Atlantic Salmon Journal

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.”…

Comment le changement climatique met en péril l’avenir du saumon de l’Atlantique et ce que l’on peut faire pour y remédier. Un jour de 2012, Karen Dunmall a ouvert son…

Here at the Journal we have a strong argument that he or she should be an Atlantic salmon angler. Have you heard, they are looking for a new James Bond?…

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…

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…

A fungus and massive algae bloom further test salar resilience. Maybe I’m getting old, but it seems that lately for every piece of good news I get, there is an…

Atlantic salmon angling in New Brunswick’s Crown Reserve.            “It’s not really about catching a fish.” “Enjoying time in the outdoors is the most important part.”…

A massive proposed sea cage expansion in southwest Newfoundland threatens dozens of wild salmon rivers. One of the largest-ever expansions of the aquaculture industry in Canada is planned for the…

The farther you go into the wilds, the greater is an Atlantic salmon’s worth to the people who live there. We came to learn, and the learning didn’t take long.…

On a very cold, fall morning back in 2002, the fire alarm sounded in hydro-Québec offices in downtown Montreal. My division, which consisted of around 150 environmental specialists, used the…