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Silver's Pool, St. Mary's River, NS
Two anglers fish Silver's Pool, the confluence of the East & West branches of the St. Mary's River. Photo by Brenda j Carpan.
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Gweneth Boutilier releases a salmon
Above: Gweneth Boutilier releases a grilse on Antigonish's West River. Photograph by Ralph Jack.
​Below: Deirdre Green releases a fine St. Mary's sea-trout at MacKeens.
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Wise Words
-  Fishing is the least objectionable way of doing nothing - Gregory Clark
-  A dead fish can float downstream, but it takes a live one to swim upstream -
WC Fields
-  I'd rather wake up in the middle of nowhere than any city on earth - Steve McQueen
​-   The two best times to fish is when it's rainin' and when it ain't - Patrick McManus
-  I only make movies to finance my fishing - Lee Marvin
​-  Calling fly-fishing a hobby is like calling brain surgery a job - Paul Schullery
​-  Fishermen are born honest, but they get over it - Ed Zern
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​Thanks Greyghost.
Happy child at fishing derby
Right: A young angler enjoys a fishing derby.
​See Nova Scotia Fishing Derbies 2016 above for schedule.
Wes MacDougall positions his river punt at Miller's Bank, East River St. Mary's NS
St. Mary's River Association
8404 Hwy 7,  PO Box 179,  Sherbrooke NS,  Canada   B0J 3C0
​Email:   stmarysriver@ns.sympatico.ca   Tel: (902) 522-2099   Fax: 902 522-2241

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