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SALMON MYSTERIES Late season male Cascapedia salmon showing the triangle-shaped teeth and well developed kype. Photo Dan Greenberg In the natural history of Atlantic salmon, mysteries get piled upon mysteries.…

OCTOBER THOUGHTS Atlantic salmon being released by Christopher Minkoff in the Sardine Box Pool, Grande River, Quebec. Photo Christopher Minkoff The end of September is a time of shifting priorities…

NEWFOUNDLAND Snorkel survey organized by Bay St. George South Development Association in Little Barachois Brook in western Newfoundland. Photo Clarence Goodyear Across the range of Atlantic salmon in North America…

Jul 2, 2020 Christopher Minkoff on the Glen Emma section of the Matapedia releasing a very large salmon last week. Photo by Donald Dumais, courtesy Christopher Minkoff “RIVERNOTES LIGHT” IN…

ASF’S IN-SEASON BLOG HAS RETURNED FOR 2023! PETER DORE – RIVERNOTES@ASF.CA May 3, 2023 Me posing and releasing a fish at the confluence of Alpine Creek and the Stikine River…

TOM MOFFATT ~ TMOFFATT@ASF.CA Jul 9, 2021 THE GOLDILOCKS STORM Accumulated rain July 8 to 11, 2021 will be between 1 in / 25 mm and 3 in / 75…

TOM MOFFATT ~ TMOFFATT@ASF.CA A leap to the future. Atlantic salmon jumps in the Petit Pabos River, Zone 6 Pool 53. Photo René Giroux MAINE Nearly 130 Atlantic salmon have…

COMPILED BY TOM MOFFATT ~ TMOFFATT@ASF.CA Angler Marie-Josée St-Louis releases an Atlantic salmon June 25 on Rivière Ste-Anne. Photo Louis Windisch A TINY SAFETY PRIMER There is a resurgence of…

SPAWN SONG A large female salmon prepares to dig a redd in the Sandy River, Maine. Photo Cassidy Bigos, Maine DMR The Sandy River is cold, clear, and contains some…

COMPILED BY TOM MOFFATT ~ TMOFFATT@ASF.CA CAN YOU GET TO THAT RIVER FROM HERE – WHEREVER HERE HAPPENS TO BE Margaree River last weekend. Largely out of reach to New…