Grilse and Salmon Still Scarce at Barriers

Eight grilse and one small salmon made their way to the Northwest Miramichi Barrier from July 30th to August 5th. Needless to say numbers are still down drastically in comparison to last year.

The Northwest Barrier has seen only 225 salmon and grilse compared to 738 the same time last year. Brook trout numbers are down as well. Totals as of August 5th are shown below.

  Grilse  (to 63 cm) Small Salmon (64-84 cm)  Large Salmon (>84 cm)   Total Small &  Large    All  Atlantic Salmon Brook Trout
2012 Total to Date     108      64     53     117     225   744
Previous Year     545      130     63     193    738   1181

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Numbers were no better at the Dungarvon Barrier with only 228 in total arriving at the barrier as of August 5th compared to 691 the same time last year. Brook trout numbers are up compared to last year with 59 arriving to date compared to 27 in 2011.

  Grilse  (to 63 cm) Small Salmon (64-84 cm)  Large Salmon (>84 cm)   Total Small &  Large    All  Atlantic Salmon Brook Trout
2012 Total to Date
    126      33      69     102      228    59
Previous Year     485      65      141     206      691    27

 

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