Year: 2012

Broodstock Collection Video – Burnt Hill Brook

By Giv'er Miramichi / October 9, 2012 / Comments Off on Broodstock Collection Video – Burnt Hill Brook

The Miramichi Salmon Association works closely with government and non-government organizations to help keep the Miramichi River stocked with Atlantic salmon. JD Irving recently posted a video to Youtube discussing the broodstock collection and subsequ…

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Miramichi Fishing Report for Thursday, October 4, 2012

By Giv'er Miramichi / October 4, 2012 /

With the fall foliage starting to hit full stride, bird season upon us, it is time for some blast n cast.  This combined with a very good raise in water, and somewhat more positive counts from the trapnets, it is time to dust off the old fishing rod again. The Millerton Trapnet reported 3 salmon…

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Miramichi Fishing Report for Thursday, October 4, 2012

By Giv'er Miramichi / October 4, 2012 / Comments Off on Miramichi Fishing Report for Thursday, October 4, 2012

With the fall foliage starting to hit full stride, bird season upon us, it is time for some blast n cast.  This combined with a very good raise in water, and somewhat more positive counts from the trapnets, it is time to dust off the old fishing rod again. The Millerton Trapnet reported 3 salmon […]

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Women of Influence Night

By Giv'er Miramichi / October 1, 2012 /

The Women of Miramichi Entrepreneurial Network (WOMEN) has announced it will hold a “Women of Influence Night” on December 1, 2012 at Rodd Miramichi River Hotel. WOMEN is Miramichi’s only female entrepreneurial network serving the greater Miramichi area. “Women of Influence Night” will be the WOMEN network’s first Awards Ceremony and will feature several award…

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Local Business Launches First Mobile Community in Province

By Giv'er Miramichi / October 1, 2012 /

Mighty Community Group (MCG) in Miramichi, NB, has launched a new mobile application for their community web portals product. “With over 13 million smartphones in Canada and growing, we have to position our community to be mobile friendly,” said Terry Matchett, MCG President. “Smartphones are not a fad, this segment isn’t going to go away,…

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Bruno Bobak 1923-2012

By Giv'er Miramichi / September 27, 2012 / Comments Off on Bruno Bobak 1923-2012

Long time friend and donor to the Miramichi Salmon Association, Bruno Bobak, passed away in Fredericton on September 24th. The notice from McAdam’s Funeral Home follows.  The family of Bruno Bobak wish to announce his passing on Monday, Septembe…

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Miramichi Fishing Report for Thursday, September 27, 2012

By Giv'er Miramichi / September 27, 2012 /

MIRAMICHI – When out and about this Thursday to Saturday at dark, make sure to wear some Hunter Orange, especially if you are off the beaten track and traveling through trails to pools as it is the annual 3-day moose hunt, and many hunters will be out in pursuit of “Swamp Donkeys”. Maybe even be careful of using flies that are tied up with moose-hair You wouldn’t want some crack-shot to shoot the fly off your leader!

As we move toward the end of September, there has been some improvement in the number of fish coming into the system. On Monday of this week, the trap net at Millerton on the Main Southwest Miramichi had 7 salmon and three grilse, 8 and 3 on Tuesday and 7 and seven Wednesday. However, the Trapnet at Cassilis on the Northwest was zero for the three days.

The mid to lower section of the Main Southwest did receive some decent rain on the weekend, but the upper stretches (Doaktown up) received very little. The Cains River came up a lot, so hopefully, some fish that have been in the system will move up.

The MSA Hatchery will finish their electro-fishing this week and are in full swing collection brood stock. While seining pools on the Northwest, hatchery manager Mark Hambrook said that the numbers of salmon, and especially grilse, are down considerably from last year, and on the number of grilse present, he has never seen so many small grilse (2 ½ to 3 pounds, with hardy any in the 4 to 5 pound range).

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Save Our Railway!

By Giv'er Miramichi / September 27, 2012 /

Does Atlantic Canada deserve better rail passenger service? If your answer is “yes”, this is the opportunity you’ve been waiting for! National Dream Renewed is an initiative of Transport Action – the country’s leading citizen transportation advocacy group – to gather Canadians’ views of VIA Rail, and their suggestions on how it can be transformed…

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Northumberland Sport Fair Celebrates the Importance of Sports in Miramichi

By Giv'er Miramichi / September 27, 2012 /

The Department of Culture, Tourism and Healthy Living in collaboration with the City of Miramichi is pleased to invite you to the Northumberland Sport Fair.  This free event will be held on Saturday, September 29th at  Miramichi Valley High School from 1:00-4:00pm. In recognition of the National Sport Day in Canada, we invite you to…

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Miramichi Fishing Report for Thursday, September 27, 2012

By Giv'er Miramichi / September 27, 2012 / Comments Off on Miramichi Fishing Report for Thursday, September 27, 2012

MIRAMICHI – When out and about this Thursday to Saturday at dark, make sure to wear some Hunter Orange, especially if you are off the beaten track and traveling through trails to pools as it is the annual 3-day moose hunt, and many hunters will be out in pursuit of “Swamp Donkeys”. Maybe even be careful of using flies that are tied up with moose-hair You wouldn’t want some crack-shot to shoot the fly off your leader!

As we move toward the end of September, there has been some improvement in the number of fish coming into the system. On Monday of this week, the trap net at Millerton on the Main Southwest Miramichi had 7 salmon and three grilse, 8 and 3 on Tuesday and 7 and seven Wednesday. However, the Trapnet at Cassilis on the Northwest was zero for the three days.

The mid to lower section of the Main Southwest did receive some decent rain on the weekend, but the upper stretches (Doaktown up) received very little. The Cains River came up a lot, so hopefully, some fish that have been in the system will move up.

The MSA Hatchery will finish their electro-fishing this week and are in full swing collection brood stock. While seining pools on the Northwest, hatchery manager Mark Hambrook said that the numbers of salmon, and especially grilse, are down considerably from last year, and on the number of grilse present, he has never seen so many small grilse (2 ½ to 3 pounds, with hardy any in the 4 to 5 pound range).

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Countdown to Culture Days: Historic Paintout in Miramichi

By Giv'er Miramichi / September 25, 2012 / Comments Off on Countdown to Culture Days: Historic Paintout in Miramichi

Chatham’s historic downtown will be pulsing with the creative passion of artists this Saturday as members of the Miramichi Art Core take to the streets for a Paintout in celebration of Culture Days. This is the second year the Miramichi Art Core will participate in Culture Days with a Historic Paintout in and around Chatham’s [Read More…]

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Miramichi Fishing Report for Thursday, September 20, 2012

By Giv'er Miramichi / September 20, 2012 /

MIRAMICHI – Once again the promise of rain and very little received, but every drop is welcomed.  There have been slight raises in water which have quickly dropped back again.  But cooler temperatures have spurred some fish to take.  However the majority of these takers are old fish that have simply moved from holding pool…

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Miramichi Fishing Report for Thursday, September 20, 2012

By Giv'er Miramichi / September 20, 2012 / Comments Off on Miramichi Fishing Report for Thursday, September 20, 2012

MIRAMICHI – Once again the promise of rain and very little received, but every drop is welcomed.  There have been slight raises in water which have quickly dropped back again.  But cooler temperatures have spurred some fish to take.  However the majority of these takers are old fish that have simply moved from holding pool […]

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