After the Storm, Low, Clear Water and Olives

What a Diff’rence a Day Made! The remnants of tropical storm Nicole have had their effect. Outside of the saturated ground and multitude of leaves scattered en masse along the trails, –a sight we don’t typically see until mid-October, the Upper Gunpowder Falls River is not any worse off. Just yesterday Frank Roylance was asking readers to vote on a poll titled: Should schools be closing due to heavy rain? Judging from today’s Baltimore Sun coverage of the Jones Falls, (also featured on his fine weather blog) the short answer, at least along the Falls Rd corridor near Mt Washington, is a resounding YES! So …

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Restigouche Atlantic Salmon Report

Thanks to Scott Burns for the following report from a mid-September trip to the Restigouche river in pursuit of Atlantic Salmon: Hi Theaux. Returned last week from a trip to northern New Brunswick, where I caught the salmon in the photo (and several others) on the Islander reel you sold me a while back. The river was up nicely after rain from the late stages of Hurricane Earl, and the fish really turned on. The salmon season comes to a close on the river I fished next week – nice way to end things for the year! It is worth noting that salmon numbers in …

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