On April 13 the SW Miramichi stood at 1.55M on the Blackville gauge.  That is the sort of number you’d expect when fishing for the first bright salmon on June 1.  At that height many of the river’s pools are beginning to take shape and you can do a fair amount of wading.  There were two rain events, one on the 14th and another on the night of the 15th.  These were both inch-plus, …Read More →

Fishing Friends: Just returning from salmon fishing in Scotland, with the Miramichi salmon season about to open – I bought my license and guide exemption permit yesterday – and with lots happening on the conservation front, I’ve got plenty of material for a spring Miramichi salmon blog.  Let’s start out with the fun part – salmon fishing. The ghillie for the Kildonan estate on the River Helmsdale in the Northern Highlands of Scotland is, …Read More →