Another week has come and gone and we have had the privilege of welcoming back some dear friends to our three camps! I cannot express how good it feels to simply be in the presence of other people. Whether they are colleagues, guests, managing partners and friends. I believe this past year has been tough on everyone. For our wonderful guests who had to transfer their trip for another year. Please know that you are truly missed by us all and that we look forward to reuniting with you next season.
We had a wonderful reunion this week with the Eaton family. it was so lovely welcoming them back home to The Club on the Bonaventure. Above is a beautiful moment captured of Mr. Eaton landing the first salmon of the week with his wife Sally and our guide Dominik!
Mother nature was fair this week on the weather front. We experienced typical June days – some sunshine, some clouds, some rain and a few bugs to top it off. Most days averaged 20 degrees Celsius give or take a little and our evenings dropped to 10-15 degrees. Our days were not humid, it was a very refreshing week.
There’s no better feeling than the take of a salmon on a dry fly! We had the pleasure of welcoming back Fred Beauchemin and first-time guest Danielle this week for a wonderful stay at Camp Bonaventure! Both an absolute joy to have in camp!
Our three rivers produced some memorable experiences for our guests this week. Everyone had at least one encounter with our silver beauties whether it was a tease rolling over the dry fly, an early release or a successful landing in the net. The crystal-clear Bonaventure River levels remained stable this week with minor fluctuations between 25 and 22 cubic meters per second. The Petite Cascapedia started and ended its week at 15 cubic meters per second. The beautiful Grand Cascapedia began its week at 20 cubic meters per second and finished at 40. It continued to rise throughout Sunday night thanks to a good rain received up in the mountains.
Our magnificent Owners made their way to Salmon Lodge this week! Here’s Jim showing us all how it’s done! The hat, The Stogie, The Salmon!
Our salmon have been tasting all kinds of flies this week. Sizes 6, 8 and 10 were the most popular all depending on the day and the river levels. The most popular wet flies have been John Olin, black bear green butt and a couple of our wonderful guide creations. As for dry flies, light brown, light blue and green patters have been successful.
Stephen Brunt and his son Nathaniel joined us for another season at Salmon Lodge! Apparently it doesn’t happen often, but Stephen out-fished Nathaniel! Congrats Stephen! It was an absolute pleasure welcoming you back!
A couple of our rivers remain on the rise at this time thanks to some rain received last night. We will keep you posted in next week’s report with those results.
Our dear friends David Johnston and Bill McCarroll found their way back to Camp Bonaventure this season! This photo demonstrates a moment of pure joy for David!
Until next week, here’s to health, happiness and tight lines,
Julia
