One super dry fly salmon in the + 30 lb`s range (dont let size fool you Kim Nyborg is + 100 kilo himself) – Caught on the Monster Tube Caddis and a single Kamazan Wide Gape Specialist # 4 hook Photo with courtesy of Mr. Bill Bryden
Our own pro fly tier Mr. Kim Nyborg was in Newfoundland for the second time and got everything right in the summer of 2015 – with six salmon in the 20 lb´s range, with this giant estimated at + 30 lb´s as the biggest – Many of these fish where caught on the Monster Tube Caddis salmon dry fly on the Humber River, together with friend and renounce dry fly guide Mr. Bill Bryden.
Kim caught many of his fish on the Monster Tube Caddis and Mr. Bill Bryden managed to get some astonishing photos of these leaping giants in the camera… images that we surface anglers love to see –
We hope to be able to publish more of these breathtaking images throughout the upcoming season.
Summer is not so far away (:
Photo with courtesy of Mr. Bill Bryden
Photo with courtesy of Mr. Bill Bryden
Photo with courtesy of Mr. Bill Bryden
Do you also feel inclined to go? – Here is 3 contacts that could help you out
Lower Humber (with boat), Harry’s, Lomond, Upper Humber, Upper Upper humber.
+1-709-634-2103 Clare Wareham
+1-709-630-7203 Paul Rogers progers.mag@gmail.com
+1-709-634-4999 Ken Huxter
Here you find a check-list from guide Bill Bryden
- Single handed rods with a switch back-up - Big dry flies of 2+ inches
- Mucelin dry fly dressing (green tub) -
- Light amber polarized glasses
- Thermometer to test pools and tributaries
- 250+ yards of backing on large arbour
- Nerves of steel, ego of a monk
- Favourite Flies : Monster Tube Caddis – Half and half Bomber (Smoky Ball style) – Black bomber, black hackle with white wing and tail – Killer whiskers (brown) – White Wulff (all polar bear)
How to do it…
Getting to the central western Newfoundland region these rivers are found in is a simple matter of flying into Deer Lake regional airport. Accommodations can be had via traditional full package outfitting lodges of varied quality, as well as time-share, B&Bs, and cottages that can provide or recommend guides.
A list of guides can also be found via the department of tourism but serious monster hunters are better off using the jungle drums of internet forums, social media connections, and/or salmon association contacts – especially after providing a small donation.
To learn more about these gems in the Newfoundland Labrador crown and begin your quest for a master, monster hunting, guide visit here
$3000-$4000 USD a week plus flights all inclusive. ie just get to Deer Lake airport guide take care of rest.
