Another wonderful week at The Club on the Bonaventure, the food was delicious as always, the company was amazing and the salmon were present, playful and taking our flies! We welcomed both returning guest as well as new guest– the first week of September was a great week to be at camp
Francis Gauthier a first time guest at The Club with with his catch on the Petite, well done Francis!
Our weather this week was a great combination of everything. We had cloudy days, we had maybe one or two days with a little sunshine and we had a nice afternoon and overnight of rain mid-week. Our nights are now cold and refreshing. The cold nights help keep our river temperatures fresh for the salmon. The Grand, Petite and Bonaventure are all remaining close to 50 degrees give or take a couple degrees depending on the time of day.
Jonathan Duchesneau showing off his dry fly techniques on the Petite, well done Jonathan!
The ever-clear Bonaventure River continued to flow at approximately 9 cubic meters per second all week. The rain we received did not have any effect on the Bonaventure River levels. The rain did however create some excitement and made the salmon more active. The Grand Cascapedia River had the most positive outcome from the rain received this week. The Grand levels shot up from 13 cubic meters per second to 30 in the matter of a day. This increase unfortunately turned the Grand a little muddy and dark tea in color. It took a day to settle but the week was very productive on the Grand!
Maureen Quigley a first time guest at The Club enjoying the clarity and serenity of the Bonaventure. It was a pleasure having you in camp hope to see you next year.
The Petite Cascapedia River has been consistently flowing at 7 cubic meters per second this week. Unfortunately, the rain we received mid-week did not increase the river levels. But not to fear 6 cubic meters per second is the norm for the Petite at the beginning of September and once again this week she delivered some great salmon!
Patrick Reed getting it done on the Bonaventure, great job Patrick! See you next year.
Our flies have been all over the map this week. Most salmon were landed on wet flies but the dry fly still produced some great salmon on sunnier/warmer days. The wet flies of choice for the salmon this week were the Stone Ghost, Blue Charm, Silver Rat and Green Machine. Now when it comes to sizes, the Grand has been working with No. 6, 8 and 10 depending on the day and water level whereas the Bonaventure and Petite continue to use smaller flies No. 8 and 10. The dry flies catching the salmon’s attention this week were the dark blue, dark green and dark brown bombers; due to water levels, these were used mostly on the Bonaventure and Petite Cascapedia.
Tight Lines & Stay Safe,
Junior
