Whoops. I remember one of you all told me about the river, and the rod having some serious Karma. I forgot the rest of the story. I know he said the rain changes the river's temper and could make or brake a trip. I thought it was steelhead.
Oh yeah, the Mirimachi imparts serious Karma into any fly rod or fly which is cast on it. WW Doak is THE flyshop on the river, I still order much of my tying supplies from them, much as I did when I first learned to tie flies and cast for salmon when I was living in Newfoundland in the mid 70's. Once a year we would travel to New Brunswick and stock up. Fished the River a time or two as well.
