Spate · Mixed · New Brunswick, CA

Cains

An angler in waders fighting a fish on a fly line on the tree-lined Cains River.
Poor · Atlantic Salmon
Cains River Special / Caines River Special · single / double
Closed season
Out of season. Try elsewhere.
Closed — confidence not applicable today.
What moved it
  • Level0.44 mLast reading 1h ago
  • Water temp5.7°C
  • ClarityClear
Today's fly
Cains River Special / Caines River Special
Cains River Special / Caines River Specialsingle / double
River-specific pack, filled from the regional salmon default.
Conditions on the water
Live gauge
Level
Steady
0.44 m
Last reading 1h ago
Water temp5.7°C
ClarityClear
Weather3°C
WindW 11 km/h
Pressure1030 hPa
Rain · recent0.1 mm
Rain · ahead0.8 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
6°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
Chironomids
Hatch timeline · todayPeak at 10h

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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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F
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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
Fly box · Atlantic Salmon
Permits & access
Permit required — see local rules.
  • Check local provincial/national regulations.
What's coming
Plan ahead
5-day outlook
Other water nearby · 5
Dungarvon
40 km
0
Salmon
Miramichi (Southwest)
41 km
0
Brown trout · Brook trout · Salmon
Renous
46 km
0
Salmon
Little Southwest Miramichi
58 km
0
Salmon
Nepisiguit
124 km
0
Brook trout · Salmon
Gallery · 2
  1. An angler in waders fighting a fish on a fly line on the tree-lined Cains River.
    Atlantic Salmon Fishing Cains River New Brunswick
  2. Terrain map of the venue
    Terrain map
Why this score · for Atlantic Salmon
  • Temperature1530% weight
  • Flow6025% weight
  • Clarity9520% weight
  • Feeding Time9515% weight
  • Pressure8510% weight
Directions
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Seasons & zones
  • Salmon 1 June → 15 October
  • Brook trout 15 April → 15 September

    River Cains is equally celebrated for trophy brook trout as for Atlantic salmon — particularly in the lower beats in September and October when large brook trout move up alongside salmon. NB brook trout general season April 15 – September 15; check Miramichi Salmon Association and NB regulations for the Cains specifically.

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