Comments on: 15 yr. Old Breaks Wilson’s 150 Year Camp Record

By: Medicine

Medicine — Wed, 19 May 2010 11:35:09 +0000

Thanks for the nice post…

By: Mark Hambrook

Mark Hambrook — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 20:31:25 +0000

Keith:
From the picture on your website of the record hen salmon, it looks like it is adipose clipped, meaning it originated as a parr from the Miramichi Salmon Conservation Centre or one of the many satellite rearing tanks along the SW Miramichi River. Maybe from a different view, the adipose fin might still be there. Either way, congratulations and may there be many more successful anglers this fall.
Mark Hambrook, Miramichi Salmon Association

By: Braden

Braden — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 19:53:28 +0000

Hi all-
Thanks for so many kind comments!I hooked into the fish down at Coldwater pool, and he actually only took about 20-25 minutes to bring in. When we got him to the net, though, he still had plenty of energy left and could have fought for quite a bit longer. As you can see, we had some trouble holding on to him for a picture because of this!
-Braden Tierney

By: David

David — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 21:30:59 +0000

Awsome fish!!! How long did it take to land this monster and which pool was it caught in?

By: Kyle Price

Kyle Price — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 16:01:09 +0000

Congratulations on the awesome fish dude, I have been fishing that river for many a years and have yet to handle one that big myself. Congratualtions on your great catch.

By: Mark Willigar

Mark Willigar — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 12:36:17 +0000

Way to go Braden! That’s an incredible fish, something to be very, very proud of. It’s such a good thing to have happen to a young angler, the next generation who will keep the great tradition alive and well! If you ever come to N.S. to fish, in River Philip or wallace, look me up for a tour…..

By: Barry Bransfield

Barry Bransfield — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 01:11:36 +0000

Braden you’re the man…What a lucky guy you are to have hooked a record fish on the nicest salmon river in North America.Congratulations!You probably will not sleep again until you return to Wilsons(haha).Many people fish salmon for a lifetime and never hook anything close to what you caught.You really have something to boast about.Nice of you to write such glowing comments about your guide and Wilsons.Tight Lines.
Barry W Bransfield
Halifax,NS.

By: Keith

Keith — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 22:40:44 +0000

Wow – what a record! – Needless to say we’re excited to get up on the river next weekend!

Unless Karl got a girth measurement, it’ll be pretty hard to guess the weight. You might want to think about getting the guides some nylon string maybe 30” long to measure girth with. I’m guessing well over 40# though…

Here’s 2 different ways to estimate weight when you have length and girth (girth at fattest point, usually right before or after dorsal fin):

Formulas to Estimate Weight of Atlantic Salmon

William H. Wood Formula: Length X Girth Squared Divided by 800 (L & G expresssed in inches)

Modern Adjustment for Salmonids: Length X Girth Squared Divided by 750

And a website which has a calculator:

http://www.letsflyfish.com/weight.htm

See you Friday!

Sincerely,

George G. Conyngham, Jr.

By: arthur

arthur — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 19:13:11 +0000

Way to go Braden!!! I guess EJ taught Karl allllll of the tricks!

What pool was the monster caught in?

arthur