More heavy rain and thunderstorms have affected the upper catchment and all tributaries are rising to some extent, as is the main river and considerable colour can be expected for a day or so at least with an extra 18" so far on yesterday levels. More showers are forecast.

15lb coloured fish reported from Spreadeagle yesterday to Loise Macdonald Ames.

LATEST. -  Decent spate in operation now!!. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

SEE BELOW -THE LAST POST IS VERY INTERESTING. JUST COULDN'T HAPPEN HERE THOUGH COULD IT.  NO ONE WITH GUTS DO DO SOMETHING LIKE THIS.

Atlantic Salmon Federation News    Thursday, Oct. 9, 2014

ASF RIVERNOTES - Fall Run on the Miramichi River ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The trapnet counts finally posted provide interesting, even surprising conclusions about what is going on in the Miramichi salmon runs. Well worth reading. http://atlanticsalmonfederation.org/rivernotes/ ASF Research Blog - Satellite tag of yet another far-swimming salmon ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Another salmon satellite tag has begun transmitting far beyond the Strait of Belle Isle. Read more from ASF's Research Blog. http://asf.ca/research-in-the-field.html ASF's Bill Taylor in Wall Street Journal              ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ A letter published in the WSJ encourages the use of land-based farmed salmon, pointing out the impacts of escaped aquaculture fish. http://asf.ca/effects-of-fish-farming.html PEI to Stop Fish Kills Through Buying Land ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ PEI has decided it is best to take out of production specific lands at high risk of causing fish kills, as part of the province's push for long term sustainable farm practices. Read more. http://asf.ca/pei-to-stop-fish-kills-through-buying-land.html