A few fish obviously pushing through the lower beats into the river as far as around Ross, but upper river is still dropping away and is now really low.

A few more fish;

First fish for Coedithyl to Alan Davies 15lbs on Willie  Gunn Snaeldda
Wyastone Leys a 15 pounder for Richard Perrett on a f/c
Caradoc  18lbs for George Stanford on fly

LATEST.
Superb fresh fish today for Ian  Kenworthy (yesterdays name was wrong -sorry) on the Golden Mile taken on a black f/c. The veritable bar of silver.  11lbs

Some interesting stuff here;

Atlantic Salmon Federation News   Thurs., Apr. 20, 2017

DFO Continues Total Live Release for NB & NS in 2017 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Just prior to salmon season opening on Apr. 15, it was announced that in light of low numbers in the past few years, total live release would be the guiding rule in 2017. Read more http://asf.ca/dfo-determines-live-release-for-2017-in-nb-and-ns_1.html ASF's Neville Crabbe provides a perspectve on the need for caution in regard to salmon numbers. This is an audio interview: http://asf.ca/asf-supports-2017-live-release-angling-rules.html Miramichi Outfitters note that the impsition of live release is not affecting their businesses on the Miramichi. http://asf.ca/salmon-ban-having-zero-impact-on-outfitter-business-say-own.html   Protests Against Grieg's Massive Placentia Bay Salmon Farm Project in NL ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ On Monday there were a group of protesters in front of the Supreme Court of Newfoundland and Labrador in St. John's. An alliance of conservation, angling, economic and related organizations has been created to support better regulation of salmon farms. http://asf.ca/nl-protest-at-supreme-court-in-support-of-grieg-lawsuit.html Counting on West River Sheet Harbour Begins ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ASF's Lewis Hinks gives an update of the field work this week on this acid rain-impacted river that is being brought back to life through mitigation efforts. http://asf.ca/news-from-the-regions.html ASF Researchers Get Ready for Busy Field Season ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ASF Biologist Graham Chafe talks about the preparations for the work on the rivers. http://asf.ca/research-in-the-field.html Sea Lice taking a Financial Bite out of Marine Harvest ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Sea lice are becoming a major issue on both sides of the Atlantic, but especially in Scotland and Norway. Read about the financial woes resulting, while remembering there is an impact on wild Atlantic salmon. http://asf.ca/marine-harvest-reveals-high-number-of-farms-have-excessive-.html Financials for Land-based Salmon Farms Now Make them Viable ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ As the technology has improved, and scale of manufacturing increases, the economics of land-based salmon farms now make sense. Read more: http://asf.ca/for-land-based-salmon-farming-the-numbers-now-make-sense.html