Like most of the Atlantic Coast, the weather in the Maritimes has been very hot and humid over the past week. Rain is forecast this week, and we hope a proper “set-in” rain will materialize and raise the river while lowering its temperature. Thankfully the river temperature had lowered to 75 degrees on Sunday, slipping out of the 80’s where it had been for a few days.
Since successful fishing is the result of knowing the conditions, we’ll give you some good news and not-so-good news.
Good: Fish are stacked up in Quarryville waiting to come up the river. We were there over the weekend and took the chance to stop to view the salmon holding in Indian Town brook from atop the Quarryville bridge. Indian Town Brook is a cold water spring that runs into the main river. In the mix of salmon were small grilse around 12” to the real big lads we are all looking for to take our fly.
Not-So-Good: The conditions are delicate. If the water does not rise soon, or the river temperature does not go down the results will be something most will not like to see. With this said, if all goes as forecast, our forthcoming clients will have optimal fishing conditions since we know there’s quite a large population of fish just waiting to come up river.
We send a hearty “Tight lines” to all, along with a reminder to practice good sportsmanship on the river. Everyone has a sphere of influence, and we want to make sure we, as enthusiasts, demonstrate good land and river stewardship. Please remember conservation while the water is so warm … if you do not have your salmon in by five minutes, let it go so it can survive for the next sportman/sportwoman to catch.
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