    Sea-run Trout in the Taieri River by Brad Martin The birds were singing their song,.

    10/04/2020
    A big sea-run brown trout caught in the Waimakariri River near the bridges. It took a Yellow-Rabbit lure. A good thing about this lure pattern is that it is easy to tie. The Yellow-Rabbit will continue to catch trout even after it is well chewed by fish to the point of being unrecognizable. So if tying your own they don’t have to be perfect to catch fish!
  • Freshwater Fishes
  • Sea-Run Brown Trout
  • Trout
    • 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:.

    05/10/2023
    Two Hook Rigs for Sea-run Trout, Salmon and Kahawai.
  • Rigs
  • Salmon
  • Sea-Run Brown Trout
  • Trout
    • Two Hook Rigs for Sea-run Trout, Salmon and Kahawai

    Two Hook Rigs for Sea-run Trout, Salmon and Kahawai By Allan Burgess Two hook rigs.

    30/01/2023
    Sea-Run Trout e-book
  • E-Books
  • Sea-Run Brown Trout
    • The Complete Guide to Sea-Run Trout Fishing ebook – FREE OFFER

    Sea-run Trout Fishing Learn how to catch sea-run brown trout in this 100-page e-book. Over.

    19/11/2020