Brownstone

LOL.....depends....am i a fish or a 260 lb pissed of newfie?

sounds like a decent trip .. ouchers...great report..

nobody leaves the river when they see others coming, unless they are doing somthing wrong..don;t know if RAP would even act on the call considering there are plenty of other calls that could be more serious..Ive called RAP before to report bait fishing before and they seemed uninterested unless they were retaining fish...

I fish a 9'6" 5wt on the Bow mostly..and there are a lot of times i wish I had a little heavier rod..for throwing streamers or lots of weight to nymph deep..or the most common when i hit a hog and think oh S*** im in trouble..can't see an extra 6" making a hugh difference..but every bit helps especially for short line fishing.. I just realized my new rod is a 9'0"..sorry .. LOL to may rods

I use cotton work gloves, pick them up anywhere for cheap..for about a buck a pair..you can get a fair grip on the tail of the fish without doing any harm, you don;t have to worry about squeezin the fish's abdoment when handling it..and after awhile of tailing fish you get use to counter acting the thrashing of the tail..with a simple twist of the wrist and the fish's tail in you palm, they can't get any thrust..never tried the actual tailing gloves.. tailing has been quite the disscussion since i posted that pick..there is another thread where i babble my thoughs on tailing fish..

Lonefisher : help yourself Bobloblaw : Im from Corner Brook (curling actully)..

Nice Sea runs for sure...sounds like a gret trip..I'd much rather hook into SR's then browns anyday The ASF is definatly making progress..great organization I keep a close eye on the salmon news on the east coast....info from an outfitter maybe not quite as it seems, fish caught means very little in the broad spectrum..check this out..of course ive found a pretty mixed bag of info from the Miramichi but look at the rivers numbers as a whole and it ain;t hard to see trouble is on the horizion...a hugh problem is aquaculture in NB and pen fed fish..which is another discussion all together...thats just my opinon from my research John no disrespect meant... check this out http://www.cbc.ca/news/story/2000/07/19/salmon000719.html

For sure they are a little late this season, I've been coming first two weeks of July for years after the Altlantics, same rivers same runs, not to mention fishing them since i was old enough to cast a line, seems like every few years there is a little hiccup and the salmon are late somtimes even early..what puzzles me is how quickly these Jacks are getting to the headwaters...I got this guy 40+ kms from the salt, and up a tricky little river to boot and only spotted a few grilse since ive been out..back to a few more familiar holes in the AM..and then to the grand daddy rivers up north to Lee Wulff's old stompin' grounds...this will tell the tale weather or not they are late or the first runs gone through already due to the higher water and cold temperatures...not to mention the Miramichi has been recording some of the lowest numbers ever in the last few years..it seems to be holding, but only at about 20% of what it was not even 10 years ago...big rivers are suffering on the east coast...and the little ones too from diverted pressure...IMO in 10 years the Altantic Salmon sport fishery will be closed and we won;t see it open again for quite some time if ever... How big were the Sea Trout you were getting John...Sea trout still have a healthy population here on the rock but coincide with some killer fishing on the Bow too so..I stay out west for the trout and come here for the Salmon, long after the Sea Trout are gone though...can't fish 'em all...yet...

I love it..been shooting everything i can..never had an underwater cam before..here is another..notice the orange fly in its lip...been hooked before, they tend to hang close to the bottom afraid to move after they have been hooked..why i was able to get so close to get a pic..

Really early for the males..the rivers were high and according to the locals the fish are'nt hanging up for long especially the big ones, been out on a few of the major rivers around the west coast and the fish are scarace lots of water and its still pretty cold making ideal conditions for the runs of salmon.. males usally hang and feed in the salt till August before going up most rivers, my guess looking at the great condition of the male i landed is he hung in the salt for an extra season and its his first run back...??? although I think the bigger one i hooked was a jack as well..long and slender not thick and stocky like the hens...

That one took the orange bug, the first guy I hooked was moved for a blue chrarm then I hooked him on the Thunder and Lightning...wongrs: your more likely to hurt the fish if you use a net, you have to realise your hooking most of these fish in rivers the size of the Elbow/Highwood..its to tempting to try and net them premature and have them thrash themsleves to pieces on the rocks..these babys are way tougher than any trout and can be played longer..this one took off after only a minute or two or revival... Greg, male fish, very slight jaw on this one..if she was a hen she'd be twice as fat .. suprised to see him as far up stream as he was this early +/- 40 km from the salt. healthy looking fish though

Day # 3 on the rock, was starting to get discouraged, pouring down rain as we drove out to Southwest Brook, cleared nicely as we got there. First cast across the first pool, I moved a MONSTER..decided to change out the 6lb for some 8lb and damn glad I did, 3 more casts and bang fish on!! ran across the pool jump a few times, swam up to the upper pool and back again jump again and gone..figure +/- 15 lb fish..my day was made... but..just around the corner couple pools down..tagged this hog he pulled me 200 M down stream before i got him..beauty..30" around 12 lbs...10 min fight..

Like Greg said; happy to see them on the river..I remember a thread on the old FFC turning quite nasty after a jet boat thread was started..LOL

Depends on the fish, where and how you hook it..seldom do I have a fish on for more than 2-3 min. Its better to bully the trout and break off or haul the hook out than to exuast the fish for a pic or just to say you caught it.

That's sad news SD..I hope the the return of your family treasure..

I love the W30, best cam I ever owned..another fry, Atlantic Salmon.

Nasty, Ive stumbled across lots of dead animals beavers,dogs,cats..but that deer would take the cake...I just don;t want to find a body is all...i really really don;t...

LOTS of people get in trouble in that back channel across from the Lodge (and lots of other places), yours truly included, I had a noob on the oars last season (river wasn't even high..August i believe) and i was busy untangling before i knew what was going one we were under a sweeper and nearly drowned, waders full the whole nine yards..scarey...if you want to fish the back channels, walk in is my advice, always wear a PFD and ... NEVER UNDERESTIMATE THE BOW...the weirs are an obvious danger but to say they are the only hazard could'nt be further from the truth no matter what the water level..I floated the lower Bow some 50 + times before it happed to me...but I was complaceant and let a rookie row..he "floated" the Bow lots..through downtown with a six pack is a totally different story....becareful out there... Conor : I'll be back from the east coast on the 16th I'll float down with you on the 18-19 if you want to show you the ropes..

very unfortunate to result in such an ending, I feel for you cause I know I would have done no different..(lucky if he never ended up as bait)..goes to show, some people are clueless when it comes to alot of things..good show Dr.B

Great thread Bob..I'f I'm alone, i simply mudder a "he's gone"..If fishing with friends somtimes I'll give a classic Charlie Brown .. AHHHGGG! It's all part of the game, I grew up fishing Atlantics and learned at a very young age that hooking the fish is the challenge landing him is just a bonus...Ive never regret anything when fishing, except maybe not going...

I'll take one off yer hands there Max, straight up trade for a bottle of 100% Muskol..one man don;t need all those reels

'bout 50 shots later, got it..no big fish pics for me this weekend..but this was just as challenging...pretty shy with young in the nest..those holes must be pretty big in there too..

If I was a trout..I'd be in trouble..very nice

Pflueger Trion, I own 2, both trouble free for 3 seasons now. would buy another if I needed it. Right now I fish a TFO 7wt 4 piece TiCr and a Sage Z-Axis 5wt 2 piece .. love them both .. I also believe the Martin Stillwater or Millcreek are great rods for the price +/- $80 no warrenty but very nice action...

I dunno if it will give you the look your after, but Ive tried heat shrink (used in electrical applications) over the hook sealed on both ends to trap a small pocket of air around the hook, It's tough to work with but may give you the effect you need...Ive used it mostly for beatle/hopper bodies...