Spate · Mixed · New Brunswick (Miramichi system), CA

Dungarvon

Dungarvon fishing venue photo
Poor · Atlantic Salmon
Bomber · size 4–8
Closed season
Out of season. Try elsewhere.
Closed — confidence not applicable today.
What moved it
  • LevelProxyvia Miramichi (Southwest)
  • Water temp6.8°C
  • ClarityClear
Today's fly
Bomber
Bombersize 4–8
The quintessential Dungarvon surface fly. Skating a Bomber through the pools and glides is central to Miramichi tributary fishing; works best from late June through August in warm stable weather.
Conditions on the water
Proxy gauge
Level
Steady
Proxy
via Miramichi (Southwest)
Water temp6.8°C
ClarityClear
Weather7°C
WindN 24 km/h
Pressure1025 hPa
Rain · recent0.0 mm
Rain · ahead0.0 mm

No gauge on this water — conditions are inferred from Miramichi (Southwest). The trend transfers, the absolute level does not.

Water temperature for Atlantic Salmon
Cool — slow
7°C est.ideal 10–16°C
0°14°28°
How to fish it · for Atlantic Salmon
When
Morning into early afternoon.
Where
Pool tails, steadier runs, and any water with pace.
Method
Fish a sensible line-and-fly combination for the height and pace of water.
Kit
13 ft #8/9 double-hander in spate, 10 ft #8 single in low water. Floating line plus a fast-sink tip. 12–15 lb fluoro tippet.
Likely species
Mayflies
Chironomids
Gammarids
Hatch timeline · todayPeak at 10 Uhr

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Beyond the hatch · worth watchingambient prey(1)

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Evidence
Records-basedModerate confidence

Based on species-occurrence records, not local invertebrate surveys.

Through the year
0–3 scale · October highlighted
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Salmon runRun
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2
2
2
1
Early Black StoneflyHatch
2
3
2
Eastern Golden StoneHatch
2
2
Slate Drake / IsonychiaHatch
2
3
3
3
3
2
Yellow SallyHatch
2
3
3
2

Numbers are intensity 0 (none) to 3 (peak) — a guide, not a guarantee.

Ranked for today
Fly box · Atlantic Salmon
Permits & access
Permit required — see local rules.
  • Provincial licence + Miramichi system local regulations.
What's coming
Plan ahead
5-day outlook
Other water nearby · 5
Renous
6.0 km
0
Salmon
Miramichi (Southwest)
11 km
0
Brown trout · Brook trout · Salmon
Little Southwest Miramichi
19 km
0
Salmon
Cains
30 km
0
Brook trout · Salmon
Northwest Miramichi
53 km
0
Salmon
Gallery · 3
  1. Dungarvon River at "The Jaws" (IR Walker 1988)
    Dungarvon River at "The Jaws" (IR Walker 1988)
  2. 1988 Dungarvon River at the Jaws
  3. Terrain map of the venue
    Terrain map
Why this score · for Atlantic Salmon
  • Temperature3230% weight
  • Flow6025% weight
  • Clarity9520% weight
  • Feeding Time10015% weight
  • Pressure8510% weight
Directions
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Seasons & zones
  • Salmon 1 June → 15 October
  • Brook trout 15 April → 15 September

    New Brunswick brook trout (speckled trout) general season April 15 – September 15. This is primarily an Atlantic salmon river — brook trout are a secondary quarry, present throughout, especially in smaller tributaries and headwaters. NB fishing licence required. Check current NB Inland Fisheries regulations for zone-specific dates and limits.

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