Archive for October, 2007
Spectacular scene on the Cains River

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

I had the most amazing sight of my life on Thursday Oct 18th on the Cains River. We watch trout spawn there every year but this time was different .
The trout were there in greater numbers than I have ever seen before and the sun was at the perfect angle to see into the 18 [...]

Big water brings big fish

Posted by Keith on 14 Oct 2007 | Tagged as: Miramichi River Report

The water on the Miramichi at McNamee is dropping nicely today and is much cleaner . As the water level drops it clears up quickly and of course the fishing usually turns on , as was the case for Claude Prior today with this beautiful 15 pound , fresh from the ocean hen fish . [...]

Sometimes we get what we ask for , just a little late

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

Well folks , we have all been praying for a good rain and raise of water and that is just what we got , a little late for anglers but still good for our fish and the watershed . The storm was brief but it sure did the job . At this point the water [...]

First timers sometimes have all the luck

Posted by Keith on 12 Oct 2007 | Tagged as: Miramichi River Report

First time salmon angler Peter Bradford is probably thinking today , what is the big deal , just cast your fly on the water where the guide tells you to and watch the majic happen . On Peter’s first day he landed two fish in the 15 – 20 pound range and yesterday he pulled [...]

Just when you think you have it all figured out

Posted by Keith on 11 Oct 2007 | Tagged as: Miramichi River Report

Last week I e:mailed several guests suggesting they put off their fall trip because of the tough river conditions. Tom Young and Rod Handfield had their seven trip booked for months so decided to come anyway , if for nothing else the beautiful river and to see their friends . Yesterday [...]

Miramichi low , fishing slow

Posted by Keith on 10 Oct 2007 | Tagged as: Miramichi River Report

The Miramichi is very low and we have just a few new fish trickling in . Wilson’s still have a good number of fish holding in our larger pools but they are taking slow . The fish that we are hooking are coming to the fly very slow and seem to be grabbing just [...]

Tom Watson lucks out with a big Salmon at Wilson’s

Posted by Keith on 05 Oct 2007 | Tagged as: Miramichi River Report

Tom was another lucky angler this week landing this beautiful 25 pound hen fish at Big Murphy . He and Joe teamed up on two more grilse the same day . Water conditions are not good but we still have a fair number of older fish moving along . Rain is forecast for next week [...]

Charles G. also lucks out with a big fish

Posted by Keith on 03 Oct 2007 | Tagged as: Miramichi River Report

Tough conditions but there is still hope of getting into a fish of a lifetime . Charles landed this 26 pound female and lost another even bigger . Unfortunately the fall run has not developed due to low water but for a few lucky anglers it does not seem to matter .

Low but still catching a few fish

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

The “fall run ” which is normally right on at this point in the season has obviously not made it into the system yet . Most areas are reporting very slow fishing over the “summer run fish ” that have been here for a while now . The low water is not helping things [...]

Johnston’s had a good trip to Wilson’s

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

“The Wilson Camp is a terrific spot for both the experienced angler and the first-timer. With the attentive support of our guide, Joe, we thoroughly enjoyed the Miramichi experience. Keith and Bonnie are wonderful hosts and the kitchen staff made sure we were very well fed! Accommodations are clean and comfortable. Overall, we had a [...]