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Anglers Guide 2011/12

TROUT

BROWN TROUT

SEASON DATES

CONDITION

February 1 - October 7, 2011

NON-SCHEDULED WATERS

Princeton Brook, Bonavista Bay: coastal waters to head Princeton Pond.

Robin Hood Pond, Port Rexton: mouth up to Route 230.

Colliers Bay River, Thornlea area:  mouth to ½ kilometre upstream.

Chapel Arm River, Trinity Bay: mouth to ½ kilometre upstream.

Spread Eagle River, Trinity Bay: mouth to ½ kilometre upstream.

South Dildo River, Trinity Bay: mouth upstream to upper side of bridge on Route 80.

New Harbour River, Trinity Bay: mouth to ½ kilometre upstream.

Hopeall River, Trinity Bay: mouth upstream to outlet from Cobner’s Pond.

Green’s Harbour River, Trinity Bay: mouth to head of Scotch Pond.

Whiteway River, Trinity Bay: mouth upstream to first pond.

Heart’s Delight River, Trinity Bay: mouth upstream to first pond.

Heart’s Content Brook, Trinity Bay: mouth upstream to first pond.

Harry’s Pond, on Salmon Cove River, Conception Bay.

Island Pond Brook, Conception Bay: mouth to head of Rossiter’s Pond.

Shearstown River, Conception Bay: mouth to ½ kilometre upstream.

North River, Conception Bay: from Newell’s Road, downstream to bait-and-spinner signs near railway trestle.

February 1–October 7, 2011

South River, Conception Bay: from ‘the Motion’, down to bait-and-spinner signs near Route 70 highway.

Avondale River, Conception Bay: mouth to power line.

Indian Pond, Holyrood, Conception Bay: mouth to head of the pond.

Colliers River, Conception Bay: mouth to ½ kilometre upstream.

Seal Cove River, Conception Bay: mouth to head of Seal Cove Pond.

Lower Gullies River, Conception Bay: mouth upstream to Conception Bay Highway.

Kelligrews River, Conception Bay: mouth upstream to Conception Bay Highway.

Manuels River, Conception Bay: mouth upstream to falls.

Topsail River, Conception Bay: mouth upstream to culvert on Topsail Beach Road.

Quidi Vidi River: harbour entrance upstream to the first falls.

Waterford River: mouth upstream to where river exits Bowering Park.

Stone Ducky Brook (Bay Bulls): mouth upstream to dam.

Witless Bay River: mouth upstream to 25 metres below the power house.

Cape Broyle River: mouth to one kilometre upstream.

Mobile River: mouth upstream to power house.

Aquaforte River: mouth to ½ kilometre upstream.

Chance Cove River, Southern Shore: mouth to one kilometre upstream.

September 8–October 7, 2011

 

SCHEDULED WATERS

Shoal Harbour River: coastal waters to a point 23 metres below dam.

Salmon Cove River, Conception Bay: mouth to one kilometre upstream.

North River, Conception Bay: mouth to one kilometre upstream.

South River, Conception Bay: mouth to one kilometre upstream.

Renews River: mouth to Southern Shore Highway.

Biscay Bay River: mouth to Flat Rock Pool.

Salmonier River: mouth to Vicker’s Road.

Colinet River: mouth to The Whirlpool, head of Colinet Pond.

North Harbour River, St. Mary’s Bay: mouth to spawning channel at SAEN road.

Northeast Placentia River: mouth to 30 metres below the fishway.

Southeast River, Placentia: mouth to ½ kilometre upstream.

Come by Chance River: mouth to ½ kilometre upstream.

Pipers Hole River: mouth to ½ kilometre upstream.

Brown Trout

ADDITIONAL MEASURES

Retention of brown trout permitted on these scheduled salmon rivers June 1–October 7. Only brown trout may be retained on these scheduled rivers from September 8–October 7.

Valid salmon licence required when angling for brown trout on scheduled salmon rivers at all times.

Barbless hooks required only on scheduled portions of rivers.


Special Trout Managment Areas

  • Season dates, bag limits and possession limits may vary in special trout management areas.
  • Unless otherwise specified, the daily bag limit for special management areas of insular Newfoundland is six trout or 2 lbs (.9 kilograms) + one trout, whichever limit is reached first.
  • The possession limit is the daily bag limit.

INDIAN BAY, MIDDLE BROOK WATERSHED AND NORTHWEST BROOK WATERSHED, INDIAN BAY (INCLUDING TRIBUTARY STREAMS AND CONNECTING PONDS)

Summer Season Labour Day Winter Season
May 15-August 8, 2011 September 2-5, 2011 February 1-April 1, 2011

 

INDIAN BAY WATERSHED PONDS
Wings Pond Moccasin Pond
Little Wings Pond Four Mile Pond
Indian Bay Big Pond (No. 2) Cyril Brown’s Pond
Third Pond Hungry Pond
Alleys Pond Southern Pond
Little Bear Cave Pond First Pond (No. 1)
Indian Bay Pond (Fourth Pond) Back-up Pond
Skipper’s Pond Big Bear Cave Pond
Forky Pond Thwart Pond
Fool’s Pond Harvey’s Pond
MIDDLE BROOK WATERSHED PONDS
Rodney Pond First Burnt Pond
Butt’s Pond Black Duck Pond
Square Pond Second Burnt Pond
Pussels Pond  

SOUTHWEST POND WATERSHED (GREENSPOND AREA)

Summer Season Winter Season
June 1-September 7, 2011 No winter angling.

STAR LAKE

Summer Season Winter Season
July 1-July 30, 2011 February 1-April 1, 2012

ADIES LAKE

Summer Season Winter Season
June 1-July 30, 2011 February 1-April 15, 2012

10 MILE LAKE AND ROUND LAKE (NORTHERN PENINSULA)

Summer Season Winter Season
June 1-July 15, 2011 No winter angling.
Daily bag limit is two trout, the weight (or combined weight) of any fish retained cannot exceed 5 lbs (2.25 kg). Trout greater than 58 centimetres must be released.
Special trout management area includes: 10 Mile Lake and Round Lake (Northern Peninsula) and all tributaries flowing in and out of 10 Mile Lake and Round Lake and the St. Genevieve River system.

JONATHAN’S BROOK  WATERSHED (tributary of Gander River)

Season Dates

Minimum Size

Bag/Possession Limit

Angling dates: consistent with the trout angling dates in non-scheduled waters for insular Newfoundland and the salmon angling dates for the scheduled waters of this watershed.

Speckled (brook) trout less than 23 centimetres must be released (New for 2011 season).

Trout daily bag limit and possession limit are consistent with those of insular Newfoundland.

Special trout management area includes: Whitman’s Pond, Jonathan’s Park Pond, Big Jonathan’s Pond, Lower Jonathan’s Pond and all the waters running in and out of these ponds.

CHURCHILL RIVER DRAINAGE BASIN WATERSHED (LABRADOR)

Season

Minimum Size

February 1–September 7, 2011

A minimum size limit of 60 centimetres for lake trout.

Churchill River Drainage Basin Watershed is defined as:

West Forebay

Winokapou Lake

Smallwood Reservoir

Sandgirt

Lobstick

Ossakmannon Reservoir

Atikonak Lake

Ashuanipi Lake

Gabbro

Sims Lake

Lake Joseph

Shabogamo Lake

EAGLE PLATEAU MANAGEMENT ZONE (LABRADOR)

Season

Bag Limit

February 1–September 15, 2011

Bag limit for brook trout is 6 fish or 2.5 lbs (1.13 kg) + 1 fish, whichever is reached first. The possession limit is equal to the daily bag limit. See the map below.


Eagle Plateau Management Zone
Eagle Plateau Management Zone