A tale of two fish on the Miramichi
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A tale of two fish on the Miramichi

B2Upper-intermediateOctober 17, 202626 min
  • Documentary
  • Science
  • About Canada

How much do you meddle with Mother Nature? Atlantic Salmon and striped bass have always lived in the Miramichi watershed, but with populations of each out of whack - the salmon waning, and the bass surging - anglers, scientists and politicians are weighing in about what to do. Wade into a world with no easy answers, and no shortage of opinions, in Jacques Poitras' documentary, Two Fish Stories.

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This is a CBC Podcast. This is the sound of the southwest Miramichi River. It was once known as one of the world's great salmon rivers. You bring the rod up and try and stop it at 10 o'clock and then bring it down for 12.

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The idea is you want to... It's June. It's pretty rainy. But that isn't deterring a couple of diehards,

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out after some Atlantic salmon, and sharing their tips on the art of fly fishing. You try to get it to go out, so you can cover the water consistently.

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