Fisheries and Oceans Canada

DFO advises anglers that the following rivers will re-open to normal angling hours as of one hour before sunrise on September 5, 2025.

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

Salmon Fishing Area 9
86. Big Barachois Brook, St. Mary’s 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Canada, Newfoundland and Labrador Region gives notice that 2025-230, 2025-231, 2025-232, 2025-233 and 2025-234 have been revoked and Variation Orders 2025-235, 2025-236, 2025-237, 2025-238 and 2025-239 come into effect at 1800 hours on September 4, 2025.

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.