Archive for April, 2007
Cold water holds fish in river

Posted by Keith on 30 Apr 2007 | Tagged as: Miramichi River Report

This week of cool temps is just what we need to keep the salmon holding in the pools . The water height is ideal with plenty of snow still in the headwaters so our fish will hold till the river begins warming up . The fishing is

O’Brien Family Breaks 14 year Camp Record

Posted by Keith on 28 Apr 2007 | Tagged as: Miramichi River Report

Judge Jack O’Brien knows how to fish and his three boys can fish almost as well as he can . The O’Briens showed up in anticipation of a great trip

Superb conditions, great fishing, big discounts

Posted by Keith on 26 Apr 2007 | Tagged as: Miramichi River Report

The ice is out , the Miramichi is in superb condition , it is fantastic fishing and Wilson’s has a two day opening that is selling for 40% off retail . If you are in the mood to catch a bunch of Atlantic salmon and you like the feeling you get when there is a [...]

Miramichi Ice is moving out on high water

Posted by Keith on 23 Apr 2007 | Tagged as: Miramichi River Report

With the recent warm weather and more to come we are sure to be rid of all the ice by weeks end . Reports from the headwaters today was that the ice is still holding but sure to move soon . Cool nights help curb the run-off so we hope for normal high [...]

Guys bring your Girls – They Will Love You For It

Posted by Keith on 23 Apr 2007 | Tagged as: Miramichi River Report

Hey Guys , want to get big points with your favorite girl , take her fly fishing . Don’t worry about the technique or the equipment , at Wilson’s we can make you look like a pro , fly fishing is our specialty . We teach you how to do it right , but [...]

“Spring Salmon” use to be called “Black Salmon”

Posted by Keith on 22 Apr 2007 | Tagged as: Miramichi River Report

Spring time Atlantic salmon fishing on the Miramichi River during the early years was reffered to as “Black Salmon Fishing” . We have pictures of fish taken during that era that clearly shows the fish with very dark colored sides and more slinky in

Girls like Keltie love to fish too

Posted by Keith on 22 Apr 2007 | Tagged as: Miramichi River Report

Keltie hooks into a beautie on her first day on the water . Keltie & Karl were so anxious to hit the river that they braved the ice-run and found a quite spot out of the ice to cast . It proved a good effort because Keltie landed a nice

1935 – 1971 Ice run data

Posted by Keith on 19 Apr 2007 | Tagged as: Miramichi River Report

I came across a newspaper clipping of the ice run as recorded at Boiestown , upstream 8 miles from Wilson’s , from the year 1935 through 1971 . It is interesting to note that the ice left this area of the river before April 15th just

Wilson’s take Spring fishing seriously

Posted by Keith on 17 Apr 2007 | Tagged as: Miramichi River Report

If you are going to pay the money , take time off work and travel from afar you need to know that at Wilson’s , your host , guide, cook , waitress and even the yard man is taking their job seriously . We want you to know

Snowmobile fishn’ on the Cains

Posted by Keith on 17 Apr 2007 | Tagged as: Miramichi River Report

It has been a long winter so with having the fishn’ bug so bad Cleve and I decided to head to open water on the upper Cains for a cast or two . The water there too is low for April but we did find open water and a place to lay out a cast [...]

Winter is holding tight on the Miramichi

Posted by Keith on 13 Apr 2007 | Tagged as: Miramichi River Report

It seems like winter will never go away . We are into yet another spring snow storm with temperatures below normal and the forecast not looking much better for a few more days . The ice in the river is

Miramichi is just melting out

Posted by Keith on 09 Apr 2007 | Tagged as: Miramichi River Report

The Miramichi is slowly but surely melting out , the water height is still low but

Ice -out timeing looks good

Posted by Keith on 02 Apr 2007 | Tagged as: Miramichi River Report

Ice-out for the Main S.W. Miramichi at Wilson’s looks to be right