I just got back from the Adams Pool Crown Reserve on the Lower North Branch of the Little Southwest Miramichi. The cabin as always was rustic and the welcoming party had a good turn out (mice, bats etc) Water was on the high side for this time of year, but not unfishable. As a result the salmon were scattered throughout the stretch and not really concentrated in any one pool. Spoke to the outgoing fishermen and they had caught some grilse, they told us that they had the stretch on 01 Aug and couldn't even get near the river as it was terribly swollen because of all the rain. The ground is still very saturated with alot of mud on the foot paths and small rivelets of water coming out of the hillside running into the river. So it looks like the river will have good water levels throughtout the rest of the season. This was a prime example of how important a riparian buffer strip of trees and natural vegetation is in the maintenance of water levels. We caught two grilse and my nephew had two different salmon on but both got off. When the water is high the fish hold where they please and I had to put aside five years of knowledge about that stretch and relearn the high water locations where the fish like to hold. As a result the fishing's a little tougher. Had a great trip though.

Bill

Nice report Bill, got any pictures to share. How far up the Little Southwest Miramichi is the area, what map number of your old maps has that stretch of river on it. Would love to know where it is.

Thanks again for the report, good to hear the fishing is good in Canada.

Lee