New angler on the board

[salar36]

Hi everybody

I am new on your board, it looks like very interesting. Just a quick note about me, I am a french canadian (so my english might be strange sometime) living in Quebec city. Atlantic Salmon angler for 31 years now, I fish reglarly rivers in the eastern part of the province of Quebec, like Matapedia, Patapedia, Kedgwick, Matane, Ste Anne, Rimouski and some other in the province.

I have spent lot of time in the last couple years as executive for the Quebec Atlantic Salmon Federation (the regional council of the ASF), has also been involved as president of the Association responsible of the development of the river Rimouski for 3 years.

The main reason I wish to participate to your board is to have more information about fishing in Scotland, since I am planning a trip in your majestic country, maybe next summer. I am more a "Do It Yourselfer", than a potential client for a big outfit, for me, to discover a river and how to have a fish on is a major part of the fun, and my budget will probably not allow me to access to the prime water in your country.

I will read you with interest, thank you in advance for any suggestion you could provide.

Pierre Manseau
Quebec city
Canada

[robbie]

There are many on this forum far better qualified than me to give you advice on Scottish rivers/beats/accomdation. However I wish you a warm welcome.
ATB
Robbie

[rpsalmon]

Dear Pierre
Perhaps as a starter I could suggest the North East coast of Scotland (As low as Inverness) due to the fact that some of the tactics used there, with fish more recently arrived from the feeding grounds and more willing to come to the surface etc, will be more likely to have been used by you already. Of course there are the other places with generally differing tactics but you can go down to the Tay with good chances of success but without breaking the bank. If you're not familiar with double handed rods then don't worry, it really isn't hard to learn to cast, especially for someone with many years experience of single handed rods.

[hornet]

Welcome to the forum Pierre,

I look forward to some of your experiences from Canada.

I have alot of family in Canada but sadly none go fishing .

Best Regards,

Hornet

[salmonking]

Welcome,im sure you will enjoy this place,,,good info and banter.

[tweedsider]

Hello to you salar36 and welcome to the forum, there is some knowledge to be had from this site and I myself would be most interested to here of your experiences on the eastern seaboard of the American Continent.

Tight lines in the colonys.

[smokiesalmon]

aye aye salar 36 . it will be good if you can share some flys n tactics with the troops on here dont know if there is much differance canadian style . and you are on the right board THE BIG FISH IS FULL OF BIG GIRLS

[salar36]

Wow. Thank you for this warm welcome !!! I think I am at the right place to learn more about Scotland salmon fishing


Sight fishing on dry fly at Deer Pool, River Patapedia, June 2006


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[salar36]

Oopps...I think this forum doesn't accept pictures...