Atlantic Salmon and Brook Trout Angling
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Reaching into his jacket a globe travelling salmon angler casually mentions he has a box full of flies tyed by Lee Wulff. Needless to say the entire group comes over for a look, including a well known European fly tyer. "Seeing how this is a river Lee fished often...they should work here" he announces and begins tying one on! As one can imagine, we all gasp in horror while the European fly tyer begs him not to..."What, says the angler, they were tyed to be fished...and where is there a more suiting place?". |  |
Lee's flies grace Alexander's Pool once again...July 2010 |
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Anglers enjoy sight fishing for salmon in this limestone based gin clear river. Click this picture to open a window with this picture enlarged. |  |
The underground spring feeding Harry's River keeps it cool all summer. |
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Home pool in the early morning mist gives up 3 fish to our dry flies. But, line pool 100 yards down stream results in 4 long lines releases from one tiny pocket pool! Oh well, such is salmon fishing. |  |
Lots of backing is required when fishing this pool as it holds many many 2SW and 3SW salmon of more than 20 pounds. When they "take off" for the lake backing is required (and luck!). Home Pool July 2007 |
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We release most of our fish but some anglers take one to eat or take back home. |  |
The acrobatic aerialist tries to knock the hook out with its tail. Home Pool July 2007 |
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One of two we released each day from Cable Pool. Sight fishing salmon is fun! July 2007 |  |
The salmon take aggressively and fight hard in this turbulent, limestone based, spring fed, cold, gin clear river. Cable Pool July 2007 |
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The scenic "home pool" of Harry's river commonly holds hundreds of salmon that drop back out of the lake. Not trying a Dry fly here is unthinkable! Many are 15-25 pounds and a few up to 40 pounds every year! |  |
A small salmon from the cold spring fed August waters of Home Pool from 2007 |
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Here comes the adrenaline! A crafty husband enjoys his wife's introduction to a new passion. |  |
Seems she has not only figured out the angling part, but also the technique used by our guides to make our guest's stomache muscles sore each day. |
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Newfoundland has the highest density of moose in the world. |  |
Warden stealthfully patrol all our salmon rivers protecting them from poaching. |
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MSW fish on at ledge pool! |  |
Bridge pool provides a birds eye view of the holding salmon some of which are 20 pounds or more. |
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It was very late season which meant Grilse Pool had about 40 to 50 fresh salmon of 4 to 12 pounds each in it this day; which is less than we often see. Sept 2003 |  |
The salmon camophlage well in this clear river, but a look underwater reveals about 40 to 50 salmon and a few huge trout. Grilse Pool Sept 2003 |
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The top of Green Cabin Pool in low water. Sept 2003 |  |
Green Cabin Pool, very low water, Sept 2003 |
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Fishing on Green Cabin Pool. Note the angler marked with a white line above him. Cold low water of late season 2003 |  |
Gin clear water on Grilse Pool. You can see the salmon in the pool, so a sneaky approach is required. |
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A couple mature ones of about 8 to 10 pounds. |  |
A small group of fresh fish in Grilse Pool. |
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Mature fish of about 10 to 12 pounds and more common on this river than most Newfoundland Rivers. |  |
A pair of fish in Grilse Pool. |
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Faunce's Pool produces grilse and salmon 10-20 pounds. Sight fishing can be done along the entire pool with both dry fly and wet fly. |  |
Bridge pool supports fish of various sizes up to 25 pounds and sometimes even larger. Typically 40 to 100 fresh fish are holding here and can be counted and sized from the bridge. A filmakers paradise! |
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Harry's River is about a 40 minute drive from the lodge and is typically done as a full day trip with meals (steak, salad, potatoes, dessert, etc) on the river bank. Some anglers have a breakfast sandwich along the drive or have an omlette or sausage/bacon/ham/eggs, juice and toast and jam for breakfast AFTER scanning the first pool or two. Our dining halls are nicely appointed but the early morning light or sun set on the beach of a salmon pool is hard to beat! |  |
Early morning fishing can pay off but makes for a long tiring week if done every single day for 6 days straight. Up at 4AM and to bed at 11:45PM every day can bring the fun level down for even a "died in the wool" angler by day 6. Oh, and mind the moose during the dawn and dusk drives. Some of our repeat guests refuse to ride in front and watch for moose during the dim light trips (they ride in the seat furthest back from the wind screen). If it is going to be a hot and sunny day, some anglers will start with an early rise or fish through the late evening - but not both on every day. Cloudy days allow some sleeping in. |
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A plan for breakfast or lunch AFTER scanning a pool is sometimes delayed. |  |
Harry's River has a strong run of 10 to 15 pound 2sw fish in cool gin clear water. |
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Gin clear, cold water can create tremdous fights but also reduces recovery time for the released fish. |  |
Fishing grilse pool in July 2007 during typical water levels. You can count and size the fish in the various pools and lays. |
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Green Cabin Pool at good/typical water levels in July 2007. | |
Fishing grilse pool in July 2007 during typical water levels. You can count and size the fish in the various pool and lays. |
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The top of Grilse Pool |  |
Bottom of Green Cabin Pool in low but cold water. |
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Fishing Grisle Pool in very low but cool water. |  |
Fishing Grilse Pool. |
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Fishing Grilse Pool in very low but cool water. The water is often 12 to 20 inches higher in June and July. |  |
Line Pool in low, but very cold water. |
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The legendary Faunce's Pool named after a visiting angler from the 1920's. Very large salmon sometimes hold in this pool ....up to 40 pounds in 2003! 48 and 50 inch salmon of ~40 pounds went through the counting fence in 2003! |  |
Looking up stream at Home Pool from Line Pool with George's Lake in the background. |
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Ledge Pool on Harry's river produces many grilse and teen weight fish but can also produce some truly trophy fish up to and over 30 pounds! |  |
A few casts over a couple hundred salmon might produce something.... More than a dozen fish in this pool were 20+ pounds. Home Pool 2003 |
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Looking upstream from ledge pool on Harry's River. Lowest water level in 2003, but still cold at 15oC! |  |
Ahhhh....here we go...and a big one too!! |
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Wow...maybe this is one of those 36" to 40" inch salmon I seen rising.......? |
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