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Conference kaosws::canada

Title:True North Strong & Free
Notice:Introduction in Note 535, For Sale/Wanted in 524
Moderator:POLAR::RICHARDSON
Created:Fri Jun 19 1987
Last Modified:Fri Jun 06 1997
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:1040
Total number of notes:13668

132.0. "Atlantic Salmon angling in Canada" by DNEAST::ROBBINS_GARY () Thu Nov 17 1988 11:32

    I fish for Atlantic Salmon in Canada and would like to start a
    discussion with others who have fished/do fish for Salmon.
                                                            
    I try to get a week on a Canadian salmon river every year and have
    been to the following Provinces/rivers;
    
    Newfoundland	1981	River of Ponds, St.Genivieve
    Quebec		1984	Matane
    Quebec		1985	Matane
    Nova Scotia		1986	St.Mary's, Margaree
    Quebec		1988	Matane
    
    While my success has not been great, averaging only one salmon per
    trip...I have enjoyed every minute spent in Canada !  I really like
    the attitude, the environment,  and the people. 
    
    My success with salmon is much better here in Maine where I live/work,
    but I'd still rather fish in Canada.
    
    Any other salmon anglers reading this notesfile ?
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132.1Try Nass Valley in B.C.TRCO01::SANDHUInterglactic GargleblasterMon Nov 21 1988 13:3816
    May I suggest fishing out in God's country, the Beautiful British
    Columbia's Nass Valley.  The Nass river flows just north of Prince
    Rupert on the West Coast. Look up Kitimat on the map, you can't
    miss it.
    
    I had a summer job with the Fed. govt. there (Fisheries and Oceans),
    and managed to get in some fishing. I also worked at a fish ladder
    on the Nass river. I can ensure it probably has amongst the biggest
    salmon runs in Canada. 
    
    The whole area is very sparsely populated, the odd native indian
    village here and there, in the summer there are mostly americans
    and german visitors. The best thing to do is take a Winnebago, pack
    up the whole family and spend a month there. Aside from the fishing,
    the natural beauty and landscape is breath-taking. No other words
    to describe it.
132.2Thanks for the pointer...DNEAST::ROBBINS_GARYTue Nov 22 1988 10:555
    re: .1
    
    Thanks for the advice...I'll look Kitimat on the BC map.
    
    Gary
132.3Owen Sound is Awesome!KAOOA::COUTTSThu Oct 24 1991 16:3314
    May I suggest Owen Sound on lake Huron (Georgian Bay) for Chinnook
    Salmon (also called Spring or King Salmon).  It has been rated as the
    best Salmon fishing in Canada and possibly the best Rainbow fishing in
    the world.  I have fished it myself a number of times very succesfully
    (limit in 1-2 days of fish in excess of 5-25lbs).  I was introducd to
    this fishing by a friend of mine who works as a Fisheries Biologist for
    The Ministry of Natural Resources.  He was introduced to it by two of
    his friends who are Fisheries Biologists for MNR.  It's kinda like
    going to a Suishi Bar and seeing Japanese people eating there... You
    know that the suishi must be good!
    
    Best Reagrds,
    
    Duncan