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"Bishfish" wrote in message
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Rainbows in New Zealand quickly learned to spawn in Oct-Nov when they
used to spawn in Apr-May

Don't know where this info came from, most rainbows in the North Island at
least, spawn May through August, with peak numbers in June and July
(mid-winter). It is true that spawning fish will come upriver in April in
some rivers, and fish will continue to spawn into Novenmber, but in far
fewer numbers than during the peak runs.


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Tony Bishop
www.bishfish.co.nz
New Zealand

http://www.southernencounter.co.nz/a.../salmonids.htm

"Spawning in rainbow trout within New Zealand takes place in late autumn
and through the winter. "

may be a matter of semantics. by spawning I mean dig redds and lay eggs.
Steelhead typically enter streams in Jan & feb and spawn in MArch & April
(in Washington & british Columbia)