This week saw two stories and an editorial on the 2016 Atlantic salmon recreational fishery season in the local and provincial newspapers.

Liberal MP for Miramichi-Grand lake, Pat Finnegan, says that he would be surprised if the wall to wall catch and release regulations introduced last summer in response to record low fish counts ended up back in place this season. To read the whole article click here.

Upper Miramichi Mayor Doug Munn is concerned that conservation groups have more say than locals. To read the entire article click here.

A very well written editorial appeared in the Miramichi Leader.