Fly Fishing for Miramichi Atlantic Salmon
The Miramichi River is world renowned for its Atlantic Salmon runs. This trip will combine the best of both wilderness canoeing and fly fishing for salmon.
The Miramichi River is world renowned for its Atlantic Salmon runs. This trip will combine the best of both wilderness canoeing and fly fishing for salmon.
| Date(s) | Price(s) |
|---|---|
| TBA for 2025 | $TBA for 2025 |
We’ll spend four days on the river fly fishing our way down. Daily paddling distances won’t be much, but you’ll get to see some spectacular and seldom visited country. Legendary local guide, Kevin Silliker, will be guiding this trip with us. Kevin has the knowledge of multiple generations of salmon fishing guides on the Miramachi. We will be fishing a remote section of the NW Branch, which gets very little fishing pressure from other anglers. Don’t miss this once in a lifetime opportunity to fish for Atlantic Salmon. To view a trip itinerary, click here.
Note: We are waiting for the final numbers of the 2023 salmon return run before deciding whether to offer this trip in 2024. If we do, it is usually the last week of June.
For trip itinerary, click here
All our Maine canoe trips are fully outfitted and guided by Mahoosuc Guide Service’s owners Polly or Kevin. We provide all the food, camping, paddling, and cooking equipment, as well as a detailed clothing list to help you in packing for your trip. Most of our trips meet in Orono, Maine (just north of Bangor). We provide transportation to and from the river. Many of our canoe trips require no special physical conditioning. If you have any concerns about the physical requirements of a trip, please contact us.
We are experienced teachers and will help you master the art of canoeing by teaching paddle strokes and poling techniques. You will learn how to set up a warm dry camp, and if you want, how to cook and bake over an open fire. All our food is natural or organic, and we source much of our food locally. Natural history, wildlife viewing, and fishing will be covered as your interests warrant.
You are in safe hands with Mahoosuc Guide Service. With more than 40 years guiding experience from Maine and Quebec to the Yukon Territory and Alaska, we have an excellent safety record. We are certified in Wilderness First Aid and Wilderness First Responders. We carry a satellite phone for emergency communication!
Meet 8 a.m. at Black Bear Inn – Orono, ME gear shakedown & repack into Mahoosuc van.
Drive to MROC Lodge on the Little Southwest Branch of the Miramichi (approximately 6 1/2 hour drive).
Visit a local fly tier to pick up some recommended salmon flies.
Dinner at the lodge.
After breakfast load up into vehicles for a short shuttle to put in on the Little.
Southwest Branch of the Miramichi. Water levels and where the salmon are will determine our route.
Canoe a little, fish a lot each day. May or may not move camp each day depending on how the fishing is going. Camp
will be in a “rustic” log cabin or wall tents with cots.
Take off river mid-late afternoon.
Van shuttle back to MROC Lodge and supper.
Last chance to fish that evening in Upper Oxbow Pool.
Take off river mid-late afternoon. Van shuttle back to MROC Lodge and supper.
Last chance to fish that evening in Upper Oxbow Pool.
Deposits are non-refundable. From 0-14 days before trip starts, no money is refundable. Within 14-30 days before the trip starts, money is non-refundable, but you may apply the amount to another trip for one year (on a space available basis) minus your deposit. If you cancel within 14 days of the starting date, money is non-transferable and non-refundable. We go in all conditions including rain and thaws. If extreme weather conditions prevent you from traveling to Maine for your trip, you may use the full amount less the deposit for another trip for one year from the trip starting date. You may wish to purchase vacation insurance to cover this possibility. If you have to cancel due to Covid related issues we will not be able to give a refund, but will lock in the price of the trip and give a 2 year credit to be used toward any of our trips.
We only cancel a trip for safety reasons (i.e. flooding, bad ice, extreme windchill or lack of conditions – not enough snow or ice.) For canoe trips we may need to cancel due to safety issues such as extremely high or low water on rivers. If necessary we may need to change the itinerary to a river or route that is passable from the trip you signed up for due to the extremes of climate change (i.e. low water, flooding). If we need to cancel, we try to reschedule people to another trip. If we need to cancel for safety or lack of conditions you may use the full amount toward another Mahoosuc trip for 2 years.
If you are having any symptoms of Covid before your trip please test yourself before arriving at Mahoosuc Guide Service and if positive contact us to reschedule your trip.
Mushing can be physically demanding. We cannot predict trail conditions as they change daily, sometimes hourly. You should be in good physical condition for an overnight dog sledding trip. The dogs are strong; however, there are limits to their pulling ability. Therefore, we ask individuals who weigh over 215 lbs. to contact us prior to sending in their reservation form.
For canoeing trips sometimes there are portages around falls and we need to carry all of our gear and canoes around them. The better shape you are in will make these carries easier for you.
Tips are appropriate for your guides. If you feel you would like to recognize how hard they worked to provide a safe and reliable trip for you. A common amount is 5% – %10 of your trip cost. At Mahoosuc we split tips evenly among whoever is working on the trip unless people want certain amounts to go directly to certain guides. In this case they should give it to them individually.
I have gone on a number of guided trips and have never felt the desire or need to write a personal note after I got home. The experience with you this past weekend was so remarkable I would have felt remiss not to thank you. Both Molly and I keep recalling little moments that make us laugh at ourselves or recollect with wonder what we experienced. Molly talks about the opportunity to have met you and observe your wilderness life which is so different from ours-that was exactly the type of learning opportunity I wanted her to have.
I was so impressed with your professionalism. As a career woman I marveled at your willingness to share your craft with total strangers when it’s obvious your standards for yourself are close to perfect. In retrospect it’s amazing that you let bumblers like us (whoever well intentioned) near your wonderful dogs. In short, I will never forget the weekend and am confident Molly won’t either.
