The Renous River is a tributary of the Southwest Miramichi River in New Brunswick , Canada .
5-797: The Renous River has its origins south of Holmes Lake in the Miramichi Highlands, part of the Appalachian Mountains , in the northwest corner of Northumberland County . Renous River system consists of the two major branches, the North and the South, which merge and flow for 20 kilometers through thick jack pine forests to join the Southwest Miramichi River at the village of Quarryville in Renous . The river
10-634: A river in New Brunswick , Canada is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Holmes Lake (New Brunswick) Holmes Lake is a Canadian lake in Northumberland County , New Brunswick . Holmes Lake is one of several large lakes forming the headwaters of the Little Southwest Miramichi River . It was named in 1884 for the first lumberman who had worked the area The lake has long been
15-617: Is classified as a wandering river, seeing as it is composed of individual anabranches that flow in single channels around semi-permanent islands. Wandering rivers, such as the Renous provide habitats for a diverse array of aquatic and semi-aquatic organisms, including salmonoids. Like many of the rivers in the Mirimichi River System , the Renous river is noted for Atlantic salmon fishing. The annual run of Atlantic salmon begins each June and runs through early autumn. Fishing
20-619: Is restricted to fly fishing only and all large salmon must be released. Popular salmon flies on the Renous River include the Black Bear series, Butterfly, Silver Cosseboom, and small deer-hair Buck Bugs, as well as a local fly pattern known as the Renous River Special. 46°48′49.2″N 65°47′38.3″W / 46.813667°N 65.793972°W / 46.813667; -65.793972 This article related to
25-470: The exclusive fishery of the Pratt family of New York. After being introduced to the area by longtime guide Henry A. Braithwaite , George Dupont Pratt constructed the log camps at the lake in 1909. Ownership of the camps later passed to his son Sherman Pratt , co-founder of Marineland . The Pratt family leased the fishing rights on this lake and the headwaters of the Little Southwest Miramichi River from
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