Since returning from Alberta in 2008, I have been involved with ARA as Secretary, a Board Member and now President. I started fly tying in 1967, the same year I caught my first salmon on the Glenholme River. Five years after that I took up rod building. My passion is swinging large flies for Atlantic salmon. I am excited about the direction ARA is taking, with our focus being on river habitat and restoration. Hope to see you on the river!

With a love of nature and all living things stemming from a young age, Malorie gained a newfound appreciation for her local rivers and river dwellers when she started tying flies over the winter months of 2013. This appreciation grew and evolved into a desire to protect and preserve such a precious and priceless resource. A member of The Antigonish Rivers Association since 2014, and entering her second term as Vice President, Malorie is proud to be involved with such an active group of wonderful, passionate and caring members that do such important work for our local rivers and our community.

An Antigonish native and long time angler of trout and salmon. I’ve been a member of ARA for ten years and recent member of the NSSA. I am keenly interested in the maintenance of local fish habitat and the health and welfare of local fish species. I am serving a second term as ARA secretary and very proud of the accomplishments of ARA.

Somewhere around the time I learned to walk I started trout fishing on Brierly Brook behind my family home and not long after that I began tying trout and salmon flies. My passion for angling led me towards pursuing a career in fish habitat restoration. Currently I work for the Nova Scotia Salmon Association as a Habitat Biologist where I work with community groups such ARA everyday to help them complete river restoration projects and other Atlantic salmon recovery activities. I have been on the Board of Directors for a decade and I’m amazed at the dedication of my fellow directors and their long term commitment to watershed stewardship.