Southern anglers have been having a great run with the quinnat lately. The quinnat salmon, which is the big fish of South Island rivers, often goes as high as 40lb in weight. This one was a mere baby, 15lb, but it was in great condition, and unlike many of its ponderous fellows, put up a stirring fight before it fell to the rod of a Christchurch fisherman.
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Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 270, 4 February 1928, Page 5
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67Southern anglers have been having a great run with the quinnat lately. The quinnat salmon, which is the big fish of South Island rivers, often goes as high as 40lb in weight. This one was a mere baby, 15lb, but it was in great condition, and unlike many of its ponderous fellows, put up a stirring fight before it fell to the rod of a Christchurch fisherman. Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 270, 4 February 1928, Page 5
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