Camping on the Nashwaak at Marysville

Last night Cole and I camped along the Nashwaak River at a site he discovered fishing the area about a week ago. It was just off the multi-use trail heading out of town, and was pretty secluded, with a nice view of the river. We arrived around 8:15 and set up camp as fast as possible in order to get a bit of fishing in before it got dark. The water was unbelievably warm; we were up to our hips in the river, fishing at night with bats flying overhead. Here is a shot of Cole getting the most out of the remaining daylight.



Our ragin' campfire.



Although the campsite was just off the trail, it is not a heavily-used stretch of trail and we did not see or hear anyone else while we were there. The view of the river with mist rising off the water the next morning was amazing.



I brought my fly rod along and caught two small bass on a fly I tied over the winter - a black, green and silver wooly bugger. Cole also caught a bass. On the drive home, we stopped in at Fredericton Outfitters and I spotted the shotgun I plan to buy for hunting this fall: a 20 gauge Harrington & Richardson Pardner. It's a break action single shot shotgun. Here's a picture: