RRL Alex and guide Dale with a nice Restigouche salmon. The fish was loaded with sea lice and landed in Ledges last evening. Two big salmon lost this morning and four spotted, one very large. Full moon is coming, two spots available next week.
The RRL 2013 Atlantic Salmon season is underway. Here’s guest Justin with a nice fresh bright chrome spring Atlantic salmon. The waters high and the fish are bright. We are all hoping for a great season.
The Restigouche River is still iced over with a small open channel along the Quebec side from the Matapedia River down. There is also a small channel along Home Pool on the New Brunswick side, and another channel open in Ledges Pool. The open water channel runs and disappears under the ice on the river’s…
Of interest to all Atlantic salmon anglers from New England that watch NESN you can catch the episode of Tom Rosenbauer’s visit to the Restigouche River Lodge fly fishing for Atlantic salmon. Saturday 8th and Sunday 9th, watch the New Fly Fisher Show being aired on NESN at 12 noon for both days this coming…
A great photo of a nice Atlantic salmon landed by Greg Heister the host of “Seasons On The Fly” an excellent fly fishing show on NBC sports. This 18 lb. salmon was landed early this year during the second week of June when we still had some water.
Some good news, Deering woke up this morning and the Restigouche had risen 10 inches, that’s just enough to almost cover the bar in home pool. Lets hope for more, KB
Its been a little tough getting photos from some of our guests this year. Here is one of Anthony and Deering with a nice salmon landed by Anthony during his trip to the lodge in the fourth week of June.
RRL guest Steve Buckley with a nice Restigouche salmon
I have been a bit busy and not posting many pictures. Here is RRL partner Kevin with a nice Atlantic salmon, during this tough season.