On Wednesday the 20th we headed for Port Aux Basque to catch the 11:45 ferry back to North Sydney, NS. This is a shorter trip than the one we took to get to Newfoundland as it leaves from the the southwestern tip of the island. On Thursday we drove for most of the day to get to the Miramichi River and Country Haven Lodge.
http://www.miramichifish.com/main.html
As always, on arrival at our cabin Janet was quickly able to make new friends..
And, honestly, it was the skunk that made the bathroom smell as it did…
The river was beautiful…
But no fish were hooked. 15 lb. fish jumped in front of us from time to time, I had several “roll” my fly without being hooked but nothing landed, nothing even hooked. Thus is my luck as a fisherman and Janet, who did fine in terms of casting, fly placement and everything else, had the same luck. Another guy who was there when we were caught several over the course of several days but as the guides insist, they can’t guarantee it. They described a leading fly fishing guide from Alberta who fished for two days with novices catching all around him but for two days he caught nothing, He decided to stay one more day and then he caught salmon.
Unfortunately, we could not stay. We headed out on Sunday morning, staying in Maine on Sunday night and in central Pennsylvania Monday. We arrived in Waxhaw Tuesday evening and are now back at Lake Adger.
As we headed south-east through New Brunswick we noticed that the
trees were starting to show their fall colors
Thanks for following along.