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Have you ever hiked into some remote pools in the middle of nowhere
only to find a vistor there ahead of you? And, why do they always show up at lunch time? |
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"Hey Folks; May I please have some more of your lunch? Oh, and thanks for hiking it in here for me!" Who could say no?
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The arctic version of fire weed, the "river beauty" dots the shore of the Crabbes, Serpentine, and Lomond Rivers. |
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The carnivorous pitcher plant is our provincial flower and is thus a testament to the amount of watersheds we have. |
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The blue flag iris dots the shore of the Serpentine and Lomond Rivers. |
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If one knows where to look along one of the Lomond, Goose Arm, or Serpentine
Rivers, you can catch a glimpse of the rare orchid - the showy lady slipper
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Big Steady on Sop's Arm or Main River. The only slow spot or steady
on this turbulent river. |
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The salmon of Goose Arm River fight hard in the clear waters of this
remote river. |
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Sop's Arm River or Main River is a premium grilse river in Newfoundland
and ranked by some as #1 for grilse. |
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Gray Jays are everywhere in Newfoundland and are very bold. They travel
in family groups so watch your lunch or they will have it! |
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Campbell's pool is a premium pool on the Lomond River. |
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Dennis Lowney and Pete Mello of Mass. USA work the waters of the Lomond
River in July. This river produces nice grilse of 4.5 to 6.5 pounds as
well as mature salmon |
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The bottom of Campbell's pool on the Lomond River. About 20 fresh salmon
and some lovely brook trout could be seen laying there that day in the
cool clear water but only one was struck by our hooks after 2 hours of
fishing. Welcome to atlantic salmon fishing....... |
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The willow ptarmigan is an arctic grouse found at our latitude nowhere
else in the world. |
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These sometimes timid birds can be very approachable in unhunted populations. |
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A young 15 tined bull moose I shot for winter meat in November 2002.
Newfoundland is reputed to have the highest density of moose in the world.
Spring trout anglers should beware of the cow moose of late May and early
June - they defend their newborn calfs viciously and often calf on small
islands. |
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A "postcard" like photo of the author fishing for Arctic Char in the
Arctic of Labrador, Canada. Char are magnificent on a fly rod. |
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Woodland caribou migrate along our rivers and can be seen at regular
bedding areas on the Main, Goose Arm, Lomond, and Humber Rivers. |
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The author on Pangertok Lake 100 miles north of the tree line in Labrador.
It's well worth the 7.5 hour flight from home in the little 4 seater C-180
I was flying. |
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One of many moose called in by guide and friend Todd Neil in the fall
of 2001 for visiting hunters. |
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A magnificent view from the top of Mnt Pingutsoak one of the highest
mountains east of the rockies at 4077' straight up from the Ocean in the
Torngat Mountains of Labrador's Arctic. A lake full of sea run char in
the background. |
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One of a number of IGFA world record breaking brook trout I guided
anglers to in Labrador. Sounds impressive until you actually fish this
lake and release a few! This one was 8.75 pounds and the current 10kg line
class record but is not nearly the biggest. I broke two world records in
2 days .....that week...the 10 and 3 kg line classes. A lake that guide's
dreams are made of !! |
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5 minutes on the river and the guide confidently strolls down stream
on Crabbes River and points to seemingly blank water. Out goes the fly
to the correct square foot of water, from the right angle, with the right
fly, and pow!
It's great to have staff with 10,000s of hours of training.
Read more about Mike's first trip here |
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Two weeks in and he's beat already...famous Lower Humber Newfoundland
salmon guide Barry C tries to get ready for more...
I often wonder if we work them too hard.....but they just love it! |
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A major "stop sign" reef on Crabbes River. |
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