Anglers' Guide 2024-2025 - Salmon

Salmon

SALMON FISHING AREAS (SFAs)

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Insular Newfoundland: Salmon Fishing Areas 3 -14A

Labrador: Salmon Fishing Areas 1, 2, & 14B

SALMON SEASON DATES

Angling on scheduled salmon rivers is permitted only between one hour before sunrise and one hour after sunset. Anglers may angle for salmon year-round in Coastal Waters.

Summer Angling

Insular Newfoundland

SFA	AREA	OPEN	CLOSES
SFA 3 - 8	Cape Bauld to Cape Race	June 1	Sept. 7
SFA 9 - 12	Cape Race to Cape Ray	June 1	Sept. 7
SFA 13	Cape Ray to Cape St. Gregory	June 1	Sept. 7
SFA 14A	Cape St. Gregory to Cape Bauld	June 1	Sept. 7

Labrador

SFA	AREA	OPEN	CLOSES
SFA 1 - 2	Labrador North and East	June 15	Sept. 15
SFA 14B	L’Anse au Clair to Cape Charles	June 15	Sept. 15

Note:

Some individual rivers may have different opening and closing dates. Check the Watershed Management Plans section for details. For a complete description of Zones, see the Newfoundland and Labrador Scheduled Salmon Rivers map included in this guide.

Fall Angling: September 8 – October 7, 2024

Gander River, Exploits River and Humber River

• Catch-and-Release angling as follows:
  • main stem of Lower Exploits River, from Stoney Brook to river mouth;
  • main stem of Lower Humber River, from Boom Siding (outlet of Deer Lake) to lower end of Shellbird Island;
  • main stem of Gander River from outlet on Gander Lake to river mouth.
• Angling not permitted on any tributaries of these rivers.
• Fall Angling retention on the main stem of the lower Gander River will be subject to the in-season review.

Retention Limits

 

Retention Limits

River Classification	Retention Limit	Tag Color	Tag #
Class 0	0	N/A	N/A
Class 2	One fish	Red	1
Class 4	Two fish	Red/Green	1, 2
Class 6	Two fish	Red/Green	1, 2
Unclassified (SFA 1 and 2)	Two fish	Red/Green	1, 2
Non-scheduled Waters	0	N/A	N/A

Anglers may not retain salmon caught in coastal waters at any time.

Retention of salmon is not permitted on non-scheduled waters.