The cool fall crisp weather is upon us and this September week has been one to remember! It was an absolute wonderful week in camp. Our guests were mostly all regulars whom we love to catch up with every year and create more memories with. Many of our guests were successful on the rivers this week and some were even fortunate enough to land their personal best!
Tony Black in Action!
Tony with the Win! Beautiful Female to release back into the Petite Cascapedia!
Our hearts go out to all those who were found within Dorian’s path last week and over the course of last weekend. In our neck of the woods we were very fortunate to only receive the very tail end of her destructive path and she simply dropped on us the rain our rivers needed.
Michael McMenamin lands this beauty on the Bonaventure! What a great catch! Nicely done Michael!
The weather this week was in our favour. Our days are much cooler now and even when the sunshine is shining down on us, our temperatures hover in the 15 to 18 degrees Celsius range. Our evenings drop down to anywhere around the 8-degree Celsius range, which is keeping our rivers fresh and the salmon active. River temperatures this week have varied anywhere between 45 degrees to 55 degrees all depending on the time of day and the weather received.
The Petite Cascapedia was good to Stephen Flanagan this week! Here he is releasing this beautiful salmon back to her home! Absolutely Stunning Salmon! Congrats Stephen!
The Beautiful Bonaventure River has been very generous to our guests at Camp Bonaventure this week! With the rain we received last Sunday and again on Wednesday the Bonaventure river slightly rose from 8 cubic meters per second to 14 over the span of a couple days. Nothing drastic but just what was needed to refresh the river and excite the salmon.
Julian Charbonneau landed this great salmon on the Bonaventure River earlier this week! Amazing Job Julian!
The ever producing Grand Cascapedia had an interesting week. The rain received last Sunday brought the Grand up quite significantly. She peaked on Monday at 214 cubic meters per second. The rise in the water levels did not stop us from fishing but for a day or two, the Grand’s colour was very dark and muddy. In the span on 48 hours the Grand dropped in levels just ask quickly as she rose and got back to her nice tea colour. The Grand Cascapedia at the end of the week was sitting comfortably at 27 cubic meters per second.
Connor Wallace landed this wonderful salmon on the Bonaventure River! Great Job Connor!
The classic Petite Cascapedia has delivered some wonderful salmon this week. She also took us all by surprise with her water level fluctuations. The charts for the Petite Cascapedia this week resembled a roller coaster. The Petite Cascapedia rose from 6 cubic meters per second to 12 then fell down to 9 and then made its way back up again to 13 cubic meters per second. The Petite is now sitting pretty at 11 cubic meters per second and the salmon seem to really be enjoying the ride.
We welcomed Marc Danforth for the first time this year at Camp Bonaventure! Here he is releasing this great catch back into the Bonaventure River!
The flies of choice this week are shifting mostly back to wet flies. With the fall temperatures creeping up on us and the water levels being what they have been, the most successful flies this week have been John Olin, Ally Shrimp, Silver Rat and Out to Lunch. The sizes this week truly varied. Depending on the timing of the week you were fishing (beginning or end) and which river you were on, everything from sizes No. 4 to 10 were used.
We had the pleasure of welcoming Father-Son duo Scott Brown and Michael Brown to Camp Bonaventure this week! Here is Michael releasing his beautiful catch back into the Bonaventure River! Nicely done!
Shout-out to Keith Lovelock who landed this wonderful salmon during his all too short stay with us at Camp Bonaventure! In the picture we have guide Jacques Bernard releasing Keith’s salmon back home!
All the best,
Tight Lines,
Julia
