Archive for April, 2006
Due to the early ice out ( late March ) and warmer weather

Posted by Keith on 30 Apr 2006 | Tagged as: Miramichi River Report

Due to the early ice out ( late March ) and warmer weather , the fish are most all
gone from the upper Miramichi. Jack O’Brien was lucky on this evening with two
nice salmon hooked and this one landed . This 33 inch beauty took a grey ghost
on a cast into the heavy water between two [...]

Week of wind and rain, then good fishing on weekend.

Posted by Keith on 24 Apr 2006 | Tagged as: Miramichi River Report

After nearly a week of cold east wind and rain anglers were rewarded with perfect weather and good fishing over the weekend. The water is getting down and clearing up substantially .The fish are jumping and rolling as they would in mid May therefore guiding and fishing techniques must adapt . Wilson’s is [...]

Want to be a better angler, then come to Wilson’s.

Posted by Keith on 21 Apr 2006 | Tagged as: Miramichi River Report

LEARN TO CATCH MORE BIG SALMON
If you want to learn to be a better angler in tough weather conditions, then come to Wilson’s. We will introduce you to some of the most experienced guides who know how to catch more big fish. When fishing the Miramichi River in the wind and rain and ever changing [...]

Good news for anglers coming in the next few days.

Posted by Keith on 20 Apr 2006 | Tagged as: Miramichi River Report

Good news for anglers coming in over the next few days. The harsh east wind and rain has stopped and the river is in superb shape. Not too high and very clean. Despite the wind and rain over the past three days we still had good fishing . Grilse numbers are still higher than MSW [...]

As a result of the near perfect river conditions…..

Posted by Keith on 16 Apr 2006 | Tagged as: Miramichi River Report

As a result of the near perfect river conditions and evidence of good numbers of salmon around , we have decided to make a special offer to last minute bookings for the next three weeks . Depending on the number of people in the party we are offering up to 35% off the retail [...]

Fishing was fantastic at Wilson’s on our opening day.

Posted by Keith on 16 Apr 2006 | Tagged as: Miramichi River Report

As expected the fishing was fantastic at Wilson’s on our opening day . A poll taken of ten boats on our five mile private stretch showed most anglers averageing 9 fish landed . The fish are in remarkable condition giving anglers a great show with many jumps and the usual long runs. Average [...]

Atlantic Salmon fishing on the Miramichi is set to go.

Posted by Keith on 10 Apr 2006 | Tagged as: Miramichi River Report

Atlantic Salmon fishing on the Miramichi at McNamee is set to go . The ice is out and the river is about normal for the weather . Some ice is hanging on along the high banks There is very little snow locally but the headwaters areas still have considerable amounts so we don’t want warm [...]

Found copy of a news paper report dated March 1972….

Posted by Keith on 03 Apr 2006 | Tagged as: Miramichi River Report

I came across a copy of a news paper report dated March 1972 . It listed recordings of ice runs from 1935 through 1971 at Boiestown . The earliest ice run for that period was March 22, 1937 and the latest was May 2nd , 1961 . Average ice-run dates seemed to be around [...]

The ice has moved on the Miramichi…..

Posted by Keith on 03 Apr 2006 | Tagged as: Miramichi River Report

As a result of the warm weather last week followed by rain on the weekend , it appears that the majority of the ice has moved on the Miramichi . We still have tons of ice in the side channels and bogans so a big “freshet ” is needed before good fishing can be [...]

Miramichi at McNamee location is slowly melting away.

Posted by Keith on 01 Apr 2006 | Tagged as: Miramichi River Report

The Miramichi at our McNamee location is slowly melting away. We have had warm weather for the past three days which opened up most main channels and the water has started to rise slightly .We are due for rain within a few days so depending on the volume and the temperatures we are likely to [...]