Some significant rain overnight has raised levels considerably on the upper river and we are in for yet another small spate.  River will probably be out this weekend on the upper beats, with the water affecting the lower beats tomorrow.  There is also water from the Ithon and Irfon so expect plenty of colour initially.

David Reville  Upper Bigswier. 6lbs.
Ray Morris. Weirend. Ross ??

Atlantic Salmon Federation News   Fri., Sept. 9, 2016

ASF RIVERNOTES - A Special Report from Ungava, and great short videos ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ As Autumn begins, Atlantic salmon continue to come in from the sea, and many moving upstream have developed fall colours. Check out the special reports and great videos this week. http://asf.ca/asf-rivernotes-sept-9-2016.html DFO Approves Major Striped Bass Season Extension ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ In light of the massive population explosion of striped bass in the Miramichi, the season has been extended until the end of October. For more details: http://asf.ca/dfo-approves-major-striped-bass-season-extension.html NB Salmon Council in Favour of Removing Mactaquac Dam ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Gary Spencer of the NBSC discussed the possibilities for restoring the St. John River to health through removal of the Mactaquac Dam. http://asf.ca/nb-salmon-council-favours-dam-removal.html RESEARCH UPDATE - Escapees in New Brunswick, and Electrofishing ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ In an update to the Research activities,  ASF Biologist Graham Chafe discusses the latest field activity, including the monitoring of farmed salmon escapees at the Magaguadavic Fishway. http://asf.ca/research-in-the-field.html Swim with Atlantic Salmon in a National Park ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Fundy National Park has developed a program for limited numbers of visitors to take part in surveys of salmon numbers in one of the park's rivers. Read more: http://asf.ca/fundy-park-visitors-can-swim-with-salmon.html NS Protestors of Alton Gas Project Occupy DFO Minister's Office ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Citing the impact on the endangered wild Atlantic salmon of the Shubenacadie River, protestors took over the constituency office of Dominic LeBlanc. http://asf.ca/alton-gas-protesters-occupy-fisheries-minister-s-office_1.html NL Court Fines Angler and Seizes Equipment for Untagged Salmon ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ An angler pleaded to keep his angling gear in court, but to no avail, regarding a charge of having an untagged salmon. http://asf.ca/nl-court-fines-angler-for-untagged-salmon.html Welsh Salmon Runs Threatened by Decline in Fry Numbers ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ For reasons poorly understood, the density of young Atlantic salmon in Welsh rivers is dropping, threatening the future of the species there. http://asf.ca/welsh-salmon-threatened-by-decline-in-fry-numbers.html