Avalon Peninsula

It is in Paradise, and it's...

I mean, Paradise, of course, is right dead center of the Avalon Peninsula, and, you know, a lot of young families, great schools, a lot of the amenities are there, and it's...

I'm really looking forward to this campaign because I just can't wait for people to see the view, you know, when they go online and when they see the TV ads, you know, to see how it looks from where it is.

It's just, it's exciting.

This is the Wet Fly Swing podcast, where I show you the best places to travel to for fly fishing, how to find the best resources and tools to prepare for that big trip, and what you can do to give back to the fish species we all love.

Todd Carnes is on the podcast today from Eastern Guides, and he spent more than 15 years fishing these waters around St. John's in the Avalon Peninsula.

Today, you're gonna hear about how Todd approaches Atlantic salmon on the small rivers around eastern Newfoundland, where a 35-foot cast can put you right in the game.

We're gonna find out how Todd fishes sea-run brown trout in the estuaries, and why two hours leading into low tide can be a critical time period, and how falling water can reveal a hidden river channel, and why July is one of the better times to experience the range of fishing opportunities in Newfoundland.

[laughs] And the St. John's is by far the biggest city in Newfoundland, right?

Yeah.

Uh, I think there's a- about a half million people in the entire province, including Labrador, and anywhere from 250 to 300,000 are right here on the Avalon Peninsula, right? You know, I think St.

John's is somewhere around 200 and 250,000, something like that, and then all the surrounding communities that, which are generally larger and, you know, communities that people commute to work from and so on.

We're on the highway now, and we're heading to Cape St. Mary's.

It's, it's the southwestern tip of the Avalon Peninsula in eastern Newfoundland, and it, it's an absolutely spectacular bird colony.

It has tens of thousands of kittiwakes and murres, and one of the most beautiful and significant gannet colonies in, in the world.

What's a gannet?

You're okay.

The small sea bird had just taken flight for the first time in its life from Baccalieu Island, home to the largest Leach's storm petrel colony in the world.

It's just off the coast from the fishing community of Baie-Verte, which is a six-hour drive away from Cape St. Mary's on the opposite side of the Avalon Peninsula, where Bill and I have come to conduct an overnight experiment where this young sea bird just crashed into a brightly lit fish plant.

Day two of my adventures with Bill Montavecki.

Way cheaper than here, of course.

And yeah, and a shout out to Newfoundland, you know, the Avalon Peninsula.

I hate to recommend it because it's so quiet and empty, but the people are beautiful and the beaches are beautiful and it's really worth it.

We're through time, even if you fly there and rent a car or whatever.

Yeah,

I think the people of the Avalon Peninsula would appreciate the shout out, Grace.

Thank you very much.

Thank you.

Okay.

People might also appreciate, Lisa, how it's different trying to evacuate communities on the Labrador Coast than it is, say, on the Avalon Peninsula.

You talked about people who have chosen to leave, and as you rightly point out, there isn't an evacuation order, but people are making the choice to evacuate.

So how are they getting to the different communities that are giving them shelter and offering them help?