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Salmon Angling Season Starts In Gros Morne National Park

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By NPT Staff - June 19th, 2023
A salmon is shown by a counting fence at Deer Arm Brook in Gros Morne National Park.

A salmon is shown by a counting fence at Deer Arm Brook in Gros Morne National Park/Gregg Knott, Parks Canada

The salmon angling season in Gros Morne National Park runs from June 15 to Sept. 7 this year with a catch and possession limit of two Atlantic salmon.

Salmon angling will only be permitted on the following waters:

• Lomond River from the park boundary to high tide marks at Bonne Bay.

• East Branch Lomond River.

• Deer Arm Brook (Eastern Arm Brook) from Deer Arm Pond (Eastern Arm Pond) to the high tide marks at Bonne Bay.

Anglers will be issued one white and one yellow tag. The white tag may be used on Deer Arm Brook and Lomond River, and the yellow tag on Lomond River only. A retained salmon must have both a valid national park salmon tag and a valid provincial salmon tag affixed through the gill cavity and mouth of the salmon and be securely locked.

Catch and release of salmon is prohibited with the following exceptions:

• Where a salmon is greater than 63 centimetres (25 inches).

• Where a salmon is less than 30 centimetres (12 inches).

• Where a salmon is caught in waters not open to salmon angling

In these three instances, the salmon must be released immediately.

Anglers may pick up a national park salmon license and accompanying tags at:

• Parks Canada Gateway (Wiltondale).

• Discovery Centre (Woody Point).

• Visitor Centre (Rocky Harbour).

• Parks Canada Administration Building (Rocky Harbour).

• Parks Canada campgrounds at Trout River, Lomond, Berry Hill, Green Point and Shallow Bay.

• Local businesses: North Atlantic Petroleum (Deer Lake), Cormack Esso (Cormack), Frontier Cottages (Wiltondale), Roy Young Ltd. (Birchy Head), Bonne Bay Pharmacy (Norris Point) and Hann’s Confectionary (Trout River).

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