Fisheries and Oceans Canada

DFO advises anglers of the following closures to all angling until further notice, effective one hour after sunset on July 17, 2025:

Salmon Fishing Area 4
42. Leamington River
50. *Gander River tributaries:
    -All other tributaries of the Main Stem and Southwest Gander
    -Northwest Gander tributary
-Waters above Big Dead Wolf Falls, including Waters and Caribou Brook (tributary Southwest Gander)
-Waters above Great Gull Falls on Great Gull River (tributary Northwest Gander)
54. Windmill Brook

Salmon Fishing Area 5
55. Northwest Brook, Indian Bay
56. Indian Bay River & tributary streams
57. Northwest Brook, Trinity, Bonavista Bay
58. Traverse Brook & tributary streams
59. Middle Brook, including Square Pond Brook & Burnt Pond Brook
60. Gambo River & tributary streams, including Mint Brook, Narrows, Triton Brook, Riverhead Brook & Parsons Brook
61. Northwest Brook, Alexander Bay
62. *Terra Nova River & tributaries, including Maccles Brook
64. Salmon Brook, Port Blandford, & tributary streams
65. Southwest Brook, Port Blandford, & tributary streams

Salmon Fishing Area 6
66. Salmon Cove River, Trinity Bay
67. Trouty River, Trinity Bay
68. Pope’s Harbour River, Trinity Bay
69. *Shoal Harbour River, Trinity Bay & tributaries
70. Deer Harbour River & tributary streams, Trinity Bay

DFO advises anglers that due to extremely high water temperatures and/or low water levels, the following rivers in Salmon Fishing Areas 3, 4, 8, 9, 10, 12, 13, and 14A will be restricted to morning angling only, effective one hour after sunset on July 17, 2025.

During this period, angling is permitted from one hour before sunrise to 10:00 am each day and will be closed to angling from 10:01 am to one hour before sunrise on the following day.

The rivers will reopen as conditions improve. Please refer to the 2025 Angler's Guide for further information on the environmental protocol.

Salmon Fishing Area 3
17. Western Brook, Hare Bay
18. Ariege or Salmon River including Southwest Brook and Rose’s Brook, Hare Bay
21. Western Brook or Beaver Brook, Canada Bay
26. Coney Arm River
27. *Sops Arm River, including Main Doucer’s, Natlin’s, Corner Brook, and all tributary streams
28. Hampden River
29. Wild Cove Brook, White Bay
30. Western Arm Brook, White Bay
31. Middle Arm Brook, White Bay
33. Baie Verte River and tributaries
34. Woodstock River

Salmon Fishing Area 4
35. *Burlington River
36. Indian River, Hall’s Bay, including Burnt Berry Brook below falls, Davis Brook and Black Brook
37. West River, Hall’s Bay, including Rowsell’s Brook & Barney’s Brook
38. South Brook, Hall’s Bay & tributary streams
39. Tommy’s Arm River and tributary streams
40. Northwest Arm Brook
41. Western Arm River
43. Charles Brook, Bay of Exploits
44. Northern Arm River, Bay of Exploits
45. Peter’s River, Bay of Exploits
46. Exploits River & tributary streams
    -All Exploits watershed above Red Indian Lake dam
    -Main stem of mid-Exploits from Grand Falls fishway to Red Indian Lake dam
    -Main stem, from Stoney Brook to Exploits Bay
    -Tributaries below Grand Falls fishway
    -Tributaries of mid-Exploits from Grand Falls fishway to Red Indian Lake dam

Salmon Fishing Area 8
76. Renews River

Salmon Fishing Area 9
77. Biscay Bay River
79. *Northwest Brook Trepassey
80. Peter’s River
81. *Salmonier River, including Back River below falls
82. Colinet River including north and east branches
83. Rocky River & tributary streams
84. North Harbour River, St. Mary’s Bay
85. Little Salmonier River, St. Mary’s Bay
86. Big Barachois Brook, St. Mary’s Bay
87. *Branch River, St. Mary’s Bay

Salmon Fishing Area 10
88. Great Barasway
89. South East River (Placentia) & tributary streams
90. *Northeast River, Placentia
91. Come By Chance River
92. Watson’s Brook, Placentia Bay
93. North Harbour River, Placentia Bay
94. Black River, Placentia Bay below falls
95. Piper’s Hole River

Salmon Fishing Area 12
125. Grandy’s River, including Top Pond Brook

Salmon Fishing Area 13
144. *Little Barachois Brook & tributary streams
145. *Southwest and Bottom Brooks & tributary streams
146. *Harry’s River, including Spruce Brook, Little George’s, Meadows Brook, Pinch Gut River, Stag Hill Brook & Gull Pond Brook
151. Hughes Brook

Salmon Fishing Area 14A
162. Torrent River & tributary streams
163. *East River, Hawke’s Bay
164. Castor River, including Southwest Feeder
165. *St. Genevieve River, Ten Mile Lake, Round Lake and all their tributaries flowing into 10 Mile Lake and Round Lake
168. Big Brook, St. Barbe
169. Watson’s Brook, St. Barbe
170. Pincent’s Brook, Pistolet Bay
172. Bartlett’s Brook and tributary streams, Pistolet Bay
173. Upper Brook, Milan Arm, Pistolet Bay
174. East River, Pistolet Bay

*Indicates river has closed sections (reference Anglers’ Guide 2025-26)

For more information, please visit the In Season River Status website at In-Season River Status

The Regional Director General, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Newfoundland and Labrador Region gives notice that Variation Orders 2025-131, 2025-132, 2025-133, 2025-134 and 2025-135 have been revoked and Variation Orders 2025-137, 2025-138, 2025-139, 2025-140 and 2025-141 will come into effect at 1800 hours on July 17, 2025.

"Notices to Anglers" are available online under the Fishery Notices link on the DFO NL Region webpage at Newfoundland and Labrador Region.

If you would like to have "Notices to Anglers" for recreational fisheries sent directly to you by email, please contact: miranda.pryor@dfo-mpo.gc.ca