jasonvilly

I like the new system. Pretty slick. Booked for 2 people for Egypt shelter Aug 12-15. Last I checked there were still 2 spots available.

Probably something to do with the how the buyout will work... I read it will be 3.4 shares of Aurora for every Cannimed share or shares plus cash ( I would take the shares, you will see why later) Cannimed is trading at 41.90 currently So at 13.98 (current aurora price) 3.4 shares would cost you $47.53. This means that you would essentially be getting a deal on purchasing aurora shares at their current price by buying 1 Cannimed share. With the added upside of aurora Shares increasing in value once the deal is complete.

Although the deal with Newstrike (HIP) and Cannimed is done for now, might be an interesting purchase, as someone will probably snap them up. Decent Share price at 1.82 currently. Might be a double or triple if/and when they get bought out.

Definitely not for the faint of wallet. Was a tough pill to swallow, especially since no Salmon was caught. Depending on pool access ranges from $60-$180 a day. Plus your non-resident fishing license of $40 day $6 per draw application. Wasnt the cheapest two days of my fishing career. But I figure, if I’m that far out, might as well experience it. Might never get another chance. Plus, can’t take cash with ya to the grave. So might as well live well.

Interesting development: Cannimed cancelled shareholder vote on Newstrike. Perhaps they seen the writing on the wall with the 38% lock up and the 2% that aurora has purchases in the last month. Only need 11% voter confidence. If this became a merger vs hostile....this could quickly make the two the largest marijuana company in Canada. Could boast very well for the stock price. If it doesn't happen, I think aurora will grow, but most likely at a more moderate pace.

Helpful, but not necessary. My guide and the owner of Quebec Sporting both spoke English. Which was super helpful when trying to figure out the fishing regulations. The region gets a lot of tourists, so most places (Restaurants, hotels etc) usually have someone who speaks English

Thought I would do an update of my trip this past summer. We had 4 days and 4 nights to circumnavigate the Gaspe Peninsula in Early July. If you have watched King of the River, then you would have seen some of the world famous Atlantic Salmon Rivers of the region. I was really looking forward to checking the area out, and luckily the wife agreed to two days of guided fishing. The Gaspe peninsula is beautiful, the drive around the entire tip along the ocean is quite the undertaking with winding roads and sweeping vistas at every turn. Lots of little towns dot the road, and you have the opportunity to stop and explore the many National Parks along the way (be careful though, In Quebec their provincial parks are called National Parks. So our free Canadian national parks pass did not work for these parks) Along the drive we found 5 microbreweries, all of which had fantastic food. I must say that Quebec knows how to make quality beer. My favourite stop was Pit Caribou south of Gaspe. We stopped in a bunch of places that are worth noting. Matane - The world famous matane river, has a Salmon observatory. The road pretty much parallels the river if you wanted to some DIY fishing. However the salmon fishing here is very regulated and costly. The best pools will cost you, and most of the best pools are limited draw. Most sections have rod limits as well, with best pools having the least rods. Parc Du Bic. This is a massive park with a ton of hiking trails. If you time it right, at low tide you can hike around the cliff face around to the far bay (about 5km). What amazing views of the St. Lawrence you get. From Matane, we drove to the town of Gaspe, home of the York, St. Jean and the Dartmouth Rivers. Saumon quebec has a shop there where you can get a bunch of information and pay for your access rights. The only company I could find who offered a guiding service was Quebec Sporting. I must say they did a fantastic job, they applied for draws for and arranged accommodations in Gaspe for my wife and I. Ann, the owner dropped off my pool tags and fishing licenses the night before along with an assortment of flies to try. When I got there, I found out that I would be fishing section 4 of the York river for two days. This is a limited rod section with only 8 anglers per day and contains 9 named pools. I never saw another angler on either day. My guide Denis was awesome. Very knowledgeable of the area and went out of his way to get me into fish. We did split days, he would pick me up at 5:30 and we would fish till 11 and then he would pick me up again at 3:30 to fish until dark. This was a lot of work for him, and the drive to and from the hotel to the river was 50km. So he definitely did his part. He did his best to teach me all of the nuances of Atlantic Salmon fishing, presentation, flies, rationale etc..... and we saw a lot of fish in the two days and were desperately looking for a taker. Water was pretty low and gin clear when I was there and alas, in the two days of fishing I did not catch an Atlantic. I had a few hits, and caught a few small brook trout, but I am still waiting to earn my first Atlantic Salmon. I would definitely like to go back some time, but would try to book it closer to June. Access Point to one of the 71 pools on the York. There are maps available and all of the pools are easily found from the road. The longest walk I did from parking to river was 20 minutes. The first pool called Maitland, this is a lesser know pool that not many stop at as most people quickly go to the famous ones like gros saumon. I had two pretty solid hits in this run/pool. Also had a fish come up and inspect my bomber....this pool had the most action of the trip. Moreso than the 'famous' ones. But no Atlantics to hand. We hit this pool first thing in the morning on the second day. The pool name escapes me at the moment. We saw lots of fish in this pool, they were pretty active, but no fish was willing to play with my fly. The typical "accommodations" at each pool Seeing as I had a couple of hours during the day to kill, I did some research and found a few spots within 5km of Gaspe to try my luck at Striper fishing. Fishing a beach called Boom Defense: Named for the large nets they strung across the bay to Forillion Park to keep the subs out during WW2. Caught my first two stripers at this spot. Little guy....these fish are pretty awesome fighters for their size bigger guy Hit up another spot called Barachois on the way back to quebec city. Caught a few more there, but there is a big bridge to cross to get to the beach, and in the river you could see schools of hundreds of fish. However at this point in the year the river was closed to striper fishing, so you had to keep to the ocean side. After the two days in Gaspe we left for the drive back to Quebec City to catch our flight. But first we needed to stop and see Perce rock. It has a huge natural arch in the center, but all my pictures are from a great distance and dont do it justice. I like this picture much better. All in all, if you are looking for an exploratory trip that an angler and perhaps a non angler would enjoy, then I would highly recommend the Gaspe region. The scenery is amazing, rivers although highly managed are easily accessible from the road, the people are very kind, and the beer and food is fantastic. Make sure you try the salted caramel soft serve ice cream....my god it is good. And the poutine.....never leave without poutine.

I had looked into them, But they are an investment firm, so you are banking on the fact that they will pick the right companies to invest in. Guess the questions then becomes who do you trust more? Them or yourself?

Their sales blew everyone out of the water as well. Still not sure how 3.1million in sales converts to a to their huge market cap. But they are definitely set up to increase sales astronomically once legalization actually occurs.

Just wow! where are we going? HIGHER! ;-)

thanks guys

I have same concern, when do you cut and run and take your profit. Don’t want to be the guy holding on too long like when the dotcom bubble burst.

Anyone have intel on whether the boat launch is open?

Been a pretty awesome month or two of growth. Lots of merger talks, the consolidation is going to happen, just a little quicker than I thought. Aurora sure is aggressive in buying companies, really hope the cannimed hostile takeover goes through. They would quickly become the #2 company in Canada, with access to European and Australian markets.

I talked to the wife of the brewmaster, she said he is an avid fly fisherman. So all the more reason to support them when you are down that way. After doing the tasting flight, I think my favourite was the pale ale. All of their beers were very approachable though. They also have a bunch of fly fishing watercolor art on the walls. Some very nice pieces.

Just a shout out for these guys. Located in Lundbreck, great stop to warm up after a day on the Crowsnest River or on your drive home from B.C. waters Offering 5 beers and some excellent food. Both the ribs and chicken were fantastic. I really enjoyed the St. joes Double, nice Carmel colour with a very slight sweet taste of toffee or Carmel. Wife really liked the radler.

Korkers with the removable soles. Rubber with studs for slippery situations or ice. Felt when you are in and out of boats.

yikes! Glad to hear they are okay.

You have a water bottle at my house to.......hmmmmmm Is this your way of ensuring we take you fishing again????

ahhhh yes, my bad.

You can still access the Elk from the boat launches between Hosmer and Elko I believe, but no walk and wade access. So the back country rivers are all closed. When the closure first started, the BC guys started bringing their clients to AB. Not sure what they will do now that our rivers are closed as well.

Will be good for the bulls and cutts to have an earlier break this year.

So I assume this means all activity in the areas are closed? Not just the campgrounds.

Funny thing is......if you say ANYTHING to them.......you are instantly the ********* in their minds. Entitled, oblivious, and rude I take solace in the fact that they are probably terrible fishermen.

Dang, good to know!