Salmon and trout angling season closures

The Department of Fisheries and Oceans today reminded anglers that the salmon and trout angling seasons will close Tuesday, Sept. 7.

For insular Newfoundland, all zones will close to salmon angling Tuesday, Sept. 7.

Fall angling is permitted on the Lower Humber, Gander and Exploits Rivers from Wednesday, Sept. 8 to Thursday, Oct. 7, 2010. Retention is only permitted on the Gander River.

For Labrador, zones 1, 2 and 14b will close to salmon angling on Wednesday, Sept. 15.

Trout angling will close in zone 1 (insular Newfoundland) Tuesday, Sept. 7.

Brown and rainbow trout angling in selected areas on the Avalon Peninsula and East Coast areas will continue until Thursday, Oct. 7.

Zones 2,3 and 4 in Labrador will close to angling on Tuesday, Sept. 7. Zones 5 and 6 will close to angling on Wednesday, Sept. 15.

These closures include the Churchill River Drainage Basin Watershed which closes on Tuesday, Sept. 7 and the Eagle Plateau Management Zone which closes on Wednesday, Sept. 15.

For specific details, visit the 2010-2011 Angler's Guide online at www.nfl.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/anglersguide.