Kairaki, the mouth of the Waimakariri River. There were a few true salmon fishermen but a lot of "bait fishers", this one included, were after herring, red cod (rare) or kahawai (Australian Salmon). Just the previous day two Kingfish (very rare in Waimakariri River mouth) were caught

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20121109_0101_1D3-400 A Kahawai has taken the bait

A kahawai (Australian Salmon) has been hooked and is about to have a vertical trip up to the deck of the New Brighton Pier. The sea was an amazing colour this day.

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Chinook Salmon (top) and Kahawai (aka Australian Salmon) from the mouth of the Rakaia River.

The salmon was caught with the first cast after changing the lure to a Finnie lure (fish shaped Zed spinner) that is years old. I had replaced the treble hooks with an after market set, and was using my old 9'6" glass fibre rod (purchased second hand about 20 years ago) and a new Abu Garcia Rel Toro NaCl 61 reel with braid and a 2m flurocarbon shock leader.

The Finnie:
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A Chinook Salmon (top) with our native Kahawai (Arripis trutta), aka Australian Salmon.

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Another angler with a Kahawai (Australian Salmon) from the Waimakariri River mouth. This was his fourth fish and was headed to the smoker with the previous three.

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