Group Drops Attempt to Eradicate Smallmouth in Miramichi
A group that used a pesticide to rid New Brunswick’s Miramichi watershed of invasive smallmouth bass has stopped the program after years of controversy over the strategy. …
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Fishing closed on sections of Miramichi, Restigouche and Nepisiguit rivers
Our friends north of the border are dealing with some hot weather-related closures. Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) announced the closure of fishing on most …
Miramichi salmon pools close as temperature soars
The federal government has closed 30 salmon pools along the Miramichi River because they’re too warm. The heat lately has driven water temperatures higher than …
Chemical spraying to kill invasive bass is back on for Miramichi watershed
After opponents stopped the project last year, chemical spraying to wipe out an invasive bass population in Miramichi Lake is set to take place later this summer. …
Salmon groups push ahead with fish kill in face of COVID-19
New Brunswick salmon groups and First Nations are keeping an anxious eye on the calendar as COVID–19 threatens the arrival of a key U.S. expert …
Blue Fish Radio: Miramichi Striped Bass Survival up for Debate
Listen to “Miramichi Striped Bass Survival up for Debate” on Spreaker. The Miramichi River Striped Bass Cup is now considered to be one of the …
Blue Fish Radio: Poisoning Smallmouth to Save Atlantic Salmon
Listen to “Poisoning Invasive Smallmouth Bass to Save Miramichi RiverAtlantic Salmon” on Spreaker. The Miramichi Salmon Association is one of several groups looking to eradicate …
DFO Considers Rotenone In Effort To Protect The Miramichi
Officials at Canada’s Department of Fisheries and Oceans are weighing in on a troublesome question. Should they allow a healthy lake to be poisoned — …
Alarm raised after invasive smallmouth bass spotted in Miramichi
Conservationists are converging on central New Brunswick after the confirmed identification of an invasive smallmouth bass in the Southwest Miramichi River. If established the fish could become …
The disappearing salmon of the Miramichi River
New Brunswick’s famous Miramichi River was once the largest salmon-producing river in North America, drawing the famous and the powerful keen to fly fish there. …