Miramichi River Fly Fishing Lodge for Atlantic Salmon

Wilsons Sporting Camps Ltd. is located in the Miramichi valley of New Brunswick, one of the most scenically beautiful places in Canada.  A pristine, just as God made it's place that offers some of the finest Atlantic Salmon fly fishing and wing shooting on the North American continent.

For almost a century and a half the Wilson family has been in the business of providing great  New Brunswick Atlantic Salmon fishing, hunting and outdoors adventure to discriminating clients from around the world.

Miramichi Salmon Fishing

The Miramichi is known as  "the mother of all Salmon rivers" for hosting the largest runs in the world of Atlantic Salmon, the king of game fish. Wilson's owns and leases more private water on the Miramichi than any other outfitter or individual  a total of 16 pools, many of then among the rivers finest, which means that we can provide our clients with Atlantic Salmon fishing virtually unmatched for variety and quality in all of Atlantic Canada.

The "king of game fish" is back! Thanks to recent rigorous conservation efforts, Atlantic Salmon fishing in Atlantic Canada, and notably on the Miramichi has returned to near "good old days" levels, and continues to improve each year. We control the most and many of the best, private pools on "the mother of all salmon rivers" and thus afford our clients unmatched opportunity for tangling with the toughest and noblest game fish of them all. Whether its bouncing a dry fly down a ripple or swinging a wet fly over a deep, sure-thing: lie, our expert guides will have you reading the river and fishing like a pro. There is nothing worse than being stuck in a salmon camp with 8 or 10 anglers and only one or two reliable pools. At Wilson's we fish only 6 rods a day and rotate them over 16 pools!

Many experienced anglers believe that nothing in game fishing compares to the reel-sizzling runs and acrobatic leaps of the Atlantic Salmon. Come to Wilson's and let us hook you up this season!

Our spring Miramichi River Fly Fishing season starts April 15th.

At this time we fish for salmon that have been in the river during the winter from the fall spawn. We start fishing just when the ice is leaving the river. The water is quite high then so we use small motor boats to fish from. The weather is colder then so warm clothing is a must. As mentioned, all fishing is done from a boat, by either letting out a troll or on a short cast next to shore.

The spring season is barely over and we are into the "sea- run" brook trout, (1-6 lbs) and the early rocky brook run, Atlantic's best fishing for this run is between May 20th and June 10th. There is also an opportunity during the month of June for our fantastic shad run. The summer season begins mid June when the first new run of salmon are on their way into the river. The first new run of salmon start about mid June and last until mid August. The water is now down so we can wade the pools and use canoes to go from pool to pool. The weather is of course much warmer (50-85 F) so light weight summer gear is appropriate.

Due to the warm afternoons, we fish the mornings, (8-12 noon), come in for dinner, rest a few hours and then head our about 4 o'clock again. The evening shore lunch is always very enjoyable and sometimes the guide will even grill a fresh salmon over open fire.

The late season or second run of the year starts mid August and is on until mid October. This fall run offers some of the best salmon fishing of the year and in October can be mixed with woodcock and grouse gunning for a "Cast & Blast". During the fall season we fish from breakfast until the evening dinner having a shore lunch on the river also. The salmon are sometimes a little bigger than the July run because the fish are getting ready to spawn at this time. We also arrange day trips to the Cains River in October.

Contact us for more information: (506) 365-7962

Miramichi River Trout Fly Fishing

The province of New Brunswick has three wild Sea-Run Trout river stocks and the Cains River is by far the largest and one of the healthiest. The Cains has been under very strict conservation laws and practices for 14 years and our efforts are paying dividends today. Camps records and personal records are being set almost every season now. It is not uncommon to take fish in the 4-5 pound range on a good night, but, these are truly wild fish and are not easily fooled.

Dry Fly Fishing is our specialty on the Cains River.

The Cains River is a small tributary of the Miramichi River. The average width is app. 10 meters wide and most pools fish just one or two rods at a time. The river source is made up of large cedar swamps which keeps the water very cold thus ideal habitat for these large trout. The water is very dark in color so you do not see the trout until feeding time. The best pools are only a short drive from the main camp and can also be reached by canoe during the higher water periods A float trip on the Cains for these huge Sea-run trout is always a big hit. We fish a ten mile stretch of the river, which we have learned from many years of experience to be the most productive.

Season

Late May through July

Contact us for more information: (506) 365-7962

New Brunswick Fly Fishing Lodge on the Miramichi River

The Wilson Family is pleased to announce a new and exciting change to our lodge operation. The "Big Murphy Pool" will become home to a brand new main lodge. First off the 20 km view of the Miramichi Valley is absolutely spectacular and with no other dwellings in sight, very private!

The new facility is designed, constructed and placed among the trees as if we have always been here. The main level has the office, kitchen, dinning room and tackle/gift shop, surrounded by nearly 100 feet of covered deck. The lower level begins with a 26 ft long 10 ft wide covered deck accessing you to a beautiful lounge with fireplace and comfortable furniture. The adjoining bar will serve as a watering hole after a long day on the river or woods or a break from your days meeting. In this same area is the meeting room for a convenient work place or maybe a game of pool on the custom pool table.

The cabins are nestled among the spruce and white birch trees on the five acre site each with it's own driveway.

We are offering groups exclusive access to the entire operation in order to maximize privacy, service and comfort. The king of game fish, The Atlantic Salmon and other local attractions such as the Old Mill Pond Golf course, walking trails, museums and miles of open wilderness helps make Wilson's a favorite destination among world travelers.