Thread: Has anyone caught a salmon this season yet?

Originally Posted by kukuwai

Had a phone call from a mate two days ago who reckons he's seen a few lately in the Wairau.

He's a trout fishing guide so should know what he's looking at

Got me thinking I might have to dust off the salmon rod a go have a crack.

No better buzz than hooking a salmon in a strong flowing river.

I can still remember my first one...

10 years old, clutha river....."hay dad ive got a snag" ... "it might not be a snag son"

Next min all hell broke loose, 22pd

Love it !!

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You know when I hooked my first salmon I thought it was a snag too. There were a couple of snags across the other side of a hole and I cast close to one of them, the guy beside me looked like he was on the same snag as every time he pulled on his rod my rod went forward and when I pulled on my rod his rod went forward but after a while I noticed he was free of the snag and my rod kept bending and pulling and it was then I realised I had a salmon on it was a 17 pounder and I was rapt. My biggest salmon was 28 pound.