Saturday, January 31, 2009

Quich Tying Bench UPDATE RED BELLY DACE JUUTUA NATT KOLA BLUE FIRE NORTH SHORE SMELT BLUE WING OLIVE JEANNIE MATUKA BROWN DRAKE SPARKLED SMELT USUAL


Here is a quick update ot the different flies I have been tying this week



RED EYE SMELT FOR TROUT



SPARKLED SMELT ORIGINAL 1998

BROWN DRAKE



USUAL CREAM WHITE


USUAL SULPHUR



USUAL RUST



BLUE WING OLIVE



BLACK BEAR GREEN BUT (FAT BOY LOW WATER)



JUUTUA NATT




CASCADE CHARTREUSE TUBE / ATLANTIC SALMON




NORTH SHORE SMELT SINGLE /ATLANTIC SALMON



North Shore Smelt Long / Atlantic Salmon




KOLA BLUE FIRE / ATLANTIC SALMON





JEANNIE MATUKA SPARSE /ATLANTIC SALM





Red Belly Dace / Ventre Rouge du Nord (1999 original)



RED BELLY DACE WET / VENTRE ROUGE DU NORD MOUILLER





JOCELIN LEBLANC

Monday, January 26, 2009

THE ROMAINE RIVER, Wild Atlantic Salmon, and the Proposed Hydro Development Project

A Backgrounder from

ATLANTIC SALMON FEDERATION

Contact info

savesalmon@asf.ca
Tel: (506) 529–4581
www.asf.ca

Link to article

http://asf.ca/docs/uploads/romaine-backgrounder.pdf

THE ROMAINE RIVER, Wild Atlantic Salmon, and the Proposed Hydro Development Project

The Big Picture

• The Romaine River is approximately 300km long, draining 14,500 km2, in Quebec’s North Shore region near the Labrador border.

• Atlantic salmon only use the lowermost 50km. Impassable falls block potential habitat upstream. Salmon also utilize a portion of the Puyjalon River, a tributary of this lowermost part of the Romaine River

• Atlantic salmon habitat in the Romaine River is very limited compared to rivers such as the Moisie, and this habitat could be disrupted by project-induced changes in flows and/or fine sediments in this section of the river, where the current is relatively slow.

• Atlantic salmon populations are uniquely adapted to conditions in a particular river and along a particular migration route, which means the Romaine’s salmon are adapted to the present Romaine river conditions, before any hydro development. Changes to the river could negatively affect these salmon populations.

• Atlantic salmon numbers are now depressed in the Romaine River due to unknown factors both at sea and potentially in the river.

• While Quebec has thousands of rivers, only 118 have Atlantic salmon populations, and they are a key part of the province’s natural and cultural heritage. With the Romaine River salmon already being impacted by unknown factors, the proposed hydro project raises special concerns.

• There is a need for major baseline studies of conditions in the Romaine River for determining the impact of the project.

Potential Impacts on Salmon from Operation of the Romaine Hydro Project

• Temperature changes (due to water being held in reservoirs and released from cold, 4°C, sections all year long) could impact Atlantic salmon growth and modify the species and abundance of plants and animals living in this river system.

• Changes in temperature and food could alter the times when the river’s Atlantic salmon smolt go to sea. With colder temperatures, they might enter the ocean too late - when necessary food sources are not available, and schooling with other populations is not possible.

• Release of water from the lowermost dam will fluctuate in ways entirely different from those in the natural river. The need to spill high volumes at times, and requirements to hold water at others, is likely to alter areas of gravel needed for spawning beds, leave silt behind, and could destroy the river’s already limited essential spawning areas.

• Spring snowmelt has been an important part of the Romaine’s yearly cycle for millennia. But with dams in place, the combination of flow and temperature will be forever altered, impacting the lower river in unknown ways.

• All of these new problems could act together to reinforce each other and send the Romaine River’s Atlantic salmon into further decline.

Initial filling of the Romaine River’s reservoir behind the dams could have an extremely adverse effect.

• Depending on precipitation, it is likely that during the Romaine River’s reservoir filling period, flow in the salmon portion of the Romaine River could be reduced to nearly nothing.

• The salmon-inhabited part of the Romaine will need to rely on water from lower tributaries during the reservoir creation period, which can change cues being used by returning Atlantic salmon.

• A credible mitigation strategy for this potential impact is not yet available.

Secondary impacts from the proposed hydro scheme will result from the opening of the area to increased human activity.

• Presently, net fishing by natives and rod angling by salmon fishermen occur.

• Improved access will increase fishing activity, heightening the need for enforcement and closer attention to management, both requiring increased financial support.

• Changes in flows and levels on the lower Romaine may raise salmon harvest rates, further depressing the Atlantic salmon population.

Jocelin & Sonie

Sunday, January 25, 2009

BROWN TANNIN SPEY STEP BY STEP FLY FOR ATLANTIC SALMON

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BROWN TANNIN SPEY

Sparse

FULLY DRESSED

TIED BY Andre Baril (VANDOO)

Material

Hook - SALMON HOOK SINGLE SPEY
Tag- Gold oval tinsel
But- Red floss
Thread - black
Tail- Golden Yellow fluro fibre or antron
Body - Rusty brown floss
Rib- Oval gold tinsel
Under wing- Golden pheasant feather
Wing- Yellow mallard
Throat- Red golden pheasant

Parure

Ferret- tinsel oval or
But: soie rouge
Côte-tinsel oval or
Queue- Fluorofibre jaune doré
Corps-
soie brun rouille

Hackle- plume rouge faisandoré
Sous aile-plume jaune faisan doré
Aile- mallard jaune
Tête- fil noir

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Jocelin & Sonie

Saturday, January 24, 2009

LA LANGUIRAND DRY STEP BY STEP FLIES FOR ATLANTIC SALMON

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LA LANGUIRAND DRY

This dry fly was created for Mr Jacques Languirand (Radio host of a great show on French Radio Canada PAR 4 CHEMIN)

LA LANGUIRAND SÈCHE

Cette mouche Sèche a été conçu spécialement pour Mr. Jacques Languirand (Animateur de l'émission Radio Canada Par 4 Chemin)

Un petit message de Mr. Lanquirand (A small not from Mr LAnguirand)

À Jocelin et Sonie,


Merci cher Jocelin!
Croiras-tu que je me suis retrouvé dans cette mouche. Mais en mieux.
Tu as réussi à réduire ma corpulence! Me voici plus aérodynamique...


C'est comme on dit: "De la belle ouvrage!"


Fraternellement,


Jacques Languirand
22 janvier 2009

In English

To Jocelin & Sonie

Thank you dear Jocelin

Would you believe that I recognized myself in your fly, even better you have succeeded in reducing my waistline in your fly. Now here I am more Aerodynamic

Its like the French saying "De la belle ouvrage!" (nice job)

Fraternally yours

Jacques Languirand

January 22 2009


Material

Hook - DRY FLY 4x HOOK
Tail- White calftail
Thread - black
Body - Light olive Antron
Rib- Light Blue Dun hackle palmered
Wing- white calftail curly tips
Hackle- Light Blue Dun hackle

Parure

Hameçon - Sèche a Saumon
Queue- Queue de veau blanc
Fil - black
Corps - Antron olive pale
Cote- Hackle de blue dun pale
Ailes- Queue de veau blanc
Hackle- Hackle de blue dun pale

Jocelin & Sonie

Friday, January 23, 2009

Atlantic Salmon 400 years of history and passion in Québec / LE SAUMON 400 ans d'histoire et de passion au Québec

Finally I have received my first copy of a new Atlantic salmon book called Atlantic Salmon 400 years of history and passion in Québec. (Only available in French)




This book paints a detailed picture a various links that have been knitted between man and a species with unique migratory behaviors that are quite remarkable, the Atlantic Salmon. Both authors share with our readers their passion for this species with a main goal of contributing to its conservation, which is a marker that testifies to the quality of our environment.




My contribution Page 125


Since the beginning of man that has inhabited the Quebec territory Atlantic Salmon has been and important food source for its inhabitants, native American and the first North American settlers. Its fishing has favored commercial and domestic exports, its rivers has inspired numerous painters, attracted countless salmon anglers in their quest for exotic location to practice their favorite outdoor activities. Lots of the world greatest chefs have made Atlantic Salmon a renowned dish, with all this said it has surely become part of our collective heritage.


The big question is will we be able to pass along this Quebec Heritage to the generations to come for them to benefit has well? (translation Jocelin LeBlanc)


J'ai finalement entre mes mains le tout dernier livres LE SAUMON 400 ans d'histoire et de passion au Québec




Ce livres brosse un tableau des multiples liens qui se sont tissés, au fils du temps, entre l'homme et une espèce au comportement migratoire remarquable, le Saumon Atlantique. Les Auteur partagent avec le lecteur leur passion pour cette espèce, dans le but de contribuer à sa conservation, gage de la qualité de notre milieu de vie.



Ma contribution Page 125



Depuis des temps immémoriaux le saumon fait partie de la vie des peuples qui ont habité au Québec. Ila constitué une ressource alimentaire pour les Amérindiens et les premiers colons. Sa pêche a favorisé les échanges commerciaux domestiques et les exportations à l'étranger. Les rivières à saumon, qui ont inspiré les peintres, attirent chaques année de nombreux saumoniers à la recherche d'exotisme et de loisir en pleine nature. Les grands chef cuisiniers n'ont pas manqué d'en faire un met recherché des gastronomes. En somme, le saumon fait partie de notre patrimoine collectif.


Saurons-nous transmettre cet héritage de la nature Québécoise aux générations à venir pour qu'elles en bénéficient à leur tour?

Where to buy / Ou se le procurer :

Québec : magasin Latulippe, librairie Pantoute, magasin Propac;
Montréal : Boutique Orvis Salmo Nature, boutique du Biodôme de Montréal, épicerie Magnan Restaurant et Taverne;
Trois-Rivières : boutique l’Ami du moucheur;
Rimouski : boutique l’Atelier du moucheur;
Matane : La Chouette librairie;
Gaspé : librairie Alpha;
Bonaventure : Monsieur Dial Arsenault, guide.

You can also call or email me for a copy 418 799 2131 brooktrout@globetrotter.net


Bernard BEAUDIN et Yvon CÔTÉ, dir. Le saumon, 400 ans d’histoire et de passion au Québec. Québec, Saumon Illimité (FQSA), 2008. 234 p. ill. 40 $
ISBN : 978-2-9803418-9-2



Jocelin et Sonie