Anglers' Guide 2025-2026 - Salmon River Catch Data

Salmon River Catch Data

The map insert in this guide includes rivers numbered 1 to 186, starting in northern Labrador and proceeding southerly and clockwise around the province’s coastline by salmon angling zone. The following table reflects the 2024 final catch data. Catch indicates small and large, retained and released. CPUE indicates catch-per-unit-of-effort (effort in rod days).

Salmon River Catch Data - Salmon Fishing Area 1
Rivers 1 to 9 Rods Catch CPUE
1. Flowers River 876 1139 1.30
2. Hunt River 107 35 0.33
3. Adlatok River 321 631 1.97
4. Ujutok River No Data No Data No Data
5. Little Bay River No Data No Data No Data
6. Big River No Data No Data No Data
7. Michael’s River No Data No Data No Data
8. Tom Luscombe River No Data No Data No Data
9. Double Mer River No Data No Data No Data
Salmon River Catch Data - Salmon Fishing Area 2
Rivers 10 to 16 and 178 to 186 Rods Catch CPUE
10. Eagle River 830 1850 2.23
11. Sand Hill River 128 106 0.83
12. Reid’s Pond Brook 21 15 0.71
13. Hawke River 192 464 2.42
14. Gilbert River No Data No Data No Data
15. Shinney’s Waters 43 0 0
16. St. Mary’s River 278 51 0.18
178. St. Charles River No Data No Data No Data
179. St. Lewis River 128 236 1.84
180. Port Marnham Brook No Data No Data No Data
181. Alexis River No Data No Data No Data
182. Black Bear River No Data No Data No Data
183. Paradise River 235 56 0.24
184. White Bear River 64 35 0.55
185. Dykes River 128 56 0.44
186. North River No Data No Data No Data
 
Salmon River Catch Data - Salmon Fishing Area 3
Rivers 17 to 34 Rods Catch CPUE
17. Western Brook (Hare Bay) 428 135 0.32
18. Salmon River (Ariege) (Hare Bay) 1409 543 0.39
19. East Brook No Data No Data No Data
20. Northeast Brook No Data No Data No Data
21. Beaver Brook (Western Brook) 334 146 0.44
22. Northwest Brook (Canada Bay) No Data No Data No Data
23. Cloud River No Data No Data No Data
24. Soufletts River No Data No Data No Data
25. Little Harbour Deep River No Data No Data No Data
26. Coney Arm River No Data No Data No Data
27. Main River (Sop’s Arm) 31377 1183 0.86
28. Hampden River No Data No Data No Data
29. Wild Cove Brook (White Bay) No Data No Data No Data
30. Western Arm Brook (White Bay) 107 15 0.14
31. Middle Arm Brook No Data No Data No Data
32. Southern Arm Brook No Data No Data No Data
33. Baie Verte River 43 0 0
34. Woodstock River No Data No Data No Data
Salmon River Catch Data - Salmon Fishing Area 4
Rivers 35 to 54 Rods Catch CPUE
35. Burlington River No Data No Data No Data
36. Indian Brook (Indian River) 2252 891 0.40
37. West River (Riverhead Brook) 64 35 0.55
38. South Brook 278 147 0.53
39. Tommy’s Arm River 551 291 0.53
40. Northwest Arm Brook No Data No Data No Data
41. West Arm Brook (Western Arm) No Data No Data No Data
42. Pt. Leamington River 492 162 0.33
43. Charles Brook 21 0 0
44. Northern Arm River 43 0 0
45. Peter’s River 43 0 0
46. Exploits River 7249 2094 0.29
47. Rattling Brook No Data No Data No Data
48. Campbellton River 363 0 0
49. Dog Bay Rivers (Horwood River) 107 50 0.47
50. Gander River 10388 3061 0.29
51. Ragged Harbour River 639 78 0.12
52. Anchor Brook 21 15 0.71
53. Deadman’s Bay river 484 66 0.14
54. Windmill Brook 430 173 0.40
Salmon River Catch Data - Salmon Fishing Area 5
Rivers 55 to 65 Rods Catch CPUE
55. Northwest Brook (Indian Bay) No Data No Data No Data
56. Indian Bay Brook 841 238 0.28
57. Northwest Brook, Trinity No Data No Data No Data
58. Traverse Brook 171 127 0.74
59. Middle Brook (Gambo) 809 96 0.12
60. Gambo River 1425 511 0.36
61. Northwest Brook, Alexander Bay 21 0 0
62. Terra Nova River 1066 456 0.43
63. Northwest River (Port Blandford) 279 39 0.14
64. Salmon Brook (Port Blandford) 21 20 0.95
65. Southwest Brook (Port Blandford) No Data No Data No Data
 
Salmon River Catch Data - Salmon Fishing Area 6
Rivers 66 to 71 Rods Catch CPUE
66. Salmon Cove River (Champneys) 214 15 0.07
67. Trouty River 21 0

0

68. Pope’s Harbour River 64 15 0.23
69. Shoal Harbour River 342 0 0
70. Deer Harbour River No Data No Data No Data
71. Bellevue River 21 15 0.71
Salmon River Catch Data - Salmon Fishing Area 7
Rivers 72 to 75 Rods Catch CPUE
72. Salmon Cove River 278 35 0.13
73. North River 21 0 0
74. South River No Data No Data No Data
75. North Arm River (Holyrood) 150 15 0.10
Salmon River Catch Data - Salmon Fishing Area 8
River 76 Rods Catch CPUE
76. Renews River 705 168 0.24
Salmon River Catch Data - Salmon Fishing Area 9
Rivers 77 to 87 Rods Catch CPUE
77. Biscay Bay River 128 15 0.12
78. Northeast Brook (Trepassey) No Data No Data No Data
79. Northwest Brook (Trepassey) 363 63 0.17
80. Peter’s River (St. Mary’s Bay) 86 0 0
81. Salmonier River 1644 447 0.27
82. Colinet River 342 17 0.05
83. Rocky River No Data No Data No Data
84. North Harbour River 428 172 0.40
85. Little Salmonier River 128 117 0.91
86. Big Barachois Brook No Data No Data No Data
87. Branch River No Data No Data No Data
Salmon River Catch Data - Salmon Fishing Area 10
Rivers 88 to 107 Rods Catch CPUE
88. Great Barasway Brook (Placentia Bay) 21 0 0
89. Southeast River (Placentia) 573 141 0.25
90. Northeast River (Placentia) 629 118 0.19
91. Come-by-Chance River 107 0 0
92. Watson’s Brook No Data No Data No Data
93. North Harbour River 298 58 0.19
94. Black River No Data No Data No Data
95. Piper’s Hole River 235 48 0.20
96. Nonsuch Brook No Data No Data No Data
97. Cape Roger River 652 313 0.48
98. Bay de l’Eau River 746 187 0.25
99. Red Harbour River No Data No Data No Data
100. Northwest Brook No Data No Data No Data
101. Tides Brook 86 15 0.17
102. Salmonier River, Burin No Data No Data No Data
103. Little St. Lawrence River No Data No Data No Data
104. Lawn River No Data No Data No Data
105. Taylor’s Bay River No Data No Data No Data
106. Salmonier River (Lamaline) No Data No Data No Data
107. Piercey’s Brook No Data No Data No Data
 
Salmon River Catch Data - Salmon Fishing Area 11
Rivers 108 to 126 Rods Catch CPUE
108. Grand Bank Brook 21 16 0.71
109. Garnish River 484 120 0.25
110. Long Harbour River (Fortune Bay) 64 15 0.23
111. Bay du Nord River 171 106 0.62
112. Simmons Brook No Data No Data No Data
113. Southwest Brook 21 15 0.71
114. Old Bay Brook (Bay de l’Eau) No Data No Data No Data
115. Taylor’s Bay Brook No Data No Data No Data
116. Conne River No Data No Data No Data
117. Long Reach Brook No Data No Data No Data
118. Alan’s Cove Brook No Data No Data No Data
119. Bottom Brook No Data No Data No Data
120. Hare Bay River No Data No Data No Data
121. Grey River 21 0 0
122. White Bear River 342 190 0.56
123. Bay de Lupe Brook No Data No Data No Data
124. King’s Harbour Brook No Data No Data No Data
Salmon River Catch Data - Salmon Fishing Area 12
Rivers 127 to 134 Rods Catch CPUE
125. Grandy's River 171 76 0.44
126. Cinq Cerf River 43 91 2.12
127. East Bay Brook (La Poile) No Data No Data No Data
128. La Poile River (North Bay) No Data No Data No Data
129. Farmers Arm River 43 0 0
130. Garia River No Data No Data No Data
131. Burnt Island River 107 50 0.47
132. Isle aux Morts River 43 0 0
133. Grand Bay River 43 0 0
134. North West Brook No Data No Data No Data
Salmon River Catch Data - Salmon Fishing Area 13
Rivers 135 to 152 Rods Catch CPUE
135. Bear Cove River No Data No Data No Data
136. Little Codroy River No Data No Data No Data
137. Grand Codroy River 1921 386 0.20
138. Highlands River No Data No Data No Data
139. Crabbe’s Brook 428 121 0.28
140. Middle Barachois Brook 492 82 0.17
141. Robinson’s River 634 125 0.20
142. Fischell’s River 1042 241 0.23
143. Flat Bay Brook 992 267 0.27
144. Little Barachois Brook No Data No Data No Data
145. Southwest and Bottom Brooks 1454 409 0.28
146. Harry’s River 2597 971 0.37
147. Fox Island River 43 15 0.35
148. Serpentine River 342 15 0.04
149. Cook’s Brook No Data No Data No Data
150. Humber River 4983 2073 0.42
151. Hughes Brook No Data No Data No Data
152. Goose Arm Brook 107 30 0.28
 
Salmon River Catch Data - Salmon Fishing Area 14A
Rivers 153 to 174 Rods Catch CPUE
153. Trout River 21 0 0
154. Lomond River 710 212 0.30
155. Deer Brook 86 15 0.17
156. Western Brook No Data No Data No Data
157. Parsons Pond River 107 15 0.14
158. Portland Creek 322 173 0.54
160. River of Ponds 1767 431 0.24
161. Little Brook Pond 235 50 0.21
162. Torrent River 2115 634 0.30
163. East River (Big East River) 696 219 0.31
164. Castor River 574 265 0.46
165. St. Genevieve River 729 298 0.41
166. West River, St. Barbe No Data No Data No Data
167. East River (Eastern Arm Brook) No Data No Data No Data
168. Big Brook 235 0 0
169. Watson's Brook No Data No Data No Data
170. Pincent’s Brook No Data No Data No Data
171. Parker’s River (West Brook) No Data No Data No Data
172. Bartlett’s River No Data No Data No Data
173. Upper Brook No Data No Data No Data
174. East River, Pistolet Bay No Data No Data No Data
Salmon River Catch Data - Salmon Fishing Area 14B
Rivers 175 to 177 Rods Catch CPUE
175. Forteau River 326 292 0.90
176. L’anse au Loup River No Data No Data No Data
177. Pinware River 769 449 0.58