An Angler First

Hugh McKervill, whose first career was as a carpenter, became an excellent writer and photographer. One of my favourite pieces of Hugh’s was “Elixir of Life – Scotch and Salmon.”…

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The Pro

In today’s digital world, everyone is a photographer with a camera at the ready. For some jobs, however, it takes a true professional. This was one of those. The Leonardo…

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Too Hot to Handle?

How climate change is jeopardizing the future of Atlantic salmon, and what can be done about it. Karen Dunmall opened her mail one day in 2012 to find a package…

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Editor One

Percy Nobbs led an adventurous life. The first editor of the Atlantic Salmon Journal, Percy Nobbs, was a lifetime angler who helped found the Atlantic Salmon Association, the forerunner of…

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Back to Murphy’s Falls

From the very first moment my good friend Roy described it, I wanted to visit Murphy Falls on the salmon river in Newfoundland. Roy told me, for most weekends when…

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