The Fishing Website : Discussion Forums : Hanmer River Access https://www.fishing.net.nz/forum/ Mon, 08 Jun 2026 22:43:36 +0000 Thu, 21 Oct 2010 22:33:20 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Web Wiz Forums 12.01 360 https://www.fishing.net.nz/forum/RSS_post_feed.asp?TID=58496 <![CDATA[The Fishing Website : Discussion Forums]]> https://www.fishing.net.nz/forum/forum_images/web_wiz_forums.png https://www.fishing.net.nz/forum/ <![CDATA[Hanmer River Access : Good to hear you enjoyed it Cuzza,...]]> https://www.fishing.net.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=58496&PID=840202&title=hanmer-river-access#840202 Author: flyfisher
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Posted: 21 Oct 2010 at 10:33pm

Good to hear you enjoyed it Cuzza, it's a magic part of the country. One day on your must do list is to drive through from Hanmer to Blenheim via the road to Rainbow Station taking in the Upper Wairau... some stunning water and very productive. ]]> Thu, 21 Oct 2010 22:33:20 +0000 https://www.fishing.net.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=58496&PID=840202&title=hanmer-river-access#840202 <![CDATA[Hanmer River Access : The didymo spray I&#039;&#039;m...]]> https://www.fishing.net.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=58496&PID=839836&title=hanmer-river-access#839836 Author: Fishsnatcher
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Posted: 21 Oct 2010 at 11:04am

The didymo spray I''m pretty sure is just detergent stuff, clean your gear with some dish-washing liquid and then dry it out and you'll be fine]]> Thu, 21 Oct 2010 11:04:48 +0000 https://www.fishing.net.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=58496&PID=839836&title=hanmer-river-access#839836 <![CDATA[Hanmer River Access : Hey Cuzza, glad you had a good...]]> https://www.fishing.net.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=58496&PID=839833&title=hanmer-river-access#839833 Author: Mike.Thomas
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Posted: 21 Oct 2010 at 10:53am

Hey Cuzza, glad you had a good time. Use that didymo spray AS WELL as freezing and drying out your gear! It will only take one single cell of live didymo to infect a waterway.
All the best.
Mike
]]> Thu, 21 Oct 2010 10:53:50 +0000 https://www.fishing.net.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=58496&PID=839833&title=hanmer-river-access#839833 <![CDATA[Hanmer River Access : Well got up to Hanmer, weather...]]> https://www.fishing.net.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=58496&PID=839229&title=hanmer-river-access#839229 Author: Cuzza
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Posted: 20 Oct 2010 at 10:47am

Well got up to Hanmer, weather was awesome, shot over Jacks Pass to the Clarence, no joy, but the river was fantastic. Talking to a few people down there, it seems most of the fishing up there is sight fishing, and blind fishing in the high country rivers is tough work. I saw a few fish around some of the rivers around Hanmer, but nothing in the Clarence, still had a bloody good time though. Saw didymo for the first time. Ive got some didymo spray at home, but I was told that I could put my boots in the freezer overnight and that would take care of them, and just make sure that all of my gear is dead dry before using it again. Look forward to getting back down there......]]> Wed, 20 Oct 2010 10:47:11 +0000 https://www.fishing.net.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=58496&PID=839229&title=hanmer-river-access#839229 <![CDATA[Hanmer River Access : Thanks Mike - great info - I will...]]> https://www.fishing.net.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=58496&PID=836188&title=hanmer-river-access#836188 Author: jamesdaulton
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Posted: 14 Oct 2010 at 9:23am

Thanks Mike - great info - I will go prepared and risk the wrath of the wife!
 
I've never caught a salmon....even the slightest chance is very inticing!
]]> Thu, 14 Oct 2010 09:23:14 +0000 https://www.fishing.net.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=58496&PID=836188&title=hanmer-river-access#836188 <![CDATA[Hanmer River Access : Hi James, January is a good time,...]]> https://www.fishing.net.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=58496&PID=836179&title=hanmer-river-access#836179 Author: Mike.Thomas
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Posted: 14 Oct 2010 at 9:11am

Hi James, January is a good time, plenty of terrestrials for the trout to feed on. I fished the waiau with a #6 fly rod using a dry fly as an indicator and a small pheasant tail or similar under it. Personaly when fishing big water i ignore most of it and concentrate on fishing the edges, I took a lovely 5lb brown from here standing in shin deep water and casting back towards the bank, he must have been siting in water no more than a foot deep.
A spin rod will allow you to target the deaper pools, you never know you may get an early Salmon!
All the best.
Mike
]]> Thu, 14 Oct 2010 09:11:32 +0000 https://www.fishing.net.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=58496&PID=836179&title=hanmer-river-access#836179 <![CDATA[Hanmer River Access : I dont want to hijack this thread...]]> https://www.fishing.net.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=58496&PID=835798&title=hanmer-river-access#835798 Author: jamesdaulton
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Posted: 13 Oct 2010 at 2:23pm

I dont want to hijack this thread - but I will be in the (that) vacinity early Jan. Is it worth a fish then? if so any tips and what gear to pack? I usually have spin and fly gear in the car...but will be short of space I suspect.

]]> Wed, 13 Oct 2010 14:23:31 +0000 https://www.fishing.net.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=58496&PID=835798&title=hanmer-river-access#835798 <![CDATA[Hanmer River Access : Fish and Game have access signs...]]> https://www.fishing.net.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=58496&PID=835585&title=hanmer-river-access#835585 Author: Mike.Thomas
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Posted: 13 Oct 2010 at 6:31am

Fish and Game have access signs at good access points all along the Waiau, with parking spots. I just stopped at one of these and fished, there was enough water to fish for an hour or so without crossing.

Good luck.
All the best.
Mike
]]> Wed, 13 Oct 2010 06:31:54 +0000 https://www.fishing.net.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=58496&PID=835585&title=hanmer-river-access#835585 <![CDATA[Hanmer River Access : Jump on over into the Clarence...]]> https://www.fishing.net.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=58496&PID=835178&title=hanmer-river-access#835178 Author: flyfisher
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Posted: 12 Oct 2010 at 11:34am

Jump on over into the Clarence Cuzza, lovely river, quite an easy drive over Jollies Pass even for a two wheel drive (esp. if a rental!). Reasonable numbers of fish (some quite large) and rock and stone water. Dog Brook which runs through the town centre used to have tons of browns but they are small. The Hanmer and Percival also hold fish but never found them overly productive.
 
The Waiau has some quality fishing off the highway through to the Pass, have caught some good fish scrambling down the bank when the water is clear and pushing up into the gorge (have caught Salmon as well on trout spin gear as a by-catch here as well when river was dirty) it's a large river so cross carefully, the fish tend to sit deep under the current.
 
The Hope River just up the road is also very good for big fish, not big numbers but well worth it as they often run 6-8lbs and often there's no need to tramp to the upper reaches, I've always found it most productive along the barren highway stretches - it is guided heavily in the upper reaches. Then there's the Boyle, Nina, Lewis etc etc... paradise!
]]> Tue, 12 Oct 2010 11:34:07 +0000 https://www.fishing.net.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=58496&PID=835178&title=hanmer-river-access#835178 <![CDATA[Hanmer River Access : Here i go again asking for help.......]]> https://www.fishing.net.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=58496&PID=835172&title=hanmer-river-access#835172 Author: Cuzza
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Posted: 12 Oct 2010 at 11:22am

Here i go again asking for help.... going to a wedding in Hanmer this weekend, and want to sneak in some fishing, have had a look on the usual websites to see if there is any access for fly fishing close to Hanmer, we will only have a car, no 4wd, is there anywhere nearby than you can get access to a fishable river? On the net the only thing I could find was a 4wd track just after the Hanmer bridge? ]]> Tue, 12 Oct 2010 11:22:26 +0000 https://www.fishing.net.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=58496&PID=835172&title=hanmer-river-access#835172