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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR THE NORTHERN LIGHT 16 Sep 2013 03:13PM To the Editor:  The salmon season is winding down for another year, with really low numbers. Many anglers that I’ve been talking with still have tags to fill. On Sept. 10, I was at a conference call with two members of the salmon association…

By LORI GALLAGHER gallagher.lori@dailygleaner.com 10 Sep 2013 07:03AMOver the years, J.W. Bud Bird has given his all to the Miramichi Salmon Association and, in the role of Canadian director of Campaign 60, he’s proven his support is stronger than ever. As the association celebrates a milestone anniversary, it’s showing its appreciation for Bird by honouring…

By Kris McDavid mcdavid.kris@miramichileader.com 13 Sep 2013 02:44PM SOUTH ESK – Of the many threats to the security of Miramichi’s Atlantic salmon, there are very few that conservationists sworn to protect the iconic species have any amount of control over. With Miramichi salmon stocks in steady decline and biologists pointing to everything from an expanded…

By Kris McDavid mcdavid.kris@miramichileader.com 12 Sep 2013 05:33PM SOUTH ESK – There are many people out there, from all over North America, who are doing everything in their power to ensure the Atlantic salmon that inhabit the Miramichi River ecosystem are protected for generations to come. J.W. Bud Bird is one of those people, and…

By Doug Underhill  Do you know what fly this is? asked Hampton High student Josh Whepley. I examine the fly he holds between his index finger and thumb. “I’m not exactly sure” I say, “but if I had to give it a name, I would say it is close to an Undertaker” “I would like…