30th September 2010

Very mild day, lite showers, water level remains constant (up) and dark. No rods on the water, very few fish showing although on checking downriver pool they saw several fish but they were not taking.

Our raccoons appear to be replaced by a bear at the moment!

29th September 2010

Fall Colour in New Brunswick

Taxis River

You don't have to go to the White Mountians to enjoy fall colour.  On a nice bright day, try the Plaster Rock Renous Hwy, Bristol to Juniper or even the Stanley to Parkers Ridge Road.  New Brunswick should be in full bloom in about a week.

Up river rain has brought the water back up and the weatherman is calling for rain into the weekend.  I was on the river for approx. 1 hr. this evening and never saw a fish.

28th September 2010

Main Southwest Miramichi dropped about 4 inches and remains dark. Spent about 1 hr on the water in the morning, saw 5 or 6 salmon and had one tug on the fly, that was it.  In the evening we had lite warm wind saw one fish, no action. Hope we are in between runs as they have dropped off significently at the moment.

27th September 2010

Main Southwest Miramichi water level remains up.  Dropped into Curtis's Tackle Shop in Blackville this PM and they are reporting some bright fish movement (salmon with sea lice).  That's a good indicator they are headed this way :) 

Spotted a couple of rabbits on the road, yes they are a rare critter  in an area over run with red foxes. Also spotted two very large cayote's in same area so guess what's on their menu for supper.

26th September 2010

Well that last rainfall boosted the Main Southwest Miramichi  about a foot in this area and brought fishing to an abrupt halt.  On the positive side the rise in water should speed fish into the system.  We are still seeing fish movement but the water is very dark and the fish will be all over the river which drives the odds of  hooking one way down.

Aaron if you are following this, the weatherman is calling for showers during the week and cloudy days, clearing some before weeks end. The river may/may not be down to a decent level by Friday, suggest you monitor.

Anyone interested in a few raccoons!

25th September 2010

Eric

Heavy overnight rains, hasn't impacted on water level to any degree, yet.  Eric playing his second salmon before morning coffee (green/white bomber). 

Water started rising in afternoon up about 8 inches, lotsa ofr fish moving some very large but other than a few soft strikes the boys haven't really tied into anything since morning.

24th September 2010

Lite rain on the Main Southwest Miramichi, not enough to effect water level, did make it difficult for dry fly fishing. Grilse in the morning and two salmon in the evening, largest 34", all dark and all on green/white 3/4 size bomber fished dry.  Eric's party made it in, fish were not taking well but they did raise a few, hoping tomorrow brings that bright fish :)

Moose hunt must have gone off well, Doaktown and Boiestown seem to have trucks driving around in circles showing off their success.

23'd September 2010

Main Southwest Miramichi - water is dropping but remains cold. Wind came up early this morning from every direction, a few fish showing.  The FFD guys were on the water for a few minutes before checking out, Bill caught his first ever grilse and Lika followed it up with a nice 25 incher, both taken on Alley's Shrimp.

Wendy said that if she gave out coupons for "good housekeeping" you folks would have got one, then you could have passed it along to Kevin. Better than free turkeys at Superstore!

Around 7PM wind died off and evening fishing was a joy, saw lots of large salmon, landed a grilse and very next cast hooked into another, both on a green/white 3/4 bomber. Get's dark too darn fast.

Weatherman calling for cloudy and rain Friday & Saturday, that should bring the water up a bit and maybe start that fresh bright salmon run in from the ocean.  We have seen the odd brighter fish but not fresh sea run yet.

Just a reminder if you want to see what is new @ Moonshadow, click on moonshadow facebook site upper right.

22nd September 2010

Rick releasing as grilse

Day started off nicely with no wind and the pool full of fish. One 31" salmon on a green/white bomber, second cast, hooked a fish on a LT Special, this grilse was taken on a Alley's Shrimp and another hooked on same fly.  Wind came up in afternoon and evening run was not strong, a few raised nothing hooked.  Couple of boys went down stream to Blissfield where Mike hooked a couple.  Boys are getting some nice sized trout thrown into the mix - too bad - season closed.

Eric, if you are following this, expecting rain Friday & Saturday so don't forget the rain gear.

21st September 2010

Strong West wind all day, probably due to hurricane Igor.  Wind did die down toward evening. Several rods on the pool with lots of salmon showing but not taking well, two grilse hooked on a green/white 3/4 size bomber, several trout, that season has ended.

20th Septembert 2010

Beautiful fall day.

No rods on the water until around 3PM, Sheldon landed a nice grilse in less time than it took him to put his waders on.  Quite a few fish showing until around 6PM then everything went quiet, same as last night.  I guess that signals the fishermen to go home for supper.  River is dropping but nice and cold.

Moose weekend coming up. The forest sound like one big hornets nest from all the ATVs buzzing around. Actually met a couple of moose leaving the Dungarvon, someone had posted a sign "MOOSE 2010" on their turf, so they decided to go vote.

19th September 2010

Main Southwest Miramichi - we took a brief look at the water this morning, in less than an hour, tied into two grilse (hook/release) and saw about a dozen salmon. Afternoon continued to see fish until about 6PM.  Had 3 or 4 decent short strikes. Wendy landed a grilse. All the fish were dark and taken on an LT Special.

18th September 2010

An update:
Main Southwest Miramichi is cool with water at a good height.  We haven't had rods on the water for a few days and not seeing any fish junping. Reports from up river are of sporatic fishing. Blackville and down river are starting to see the odd bright salmon mixed with dark.  At times great fishing and other times seeing fish but they are not rising to the fly.  Translates into fish headed this way.

Moose hunters are out in full force staking their hunting areas.  We spent considerable time in the woods past few days, saw very little game unless a crow and few partridge counts, very few moose tracks, seems most of the game is out in the settlements.  Still lots of foxes and bears around.

Our cancellation for Thanksgiving weekend has now been taken. Check out our calendar as there are still a few days in September,Oct. & November available.

13th September 2010

Cloudy day, few fish around in the morning.  Only rods on the water in the evening the guys tied into a grilse and trout.
We have had a cancellation for Thanksgiving weekend if anyone out there would like to spend a beautiful fall long weekend on the Miramichi!  Discount to $110.00/night taxes included, for anyone that books this 3 day weekend (maximum 4 people).

12th September 2010

Frank's Catch

Main Southwest Miramichi is up and with the cool nights the fish have started to move, we started seeing fish Friday evening.

The boys hooked/released a grilse and trout yesterday and by 10am had hooked two grisle and a nice trout. All the salmon had been in the river and were dark. Reports of fish being taken at Rocky Brook

Cat Bird

We have a nice big bull moose in the area, and a few deer starting to move here's hoping they make it through the season(s).

I'll see if I can find a "moose bird"

9th September 2010

Well that rain sure brought the water up, we had a good 6-8 inch rise.  Doug Underhill's River Report indicates they are seeing some movement down stream, however Kent & Rosslyn have been hitting the water for the better part of two days and have yet to see a fish.

8th September 2010

The weather has finally started to cool, a few months from now we will wish we had the heat back again.  Main Southwest Miramichi is low but enough water for fish movement.  The group that left Tuesday indicated they had saw a fish roll and another jump.  I gave it a whirl yesterday evening to no avail but if we can get the water temperature down there is no reason we shouldn't start to see movement.

Leo, you were correct, the shower mixing cartridge was in backwards - cold when it should have been hot and visa versa.  Our apologizes to all those clients who got a surprise when showering, it's now corrected :)
Also thanks for the bottle of wine, it went nicely with last nights BBQ.

5th September 2010

Hurricane Earl was not much more than a 4 hour rain shower in this area.  The Main Southwest Miramichi has risen about 30 cm (12 inches) current water temperature 66.3F (19.1C) that plus the cool nights, shorter and cooler days plus projected rain this week should see a further drop in the water temperature which in turn may spark a bit of fish movement.

For our bird watching friends:  We had a "Bittern" standing on the shore this morning, the first one I have seen this year.  Our Blue heron is still here, the normal herd of Merganzers, ("herd" because it's made up of several flocks) was replaced by a large flock of Mallard ducks yesterday and groups of Canada geese are getting together.  We still have humming birds at the flowers.

4th September 2010

Main Southwest Miramichi is suffering from a loss of water.  When you look out the window and see Canada geese walking upstream in the middle of the river you know it's low.  We were hoping for some rail associated with hurricane Earl but that has now been cut in half to 20-30mm. Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday are calling for showers. There will have to be a drastic change in water conditions before we return to fishing or any other water sports.

1st September 2010

Main Southwest Miramichi:  (Heat Wave)

31st August 2010 Main Southwest Miramichi (click to enlarge)

Water level is very low, the surface temperature was 93F yesterday and at 7PM,  midstream the water temperature was 80F (26.6C).  Fish movement will be at a standstill until the water temperature drops and although there is still enough water for fish to navigate the river, it  wouldn't hurt to have some water.