Open for the Season!

The time has come and we’re finally open for another season!

The river is teeming with water and the word has hit the street that the first of the salmon are in the river.

The men have been looking over the side of the Torrent River bridge for a sliver of silver and a few have wet a line in hopes of the first catch of the season.

In fact, we saw a picture yesterday of a taut line and a beauty of a fish. Indeed the season has begun!

Looking forward to big salmon returns, lots of visitors and an excellent year in 2011!

For more information about our site call us at (709) 248 4066 or visit our website at www.torrentriver.ca!

Children’s Story Time with Joy Barfoot

 

A new feature of the Symposium that we’ve just added is a Children’s Story Time. Joy Barfoot from The Rooms, St. John’s, will be meeting with kids at 10:00am on Sunday June 26th. Kids are welcome to come and join us for a half an hour and then later in the afternoon join us for our second day of Kids Camp where we’ll be talking about Pirates, Superheroes and Salmon!!!

 

Tickets Available for Rufus Tribute and Salmon Dinner!

The Symposium is now only five days away!

It’s unbelievable how fast time is flying! Tickets are still available for our big events of the weekend – but only for a few more days!

The Rufus Guinchard Tribute musical event tickets are $10.00 each and can be purchased until Thursday evening. Special musical guests include Daniel Payne and Anita Best.

 A Fly Fishing Delights: Salmon Dinner tickets are $25.00 each and can be purchased until Wednesday evening. Tickets include fly tying reception sponsored by Bacardi, delicious three course salmon dinner, international guest speakers Hans van Klinken and Kate Blubaugh, and a traditional kitchen party to close the evening!

You won’t want to miss all other events scheduled for the weekend as well. There’s something for everyone!

• Kids Camps – Geocaching, Pirates, Superheroes and Salmon!
• Local Craft Fair
• Walking Club Grand Opening
• Guided Tours of the Interpretation Center
• Presentations on the history of the Torrent River and of salmon fishing in NL
• Birding Workshop
• And more!

For ticket reservations call (709) 248 4066!

For more information read the blog posts below.

Salmon Symposium Schedule!

The Salmon Symposium is only 7 days away!

If you haven’t purchased your tickets for the Tribute to Rufus Guinchard music night, tickets are still available for purchase at $10.00 each!
The event will take place June 24th 2011 at 8:00pm at Maynard’s Torrent River Inn.

Also, tickets are still available for the evening of Fly Fishing Delights: Salmon Dinner. Tickets are $25.00 and are only available until Wednesday!
The event will take place June 25th 2011 at 6:30pm at Maynard’s Torrent River Inn.  

For ticket reservations or more information call Ashley Baker at (709) 248 4066.

Symposium – Only 10 Days Away!

With the Salmon Symposium only 10 days away details are being finalized and the troops are being rallied! We’re ready! Tickets are still on sale for the Tribute to Rufus Guinchard music night on Friday June 24th at 8:00pm and also for the Fly Fishing Delights Salmon Dinner on June 25th starting at 6:30pm. Both nights promise to be incredible nights of entertainment!

Daniel Payne and Anita Best, along with the French Shore Fiddlers from the local high school will pay tribute to Rufus. International guest speakers, Hans van Klinken and Kate Blubaugh, will share on Saturday night about their fly fishing experiences respectively.

 We anticipate a busy and filled weekend of events you won’t want to miss! And the whole family is welcome to take part! Everything from Kids Camps, to guided tours, and workshops featuring bird watching, history of salmon fishing in NL, and in depth personal telling of the story of the Torrent River. Make the Torrent River your destination for June 24th-26th! Come where the waters still stir!

For more details and to make reservations call Ashley Baker at (709) 248-4066.

Big Catch Contest Hours Extended!

If you’re a fisherman then you have no doubt pulled out your fly fishing gear in preparation for the season. Flies are secured in their boxes, leaders have been changed, rubber boots have been patched – you’re ready for the big one!

The Salmon Symposium will host a Big Catch Contest on June 25th and 26th. Registration is $20.00 and will take place at the Torrent River Nature Park. Any registered participant with the largest legally tagged salmon will win a Sage Rod (specifications listed on the poster below).

You must be registered for the contest in order to be eligible for the prize and for the win. Any fish caught before registration will not be considered eligible.

Registrations times include:
Friday – June 24th – 12:00pm-6:00pm at the Torrent River Nature Park 
Friday June 24th – 8:00pm-10:00pm at Maynard’s Torrent River Inn (Tribute to Rufus night)
Saturday June 25th – 8:00am-12:00pm at Torrent River Nature Park

It’s an incredible rod – a great prize – but really it’s all about the BRAGGING RIGHTS!

Big Catch!

Special Musical Guests

The Salmon Symposium will host a number of special musicial guests throughout the weekend, particularly on Friday June 24th for the Tribute to Rufus Guinchard.

Special guests include. . .  

Daniel Payne

Daniel Payne

 

Daniel Obediah Payne is from the town of Cow Head on the Northern Peninsula.For over a decade now, he has worked as a professional musician, performing the traditional music of Newfoundland and Labrador, as well as collecting songs and dance tunes from older traditional players around the province.

 

Visit his website at http://danielpayne.ca/

 

 

 

 

 

 

Anita Best

 

Anita Best

 

Anita Best works from St. John’s as a university lecturer, ballad singer and storyteller, as well as a heritage consultant, with a specialty in cultural policy. She travels around Canada, in the US and Europe in her storytelling and singing career. Currently she is working with bookmaker Marnie Parsons on a small hand-printed collection of songs by Placentia Bay songmaker Peter Leonard, as well as a collection of five fairytales as told by her late father-in-law.

 

Visit her website at http://shorock.com/nfld/anita/index.html

 

 

For tickets to this incredible night of music, contact Ashley Baker at (709) 248 4066 or send emails to salmonsymposium@gmail.com

 

Interpreter Positions Available

If you are interested in the Atlantic Salmon or enjoy learning about history and would love to help other people learn then this is no doubt the place for you!

The Torrent River Salmon Interpretation Center in Hawke’s Bay has positions available for the 2011 summer tourism season!

To apply drop off resumes to the Town Council Office in Hawke’s Bay, NL or email resumes to info@torrentriver.ca.

Fly Fishing Delights Salmon Dinner – Tickets Available!

It’s a night you won’t want to miss!

Limited tickets are now available for purchase!
An $85.00 value for only

$25.00 per person

Including:

A casual fly tying reception that welcomes fishermen and friends to mingle…
Meet fly tyers and authors with a love for the river…
A delicious three course salmon dinner…
International guest speakers Hans van Klinken and Kate Blubaugh…
A traditional Newfoundland kitchen party to welcome the late hours of the night…

Fly Fishing Delight Salmon Dinner

Tribute to Rufus Guinchard TICKETS AVAILABLE!

Rufus Guinchard

 

“The Tribute to Rufus Guinchard” evening of music will take place June 24th 2011 starting at 8:00pm at Maynard’s Torrent River Inn. It’s going to be an incredible night of enjoying the sounds and stories of the fiddler man himself, Rufus.

Friends of Rufus will share a tribute to his life and tell the story of the man behind the mischevious smile and jovial music. This will be followed by the musical stylings of the French Shore Academy Fiddlers, Anita Best and Daniel Payne, playing many of Rufus’ most popular jigs.

If you’re interested in sharing in The Tribute to Rufus Guinchard night, tickets are now available! Tickets are $10.00 each and can be purchased by contacting Ashley Baker at the Torrent River at (709) 248-4066. There are limited tickets so don’t delay in purchasing yours!