This past week was one for the books! The fishing may not have always been on our side but we all had a wonderful week welcoming new and returning friends to our three lodges. Some of which we even had the honour of teaching the skilled sport of fly fishing. We always enjoy introducing guests to the sport – a passion that we hold so close to our hearts.
Salmon Lodge had the pleasure of welcoming back our Salmon Sisters for their 7th year in a row. Barbara always says, there’s a special healing power at Salmon Lodge. The bonding, the friendships, the fishing and the laughs makes for the absolute best memories. Barbara you were truly missed this week! I hope we have the pleasure of welcoming you back home soon!
There seems to have been a miscommunication this week between mother nature and the weather man. One promised us a couple days of rain whereas the other delivered beautiful sunshine and a couple cast over days. Either way, we won’t hold a grudge. If this pandemic has taught us anything, it is to remain humble, kind and not to stress over things that are out of our control.
Camp Bonaventure and The Club on the Bonaventure welcomed Hooké this week in camp! We had the pleasure of spending time with some truly amazing guests that hopefully become good friends. From getting Maude back to the Bonaventure River and introducing Jean-Martin to the sport of fly fishing it was an incredible trip! A huge shout out to the team at Hooké and all our wonderful staff that created the trip of a lifetime for our guests!
All three rivers gifted us with some pretty great salmon this week. Whether they were successfully landed or just came up to the fly to tease us, the thrill and anticipation was more than enough. The stunning Bonaventure River was flowing anywhere between 14 and 10 cubic meters per second as the week progressed. The majestic Grand Cascapedia was flowing between 20 and 28 cubic meters per second this week and the Petite Cascapedia was in the range of 13 and 11 cubic meters per second.
Peter Stuart and his son Christopher landed this spunky grilse! Family time is the best time! Especially when it’s spent on the river fishing! Such a joy to have you two in camp! We look forward to welcoming you back again soon.
These water conditions call for small flies. The most productive wet flies this week have been the Stone Ghost, Blue Charm and Green Machine! As for the Bombers, the normal Green, Blue and Light Brown patterns are working very well, especially if there’s a little sparkle added to their tail end. The sizes that are working the best at the moment are No. 8 and 10.
Until next week, here’s to health, happiness and tight lines!
Julia
