The second week of spring salmon continues to provide good fishing.  Keep in mind the best fishing is a few days after ice-out, but there is still good fishing to be had. Sunday May 1 is the official opening for two more sport fisheries.  The first is for trout which opens on all streams, rivers…

The 2016 spring salmon season kicked off with a bang last Friday and fishing has continued to be good.  Many anglers are limiting out and seeing and hitting lots of fish. W. W. Doak and Sons in Doaktown said angling has been very good with good numbers of fish around and ready to take.  “This…

Friday, April 15 is the long awaited “Opening Day” for anglers to hit the water in pursuit of Spring or “Black” Salmon.  Basically, salmon angling will be all hook and release in NB as per last year.  The Minister of Fisheries and Oceans released the following Wednesday April 13, 2016: [wp_bannerize group=”doug1″] Catch and release…

It was nice to see many familiar faces at the Dieppe Fly Fishing/Boat & Outdoors Show last weekend in Moncton. With that over, attention this week is turned to the annual Miramichi Valley High Fly Tying Club’s show. On Friday, April 8th, the MVHS Fly Fishing Club will host 150 elementary students in the morning…

MIRAMICHI – Welcome to another year of “Doug’s Fishing Report”. As usual, I begin with the season kick-off of the Moncton Outdoors Show to be held this Weekend Friday April 1 to 3 at the Moncton Coliseum. A quick look at this year’s three-in-one show (The Dieppe Fly Fishing Show, the Moncton Boat Show and…

With the fishing season over and equipment taken care of, I’ll wrap up another year with my annual Christmas shopping suggestions for the angler. I’ve checked with my friends in the tackle shops and have an estimated price range for many items mentioned.  This column is the “clip and paste” on the fridge with certain…

This week completes another season of angling, with the last part, Striped Bass, finishing Saturday.  With only two days left, get out for a final fish during this retention period.  It will be a long winter before we can hit the waters again. By most accounts, this past season was a much better one than…

Today is closing day for the majority of the Miramichi River system.  The only exceptions are the Bartibog, Tabusintac and Burnt Church Rivers which close October 29.  So there is still some time left for the ardent angler to do some fishing, and perhaps some “cast n’ blast”. Many anglers will also be fishing for…

Last week’s rain has certainly provided enough water to get us through the rest of the season which ends a week from today on October 15, with a few exceptions.  Fish were moving and certainly in a better taking mood.  Enjoy the long Thanksgiving Weekend! [wp_bannerize group=”doug1″] W. W. Doak and Sons in Doaktown said…

We have turned another calendar page as we enter the final month of the angling season.  Salmon fishing comes to an end for most rivers on October 15, with a few exceptions.  Anglers often move to what is referred to as “Blast ‘n Cast” as the upland bird season is open and they like to…

After a decent bump of rain over a week ago, temperatures soared late last week and more or less brought fishing to a halt again with only a few fish taking.  The positive is at least anglers were seeing fish. But the bigger problem is the lack of anglers this because many did not buy…

Mother Nature provided a much needed couple of days of rain last weekend and early this week.  The result was a spike in catching fish as they came to life and were on the move.  Let’s hope this continues as it is time for the Fall runs to begin. If you are out angling next…