Extremely hot weather last week has put the breaks on most angling  as water levels dropped and temperatures soared.  Any success anglers were having was mostly early morning at some cold water pools. The Trap net at Cassilis on the Northwest had a grilse Saturday, but none since, while Millerton on the Main Southwest was […]

Last week’s rain has certainly brought water levels up, and beyond for a while.  However, levels are beginning to drop quickly.  Hopefully the warmer temperatures will not bring the water temperature up too much.  If all goes well, it should be a good weekend for fishing. There is a steady stream of fish coming into […]

The report this week is one of mixed messages from those around the river.  I’ hearing lots of fish, but they won’t take well, the water is too warm, to good fishing.  So it is a coin toss this week. Doug White’s Tammerack Sports Fly Shop in Juniper said that the salmon have finely arrived. […]

Angling now has a green light so to speak with both salmon and grilse returning to the rivers in good numbers.  There are not hordes of fish, but certainly enough to make anglers want to go to the rivers with a reasonable chance of success.  The counting traps at Cassilis and Millerton are both operational […]

High water continues to be the story for much of the system, but on the positive side, it is bringing in fresh fish, and allowing them to move quickly through the system toward the spawning grounds. While out fishing Monday of this week, I was greeted by a pleasant surprise.  The students from Napan Elementary […]

High water certainly put a damper on most fishing over the last week, but some anglers pushed the envelope and had some success.  The best angling was on the Northwest which is usual for this time of year.  As we move into June, more salmon will be gracing the other tributaries in greater numbers. The […]

This week there is certainly no shortage of water as last week’s deluge brought the rivers to well above spring high.  As of Wednesday, any pools that were fishable would most likely have to be described as “fishably high”.  The forecast for Wednesday overnight and into today was more rain, so a check with some […]

This week’s column has a definite “bright atmosphere” to it.  Yes, there are bright salmon on the Northwest Miramichi, and reports of some bright trout on both the Northwest and Main Southwest Miramichi.  The Striped Bass have moved from the staging area around Strawberry March in City of Miramichi up river to the spawning area […]

Striped Bass fishing continues to be extraordinary with many catches being had.  It is so nice to see so many out on the river, especially families, getting the young involved while sowing the seeds for future angling.  Remember, the retention period for Stripers ended yesterday.  There is consideration being given to another period of time […]

As we move into May, the spring salmon are pretty well gone as anglers turn their attention to Striped Bass and Trout.  By this time next week (May 15) lakes and  ponds in the Miramichi drainage will be open. With the new bass season, anglers are reminded to keep all areas free of litter and […]

Anglers continue to have decent spring salmon catches, and a recreational striped bass season for the Miramichi and the Gulf Region opened on May 1 (See below for details regarding gear and retention limits).  May 1 was also the opening of trout season in the Miramichi drainage for rivers, streams and brooks.  However, lakes ponds […]

High and dirty water hampered angling to some degree last weekend and early this week, but there was still catching to be had.  The higher water allowed boats freedom to cover much greater areas of the various rivers. W. W. Doak and Sons in Doaktown said after the weekend’s high and dirty water, anglers began […]

Anglers are back on the river, and reports are on the positive side for the first two days, with poorer results in some areas Wednesday as the water was raising and dirty.  With rain Tuesday night, and more in the forecast for Thursday evening and on Friday, coupled with warmer temperatures, conditions could be iffy […]