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Ordinary Fly Fishers

The common man as fly fisher on the Miramichi.

Milton Connors, a barber by trade, was a native of Blackville. He migrated to Halifax, but by the 1920s he lived in Fredericton. His friend Lorne Ryan, a Fredericton butcher, also hailed from the Miramichi. Together or apart, they pursued trout and salmon on weekend trips to the river system, either loading a tent into a dugout canoe or staying in one of the small camps that had sprung up between the wars to accommodate the influx of anglers.


Milton Connors - The Atlantic Salmon Museum on the Miramichi River

Milton Connors in waders with a rod and three trout, mid-1930s
(The Atlantic Salmon Museum on the Miramichi River, Doaktown, New Brunswick)

By the 1940s, Lorne Ryan and probably Milton Connors were making the trip from Fredericton by car. This mode of transport had enabled all social classes in urban and rural areas to enjoy the quest for nature's bounty as sport fishermen.


Wool breeches - The Atlantic Salmon Museum on the Miramichi River

Milton Connors wore these heavy wool breeches with wool socks pulled over the pantlegs.
(The Atlantic Salmon Museum on the Miramichi River, Doaktown, New Brunswick, 988.6.3)

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