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Article: Salmon epitomises a lifestyle
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- The Nelson Mail
- Article date:
- April 25, 2009
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Salmon are a magnificent fish in every regard. Large, powerful
and sleek, they ascend many South Island rivers in late summer and
autumn to spawn and die in their natal high-country rivers.
Living most of their life at sea, they are ocean-going nomads
that feast on the bounty of the tides, growing large and strong for
their return to fresh water to complete the circle of life.
Fishing the Wairau River over the past few months has got me
excited about salmon again. While it is not legal to fish for salmon
above Marlborough's Wash Bridge, I have observed very good numbers
of salmon while pursuing trout. Not usually considered a good salmon
river, the Wairau appears to be getting better year ...