Anglers' Guide 2026-2027 - 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 2025 preliminary 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 1062 449 0.42
2. Hunt River 459 84 0.18
3. Adlatok River 97 32 0.33
4. Ujutok River No Data No Data No Data
5. Little Bay River No Data No Data No Data
6. Big River 1665 264 0.16
7. Michael’s River No Data No Data No Data
8. Tom Luscombe River 24 16 0.67
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 2534 1010 0.40
11. Sand Hill River 459 117 0.26
12. Reid’s Pond Brook No Data No Data No Data
13. Hawke River 362 163 0.45
14. Gilbert River No Data No Data No Data
15. Shinney’s Waters 72 14 0.19
16. St. Mary’s River 410 92 0.22
178. St. Charles River No Data No Data No Data
179. St. Lewis River No Data No Data No Data
180. Port Marnham Brook 24 0 0
181. Alexis River No Data No Data No Data
182. Black Bear River No Data No Data No Data
183. Paradise River 24 0 0
184. White Bear River 628 100 0.16
185. Dykes River 97 48 0.49
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) 328 82 0.24
18. Salmon River (Ariege) (Hare Bay) 2750 1288 0.47
19. East Brook No Data No Data No Data
20. Northeast Brook 24 0 0
21. Beaver Brook (Western Brook) 371 261 0.70
22. Northwest Brook (Canada Bay) No Data No Data No Data
23. Cloud River No Data No Data No Data
24. Soufletts River 265 48 0.18
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) 1255 340 0.27
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) 265 30 0.11
31. Middle Arm Brook No Data No Data No Data
32. Southern Arm Brook No Data No Data No Data
33. Baie Verte River 72 14 0.20
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 48 14 0.29
36. Indian Brook (Indian River) 3018 774 0.26
37. West River (Riverhead Brook) 121 29 0.24
38. South Brook 48 14 0.29
39. Tommy’s Arm River 72 0 0
40. Northwest Arm Brook 24 0 0
41. West Arm Brook (Western Arm) 48 17 0.35
42. Pt. Leamington River 650 68 0.10
43. Charles Brook 121 14 0.12
44. Northern Arm River No Data No Data No Data
45. Peter’s River 97 30 0.31
46. Exploits River 12225 4059 0.33
47. Rattling Brook No Data No Data No Data
48. Campbellton River 475 91 0.19
49. Dog Bay Rivers (Horwood River) No Data No Data No Data
50. Gander River 17822 4969 0.28
51. Ragged Harbour River 1088 73 0.07
52. Anchor Brook 562 26 0.05
53. Deadman’s Bay river No Data No Data No Data
54. Windmill Brook 121 14 0.12
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 338 98 0.29
57. Northwest Brook, Trinity No Data No Data No Data
58. Traverse Brook 121 2 0.02
59. Middle Brook (Gambo) 483 27 0.06
60. Gambo River 1099 183 0.17
61. Northwest Brook, Alexander Bay No Data No Data No Data
62. Terra Nova River 241 17 0.07
63. Northwest River (Port Blandford) 362 0 0
64. Salmon Brook (Port Blandford) No Data No Data No Data
65. Southwest Brook (Port Blandford) 72 7 0.10
 
Salmon River Catch Data - Salmon Fishing Area 6
Rivers 66 to 71 Rods Catch CPUE
66. Salmon Cove River (Champneys) 265 0 0
67. Trouty River 24 0 0
68. Pope’s Harbour River No Data No Data No Data
69. Shoal Harbour River 265 2 0
70. Deer Harbour River No Data No Data No Data
71. Bellevue River No Data No Data No Data
Salmon River Catch Data - Salmon Fishing Area 7
Rivers 72 to 75 Rods Catch CPUE
72. Salmon Cove River 265 0 0
73. North River No Data No Data No Data
74. South River 386 94 0.24
75. North Arm River (Holyrood) 121 0 0
Salmon River Catch Data - Salmon Fishing Area 8
River 76 Rods Catch CPUE
76. Renews River 676 41 0.06
Salmon River Catch Data - Salmon Fishing Area 9
Rivers 77 to 87 Rods Catch CPUE
77. Biscay Bay River 48 14 0.29
78. Northeast Brook (Trepassey) No Data No Data No Data
79. Northwest Brook (Trepassey) No Data No Data No Data
80. Peter’s River (St. Mary’s Bay) No Data No Data No Data
81. Salmonier River 609 51 0.08
82. Colinet River 217 41 0.19
83. Rocky River No Data No Data No Data
84. North Harbour River 24 0 0
85. Little Salmonier River No Data No Data No Data
86. Big Barachois Brook No Data No Data No Data
87. Branch River 241 0 0
Salmon River Catch Data - Salmon Fishing Area 10
Rivers 88 to 107 Rods Catch CPUE
88. Great Barasway Brook (Placentia Bay) No Data No Data No Data
89. Southeast River (Placentia) 121 0 0
90. Northeast River (Placentia) 193 2 0.01
91. Come-by-Chance River 48 14 0.29
92. Watson’s Brook 24 14 0.58
93. North Harbour River 121 0 0
94. Black River No Data No Data No Data
95. Piper’s Hole River 314 27 0.09
96. Nonsuch Brook No Data No Data No Data
97. Cape Roger River 97 41 0.42
98. Bay de l’Eau River 72 0 0
99. Red Harbour River No Data No Data No Data
100. Northwest Brook 48 0 0
101. Tides Brook 48 0 0
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) 169 14 0.08
107. Piercey’s Brook 72 14 0.19
 
Salmon River Catch Data - Salmon Fishing Area 11
Rivers 108 to 126 Rods Catch CPUE
108. Grand Bank Brook No Data No Data No Data
109. Garnish River 48 14 0.29
110. Long Harbour River (Fortune Bay) 169 106 0.63
111. Bay du Nord River No Data No Data No Data
112. Simmons Brook No Data No Data No Data
113. Southwest Brook No Data No Data No Data
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 193 43 0.22
122. White Bear River 652 163 0.25
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 941 143 0.15
126. Cinq Cerf River No Data No Data No Data
127. East Bay Brook (La Poile) No Data No Data No Data
128. La Poile River (North Bay) 169 30 0.18
129. Farmers Arm River 48 27 0.56
130. Garia River No Data No Data No Data
131. Burnt Island River 145 43 0.30
132. Isle aux Morts River 48 27 0.56
133. Grand Bay River 48 14 0.29
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 24 0 0
136. Little Codroy River 24 0 0
137. Grand Codroy River 2824 671 0.24
138. Highlands River No Data No Data No Data
139. Crabbe’s Brook 410 46 0.11
140. Middle Barachois Brook 410 14 0.03
141. Robinson’s River 775 75 0.10
142. Fischell’s River 1420 961 0.68
143. Flat Bay Brook 3699 1251 0.34
144. Little Barachois Brook 121 0 0
145. Southwest and Bottom Brooks 1422 236 0.17
146. Harry’s River 2496 563 0.23
147. Fox Island River 121 19 0.16
148. Serpentine River 362 38 0.10
149. Cook’s Brook No Data No Data No Data
150. Humber River 3116 982 0.32
151. Hughes Brook No Data No Data No Data
152. Goose Arm Brook 145 27 0.19
 
Salmon River Catch Data - Salmon Fishing Area 14A
Rivers 153 to 174 Rods Catch CPUE
153. Trout River No Data No Data No Data
154. Lomond River 1419 240 0.17
155. Deer Brook 24 0 0
156. Western Brook No Data No Data No Data
157. Parsons Pond River No Data No Data No Data
158. Portland Creek 660 266 0.40
160. River of Ponds 4197 780 0.19
161. Little Brook Pond 217 95 0.44
162. Torrent River 3783 1879 0.50
163. East River (Big East River) 803 386 0.48
164. Castor River 1303 397 0.30
165. St. Genevieve River 1015 318 0.31
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 72 27 0.38
169. Watson's Brook 72 14 0.19
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 893 105 0.12
176. L’anse au Loup River No Data No Data No Data
177. Pinware River 1035 955 0.92