Fall pattern's working on the Cain's River

River Report for October 13th 2008 by Guide Rodney Colford. The fishing for yesterday the 12th was a little slow for us on the main SW Miramichi in the morning. We canoed up to Turtle Island and fished our way back to the Lodge by 2:00PM. The canoe trip was great but the fishing was very slow. We fished several pools back to camp and saw a few salmon at the Sweat Pool, Pool 66 and the secret pool? Guide Gary Colford fished the Cain’s and managed to hook up with a grilse using a Marabou Pattern. There were a lot of fish showing in the pool at Moore’s. As the evening fishing approached we decided to head back to the Cain’s again. I tied up a GP on a #2 partridge hook, and some crystal flash and monofilament eyes. And did it work? Yes, the first trip down the pool Christian Stathis landed a beautiful grilse and rolled two more. Guide Gary Colford and Bill Moore landed two more using the Marabou Pattern at Moore’s Pool.
Today the 13th we fished the Cain’s all day and landed a grilse at Hanna’s bend. Joel Kitchen was using a LT Special #1/0 hook. Bill Moore landed a grilse using a Marabou at Moore's Pool. We saw a lot of fish at Moore's Pool and only 6 at Hanna's Bend. The water temperature was 52F this morning and the baromtetric pressure was holding steady. The Cain's is still falling a couple inches a day and the Miramichi is dropping 5 or 6 inches or better a day. The water is clear on both rivers. All for today.

Tight Lines Rodney Colford

Fish taking a rookies fly! on the Miramichi

Fishing report for the Main South West Miramichi River and Tributaries by Rodney Colford. With the season winding down for the Atlantic salmon season on the Miramichi there are great signs of fish still in the system. Last night a rookie to Atlantic salmon fishing Christiana 28 from NY landed a 18 to 20lb female salmon on a LT Special. It took her almost 35 minutes to land this fish in the fast water. She was using my 15 foot Loop Classic Spey Rod and a Snow Bee line, it really helped her to get a few extra feet in her cast with the wind and get that great salmon on the fly. I have it all on video and pictures of the fish jumping until the time it was netted. This morning on the same pool we had two takes but either stayed on. Also on the Cain’s River this morning Guide Gary Colford sports lost 2 salmon at Moore’s pool.

This report from a friend of mine that fished the Cain’s a couple nights ago, Jay Earle.
I fished the Cain’s up above the 123 bridge yesterday evening.
According to the local guys there were a number of fish hooked in the morning and afternoon
I hooked and lost two while my buddy hooked and landed a grilse.
The fish were taking small dark flies, right at dusk.
Headed home in the dark.
Tight Lines from Rodney Colford