No overnight rain to speak of.  Upper river pretty low now.  Lower end would appear to  be the best bet with still a few grilse arriving..

Atlantic Salmon Federation News   Fri., Sept. 2, 2016

ASF RIVERNOTES - this week's post includes the very latest information ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Many areas could use more rain, but some are doing quite well. Read the latest counts, some released just today. http://asf.ca/asf-rivernotes-sept-1-2016.html Atlantic Salmon Federation Launches Appeal of Placentia Bay Project ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ASF has submitted an appeal under the Environmental Protection Act on Newfoundland's waiver of further environmental assessment of a massive 11 salmon farm project planned for Placentia Bay. http://asf.ca/wild-salmon-advocates-appeal-decision-on-grieg.html MP's Bill to Ban Open Net-Cage Salmon Farms Gaining Steam ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ MP Fin Donnelly has set up a federal ePetition that calls for protection of west coast wild salmon, but the effort has potential impacts in Atlantic Canada as well. http://asf.ca/mp-bill-to-ban-open-net-cage-fish-farms-gaining-steam.html Mactaquac Dam Reports Released ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ A set of reports is now available from NB Power on their consultations and studies regarding the possible future of the Mactaquac Dam and the St. John River. Reports can be downloaded as .pdf documents. http://asf.ca/mactaquac-dam-reports-available.html Dry Nova Scotia Rivers Concern Salmon Conservationists ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The lack of rain is impacting returns, as noted in ASF RIVERNOTES. But this is also seen as a worrying situation by the wider media. http://asf.ca/dry-nova-scotia-rivers-worry-fish-conservationists.html Sustainable Blue Hitches on Global Demand for Local Fish ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ This land-based salmon farm in Nova Scotia has now been in the marketplace for some time, and demand for its product is strong. http://asf.ca/sustainable-blue-hitches-on-global-demand-for-local-fish.html Retrieving Golden Labs from a Newfoundland Fishway ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ One expects to find wild salmon, not Golden Labs in a fishway. Read more. http://asf.ca/retrieving-golden-labs-from-a-nl-fishway.html