The advice given to any Endeavour is usually “to finish strong”.  After a dismal season throughout most of the summer, the Fall season is shining brightly in comparison.  Anglers are seeing reasonable amounts of fish and catching has certainly improved over the last couple of weeks, both with fresh and darker fish.  So we’ll be…

A bit of a positive report this week.  There are still fresh fish coming into the system each day, although numbers have dropped back again.  There is an average of combined salmon and grilse of about 10 a day at Millerton and less at Cassilis.  These combined with the dark fish that have been here…

Finally, some good news!  Over the weekend there was a decent splash of fresh fish entering the system.  There was an average of 40 fish counted for several days on the Main Southwest Miramichi and at least another 20 on Monday.  Perhaps it is still too early to call it a “Fall Run”, but it…

First, a reminder that starting Tuesday September until Saturday September 27 the annual Moose Season takes place in NB.  So if you are out, it is advisable to wear some Hunter Orange so as not to be mistaken for a “Swamp Donkey”.  Maybe one should avoid using flies tied with moose hair as some crack…

This week’s report is very similar to many this season.  Anglers are still waiting and hoping for a Fall run.  Thus far there have been only several fresh fish on average coming in each day, and the majority of those hooked are dark fish which have been in the system for quite a while. [wp_bannerize…

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The general consensus is that the numbers of fish around are not great, but there are dribs and drabs of fresh fish coming in each day.  So there are some around and they are challenging anglers.  But isn’t that the whole point of angling?  If everyone won the lotto, there would be no lotto.  And…

Last weekend’s rain produced a fresh batch of water and seemingly, a little bump of fish. It also made the older fish in the system more active. With the trapnets up as a preventative measure, there has been no actual numbers recorded so we are back to a hope mode as this should normally be…

As per the last few weeks, there are only dribs and drabs of fish coming into the system each day.  If one is lucky enough to be in the right place at the right time, then maybe a fish can be hooked, but the few fish that are here are very choosy.  So the wait…

In case you missed it, DFO has announced today that the hook and release fishery will continue on the Northwest until the end of the season. In 2013 the Northwest reached only 39% of its conservation limit – and numbers at the Cassilis trap and Northwest Barrier have been very low this year. Moncton, NB…

The pattern of small spurts of fish coming in one day and then very few the next several days continues to frustrate anglers.  Last weekend saw a good day as noted below in the MSA report.  Then it was back to hit and miss again.  If one is at the right place at the right…

Again this week, we have a mixed bag as far as reports go.  One angler or angling area of 10 might just have hit a small wave of fish going through and felt angling was quite good.  On the other hand, the other nine reported almost nothing.  There still has been no great run, but…

As the high water from “Arthur:” settled, there was a definite improvement in numbers of fish coming into the system.  However, there has not yet been the usual “big run” of fish we normally expect.  So, the overall picture is positive, hedging hope for more to come.  Water conditions are generally good.  Check the MSA…