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

Northwest Miramichi

Northwest Miramichi 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
  • Level0.49 mLast reading 2h ago
  • Water temp7.0°C
  • ClarityClear
Today's fly
Bomber
Bombersize 4–8
Standard NW Miramichi surface pattern. Fish it on a skate through the holding pools from July onwards; scale down to size 6–8 in low stable conditions.
Conditions on the water
Live gauge
Level
Steady
0.49 m
Last reading 2h ago
Water temp7.0°C
ClarityClear
Weather8°C
WindN 22 km/h
Pressure1025 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
Mayflies
Hatch timeline · todayQuiet day

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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
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Early Black StoneflyHatch
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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 protocols.
What's coming
Plan ahead
5-day outlook
Other water nearby · 5
Nepisiguit
31 km
0
Brook trout · Salmon
Little Southwest Miramichi
34 km
0
Salmon
Miramichi (Southwest)
47 km
0
Brown trout · Brook trout · Salmon
Renous
47 km
0
Salmon
Dungarvon
53 km
0
Salmon
Gallery · 3
  1. Venue photo
  2. 1986 NW Miramichi
  3. Terrain map of the venue
    Terrain map
Why this score · for Atlantic Salmon
  • Temperature3530% weight
  • Flow6025% weight
  • Clarity9520% weight
  • Feeding Time9015% 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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Atlantic Salmonsalmon tacticsEuro Nymphingsubsurface methods
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