Bulletins
2022 SALMON ANGLING IN GROS MORNE NATIONAL PARK
Issued: June 15, 2022
Ends: September 08, 2021
ROCKY HARBOUR, NL, June 14, 2022 –The 2022 season for salmon angling in Gros Morne National Park is from June 15 to September 7. Please note that the season in the national park starts two weeks later than the provincial season which began on June 1.
The catch and possession limit for Atlantic salmon is 2 salmon.
In Gros Morne National Park, 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; and
• Deer Arm Brook (Eastern Arm Brook) from Deer Arm Pond (Eastern Arm Pond) to the high tide marks at Bonne Bay.
Salmon angling will not be permitted on non-scheduled waters (inland waters not individually listed by name in the regulations). Trout fishing is prohibited on park waters open to salmon fishing. All trout caught on those waters must be released unharmed. All angling is prohibited in Deer Arm Pond within 90 meters of the out flow of Ten Mile Feeder. Please note that the Ten Mile feeder is closed to all fishing by regulation.
Anglers will be issued 1 white and 1 yellow tag. The white tag may be used on Deer Arm Brook and Lomond River, 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 (red tag number 1 or green tag number 3) 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 cm; where a salmon is less than 30 cm; and where a salmon is caught in waters not open to salmon angling. In these instances, the salmon must be released immediately.
Anglers may pick up a national park salmon license and accompanying tags at the following locations: Parks Canada Gateway, Wiltondale; Discovery Centre, Woody Point, Visitor Centre, Rocky Harbour and Parks Canada Administration Building, Rocky Harbour; Parks Canada Campgrounds – Trout River, Lomond, Berry Hill, Green Point and Shallow Bay; and the following local businesses: North Atlantic Petroleum, Deer Lake; Coyley's Convenience, Wiltondale; Roy Young Ltd., Birchy Head; Bonne Bay Pharmacy, Norris Point; Hann’s Confectionary, Trout River.
For up-to-date information on closures and notices, the public can follow us @ParksCanadaNL, #GrosMorne, visit www.pc.gc.ca/grosmorne or contact us at 709-458-2417 or pc.grosmorne.pc@canada.ca
For a complete list of regulations pertaining to angling in Gros Morne National Park of Canada visit https://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/regulations/C.R.C.,_c._1120/.
Information:
Ellen Gormley
A/Public Relations and Communications Officer
Western Newfoundland and Labrador Field Unit
Parks Canada
709-458-8627
ellen.gormley@pc.gc.ca
The catch and possession limit for Atlantic salmon is 2 salmon.
In Gros Morne National Park, 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; and
• Deer Arm Brook (Eastern Arm Brook) from Deer Arm Pond (Eastern Arm Pond) to the high tide marks at Bonne Bay.
Salmon angling will not be permitted on non-scheduled waters (inland waters not individually listed by name in the regulations). Trout fishing is prohibited on park waters open to salmon fishing. All trout caught on those waters must be released unharmed. All angling is prohibited in Deer Arm Pond within 90 meters of the out flow of Ten Mile Feeder. Please note that the Ten Mile feeder is closed to all fishing by regulation.
Anglers will be issued 1 white and 1 yellow tag. The white tag may be used on Deer Arm Brook and Lomond River, 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 (red tag number 1 or green tag number 3) 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 cm; where a salmon is less than 30 cm; and where a salmon is caught in waters not open to salmon angling. In these instances, the salmon must be released immediately.
Anglers may pick up a national park salmon license and accompanying tags at the following locations: Parks Canada Gateway, Wiltondale; Discovery Centre, Woody Point, Visitor Centre, Rocky Harbour and Parks Canada Administration Building, Rocky Harbour; Parks Canada Campgrounds – Trout River, Lomond, Berry Hill, Green Point and Shallow Bay; and the following local businesses: North Atlantic Petroleum, Deer Lake; Coyley's Convenience, Wiltondale; Roy Young Ltd., Birchy Head; Bonne Bay Pharmacy, Norris Point; Hann’s Confectionary, Trout River.
For up-to-date information on closures and notices, the public can follow us @ParksCanadaNL, #GrosMorne, visit www.pc.gc.ca/grosmorne or contact us at 709-458-2417 or pc.grosmorne.pc@canada.ca
For a complete list of regulations pertaining to angling in Gros Morne National Park of Canada visit https://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/regulations/C.R.C.,_c._1120/.
Information:
Ellen Gormley
A/Public Relations and Communications Officer
Western Newfoundland and Labrador Field Unit
Parks Canada
709-458-8627
ellen.gormley@pc.gc.ca
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