The Restriction on morning angling only is lifted. The COLD water pools are still closed!
The Regional Director General for the Gulf Region, Department of Fisheries and Oceans, hereby gives notice of the following changes to the seasons for salmon fishing in the waters of the Miramichi Recreational Fishing Area (Salmon Fishing Area 16) for the Province of New Brunswick.
The daily closures previously implemented in the following waters are now removed:
The complete variation or is here
The Regional Director General for the Gulf Region, Department of Fisheries and Oceans, hereby gives notice of the following changes to the seasons for salmon fishing in the waters of the Miramichi Recreational Fishing Area (Salmon Fishing Area 16) for the Province of New Brunswick.
From 22:00 on August 19 until water conditions in the Miramichi River system improve, the following waters will be restricted to angling with an artificial fly between the hours of 06:00 and 11:00 (morning fishing only):
Moncton, NB – April 7, 2015 - Fisheries and Oceans Canada wishes to inform the public of important changes in the management of Atlantic salmon recreational angling in the Gulf Region in 2015.
The new conservation measures in the Atlantic salmon recreational fishery are the following:
See the complete announcement here:
http://www.glf.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/Gulf/FAM/Recreational-Fisheries/2015-Salmon-Angling-Gulf-Region
Minister’s Advisory Committee on Atlantic Salmon Report (click to be taken the the full report)
Online consultation surveys on Atlantic salmon and striped bass recreational fisheries
Please be advised that Fisheries and Oceans Canada Gulf Region is now hosting online surveys to consult on the next Atlantic salmon and striped bass recreational fishing management plans in the waters adjacent to the Maritime Provinces in the Southern Gulf of St. Lawrence.