Not only did both fish fight like tigers, but they also succumbed to my favourite riffle-hitched sunray shadow, making the takes heart-stoppingly visual. There are few more beautiful places to fish for Atlantic Salmon than the Gaspe peninsula, and with Topher’s expert guidance, I caught several stunning fish over the next few days – a chrome-bright 16 pounder from the infamous “La Chute” pool of the York, and a sleek beauty of 14 pounds from the “Ladder” pool on the Dartmouth. In the gin-clear water of the Bonaventure, almost every fish in the river can be seen this way, and the boat’s occupants were conducting a scientific survey on the number of fish in the river. “La Boite” explained Matt, our guide: “La Boite” – the box – is a form of reverse periscope that allows the viewer to survey the scene beneath the surface from the comfort of his boat. While my companion was dozing in the delicious early-summer sunshine, I saw a canoe come gliding downstream and was intrigued by the sight of one of its occupants who was looking into what looked like a partly submerged box hung over the boat’s side, whilst his colleague steered the boat. By early afternoon, after an excellent riverside lunch, Topher decided he would recharge his batteries and took a well-earned nap on the grassy banks. Topher and I fished hard, sending cast after cast whistling across the gorgeous, gleaming waters, but to no avail. We were out early to fish the “Bonnie” before the sun was on the water.
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