28th July 2012

Hot with dropping water.  Still lots of water for fish and with the exception of a couple of days we are seeing one or two fish daily.  Clients making a few half hearted casts but nothing taking.  Fish in cold water pools but not stacking up and reports are the fish are moving around those pools.

Friend just got back from Larry's Gultch, they took (4) fish in 4 days, way below last years count for the same period.  One of those (4) was in the 30lb. range.

Water level is getting to the point that it is going to become hard canoeing/tubing without getting out on some of the bars.

25th July 2012

Well we had a downpour yesterday evening but too little.  No fish showing and DFO have closed the coldwater pools Mainsouthwest and parts of Cains.  If we don't get some moisture we can expect to see parts of the river closed to fishing.  Bring cards a steak and extra beer.  I have only seen a couple of dead salmon in the past week but currently watching the eagles picking up chub and red fins.  A seagull was going through a lot of antics this evening trying to eat a fish that was too large.

23'd July 2012

Thunder in the distance but no rain and the bottom is dropping out of the river.  As for fishing news, Lika hooked a salmon yesterday morning on a bomber, Alden picked a grilse up the day before and our current clients report seeing fins on the surface this morning and nothing since.  Check with Curtis Tackle and some locals no fishing that area.  We continue to daily see the odd fish working through but can safely report at this time the fishing is next to non-existence - should increase the beer sales.

19th July 2012

Conditions are good, rain overnight and showers throughout the day, water temperature has dropped.  We are seeing a few fish move but they are not taking, did see a large dead salmon drifting the wrong way.

Gotta be a fish at the end of this rainbow

18th July 2012

Nice overnight rain brought the water up a few inches.  The guys gave it a whirl with no success this morning, water temperature 22C. 
Rumors of a grilse run making it's way upstream, add to that  Report from Procupine of  some success this morning.   From just above of a couple of fish rising to the fly this morning but not taking.

17th July 2012



A badly needed downpour

Even with all the dry weather fish are moving, although few and far between and not taking well.

14th July 2012

Wow, another hot day giving the pool a break.  Fish taken this morning above and below and moving in the pool but just too hot to stand out there.



CUTBACKS - DFO counting fish

13th July 2012

Hot, hot day - too hot to be on the water.  We had fish pooled up until about 11am when they all headed up river - don't usually hold here during the summer, they do this in the Fall Run, where they come in overnight, hold up until 10-11am and all move out at once.

Unless wwe get a break in the weather I would expect a slow down in the fishing, maybe the odd one during the morning.  Again please save a salmon, snap them off quickly.  And if you do keep a grilse remember it's (1) and off the river not (3) and up the hill after each one.

12 July 2012

Aaron picked up this grilse around 8am.

We saw small runs moving through

11th July 2012

Warm day water continues to drop.  The guys tied into (3) this morning, did the right thing snapping them off.  A $2 fly or salmon's life, not a hard decision to make and I hope as the water warms that all fishermebn do likewise.

Aaron landed a nice grilse shortly after arriving this afternoon and it to is now swimming happily upstream.  Lika hooked another just before dark, this one made the decision easy and took off on it's own :)

We will see what tomorrow brings.

10th July 2012

Not plentiful but still a few around. 
9am ....... Jeff picked grilse up,
9:15am..  Ron picked grilse up,
7pm.......  I picked up a nice grilse on shady lady.

Checking with a friend Blissfield area, he has picked up (4) striped bass 11-12" in past week.

9am

9:15am

9th July 2012

Water continues to drop, high West wind most of the day.
Fishing has dropped off,  may have seen (4) fish all day and our fishermen touched a few, nothing landed. Check down river finds the conditions slow.

8th July 2012

Today was a dead loss for fishing, saw scattered fish but had a heavy West wind that wiped out the day.

Note:  I did get a response from the fisherman who caught the striped bass yesterday evening. 

"I was the angler.  It was definitely a striped bass (~11-12“).  It was surprise!  It is the first time, to my knowledge, that one was caught that far up.  I assure you the fish ID is correct.  I have been working on striped bass in the SJ River for a number of years. "

Mark Gautreau

Fisheries Biologist
Canadian Rivers Institute
NB Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit
Department of Biology, University of New Brunswick

I think it's safe to confirm that's the first bass that I know of being taken this far up river.  Anyone that can add to this feel free to speak up :)  Congratulations Mark and thanks for permission to add the picture.

PS:  Saw an Osprey knock it's self silly, dove in about 4 inches of water. Took awhile to recover but eventually came back around and claimed his fish.

7th July 2012

A very hot day.

The guys tied into 3 fish early morning then things went quiet.  Watched a few fish go through during the day and a small run around 8pm.  Day count for this area was (8) of which the majority were salmon.

Of note:  Couple of fishermen working the South side of the pool, landed what they claimed to be a "striped bass,"  if so, that will be the first one I know of this far up river.

6th July 2012

Fishing this area dropped off this morning.

Leigh picked up a grilse and the rest of the boys tied into some salmon.  I picked up a nice 37 1/4" salmon around noon, took me down river further than I've been for a few years.  Fish are all over the river at the moment, seem to be running individually not concentrated schools as in the past few days.

Doaktown/Blissfield reporting decent fishing.
Some folks stopped in from Dungarvon, reporting good fishing.

5th July 2012

Down river reports of good fishing, shady lady, black bears, anything black & green.

9 am report:  We had  heavy rain overnight but water stable at this point.

Luke's salmon

Luke's 2nd (30" twin)

Leigh (1) salmon, Ed (2) salmon. Luke (2) salmon (2) grilse

I picked up (2) salmon, one a nice 15 lb +/- and (1) grilse.

Leight & salmon

Ed wants this one on line

4th July 2012

Decent fishing the boys tied into (7 or 8) this morning, mostly 8-10# salmon with a few grilse mixed in.

I picked up (4) salmon, lost (1) grilse and (1) salmon on green machine/white butt.

New group in this afternoon so we will see how they make out :)
                  So far:  Todd (1) grilse
                               Leigh lost a salmon, took his favourite fly.

3'd July 2012

Turning into a hot day, water is dropping nicely.  Allan hit the water around 8am and had released two fish before 8:30 am, he tied into 3 more before taking a breather. 

Corey was able to catch a nice Hardy Saint John reel and rod from 4 or 5 feet of water, he did mention the rod was just a cheap one (Coleman's).

2nd July 2012

Things started off slow but water is clearing, Danny picked up a salmon and Allan landed a nice grilse on a green machine/black hackle this evening.

1st July 2010

Happy  Canada Day
Overnight thunderstorm kept the water high and riled but we are seeing fish, especially along the shore. The water dropped trhis afternoon and the boys picked up a 9-10# salmon around 8PM.   Salmon & grilse landed.  If we can get a few clear days fishing should inprove.