News Alert
Salmon fishing pools closed until further notice
BY TESS ALLEN TIMES & TRANSCRIPT STAFF 23 Jul 2012 10:26AM Effective Monday, Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) has announced that a number of salmon fishing pools will be closed to fishing due to high water temperature and low water levels. Keith Wilson, owner of Wilson’s Sporting Camps, a Miramichi fly-fishing and cottage rental service,…
Read MoreDFO closes 12 pools due to high water temperature and low water levels
SALMON FISHERY ON THE MIRAMICHI Moncton – July 20, 2012 – Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) today announces that the following salmon fishing pools will be closed to fishing, for cause of high water temperature and low water levels, starting Monday, July 23, 2012: Confluence of Salmon Brook and Cains River, and the waters of…
Read MoreFredericton Dinner to Honour Betty Fitzpatrick
This year the MSA 17th Annual Fredericton Conservation Dinner is again honouring an individual who has served the cause of conservation with great distinction. We hold our friend Betty Fitzpatrick in fond affection and with great respect as we honour a true “Face of the Miramichi”! Long a member of the Miramichi Salmon Association, and…
Read MoreMSA monitors river temperature – reward offered for loggers
This summer the Miramichi Salmon Association will be monitoring water temperatures in pools where fish accumulate during periods of warm water. Over the past few years the majority of the Miramichi salmon run has returned in July and August. Because of this run timing, fish are subjected to warm water temperatures and must seek suitable…
Read MoreReward Offered for Salmon Tag
In April 2012, the Miramichi Salmon Association (MSA), in partnership with the Atlantic Salmon Federation (ASF) tagged 10 large Atlantic salmon kelt with pop-up satellite tags in an effort to help determine where these fish are migrating and feeding when they return to the ocean and where losses are occurring. Nine of the ten tagged…
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