It’s very hard for me to believe that mid-September has already arrived. Our favorite season – the Atlantic Salmon Fishing Season that is – is quickly coming to an end. There are only 10 fishing days left and I can only imagine what they will have in store for us. Our three rivers continue to deliver and I believe it’s safe to say that our wonderful guests from this week are heading back home with amazing memories and new fishing stories.
Beverley Anderson getting it done on the Grand, great job Beverley see you next year!
Fall was sure in the air this week with cooler days and even cooler nights. The fall colours were beginning to show face as the leaves on the trees began to show their beauty. Once again we had some rain mid week which had little effect on The Bonaventure & Petite water levels however it did almost double the volume of water on the Grand.
Paul Beland a first time guest at the Club on the Bonaventure with one of his catches on the Petite. Well done Paul hope to see you next year!
The Bonaventure River this week remained in the 8 cubic meters per second range. These are just a touch below normal levels for this time of the season. We are expected to receive some rain this upcoming week so hopefully the weather man’s predictions hold up.
Malik Yacoubi wasted no time landing this beauty on the Bonaventure, well done Malik see you next year!
The Grand once again this week had a bump in her waters levels which went from 17 cubic meters per second to 31 cubic meters per second following the rain mid week. These are very comfortable levels for the Grand Cascapedia at this time of year. Our salmon are holding nicely in their pools and the river conditions (level and temperature) are keeping them happy campers. The Petite Cascapedia remained at 7 cubic meters per second this week. Much like the Bonaventure these levels are slightly below the norm for this time of the season.
Long time guest Peter Bennett posing with this Grand Cascapedia beauty. Well done Peter, see you next Week!
The flies that caught the attention of the salmon this week were the Red Francis, Alley Shrimp, Picasse and John Olin. The sizes that were used varied according to the river fished and its levels No. 6, 8 and 10 were mostly used. The dry fly action has seemed to come to an end like our warmer weather but it never hurts to try a dry fly in the middle of the afternoon when the river temperatures increase.
Tight Lines! Stay Safe!
Junior
