FISHERIES AND OCEANS CANADA

NOTICE TO ANGLERS


na.18.041

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