Fisheries and Oceans Canada
Trout Angling Season Closures
DFO reminds anglers of the following Trout angling season closures:
- Zone 1 (Insular Newfoundland) closed to Trout angling on September 7, 2025. Brown and Rainbow trout angling in selected areas on the Avalon Peninsula and East Coast areas will continue until October 7, 2025.
- Zones 2 and 4 closed to Trout angling on September 7, 2025.
- Zones 3, 5 and 6 closed to Trout angling on September 15, 2025.
- These closures include the Churchill River Drainage Basin Watershed which closes on September 7, 2025 and the Eagle Plateau Management Zone which closes on September 15, 2025.
For further information visit the Angler's Guide on-line at: Anglers' Guide 2025-2026
Notices to Anglers are now available online in the Fisheries Notices section of the DFO Newfoundland and Labrador Region webpage at Newfoundland and Labrador Region.
If you would like all Notices to Anglers sent to you directly by email, please contact: miranda.pryor@dfo-mpo.gc.ca.
Connie Dobbin-Vincent
Resource Manager
Tel. (709) 730-4173
E-mail: connie.dobbin-vincent@dfo-mpo.gc.ca