Archive for April, 2008
Wilson’s Miramichi Report April 30th

Posted by Keith on 30 Apr 2008 | Tagged as: Miramichi River Report

I have posted two pictures of the Miramichi River at McNamee so you can compare water levels today with late July 2007 . After a week or so of warm weather and then a big rain yesterday the river is over its banks . It is useless to fish today and tomorrow but the dirt [...]

Wilson’s Miramichi Spey casting school

Posted by Keith on 30 Apr 2008 | Tagged as: Miramichi River Report

Wilson’s on the Miramichi is gearing up for our first Spey Casting School beginning June 23rd running for six days . Participants can choose a full six days or maybe would like a taste of the action with only three days . Either way you can expect an action packed week of learning new [...]

Wilson’s Miramichi Report April 27th

Posted by Keith on 27 Apr 2008 | Tagged as: Miramichi River Report

:: Click image to enlarge ::Atlantic salmon fly-fishing conditions and report at Wilson’s on the Miramichi River on April 27th . As you can tell by the look on my face this is my first hook up of the year , but come to think of it I feel this way each and every [...]

Wilson’s Miramichi River Report

Posted by Keith on 24 Apr 2008 | Tagged as: Miramichi River Report

April 24th we are under cold and rainy sky’s , just what we had hoped for . The river has been creeping up higher each day since ice-out but with this cold rain and a cooler than normal forecast for the next week things will surely level off and clear up . We are picking [...]

Wilson’s Miramichi Ice-run report April 22

Posted by Keith on 22 Apr 2008 | Tagged as: Miramichi River Report

The river is in fine shape this morning . All of the main river is open but with the water rising there will be plenty of shore ice left to come down . This will not mess up the fishing but can be very dangerous if you don’t pay attention . A small piece of [...]

Wilson’s Miramichi Spring discounts

Posted by Keith on 18 Apr 2008 | Tagged as: Miramichi River Report

This photo shows what spring fishing is all about , in this case getting your family together or maybe a group of friends together on the Miramichi for great fishing , great food and a good time for all .
With the late ice out this year some of our goups had to cancell and [...]

Wilson’s Miramichi Ice-run report April 18

Posted by Keith on 18 Apr 2008 | Tagged as: Miramichi River Report

This series of photos shows just how quickly the river can change from a peaceful setting to a dangerous place for a novice boatsman to be . These ice jams show up and within minutes you can be trapped . We still have some heavy ice in the headwaters but it is moving steadily [...]

Wilson’s Miramichi Ice-run report April 17th

Posted by Keith on 17 Apr 2008 | Tagged as: Miramichi River Report

Good news , the river is opening up in most areas but anlgers beware , we still have miles of ice to come down so for the novice this might not be the weekend to try the Miramichi . If you have an experienced guide you will do just fine , these guy’s know the [...]

Wilson’s Miramichi Ice-run report April 15

Posted by Keith on 15 Apr 2008 | Tagged as: Miramichi River Report

Don’t be fooled by the picture looking up river , as you can see the ice has moved here at Big Murphy Pool , but only a few hundred yards . This is typical for most of the upper river areas though . There does not seem to be much to the ice so with [...]

Wilson’s Miramichi ice-run report April 12th

Posted by Keith on 12 Apr 2008 | Tagged as: Miramichi River Report

As you can see the Miramichi River ice is slowly but surely beginning to move here at Wilson’s in the McNamee area .There are many of these little jams all allong the river as of this date . This past week of warm weather has created some water and it does [...]

Wison’s Miramichi Ice-run report , April 9th

Posted by Keith on 09 Apr 2008 | Tagged as: Miramichi River Report

The warm weather all this week combined with rain in the forecast is just what we need to get the ice moving here at Wilson’s on the Miramichi River . Spring Atlantic salmon fishing at Wilson’s will be fantastic as usual but not till this ice moves out . The water is beginning to rise [...]

Miramichi River Ice-Run Update

Posted by Keith on 04 Apr 2008 | Tagged as: Miramichi River Report

Yes , we still have tons of snow and plenty of ice in the Miramichi today , but this picture reveals a ray of hope . The weather is beginning to warm up and as you can see the glades are getting a little wider each day . Keep an eye on the [...]