One that didn’t get away: Novice angler hooks big fish in Canterbury river

One that didn’t get away: Novice angler hooks big fish in Canterbury river

Source: Star News

12/2/2020

Rolleston’s Vicky Van Der Zwet is hooked on salmon fishing after catching a big one over the weekend.

Vicky has fished in the past but this was her first attempt at salmon fishing and the biggest fish she has ever caught “by far,” she said.

She reeled in the 8.10kg, 810mm salmon with the help of her husband Nico Van Der Zwet, an experienced fisherman, and 10-year-old grandson Jake.

Said Vicky: “This one took about five minutes and my husband was there to tell me what to do.

Salmon, Atlantic

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