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Anglers Guide 2011/12
TROUT
INCLUDES SPECKLED (BROOK) TROUT, BROWN TROUT, RAINBOW TROUT AND OUANANICHE
There are no changes to the existing trout management plan for Labrador. For insular Newfoundland in 2011, a new special trout management area for Jonathan’s Brook Watershed - a tributary of the Gander River - was implemented. The Minister of Fisheries and Oceans Canada reserves the right to make changes to the plan if conservation concerns warrant.
Trout Angling Zones
| Newfoundland | |
| Zone 1 | Insular Newfoundland |
| Labrador | |
| Zone 2 | Labrador, Strait of Belle Isle area (Quebec-Labrador border to Cape Charles) |
| Zone 3 | Southeastern Labrador, north of latitude to 52º to Groswater Bay and bounded inland by west longitude 58º |
| Zone 4 | Western Labrador |
| Zone 5 | Central Labrador |
| Zone 6 | Northern Labrador |
Trout Angling Zones
Season Dates 2011/12
| ZONE | Winter Opens | Winter Closes | Summer Opens | Summer Closes |
| Zone 1 | February 1 | April 15 | May 15 | September 7 |
| Zone 2 | March 1 | - | - | September 7 |
| Zone 3 | March 1 | - | - | September 7 |
| Zone 4 | February 1 | - | - | September 7 |
| Zone 5 | February 1 | - | - | September 15 |
| Zone 6 | February 1 | - | - | September 15 |
Winter Trout Angling
These conditions apply to winter angling for ALL species of trout:
- Maximum of three separate lines each equipped with one hook per method while angling through the ice.
- All three lines must be closely and constantly attended to by the angler.
- Where open water is available during the winter angling season, anglers may angle with rod and line from shore or boat.
Daily Bag/Possession Limit/Size Restrictions
| Insular Newfoundland | ||
| SPECIES | DAILY BAG LIMIT/SIZE RESTRICTIONS | POSSESSION LIMIT |
| Trout – Includes speckled trout, brown trout, rainbow and ouananiche | 12 fish which can be a combination of any of the species (speckled, brown, rainbow, ouananiche) or 5 lbs (2.25 kg) round weight + 1 fish of any of those species, whichever is reached first. No rainbow or ouananiche less than 20 centimeters (8 inches) can be retained. | Twice daily bag limit. |
| Arctic char | 12 Arctic char, or 5 lbs round weight (2.27 kg) + 1 fish of that species, whichever limit is reached first. | Twice daily bag limit. |
| Smelt | No limit. | No limit. |
| Labrador | ||
| SPECIES | DAILY BAG LIMIT/SIZE RESTRICTIONS | POSSESSION LIMIT |
| Trout – Includes speckled trout and ouananiche | 12 fish which can be a combination of any of the species (speckled or ouananiche) or 5 lbs (2.25 kg) round weight + 1 fish of any of those species, whichever is reached first. No ouananiche less than 20 centimeters (8 inches) can be retained. | Twice daily bag limit. |
| Lake trout (Zone 2) | Two fish. | Four fish. |
| Lake trout (Zones 3-6) | Three fish. | Three fish. |
| Speckled trout in Eagle Plateau Management Zone, Chateau Pond and Gilbert’s Lake. | 6 fish or 2.5 lbs + 1 fish, whichever limit is reached first. | Equal to the daily bag limit. |
| Northern pike | Two fish. | Twice the daily bag limit. |
| Arctic char | Two fish. | Twice the daily bag limit. |
| Whitefish | No limit. | No limit. |
| Smelt | No limit. | No limit. |
