A note came through from a long-time subscriber about what he’d been up to this summer, which sounded interesting so more information was sought. The river he’d visited was the Napetipi, which lies on Quebec’s Lower North Shore, up near the border with Labrador. Already I was hooked as these remote areas of Canada hold much fascination and appeal.
The message was: “This year fished the Napetipi for the second year in a row. It’s an ‘undiscovered’ gem of a river just west of labrador on Quebec’s lower north shore-a very healthy run with quite a few fish up to 14 lbs as well as big grilse, and a tremendous run of sea trout. Your readership might be interested to know of it. Regards, Peter D.”
The wild Napetipi
Perhaps one of the reasons to describe the Napetipi as an “undiscovered gem” is because so few people use the river, and those who do like to keep it a secret. For example the season begins on July 3 with one octogenarian angler in camp, he fishes just one pool and manages to average over 3 fish per day. He’s terrified of talking about it in case he loses his fishing to someone else!
A good Napetipi salmon
Another good fish taken during Peter's visit
From the start of July to mid-August but three score anglers fish at the camp. All are regulars who enjoy the camp, the remote location, scenery and of course the fishing. During that period 337 salmon and grilse were landed, all on barbless hooks.
The camp is situated on the shore of Lac Pareme, which lies at the north west end of Napetipi Lake. Access is by boat or float plane to Napetipi Lake then a ten-minute ride by ATV to the camp.
For further details and contact information please visit the website of Napetipi Outfitters. Any enquiries should be addressed to Riess Bilodeau lfrbilodeau@globetrotter.net
http://www.napetipioutfitters.com/lower.asp
