Eel Ground Fly Fishing ShowLast Friday, the MVHS Fly Fishing Club traveled to Eel Ground to take part in their Fly Fishing Forum.  The club members involved included:  Avery Gilks, Brandon McKay, Adam Travis, Micaela Hachey, Carly Russell, Dylan Ward, Natalie Whitney and Stephen Miller.  We tied lots of flies, taught younger students, learned from some local tiers, checked out the middle school students from the Blackville Fishing Club and promoted all things Atlantic Salmon Fishing.  MVHS and Blackville Fly Tiers are also planning to be involved with the Rotary Youth Forum on April 27th.  Thanks goes out to Mr. John Hawkes for inviting us!  Great experience for all those involved!

Dieppe Fly Fishing Forum: Mar. 23 - 25All members are reminded of the Fly Fishing Forum at the Moncton Coliseum this weekend.  If you are planning to attend, stop by Mr. Hallihan's classroom by Thursday to let him know.  We are planning to meet up on Saturday morning at the show.  Reminder to those students planning to help out with the fly tying demonstrations at the Eel Ground School next Friday - you must inform Mr. Hallihan by Tuesday, March 27.

'The Man At The Mouth': George RoutledgeSeason #5 is shaping up to be a BIG year for the Fly Fishing Club.  We are starting early in order to prepare for the upcoming season.  We are hoping that all of our veterans will return along with any new members who are interested in "all things salmon fishing'.  With that said, we will be having monthly fly tying sessions for any students interested in learning the art of fly tying.  We are hoping to create our own salmon flies that will hook into a salmon on one of our trips.  Our first session will be on Tuesday, November 29 after school in Mr. Hallihan's classroom.  No equipment is necessary...be sure to check us out!!! 

The MVHS Fly Fishing Club was recently featured in the Autumn issue of the Atlantic Salmon Journal.  I have attached the article for those of you who have not read up on what we are all about.  Many thanks to Martin Silverstone for writing the story!

This past weekend the MVHS Fly Fishing Club invaded the Northwest Miramichi River with hopes of many tight lines.  The group included 14 club members, 2 alumni members and 10 experienced guides.  One group used canoes to travel to the pools from Miner's bridge down to Allison's camps.  The highlights included Brian Doyle losing a salmon at the Island pool (leader broke); Mr. Svarc seeing lots of fish at Dennis'; MacKenzie Clark rolling a fish twice at Dennis'; and of course many reports of fish being landed by fishermen who had been at the pools before we arrived. The other group used trucks to travel to the pools around the Wayerton bridge area.  The highlights included Avery Gilks rolling a fish at the Cable pool; guide Jason Curtis tightened up on a fish at Trout Brook and Mr. Keith Comeau hooking at nice salmon at his pool and letting Robyn O'Reilley/Kathryn Lynch/Kayla Arseneault play the fish. Everyone met at Allison's camp for the BBQ and exchange fishing stories.  It was here that our alumni member, Michael Savoie, showed the fishing club how to land a nice salmon.  Double/triple hauling a big bomber in front of his camp, a salmon decided to boil and Mike hooked into a dandy.  All club members formed an audience around Michael and watch him successfully land a beautiful salmon.  Check out the video that I have posted on the website...  What a way to end the day! With the end of the school year near can only mean the beginning of the summer salmon fishing.  The club is planning another fishing trip in July, except this time we will be invading the "big river"... the Main Southwest Miramichi.  Stay tuned for the details as we plan out the day and we will again give a fishing report after our trip. Congratulations to our graduating members with their recent induction as alumni members - where they each received a certificate, the infamous Pulamoo pin and an open invitation to join us on our fishing trips in years to come.  These members include:  MacKenzie Clark, Brian Doyle, Yoonhyung (Sara) Oh and last but not least Matthew Morris (who is the last original member when the club was formed 4 years ago when he was in grade 9).

First Grilse - Sat. May 28: Trout BrookATTENTION ALL FLY FISHING CLUB MEMBERS...  There will be a mandatory meeting on Wednesday after school for those students who are going on the fishing trip the Nor'West this Sunday, June 5.  We will be planning and organizing the day, getting a check on any needed equipment and assigning fishing guides.  If you are unable to attend, you MUST see Mr. Hallihan.