I am very happy to announce that it was yet another wonderful week in Camp! Salmon Lodge had the honour of hosting the Salmon Sisters for yet another year and Camp Bonaventure had the honour of hosting a great mixture of new guests as well as Fred Campbell from Hooke and his wonderful mother Monique.
The wonderful Head Salmon Sister Barbara Crook landed this beautiful salmon on the Petite Cascapedia with her guide Alex! What a great team! Nicely done!
The week started off strong with rain on Sunday evening that helped freshen up the rivers and the promise of more to come throughout the week. Unfortunately, the rain promised was not received but that didn’t seem to hinder our fishing!
Salmon Sister Beverley Davis landed this vibrant grilse on the Bonaventure! Always a pleasure having you at as our guest Beverley!
The Bonaventure river delivered some great fishing this week! It began its week flowing at a comfortable rate of 13.2 cubic meters per second and finished the week at 10.3. These levels are average for the end of July and the beginning of August but a couple days of rain would definitely sweeten the deal!
Salmon Sister Fiona was the grilse whisperer on this trip! Here she is with her spunky grilse and her wonderful guide Jean Marc!
The Grand Cascapedia received the biggest bump in water from the rain received last Sunday. It wasn’t drastic, but allowed the river to begin its week in the 20+ cubic meter per second range and got the Salmon excited! As the week progressed and the temperature/humidity rose, the water levels dropped back down to end the week at an average 12 cubic meters per second.
Salmon Sister Melissa showed off her amazing skills on the Bonaventure River and landed this beauty! Nicely done Melissa!
The Petite Cascapedia continues to spoil us this season every chance we get to fish it! The Petite began its week flowing at 9.7 cubic meters per second and ended at 7.8. These levels are low for the moment but we are told that some rain is in our forecast! Let’s hope these aren’t empty promises.
Salmon Sister Bev landed this gorgeous salmon on the Bonaventure River! Nicely done Bev! We look forward to seeing you again soon!
The Salmon’s fly preference this week was once again small tube flies, some small wet flies but mostly dry flies! Light Blue or Brown with a green butt bomber patterns are catching the salmon’s attention. Small Silver Rats, Black Bear Green Butt and Stone Ghosts also seem to be a preference. But that’s all the secrets we’re sharing for this week!
Stay safe & Tight Lines,
Julia
