You may wish to bring your own fishing gear, but you can also borrow everything as part of the package!  If you have fished salmon in Atlantic Canada before you likely own all the gear needed, but if you are from Iceland or Europe you may want to borrow some of our gear. If you bring your own gear you should include:
 

We have outlined a list of fly patterns below.  Hook sizes vary from #2 to #12 ( we also use oversized hooks on the Lower Humber giants) for "old school" flies tyed on hooks. Recently we have had coverted to, and had super success in landing fish with, having our dry flies tyed on tubes. All hooks must be barbless or "effectively barbless" (barb flattened with pliers).  Larger hooks are used on fresh fish while smaller hooks are used on the stale fish seen in some pools during August.  Medium sized hooks hold best. Large hooks wear a hole in the fishes jaw faster and very small hooks don't bit enough bone.  Hooks with above 3x shanks tend to be pried free a little more often.  The local favourites are 3 basic Mustad styles. The bronzed Mustad 2x or 3x shank streamer hook with down turned eye and perfect bend (aka round bend)(yes, even for bombers) formally known as the 9671 and 9672. The second is the down turned eye, sproat bend standard length shanked Mustad 3399 and for dry flies 3399A. The third is the 3906 in both wet and dry styles. However, we have also had good luck with many other hooks including Tiemco, Bartlett Supreme and Traditional hooks and Partridge hooks.  Partridge hooks and other forged hooks are brittle and those with a light shank can be broken off at the barb or gap by very large salmon.  Similarly, a very light wire dry fly hook can also be straightened.  Make sure you have a strong hook when attempting to tackle a 20+ pound atlantic salmon. Gherk's Xink will help sink the leader and fly as will bronze Mud. Muclin silicon paste will help you float your dry flies and anhydrous powder will dry small dry flies.  Sharp hooks catch more fish.  Most bronzed hooks can rust (eg Mustad) so keep them dry, and while Daiichi and Gamakatsu hooks are the sharpest and do not rust easily - they are expensive unless bought wholesale. Synthetic wool does not change color when wet as much as silk or floss, so we use synthetic wool when tying the bodies.  Hair wings last longer than feathers, and while they might not look as pretty, they will catch as many fish.  Use bright or flourescent red, orange, pink, or yellow micro chenille butts on flies that require these colors.  Use fluorescent wools or flosses when ever possible in the tag. Make sure the wings and other materials are even so that the fly runs correctly in the water.  Try closed cell foam for tying bombers.  Use bright red head cement on at least some of your flies.  Try putting silver tinsel or white wool under the bodies of colored flies as this will help the wool stay bright in color as it prevents the darker thread and hook from showing through.  Some of the authors favorites are italicized (photos of flies and list of materials soon).

The Mustad 3399 sproat bend salmon hook These very short shank tube fly hooks hold very well! The tube will allow a long dry fly to be tyed yet attached to a short shank hook.

Flies

Camping on the remote serpentine river where huge sea run brook trout and a high percentage of 2SW salmon are found

Canoeing down the remote Aidies Stream, a major tributary of the Upper Humber with a weeks worth of gear.

Camping at "The Forks" on the remote upper Humber River, Newfoundland, Canada. Prime rib and a shot of rye anyone?

Camping at Mary Anne's Pool on the beautiful Serpentine River, Newfoundland, Canada.

Tooth brush and paste Razor and cream TP in ziplock Antiperspirant and Soap Towel Face cloth Hiking boots (waterproof) Waders and boots Clothes Medication(s) Sleeping Bag 4 lb with liner

Breakfast Examples Omlettes (3 eggs, milk, cheese, green onion, black forest ham, celery, green pepper), Hash Browns, Toast or Bagel, Coffee and/or Orange Juice or Bacon or Ham and Eggs, Toast or Bagel, Hash Browns, Coffee and/or Orange Juice or Porridge or Cream of Wheat or Pan Cakes, with Fresh Fruit Salad, Cottage Cheese, Toast or Bagel, Orange Juice. or French Toast, Ham, Toast or Bagel, Orange Juice. Ever Had Cloudberry  Jam???     Snacks Granola bars  Puddings Fresh Fruit Chocolate Bar Ever Had Dried Caplin?

Lunch Examples (warning sense of humour required) Billy’s On The Run Fishing Sandwich (aka The Usual) open a heavy peta bread pocket of 10 inches in diameter and stuff it (until it explodes) with medium cheddar, deli meats (eg black forest ham, roast beef, pastrami, and turkey), tomato, lettuce, green pepper, and mayo,  throw it in a heavy freezer Ziplock bag, grab a Juice Box, Granola, and run. Served from a canoe, flat rock, or stump (sometimes while raining or hiking). Only got 6 days to fish b'ye! "The Fish Won’t Fly" Lunch (aka "Civilized" Salmon Fishing Lunch) Pork Loin with Montreal Steak Spice, "Gourmet" Can of Soup, Cheese Mashed Potato with Chives, Garlic French Bread, Can of Mixed Veggie. Sadly, this is usually served with a napkin and chair. The "Got Fish.. need Ben-Gay Lunch" (aka "Die Hards" Day 5 Lunch) Salmon or Brook Trout Cooked in a Hot Fire (secret recipe), Enhanced Clam Chowder, Fresh Green Beans, Pork Scrunchions and Onions, Boiled Potato. Served with a napkin 10 minutes before ready to prevent excessive drooling The "We Got the Monster Sized Fish" Lunch  aka Lunch....Newfie Style Newfie Moose Bottled to Perfection, or Seal or Rabbit, Homemade Bread, Labrador Tea from wild plants (no,... not the narcotic subspecies), Purity Biscuit

Dinner or Supper Examples T-Bone Steak with Montreal Steak Spice, Baked Potato, Corn on the Cobb, Onions and Mushrooms, Yellow Beans, Sour Cream or Margerine, Mandarine and Shaved Almond Garden Salad with vinegrette. Cold Beer, Dinner Roll, and Pie. Beef Medallions (tenderloins), Seasoned  Rice and mushrooms, Glazed Carrots, Broccoli Bacon and Cheddar Tossed Salad, Dinner Roll, Pie. Steak Cabobs, Corn on Cobb, Macaroni Salad, Steamed Broccoli and Cauliflower. Stuffed Pork Tenderloin, Mashed potato, Sauteed Parsnips, Carrot, Zuchinni, Dinner Roll, Pie, Coffee. Salmon or Trout and Fresh Frozen Newfie Snow Crab Legs, Clam Chowder, Mashed Potato, Italian Macaroni Salad, Dinner Roll and Pie.   Italian Night Spagetti Pie, Garlic Bread, Red Wine Newfie Night Jigg's Dinner and a Bottle of Moose........ no,... real hoofed moose not some rare Canadian Whiskey (its a surprise).