Prepairing For The 2009 Fishing Season

I would like to wish everyone A Happy New Year and hope they had A Wonderful Christmas.

For all bookings for 2009 Fishing Season please email or give me a call while spots are available. Limited days Fishing are available for Guides Gary Colford and Rodney Colford with our 26 foot square stern canoes.


As the 2009 fishing season starts getting closer I will be posting more and more about the river conditions on the Miramichi and surrounding tributaries.

During the winter I will be posting some pictures
of salmon flies for the spring, summer and fall
seasons. Some will be step by step photos of different patterns.

And articles from other fishing, like ice fishing when it gets on the go here in New Brunswick. Even some fishing stories from the past.

If your interested in my newsletter for the 2009 Fishing Season please sign up on my web site and you will be on your way to the most up to date River Reports on the Miramichi.

Once again Happy New Year from the Colford Family.

2008 Atlantic Salmon Season Finished

Fishing report for the Main South West Miramichi River and Tributaries by Guide Rodney Colford for Oct 24th 2008. The fishing season is done for another year and anglers are hanging there rods up until the spring. The last couple days on the Cain's it was good and bad. Joel Kitchen landed 3 at Moores Pool and grandsons Adam and Joel had fish take there fly. The last day they did not hook up at all. Lower on the Cain's at Salmon Brook the last day just before dark Jay Earl of Fredericton had this to add.

Hi Rodney,
I did get out last night for an hour to close out the year. I went to Salmon Brook pool on the lower Cain's and when I walked down to the pool there was one guy there, as I approached I saw that his line was moving and I asked if he had a fish on. He said he had a big one on. I helped him out landing it and took some photo's for him. By the time we got this monster in it was pretty dark. Take a look this fish was about 40in long and very fat, Mark Steve's from Moncton is the guy who hooked and landed it. Jay.

With the fishing done and all the boats, motors, benches and gear put away for another season I would like to thank all the Anglers, Clients and Friends that took the time to read my reports for the season. I am looking forward to next season to help put the reports for the Miramichi River Reports and Tributaries to another level to help all Anglers with the best reports on the river they can receive. I am in the process of developing a new web site and will have it posted here during the winter or sooner. Until then I will be doing reports on this blog. I am in the works upgrading our Lodge at Hogan's Pool for more better service for our clients. I will have photo's of the Lodges in future post to come. Here is a few photo's of some fall fish below.

Thank you,
Guides Rodney and Gary Colford
Email: rcolford@nbnet.nb.ca
For 2009 fishing packages please email me for quote. Season April 15th to October 15th.

Fishing on the Cain's River still going good.

Fishing report for the Main South West Miramichi River and Tributaries by Guide Rodney Colford for Oct 18th 2008. Fishing on the Cain’s River yesterday was great, I landed a small salmon about 7 lb’s and lost a grilse in the rocky section of Moore’s Pool. We saw a lot of fish moving but again they were dark in color. The water temperature was 46F with the water being clear. There were a few angler’s fishing and other’s were seeing fish at different places on the River.

I have some picture’s of last weeks fish we caught at Moore’s Pool by Bill Moore’s group. Ron Falusy’s big fish at 46 inches, Bill Moore’s fish and a grilse. Guides Gary and Rodney Colford and photo’s were taken by Barry Holst of Bill’s group.

Tight Lines,
Rodney Colford
Phone: 506 843 6031

Email: miramichifishingreports@hotmail.com

Web: http://www.miramichifishingreports.blogspot.com/

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Angler's still enjoying the extra fishing on the Cain's.

Fishing report for the Main South West Miramichi River and Tributaries by Guide Rodney Colford. With the season ending on the Main South West Miramichi yesterday we still are enjoying the extra fishing time on its tributary river the Cain's. The last couple days were very good fishing with several fish showing on the Cain's River. At the mouth of Sabbies River, reports of several fish were jumping all through the pool yesterday. At the Six Mile Pool some fish were seen jumping as well.

I was fishing Hanna's Bend for a couple days and saw several fish, only rolled a few and they hit short to the fly. Christeanne Gervin of Seattle Washington landed a 10lb and a 15lb salmon on Tuesday using a glitter bear and a same-thing-murray. Christian Stathis of NY had no luck the last couple days and was hammered fishing by his fiancée Christeanne. Peter Beresford of Moncton rolled a few at Moore’s Pool but had no hook ups.
The water temperature was 46F in the morning and 51F by the evening. Most fish we were getting were old fish that have been holding or moving from pool to pool. We have been getting some brookies from 8 to 12 inches. I have no reports of any new fish (salmon) to date. I will be posting some pictures of the big fish that Ron Falausy landed at Moore’s Pool last week when I receive them.
Tight Lines for today,
Rodney Colford
Phone: 506 843 6031
Email: miramichifishingreports@hotmail.com
Web: http://www.miramichifishingreports.blogspot.com/

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