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Posted 01 August 2014, 7:11 am NDT
Hard to believe but the month of July just passed us by. Today marks the end of another week for us here at the lodge and we say good-bye to what has been a fantastic group of guests. We 'Screeched' in our guests from Quebec and made them honorary Newfoundland and Labradorians, and had a great time putting together film for 'The Newfoundland Sportsman' tv show.

The fishing over the last couple of days has slowed down. Not surprising as water temps during this very hot and bright week hit 70...
Posted 28 July 2014, 11:02 pm NDT
Fishing action improved today over the last couple of days. The reports from most of the guides brought in a camp average today of 6-7 fish hooked per guest. And a lot of rises besides. The river temp remains at 67-68 F, and the water level continues to fall. Still high enough for good success in Backriver, but we expect to be fishing the Bathtub pool within a couple of days, possibly tomorrow.

With the results still holding strong and reports of plenty of salmon and grilse still being...
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Our guide, Nelson's, father and brother having a great time! (larger version)
Posted 27 July 2014, 8:48 pm NDT
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Dwight with a 12lber hooked in Backriver. Lodge in the background (larger version)
It is incredible how fast river conditions change. In the last week the river has dropped nearly 1/2 a meter, which is good as it was too high for great fishing. But it has also heated up from around 62-63 F to 67.5F today. That, as we all know, is not so good for fly fishing. Fishing action has slowed considerably, but thankfully we are on the Eagle, and we start complaining when our expert anglers only hook 10-12 fish in a day. :)

Every boat in camp hooked fish today, so guests are still...
Posted 24 July 2014, 10:34 pm NDT
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11 year old, Helena, with her first ever atlantic salmon! (larger version)
A great end to the week for us here at Pratt Falls Salmon Lodge. The youngest guest we have had and today she hooked and landed her first salmon! 11 years old, and she had her sister and grandmother to share it with. Congratulations, Helena!!

The action picked up for a while today overall. Yesterday was slow in the heat but today there seemed to be a few more fish on the go and they were taking fly much better. Another first time angler, Piet, hooked two fish today! And our experienced...
Posted 22 July 2014, 11:16 pm NDT
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Marie with her first ever atlantic salmon. Congratulations! (larger version)
The last two days have been a lot of fun around here. Fun for our guides and guests alike. I don't think anything makes the guides happier with their work than when they guide a rookie angler onto their first atlantic salmon. Last night, Rookie guest Louisa hooked and landed not only her first ever, but also her second and third! Not a bad catch rate for a first time angler :). And today her sister, Marie hooked and landed her first and second, pictured here with her first! Pretty awesome...
Posted 20 July 2014, 8:38 pm NDT
We welcome a family from Belgium today to Pratt Falls Salmon Lodge. Several of them are repeat guests, however this year the entire group is family ranging in age from 11 to 84! And what a beautiful day to start off their week. It has been a very hot day here on the Eagle, and despite the brightness and heat, as well as this crew being jet lagged...the results have been awesome!

Eagle stopped rising overnight and right now is holding at around 2.55m. It is a high level and makes fishing a...
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Great start to the week with these young guests (larger version)
Posted 19 July 2014, 10:51 am NDT
We say "see ya next year" to our group of diehard repeat offenders. This crew of anglers know the Eagle River 'almost' ;) as well as our guides. And they just had a fantastic week of fishing. It was a high ratio of large fish and the last few days of this week we started to see maxi-grilse arriving.

Rising water conditions usually do not produce good fishing, but despite rising water the action was very good. This group has seen the very best Eagle has to offer and when they walk away...
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wet morning waiting for the plane can't dampen spirits! (larger version)
Posted 17 July 2014, 7:38 am NDT
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Big One! (larger version)
Well; it has been a busy few days on the river. It seems that the main run of Grilse is starting to arrive as there are a greater percentage of grilse getting caught this week as opposed to last week.

Every day our guides and guests report that they see numerous fish in the river; but; they indicate that they are not going for the fly very well. Some are speculating that it is because the river is up and they are only holding in the pools briefly before continuing upriver to the spawning...
Posted 12 July 2014, 12:46 am NDT
We bid farewell to a a wonderful group of guests today. It was a great mix of people, over half of them repeat guests and from Norway, the US, Western Canada, and NL. And it was a solid week of fishing with the most big fish our lodge has ever seen. It was a week filled with stories of fish that guides couldn't get their hands around to tail, and leaders busted. Guides reported as many as 48 fish hooked in one boat for the week with two guests, and when you are dealing with about 80% large...
Posted 09 July 2014, 6:08 pm NDT
Several of the guests here, and the guides are remarking that this is the most big fish our lodge has ever seen hooked and landed. Our guests are thrilled with the results, and every meal hour is filled with chat about the large fish they are seeing and hooking. The late afternoon fishing today was very good.

Almost all of the fish being hooked are still large salmon in the 75-90cm size range.

It was cool all day today. The day started with heavy fog which lifted but did not go far. It made for a cool, and mostly cloudy day. The river level is holding steady and the water temp has dropped to 60 F. Really excellent fishing conditions.

We'll end this report with a photo of our guest, Arve, with guide, Bob Goulding, and the result of his 25 minute battle. And his son, Eilif, who also has landed large salmon this week, was there to take the photo.
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Arve & Bob with large salmon (larger version)
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