FISHERIES AND OCEANS CANADA
NOTICE TO ANGLERS
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2018-333
2018/8/28
Salmon Rivers Closing in Zones 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9 10, 11, 12, 13 and 14A
DFO advises anglers that due to extremely high water temperatures, the following rivers will close effective one hour after sunset on Wednesday, August 29, 2018. The rivers will reopen as conditions improve.
Zone 3
18. Ariege or Salmon River, including Southwest Brook and Rose's Brook, Hare Bay
Zone 4
50. Gander River Main Stem
Zone 6
71. Bellevue River, Trinity Bay
Zone 7
72. Salmon Cove River, Conception Bay
73. North River, Conception Bay
74. South River, Conception Bay
75. North Arm River, Holyrood
Zone 8
76. Renews River
Zone 9
77. Biscay Bay River
79. Northwest Brook, Trepassey
80. Peter's River
81. Salmonier River, including Back River below falls
82. Colinet River, including north and east branches
83. Rocky River & tributary streams
84. North Harbour River, St. Mary's Bay
85. Little Salmonier River, St. Mary's Bay
86. Big Barachois Brook, St. Mary's Bay
87. Branch River, St. Mary's Bay
Zone 10
88. Great Barasway
89. South East River (Placentia) &tributary streams
90. Northeast River, Placentia
91. Come By Chance River
92. Watson's Brook, Placentia Bay
93. North Harbour River, Placentia Bay
94. Black River, Placentia Bay below falls
95. Piper's Hole River
100. West Brook, North West Arm, Mortier Bay & tributary streams
101. Tide's Brook, Mortier Bay, including Main Brook, Shearstick Brook & tributary streams
102. Salmonier River, Burin
103. Little St. Lawrence River & tributary streams
104. Lawn River & tributary streams
105. Taylor's Bay River, Burin Peninsula & tributary streams
106. Salmonier Lamaline River & tributary streams
107. Piercey's Brook & tributary streams
Zone 11
110. Long Habour River and tributary streams, Fortune Bay
Zone 12
131. Burnt Island River (Grandy's Cove)
132. Isle aux Morts River
Zone 13
135. Bear Cove River, including Billy's Pond Brook
136. Little Codroy River, including Cooper's Brook, Southern Brook & Western Brook
147. Fox Island & tributary streams
150. Humber River - that portion of the upper Humber River from the headwaters to outflow into Deer Lake including tributaries.
Zone 14A
160. River of Ponds, including Kate's Feeder, Big Feeder Brook, Spring Tilt Brook (below Spring Tilt Pond) & Big Gulch Brook
161. Little Brook Ponds & tributary streams
163. East River, Hawke's Bay
164. Castor River, including Southwest Feeder
165. St. Genevieve River, Ten Mile Lake, Round Lake and all their tributaries flowing into Ten Mile Lake and Round Lake
For more information please visit the In Season River Status Report at www.nfl.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/NL/River-Status/In-Season or call the Angling Line at 709-772-4423.
The Regional Director General, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Newfoundland and Labrador Regions gives notice that Variation Orders 2018-327, 2018-328, 2018-329, 2018-330 and 2018-331 have been revoked and Variation Orders 2018-333, 2018-334, 2018-335, 2018-336 and 2018-337 come into effect on August 29, 2018.
Contact:
Jackie Kean
Tel. (709) 772-2045
E-mail: jackie.kean@dfo-mpo.gc.ca
- Date modified:
- 2018-08-29