Comments on: Cains River needs more young people

By: Nathan

Nathan — Tue, 14 Aug 2007 15:28:02 +0000

Those two “inexperienced” young guys fishing the Cains in June were myself and a friend. I completely agree with you in that I played the fish too long. It was the biggest trout I’d ever caught and on a light trout rod. You forgot to mention your (or someone you were with) behaviour when we were attempting to land the fish I’d been dreaming about my whole life. We had trouble netting it because it was so huge, but never did we treat it badly, and I know this because I’ve been handling, studying how to, and releasing fish my whole life in new brunswick and all over the world. The “ankle-deep, oxygen deficient” water I was holding it in was in fact above my knees and flowing the same as the rest of the slow-water pool. I am very conscious about releasing fish in the right water (the trout was still full of life). So, the thing I see most wrong with the whole picture is someone from your party running down the shoreline RUDELY SWEARING, yes swearing, at us while we’re trying to release this fish unharmed and enjoy our suposedly secluded crown reserve waters. I was very, very disturbed and dissapointed and felt almost guilty to catch another trout (which I did and if you noticed, did not even take them out of the water because they were much easier to handle…but you didn’t mention those ones).
Despite all this, I am happy to see people who really care about this river and other rivers in New Brunswick, as I do. I consider myself and my friends to respect the rivers at the highest level and believe we are among the best in the young generation to conserve the resource in the future and protect the rivers that I know we love.

Nathan Wilbur

By: John R

John R — Mon, 16 Jul 2007 16:16:13 +0000

Keith
I have heard from a very reliable sorce that the Cains will be open this year for the last two weeks of October,personaly I think it is great and that the fish will regulate themselves. As long as we use the resorce properly this should be good for everyone.

By: Tom Benjamin

Tom Benjamin — Wed, 11 Jul 2007 23:39:50 +0000

Hi Keith,

I completely agree that an organization for the Cains anglers would be a great idea, with particular focus on education of proper C@R techniques and so on. Let me know if you get any interest from others. I know a few other people who’d like to take part.

Tom

By: Matt

Matt — Sat, 30 Jun 2007 13:16:27 +0000

It was nice to meet you on Wednesday, Keith. We really appreciate the tips your friend had to offer us, and were in fact quite amazed at his skill and knowledge. We learned more in those 15 minutes than we could have taught ourselves in a year, I’m sure.

More knowledge the better; I’m sure anyone would surely benefit from learning more about C&R, especially since more and more waters are being protected nowadays.