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

Renous

Renous fishing venue photo

The Renous flows south through the New Brunswick interior to join the Southwest Miramichi near Blackville — a town with more salmon-fishing history per capita than almost anywhere in North America.

Poor · Atlantic Salmon
Renous Special · single / double
Closed season
Out of season. Try elsewhere.
Closed — confidence not applicable today.
What moved it
  • Level0.50 mLast reading 5h ago
  • Water temp6.7°C
  • ClarityClear
Today's fly
Renous Special
Renous Specialsingle / double
River-specific pack, filled from the regional salmon default.
Conditions on the water
Live gauge
Level
Steady
0.50 m
Last reading 5h ago
Water temp6.7°C
ClarityClear
Weather5°C
WindN 22 km/h
Pressure1024 hPa
Rain · recent0.0 mm
Rain · ahead0.0 mm

The nearest gauge doesn't record temperatures, so we've estimated it — defer to the river keeper's advice.

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
Hatch timeline · todayPeak at 10am

Hatch predictions

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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
1
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
Atlantic Salmon fly box
BB
Buck Bugs / Green Machine family
sizes 6 12 · Salmon fly
Permits & access
Permit required — see local rules.
  • Provincial salmon licence + Miramichi system local rules.
What's coming
Plan ahead
5-day outlook
Other water nearby · 5
Gallery · 3
  1. Venue photo
  2. 1977 North Renous River, NB, Canada
  3. Terrain map of the venue
    Terrain map
About this water

The Renous flows south through the New Brunswick interior to join the Southwest Miramichi near Blackville — a town with more salmon-fishing history per capita than almost anywhere in North America. The river is smaller and more confined than the main Southwest Miramichi, with deeper pools and tighter runs that hold fish particularly well when the main river is running high and off-colour. Grilse from late June through August; multi-sea-winter fish appear later. The Renous rewards the angler who knows the pools, and the pools reward patience applied over several consecutive days. Atlantic salmon are managed under DFO conservation rules — mandatory catch-and-release of large (multi-sea-winter) salmon applies in most areas, with any grilse retention strictly limited by zone; check current regulations before fishing.

  • Mixed
Why this score · for Atlantic Salmon
  • Temperature3030% weight
  • Flow6025% weight
  • Clarity9520% weight
  • Feeding Time9015% weight
  • Pressure8510% weight
Directions
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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