It’s hard to believe that August has already come and gone.
Camp Bonaventure regular Peter Fraser with his first one of trip, well done Peter, congratulations!
Joanna Fraser with a fine Bonaventure salmon, nice one Joanna, well done!
The last week of August brought us a mixed bag of weather, hot and humid at the beginning and a little cooler with rain towards the end. Up until this week we’ve been experiencing one of the hottest and driest summers on record . The fishing was a little tougher early in the week but picked up after the rain, overall we still did OK.
James Palmer has been coming to Camp Bonaventure for many years, even in tough conditions Jim knows how to get it done. congradulations Jim!
The Bonaventure is flowing at 8 cubic meters per second but still relatively cool in the 60 degrees range and even cooler in the upper sections. The Petite Cascapedia is also low and running at 7 cubic meters per second, like the Bonaventure its still cool. The Grand Cascapedia was down to 9 cubic meters per second but the rain bumped it up to 12 .
This was Andre Lavoie’s first trip to Camp Bonaventure, nice one Andre!
A new moon on August 26th and higher tides brought in a number of fresh salmon and grilse. The much need rain will hopefully entice our fall run of salmon, we’re already beginning to see a few fresh silver fish in our lower pools.
Joseph Anscher with his first Bonaventure salmon , nicely done Joseph, see you next year!
As our water levels fall and start to get a little cooler we`re beginning to use our fall patterns. Even though regulars such as the Stone Ghost, John Olin and Green Machines working well, bigger tubes and Francis patterns are beginning to produce. Dry’s continue to take most of fish especially the Dark Brown, Blue and Green Bombers. As long as our water stays above 50 degrees there’s no reason to put the bombers away.
Until next Week,
Tight Lines,
Glenn
