Miramichi Guides

By Jake MacDonald

Tonight marks the longest day of the year and the dusk is stretching well past ten o’clock. The Miramichi River is like a slice of liquid metal in the failing light and columns of black flies are twirling above the water. They’re avid little devils, and this is their season to party. All of nature seems to be running at fever pitch, the warming river emitting a veritable peatfire of insects which are either eating my neck or being eaten themselves by the swallows and bats swooping past the tip of my fly rod.

February 20, 2008

St. John's, NL

"I’m proud that Canada is making such a significant contribution to international scientific research in this area," said Minister Hearn. "We need to help identify the factors that cause Atlantic salmon to die when they migrate through ocean waters so we can put the necessary measures in place to reduce at-sea mortality of future stocks."