June 3rd, 2024
With the easy winter and and early ice out this spring, it seems that everything is a couple weeks ahead of a normal year. Our bright salmon season here on the SW Miramich has now also kicked off with the first one being landed by Dr. Jake Swan in Blissfield last Friday on a #4 Blue Charm! Several folks have been seeing fish moving up river the past week or so now but with very few anglers on the river yet, it is really hard to know just how many fish are coming up into the system. Here is 3 photos of bright salmon taken over the last few days and reports of several others being landed it appears there are certainly a few around!
The NW Miramichi is also seeing bright fish and Karter Chase from Maine landed a beauty on a White “Butt” Green Machine which Country Haven Guide Ken Vickers, gave him last year. And just this morning Alex Colford at Black Brook landed a nice bright salmon, his first of the season. They are such an amazing fish … bright, strong and full of energy!
Most of our pools are in perfect shape, especially for this time of year, and conditions for the beginning of the summer season are just about perfect. If you get a chance to wet a line early we would certainly encourage you too do and just let us know how we can help! And any trip to the Miramichi should always include a visit to WW Doaks Fly Shop in Doaktown, Curtis’ Miramichi Fly Shop in Blackville & Syd Matchett’s Trout Brook Fly Shop in Trout Brook. Here’s hoping that our next river report includes more nice bright early salmon! Until then, tightlines from the Miramichi!
