End of season note from the President

Another season has wrapped up with the optimism of the 2011 season replaced with the dismal results of the 2012 season.  Based on the DFO traps, the Northwest Miramichi grilse run was only 22% of last year and the large salmon numbers were 48% of last year resulting in spawning requirements not likely to be achieved,…

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‘Superman’ of visual arts remembered

Chris Morris Legislature Bureau 21 Oct 2012 08:12AM FREDERICTON – Family, friends and fans paid tribute to Bruno Bobak at a special memorial on Wednesday evening, remembering the artist for his big heart and gentle nature as well as his great talent. It has been just over three weeks since Bobak died of cancer at…

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Warm summer was ‘poor’ for salmon season

SHAWN BERRY LEGISLATURE BUREAU 21 Oct 2012 08:11AM FREDERICTON — Salmon fishing along much of the Miramichi River has come to a close in what’s being described as a disappointing season. “It was very poor,” said Mark Hambrook, president of the Miramichi Salmon Association and past president of the New Brunswick Salmon Council. “I think…

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All Rivers Having Problems

One wild salmon made Magaguadavic River trip DERWIN GOWAN TELEGRAPH-JOURNAL 24 Oct 2012 08:02AM ST. ANDREWS – If you were not there Aug. 15, you missed this year’s salmon run up the Magaguadavic River. On that date, a 78-centimetre multi sea winter female wild Atlantic salmon came back from the ocean to the fish ladder…

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Warm summer was ‘poor’ for salmon season

SHAWN BERRY LEGISLATURE BUREAU Telegraph Journal 18 Oct 2012 08:09AM FREDERICTON — Salmon fishing along much of the Miramichi River has come to a close in what’s being described as a disappointing season. “It was very poor,” said Mark Hambrook, president of the Miramichi Salmon Association and past president of the New Brunswick Salmon Council.…

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