Three fish today from Bigswier.

Steve Locke added two more to his seasons total with fish of 9 and 10lbs.
and an 11 pounder to John Hickman.
An 11 pounder from Glanwye yesterday.

Atlantic Salmon Federation News   Friday, Oct. 2, 2015

Fall Rains Are Here - Will the Salmon Start Moving? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ASF RIVERNOTES has the latest conditions as well as Atlantic salmon returns as Autumn rains fall in a deluge this week. http://atlanticsalmonfederation.org/rivernotes/ ASF News From the Regions BLOG ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Everyone's in their waders in the Matane in a great 50 sec. video, as the river group gains recognition for taking the initiative in conservation. Videos available in both English and French. http://asf.ca/news-from-the-regions.html ASF Research Completes Electrofishing Just Under the Wire ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Autumn is just as busy as spring and summer for the Researchers at ASF. Follow them as they complete electrofishing efforts just before the rains descended. http://asf.ca/research-in-the-field.html Penobscot Flourishes Two Years after Dam Removals ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Interesting insights into the impact of the Veazie and Great Works Dam removals, as sea-run species recolonize this, the greatest Atlantic salmon river in the United States. http://asf.ca/two-years-after-dam-removals-penobscot-flourishes.html NB Power Begins Public Consultations on Mactaquac Dam ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ What is to be done with this gigantic dam that has impacted the Saint John River for decades? Should it be rebuilt? Should the river be restored? New reports can be downloaded on impacts as NB Power begins the consultation process. http://asf.ca/nb-power-begins-public-consultation.html Quebec Moving to Live Release for Large Salmon in 2016 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ASF welcomes Quebec move to live release of large salmon. Read more: http://www.prweb.com/releases/2015/09/prweb12985847.htm Scotland Moves to Watershed Based Salmon Management ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Rejecting the "license to kill" salmon idea, Scotland is moving to a watershed by watershed management regime. Read the article and download the report. http://asf.ca/scottish-salmon-fishing-crackdown-to-tackle-stock-decline.html What Makes Sustainable Blue Special? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ This land-raised salmon from Nova Scotia is causing a major stir in the aquaculture and seafood world in eastern North America. http://asf.ca/what-makes-sustainable-blue-land-based-salmon-special.html