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Colin Gilks with a 20 pounder June 3, 2008.

John Conley with a high water June salmon, caught in 2006 while the Miramichi was several feet above normal.

Jim Serio with guide Rodney Colford and a nice Miramichi Hen caught on June 16th on a #4 White Tailed Green Machine.
Even the dog was impressed.

Wilfred Price from Sutters with Lizzie Haldane and her first ever Miramichi Salmon. What a way to start.

Wavell Price from Sutters with LIsa Haldane and impressive June Salmon.

Bill Haldane and one of several large salmon his family caught during the third week of June, 2006

Ledges Inn guide Derek Munn with Bill Haldane and another salmon

Ben Kaley with a June salmon from the Ledges Inn, 2006

Veteran guide Lloyd Lyons with Gretchen Hartzog and a lovely June salmon

Lloyd Lyons with Larry Hartzog and a nice Ledges Inn salmon, June 2006

Jim Brown with a 2006 salmon from Flo's pool

Martin McNutt and Nick Wall release releasing a 38" Hen salmon on the Renous, July 2006

Colin Gilks with a nice salmon, June 16th, 2006

Guide Willy Bacso, with an estimated mid-thirty pound hen salmon caught and released by Brad Burns, from the SW Miramichi mid-June 2004 on a #6 Black Ghost.

Matthew Doak (my son) releasing his first salmon of the year caught on one of his White Tail Green Machines, June 13, 2005

A 16 lb Salmon taken by Thomas Kleeman in late July 2005 at Mountain Channel Lodge on a size 10 Preacher.

Guide Jason Curtis and angler Tim Politis with a chrome-bright June 2005 salmon from the Blackville area of the SW Miramichi

John Conley with a nice 15 lb. hen caught at Half Way Bar in July, 2004 on what he calls "the Mother of all Canadian salmon rivers".

Wilson's Guide Ernest (E.J.) Long holding a summer salmon caught by John Renshaw of West Chester, PA on July 26, 2004.

Sutter Salmon Club guide Wavell Price releasing a 25 lb. salmon caught by Bert Berkley during the first week of August, 2005.

Derek Munn from the Ledge's Inn releasing a 27 lb. August salmon caught at Flo's pool on the Main Southwest Miramichi in 2003

Guide Ralph Warren and fisherman Les Frye doing battle with an angry 12 pound Renous henfish that was landed and released in July of 1992.
(Thanks to Paul Morosky)

Paul Morosky observes "Not all large salmon are caught in the Main Southwest Miramichi." This hefty henfish was caught and released by Les Frye in the Forans Pool in the NorthBranch of the Little Southwest Miramichi in September of 1989

Chris Leger of Dieppe, NB releasing his first fall Salmon caught on the Cains River on October 13, 2006 with a #4 LT Special.

Evelock Gilks from the Miramichi Salmon Club holding a 24.5 lb. fall hen caught by Dick Leahy (left) at Green Rocks on October 7/08.

Michael Messler of Ho-Ho-Kus, NJ and World Class friend and guide, Buddy Wellwood, together landed this plump 39" hen on the Main S.W. in early October 2006 with a little help from a # 6 G.P. Life is good.

Frank Gelbish from Pittsburgh, PA with a 41" salmon at Tuckaway Cabins in Boiestown, NB. October 8, 2006 on an Ally Shrimp

Jack Shary with a hefty 42" female caught at Arly Bamford's pool in Blissfield on Oct 14, 2004 on a #6 Ally's Shrimp

Gary Colford about to release a beautiful fall hen caught by George Holmes (right) at the Big Hole Brook pool on the Miramichi, mid September 2003.

Bill Jacobus with a 45" hen caught while fishing at Tuckaway Lodge in the fall of 2004. He says that in his 40 years of fishing Atlantic Salmon, he has never seen so many large salmon and had so many come to the fly.

R. Emmit Johnson with what he calls his "nervous breakdown" salmon, landed on a Laxa Blue at Swazey's Tuckaway Lodge in the fall of 2003, after having previously lost several salmon.

Ray Cotnoir landing his life changing 15# hen salmon taken in Lyons Rapids on the Southwest Mirimichi in September 2004 on a Green Machine chosen by local guide David O'Donnell (right). This was Ray's first adult Atlantic Salmon ever landed and he is currently in salmon therapy. He'll be alright once he gets back here.

38lbs hen salmon hooked by Peter Doiron, on a #6 Ally Shrimp on October 4, 2004 at 7 pm.
Tailed by Glen Keenan on the left .

Dr. James York with a nice fall salmon from Vicker's Pool on the Main Southwest Miramichi Jim says "The more I fish elsewhere in the world of Atlantic Salmon, the more I treasure the Fall on the Miramichi. " Well said, Jim!

Guide John Robinson with a beautiful fall hen caught by Doug Schlink of angleradventures.com at Wilson's, Sept. 19, 2004. After fishing in the Blackville area previously, Doug remarked "I've never seen so many fish moving through the pools downriver - and some monsters too!"

Cornelius Heesters celebrating his first season as a New Brunswick resident and his first salmon of twelve in '04. As he says "Awsome...truly a majestic river"

"It's wonderful that the population of large Salmon seems to be increasing every year for the past few years. We had a terrific week last year, that I thought would be really tough to top. But, this year we definitely topped it. It was some of the best Salmon fishing I've experienced, anywhere. Let's hope this trend continues! " Paul Schwack
Cornelius Heesters celebrating his first season as a New Brunswick resident and his first salmon of twelve in '04. As he says "Awsome...truly a majestic river"
Paul Schwack with a 12 pound salmon caught on September 19, 2004, fishing with Arnie Curtis, at Harris Bar Fishing Lodge, in Blackville.

Derek Munn with Ledge's Inn guest Sam Robinson and a big October hookbill caught at Big Hole Brook in 2003.

Steve Corey with a 43" Miramichi salmon, October, 2004

Jim Murray from Merrimack, NH with at 46" salmon - April 2008

Greg Kula fishing at Glista's camp with a 38" henfish - May 2008

Tom Kleeman fishing at the Ledges Inn - May 2008

Mike Deloia fishing at Black Rapids Lodge with Guide Currie Curtis

Wade Hallihan with a silvery spring salmon - 2006

Peter Squires with a nice Spring Salmon - 2006

Ralph Goodwin with an impressive Miramichi Spring Salmon caught on May 2, 2004.(Photo courtesy of John Toulman)

Stephen Churchill landing his first fish, hooked on the "Narrows" stretch of the Sevogle on a Crown Reserve Trip on June 30th, 2005.

Peter Squires landing a June grilse from the Little Southwest with a little help from his daughter Monique.

Scott Cormier with a nice June grilse from the Northwest Miramichi.