Rivernotes

COMPILED BY: DEIRDRE GREEN (DGREEN@ASF.CA) May 26, 2022 Apple Blossoms in Antigonish County, Nova Scotia A NOTE FROM THE EDITOR The past two weeks on the St. Mary’s River have been…

COMPILED BY DEIRDRE GREEN (DGREEN@ASF.CA) Jun 23, 2022 Nathan Wilbur releasing a salmon on the Patapedia | Photo: Neil Damon EDITOR’S NOTE Reports indicate that rivers throughout Atlantic Canada are bustling…

COMPILED BY DEIRDRE GREEN (DGREEN@ASF.CA) Jun 16, 2022 Margaree River in June | Photo: Tim Myers EDITOR’S NOTE A moisture-laden system spread heavy rainfall throughout much of Nova Scotia this…

COMPILED BY: DEIRDRE GREEN (DGREEN@ASF.CA) Jun 9, 2022 The Miramichi River in June | Photo: Tom Cheney EDITOR’S NOTE A handful of angling friends have excitedly shared that bright, early fish are…

COMPILED BY: DEIRDRE GREEN (DGREEN@ASF.CA) Jun 1, 2022 EDITOR’S NOTE Excitement has been building throughout Atlantic Canada and now, salmon season has finally arrived. Anglers have been anxiously waiting to…

COMPILED BY: DEIRDRE GREEN (DGREEN@ASF.CA) May 12, 2022 RiverNotes Editor, Deirdre Green and son, Lachlan on the St. Mary’s River – Photo Credit: Noelle Beaver | @noelleinfocus A NOTE FROM…

COMPILED BY TOM MOFFATT ~ TMOFFATT@ASF.CA PINK PERIL Pink salmon in a river in northern Norway region. Photo by Jaakko Erkinaro and 4 others The Atlantic salmon countries of Europe,…

COMPILED BY TOM MOFFATT ~ TMOFFATT@ASF.CA Stephanie Groom Elson lays down a fly on the Renous on 10 Oct. 2021. Good water levels. Photo Paul Elson CLIMATE CHANGE AND THE…

TOM MOFFATT ~ TMOFFATT@ASF.CA MIKE CROSBY Mike Crosby Mike Crosby has died, and the world of Atlantic salmon has lost a friend. ASF’s President Bill Taylor expressed it this way:…

COMPILED BY TOM MOFFATT ~ TMOFFATT@ASF.CA DIGGING DEEP FOR JOY AND THE THINGS THAT MATTER C D and Tracey Clark on the Cains on Oct. 6, 2021. Nathan Wilbur/ASF The…