RiverNotes

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…

COMPILED BY TOM MOFFATT ~ TMOFFATT@ASF.CA NOTES ON PHOTOGRAPHING ATLANTIC SALMON A beautiful memory of a wonderful Atlantic salmon on a Crown Reserve section of the Main Restigouche River. Released…

COMPILED BY TOM MOFFATT ~ TMOFFATT@ASF.CA ASF 2021 STATE OF THE ATLANTIC SALMON REPORT Atlantic salmon in a pool of a Gaspé river. Photo Nick Hawkins ASF released the 2021 State…

Even the Atlantic salmon in the Matane are feeling the heat. Time to help the salmon. Photo Matane Zec HIGH TEMPERATURES IN THE WATERWORLD We have finally reached a time…

COMPILED BY TOM MOFFATT ~ TMOFFATT@ASF.CA The best day of the year for so many, even if the rain has settled in. June 1, 2021, opening day of Atlantic salmon…

COMPILED BY TOM MOFFATT ~ TMOFFATT@ASF.CA OPEN BORDER FOR SALMON RIVERS Brad Burns was one of the first Mainers to cross into New Brunswick and head for the Miramichi when…