Tuesday, June 24, 2008

“A reel expert can tackle anything. But can you tackle this?”

This old "fish saying"” really hit home when we had a father-son combo here recently from Kansas. Dakota, a thirteen year-old angler, accompanied his father to fly fish for the first time ever, and was able to get some action out of a Miramichi Atlantic salmon.

The father-son trip was an opportunity of a lifetime for both Dakota and his father. They started it off with an adventurous canoe trip down the Miramichi River from Blackville to the banks of the river in front of the lodge. They fished hard each day, with the best action on the last evening.



We are getting geared up for the second half of the Atlantic salmon season. The salmon are coming up each day, and the only way you will get one is to get your line in the water. You do not want to miss out on the experience of a lifetime…so pull out your black bear green butt and give us a call!

Monday, June 9, 2008

They Come From All Over

Where are they coming from, and what are they catching?


May was a fun month at Miramichi Black Rapids Lodge. The water continued to drop as things started to bud out in bright green foliage.

We really enjoyed our new guests this month, who visited us from all over North America.

Paul, from Massachusetts, has been fishing with us for several years now and enjoyed his four-day stay. He caught and released two excellent adult salmon.

Two brothers from Maine got their feet wet fishing for Atlantic salmon for the first time. We had a couple from west Alabama who stopped through on their tour of the Atlantic provinces to fish for Atlantic salmon at Miramichi Black Rapids Lodge. It was nothing like fishing for largemouth bass, to which they’re accustomed, though they each caught and released several adult salmon. Along with Alabama, Maine, and Massachusetts we had a young couple from Florida who were full of energy.



As May wrapped up another group of clients from Alabama had some great luck with the sea run trout and other species that make their home in the Miramichi River. Lo and behold, on their last day they had bright salmon sighting.

As the guide said "It nearly jumped in the boat with us."