Timing is everything
After a last minute cancellation of my yearly spring trip to the Restigouche & Matapedia rivers, my salmonitis seemed to turn chronic. The upcoming Canada day holiday gave me the window I needed to alleviate my symptoms, at least for a while. A 48 hour lottery draw to fish a limited rod sector on the Malbaie river proved to be fruitful. A quick call to my good friend Lorenzo, who has also been burning the candle at both ends, confirmed our 2 rods for sector A of the Malbaie River on July 1! Sector A on the Malbaie River We left Tuesday evening and arrived just before the rain started coming down. We set up the pickup truck tent and managed a couple of hours of sleep. Lorenzo's pick up tent We awoke to a slight drizzle and perfect conditions to keep salar happy and playful. We were greeted by a couple of salmon jumping on our arrival to our scheduled beat for the day. It seemed like everything was lining up in our favor. The