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Rakaia Salmon
Salmon Tails
Q: Why did they create Salmon Tales restaurant?
A: They created Salmon Tales because they thought it would be a tourist attraction and it is also a great place to have dinner.
Salmon Tales is a restaurant located in Rakaia beside the big fish. Salmon Tales has a pond out the left hand side and a souvenir shop in the back. Salmon Tales is also great for locals.
The Rakaia Fish
Q: Why did people make the big salmon sculpture?
A: To show what the Rakaia River is famous for. The salmon fishing at Rakaia is a tourist attraction. Tourists go fly fishing on the Rakaia to catch the famously large salmon that swim there. Locals also enjoy fishing there.
