After a very quiet week at Salmon Lodge and Camp Bonaventure it feels great to welcome guests back to camp! We had the pleasure of welcoming returning friends we’ve missed last year due to Covid travel restrictions and new friends that have been patiently waiting for our 2021 season as Covid made their trip impossible last year.
Salmon Lodge had the pleasure of welcoming first-time guest Luc Brais to our wonderful neck of the woods! Luc, you were an absolute joy to have in camp! We enjoyed creating some wonderful memories with you and we look forward to being reunited with you next season!
August has made its debut and mother nature realized that she forgot to bring the heat! We were having such fresh weather up until this week. Our lovely 20-degree Celsius days have jumped to 30+ and the humidity is back in town! Honestly, the weather received this past week may not be our preferer or ideal weather for fishing but we casted through it and had made some wonderful memories!
Words cannot express how wonderful it was to welcome back a couple pre-covid regulars! Gary and Sharon, having you back at Camp Bonaventure has been amazing! We missed you, the salmon missed you, and now we look forward to seeing you again next season!
Our rivers are beginning to need some rain. We are considered, at this point, within average but in low water conditions. We experienced a great thunder storm Saturday evening that gave a little boost to all three rivers. The Bonaventure River began her week flowing at 9.05 cubic meters per second and ended at 10.22. The Petite Cascapedia River began her week flowing at 11.81 and is now flowing at 13.36 cubic meters per second. As for the Grand Cascapedia River, she began and ended her week flowing in the 18.5 cubic meters per second range.
This week Salmon Lodge also had the pleasure of welcoming first-time guests Mike and Mark! Gentlemen, it was cut short but definitely sweet! We loved having you as our guests and we hope to see you again soon!
I think it is safe to say that all our salmon landed this week were on small wet flies. Light Blue patters with some white touches, Light brown patters with a green butt seem to be the salmon’s fly of choice.
Until next week, here’s to health, happiness and tight lines
Julia
