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2008
Hommage à Warren Duncan
remembered as a true New Brunswick legend.
1948-2007 John Warren Duncan will be missed by anglers and long
John Warren Duncan, célèbre monteur de
Province”.
mouches néo-brunswickois, est décédé l’année dernière. Pendant plus de trente
of fly tying. In 1993 he gave birth to a fly called “Picture
ans, il a été le propriétaire-exploitant de la boutique Dunc’s Fly Shop, à Saint-Jean.
together they will forever be remembered in the history
Membre de la Hammond River Angling Association et de la Fédération du saumon “The Undertaker.” The fly gained such recognition that
atlantique, il aimait la vie et vivait sa vie pleinement. Sa passion pour le montage de practice. In the late 1970’s Warren popularized a fly called
mouches n’était dépassée que par son amour pour sa famille et ses amis. Et son intérêt best required a tremendous sacrifice in time, study and
pour la conservation, la poésie, la rédaction et les collections était sans pareil. His passion for fly tying and his desire to be the very
Désireux d’être le meilleur en montage de mouches, il and collecting was second to none.
devait consacrer beaucoup de temps et d’efforts à cet art. surpassed by his love of family and friends. His drive for conservation, poetry, writing
Vers la fin des années 1970, il a popularisé une mouche Federation. Warren loved life and lived it to the fullest. Tying flies was a passion only
appelée The Undertaker (le croquemort), qui a acquis une He belonged to the Hammond River Angling Association and the Atlantic Salmon
telle notoriété qu’elle et son auteur seront à jamais inscrits
last year. He owned and operated Dunc’s Fly Shop in Saint John for over 30 years.
dans les annales du montage de mouches. C’est en 1993
John Warren Duncan was a famous New Brunswick master fly tyer who passed away
que le monteur a créé la mouche artificielle baptisée « La
province pittoresque ». 1948-2007
On se souviendra longtemps de John Warren Duncan, ce A Tribute To Warren Duncan
véritable personnage légendaire du Nouveau-Brunswick,
regretté des pêcheurs sportifs.
A Message from Natural Resources
I want to thank everyone who buys a 2008 New Brunswick angling
license because you are helping the Department of Natural Resources
manage our recreational fishery. The modest conservation fee you pay
when you purchase your license also helps fund important projects
through the New Brunswick Wildlife Trust Fund.
Please respect our guidelines and regulations so your recreational
angling experience at New Brunswick’s many lakes, rivers and streams
will be both enjoyable and memorable. Remember, recreational angling is both a tradition and
a privilege.
Please be safe when you are in or near our waterways. I encourage you to always bring your
garbage back with you to dispose of properly and to remove any other garbage you may find in
and around our waterways. Wildfires are always dangerous and threaten wildlife and its habitat
so please be careful.
Thank you for continuing to invest in our province’s outdoor future and for enhancing our long-
Please share your passion for angling with other New Brunswickers and I encourage you to
Table of Contents
New for 2008 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2
Definitions: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4
Angling Licences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7
Restigouche . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Chaleur. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Miramichi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Southeast . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Southwest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Important
This is not a legal document. This book provides a brief summary of major angling regulations and
licence information for the 2008 season. Regulations are subject to change at any time. This book does
not cover all the laws contained in federal and provincial acts and regulations. For additional information
regarding season dates, bag limits, possession limits, size limits or gear restrictions, contact your local
Department of Fisheries and Oceans or Natural Resources office. (See page 45)
Our web address: www.gnb.ca/0078
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New for 2008
• Aroostook River from the railway bridge upstream to the Maine-N.B. border is scheduled
for fly fishing only beginning July 1. See page 40.
• Striped bass season
• For all Recreational Fishery Areas draining into the Bay of Fundy, the striped bass
season is open year round on tidal waters and from April 15 to October 15 on inland
waters. See Pages 30, 32 and 38.
• Didymo
• Didymo is a freshwater alga which can form large brown mats that blanket the stream
bed, negatively affecting plants, insects and fish communities. Didymo has been found
in the Restigouche and Upper Saint John drainages. See page 47.
Please respect other anglers and land
owners. Observing these rules will
ensure you stay within the law, avoid 1
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conflict, and help maintain the good
reputation of anglers.
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1. Restigouche, pg. 12 4
2. Chaleur, pg. 17
3. Miramichi, pg. 20
4. Southeast, pg. 27 6 5
5. Inner Bay of Fundy, pg. 29
6. Lower Saint John, pg. 32 7
7. Southwest, pg. 36
8. Upper Saint John, pg. 40
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How to Use this Summary
Five easy steps:
1. Where: See the map on page 2 and turn to the page of the Recreational Fishery Area
(RFA) you will be fishing in.
2 Look under Fly Fishing Only: Check if the water you want to fish is fly fishing only.
3. Look under Waters Closed to Angling: Make sure the water where you want to fish is open.
4. What species: Decide which species you want to fish.
5. Look under the species name: For season, bag limit, size limit and exceptions.
Definitions:
Angling
• Fishing with a line to which up to three hooks are attached, held in the hand or attached
to a rod.
Artificial Fly
• A single hook, a double hook or two single hooks dressed with materials likely to attract
fish, with no weight, spinning device or natural bait attached.
Boundary Waters
• Waters forming the boundary between the State of Maine and/or the Province of Quebec
and the Province of New Brunswick.
Bag Limits
• Except for sea-run Atlantic salmon, the possession limit for a particular species is the
same as the daily bag limit.
Fly Fishing
• To cast upon the water and retrieve in the usual and ordinary manner an unbaited,
unweighted artificial fly attached to a line to which no weight has been added.
Fly Fishing Only Waters (Scheduled)
• Waters where fly fishing is the only method of angling permitted.
Guide Required Waters
• Waters deemed to be angled mainly for Atlantic Salmon. Non-Residents require a guide
while angling for any species on these waters, after the designated date.
Jigging
• Manipulating a hook(s) to foul hook a fish in any part of its body instead of its mouth.
• Foul-hooked fish— those fish hooked accidentally in any part of the body except the
mouth— must be released unharmed immediately.
Length Measurements
• Fork length (FL) is measured from the tip of the nose to the fork of the tail— used when
measuring Atlantic salmon or landlocked salmon.
• Total length (TL) is measured from the tip of the nose to the end of the tail (tips of the
tail squeezed together)— used when measuring all other fish.
Licensed Guides Requirements
• Non-resident anglers require a licensed guide when fishing for sea-run Atlantic salmon, or
when angling for any species on Guide Required Waters after the designated date.
• Non-residents may fish without a guide on Fish New Brunswick Days but require an appro-
priate licence if sea-run Atlantic salmon, or landlocked salmon (greater than 48 cm and
less than 63 cm) are retained.
• A professional guide (Guide I) is permitted to angle and hook a salmon on behalf of his or
her licensed client. The client is considered to have hooked the salmon and may tag the
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fish, provided it is of legal length. This special tagging provision does not apply to Crown
Reserve Waters.
• Professional guides (Guide I) and their clients cannot fish at the same time.
Live Release
• Capture and immediate release of live fish.
Main Restigouche River
• The main stem of the Restigouche River, from the junction with the Little Restigouche
River and Kedgwick River, downstream to the J.C. Van Horne Bridge.
Main Southwest Miramichi River
• The main stem of the Southwest Miramichi River, from the forks at Juniper, downstream
to the junction with the Northwest Miramichi River.
Non-Sport Fish Seasons
• Legal access to non-sport fish species is governed by the season for sport fish on all
water.
• If all sport fish seasons on that water are closed then the non-sport fish season is also
closed.
Resident
a) A person who has resided in the province for a period of six months immediately prior to
making an application for a licence.
b) A person who has resided in the province for a period of two weeks immediately prior to
making an application for a licence, where that person was required to take up residence
in the province as a result of being transferred to the province by their employer.
c) A person who is taking educational training of a three-month minimum duration and has
been residing in the province for a two-week period immediately prior to making an appli-
cation for a licence.
d) A person who resided in the province for a period of six months immediately prior to tak-
ing educational training outside the province.
e) A person who has resided in the province for the purpose of employment for an aggregate
period of six months within the last 12 months.
f) A person who was born in the province and who owns real property in the province.
Set Line
• A fishing line that is not attached to a rod, held in the hand or closely attended.
Sport Fish
• Sea-run Atlantic salmon, landlocked salmon, brook trout, brown trout, lake trout, rainbow
trout, arctic char, and smallmouth bass.
Trolling
• Angling with a hook(s) and line that is drawn through the water by a watercraft propelled
by mechanical or manual means.
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• No person shall angle for sport fish during the period beginning two hours after sunset
and ending two hours before sunrise (see exception, page 13).
• No person shall fish for sea-run Atlantic salmon with an artificial fly that has more than
two hooks.
• No person shall fish with the aid of an artificial light or light from a fire.
• No person shall use or possess live fish as bait in inland waters.
• Exception: On international boundary waters (between Maine and New Brunswick), live
fish may be used as bait provided they are obtained from the water being fished and
are not on the prohibited list (see below).
• On international boundary waters (between Maine and New Brunswick), tidal waters
and all inland waters, dead fish can be used as bait, as long as they are not on the
prohibited list (see below).
• Prohibited list of fish: bass, bullhead, sunfish, yellow and white perch, other spiny fin-
rayed fish, pickerel, muskellunge, goldfish or other carp.
• Fishing with bait or lures is not permitted in Crown Reserve Waters. Artificial flies must
be used while fishing these waters.
• Fishing and/or assisting another angler to fish from a bridge is not permitted.
• Fishing is not permitted within 22.8 metres (25 yards) of lower entrances of fishways or
dams.
• Gaffs or spears can not be used to land sport fish.
• Snares or bows and arrows are not permitted in inland waters or within 15 metres of
inland waters unless the person is lawfully hunting or trapping.
• Fishing by jigging, or assisting in landing fish that have been caught by jigging in inland
waters is not permitted.
• Jigging devices or spears are not permitted within 15 metres of inland waters
• Sport fish may only be caught by angling.
Licence Requirements
• Angling licences must be properly signed and carried at all times while fishing.
• Angling licences are not required in tidal waters, except if Atlantic salmon are retained.
• Anglers can only purchase one Class 1, 7, 8, 13 or 16 licence per season.
• Anglers 16 years of age and older require a provincial licence while angling in inland
waters.
• Resident anglers 10 to 15 years old must buy an Atlantic salmon licence if they want their
own bag limit.
• Regular angling licences do not entitle anglers to fish on Crown Reserve Waters.
• Resident and non-resident anglers, who are under 16 and do not have a salmon licence,
may fish for Atlantic salmon and landlocked salmon only when accompanied by a resident
or non-resident angler with a valid salmon licence. The licence holder must include the
child’s catch in his/her daily catch limit.
• Resident and non-resident anglers under the age of 16 who do not wish to fish for salmon
do not require an angling licence. These anglers have their own daily bag limit.
• An angling licence does not authorize the holder to purchase, sell or barter sport fish.
• Non-Residents may purchase any number or combination of Class 2 or Class 3 licences as
long as the total number of tags does not exceed eight per year.
• Day adventure licences are only available from Day Adventure Operators
(Tel. 506-453-8757).
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Angling Licences
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p.m. on the first day until 2:00 p.m. on the second day. (For exceptions, see Patapedia
stretch below and Live Release Crown Reserve, page 9)
• Fees are ‘per angler per day’. Tax included. Monies paid for all Crown Reserves are nonre-
fundable.
• Only fly fishing is permitted.
Different Types
Regular Crown Reserve
Twenty of these special salmon angling waters are located in the Miramichi and Restigouche
river systems (See page 9). Fishing rights are awarded annually by computer draw. The season
extends from June 10-Sept. 15. These waters are closed before and after the Regular Crown
Reserve season. Exception: Restigouche River Regular Crown Reserves (Red Bank, Three Sisters
and Devil's Half Acre) are open from April 15-June 1 for all angling.
All stretches except Patapedia are valid for a 48-hour period, beginning at 2:00 p.m. on
the first day and ending at 2:00 p.m. on the third day. Patapedia stretch is valid for three
consecutive calendar days.
How to Apply: Application forms are available at all Natural Resources offices and Service New
Brunswick. Applicants may also apply electronically on the internet at (www.gnb.ca/0078).
• Once the draw is held, the successful applicants will be notified in writing of the pay-
ment deadline.
• Payment must be made at the Fish and Wildlife Branch in Fredericton. No payments will
be accepted at other Natural Resources offices or after the deadline. Total cost per angler
is $39.55 per day.
• In addition to a Regular Crown Reserve Angling Licence, each angler must have a Class 7,
8, 16 or 17 Salmon Angling Licence.
Daily Crown Reserve
These fifteen salmon and trout fishing waters provide excellent angling on a day-by-day
basis (see page 10). The season extends from June 1-Sept. 15. These waters are closed
before and after the Daily Crown Reserve season. Exception: Restigouche River Daily Crown
Reserve (Grog Island) is open from April 15-June 1 for all angling.
How to Apply:
• Apply seven days in advance of the fishing day desired.
• Apply by calling the appropriate District office between 8:30-11 a.m.
• If the call-in date falls on Saturday, Sunday, or holiday your application will be accepted
on the following business day.
• If more applications are received than there is space available, a mini draw will be held
after 11 a.m. at the issuing office.
• Anglers are limited to two trips per month. The trips shall not overlap month-ends.
• Anglers may apply for vacant water.
• If water is not claimed by 11 a.m. on the call-in date, this vacant water may be applied
for, by proper party size, up to 48 hours before the fishing date.
• Within 48 hours of the fishing date, any party size not exceeding the stretch limit will be accepted.
• Anglers must purchase the full period of vacant water. Partial purchase is not allowed.
• Application for vacant water not taken by 11 a.m. on the call-in date does not count
against an individual’s two-day monthly allotment.
• When the successful party is notified, payment must be made immediately by credit card,
Interac, cash, cheque or money order (by phone or in person). There are no exceptions.
See page 10 for fees.
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• At the time of payment, all party members’ information must be provided for the issuance
of the licences (name, address, date of birth, telephone number and identification).
• In addition to a Daily Crown Reserve licence, anglers on Daily Crown Reserves must have a
valid Class 7, 8, 16 or 17 salmon angling licence for salmon stretches, or a valid Class 9 or
10 licence for trout stretches.
• Licences are not transferable or refundable.
Live Release Crown Reserve
Only fly fishing with barbless or pinched hooks is permitted. There are five of these
reserves in the Miramichi drainage. The season extends from June 1-Sept. 15. Waters are
closed before and after the Live Release Crown Reserve season. See page 22.
How to Apply:
• Same procedures as Daily Crown Reserve (above).
• In addition to a Live Release Crown Reserve Licence, each angler must have a valid Class
7, 8, 16 or 17 salmon angling licence.
• If angling on the Cains River, each angler must have a valid Class 7, 8, 9, 10, 16 or 17
licence in addition to a Live Release Crown Reserve Licence.
• Palisade and Sinclair stretch licences are issued for two consecutive calendar days.
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River Stretch Party Size Camps Access
NW Miramichi Stony Brook 4 Yes Wading
NW Miramichi Sullivan 2 Yes Wading
North Sevogle Groundhog 4 Yes Wading
Landing
North Sevogle Squirrel Falls 4 Yes Wading
North Sevogle Narrows 4 Yes Wading
** No retention of brook trout on Adams Pool stretch
Brook Trout
Cost per day - all stretches: $16.95
Stretch Season Party DNR Tel: Trip Bag
Size Office (506) Limit per
person
Peaked Mountain Lakes* 2 or 4 Doaktown 365-2001 1
Valentine Lake 2 Doaktown 365-2001 1
Island lake 2 Doaktown 365-2001 1
June 1-Sept. 15
Kenny Lake 2 Miramichi 627-4050 1
Goodwin Lake*** 2 Miramichi 627-4050 1
Caribou Lake 2 Bathurst 547-2080 5
California Lake** June 1-Aug. 31 2 or 4 Bathurst 547-2080 2
Nepisiguit River July 15-Aug. 15 2 Bathurst 547-2080 2
* Access to the Peaked Mountain Lakes requires 4X4 truck and a canoe portage
** Artificial lures and bait prohibited to be in an anglers possession while angling on California Lake
*** Access to Goodwin Lake requires a canoe portage
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Live Release Crown Reserve Waters
Cost per day: Upper and Lower Cains $16.95. All other stretches $28.25
Stretch River Season Party Size DNR Tel: (506)
Office
Cains Lower Cains June 1-Sept. 2 or 4 Doaktown 365-2001
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Cains Upper Cains 2 or 4 Doaktown 365-2001
Lr. North Branch LSW 4 Sunny Corner 836-7009
Miramichi
Palisade North Pole July 1-Sept. 15 4 Blackville 843-2908
Stream
Sinclair North Pole 4 Blackville 843-2908
Stream
See individual Recreational Fishery Area (RFA) for detailed Atlantic salmon information
Size Restrictions
• Only grilse (Atlantic salmon) that are greater than or equal to 35cm but less than 63 cm
(fork length) may be retained.
Tagging
• No person shall be in possession of an Atlantic salmon (grilse) that is not properly tagged.
• Where a grilse is caught by angling and retained, the person who hooked the grilse, wheth-
er or not that person landed the grilse, shall tag it. (See Guide I exemption, page 4.)
Angling Methods
• No person shall fish for sea-run Atlantic salmon except by angling with an artificial fly.
• Anglers may cast or troll using unweighted artificial flies that have single or double hooks.
• Treble hooks are not permitted.
Non-Resident Requirement
• Non-resident anglers require a licensed guide when fishing for any species on Guide
Required Waters after the designated date. (See individual RFA.)
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Restigouche
Recreational Fishery Area
or leased waters. Permission from the owner/lessee is required to angle on these waters.
Note: Little Main Restigouche River from the junction of the Kedgwick River upstream
to, but not including, the pool at the mouth of Jardine Brook is for Resident angling
only.
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Guide Required Waters
Non-resident anglers require a licensed guide
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Atlantic Salmon
Spring 0 10 0 10
Summer 2 4 2 4
Fall 0 4 0 4
Possession 8 8
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Smelt
Daily bag/ 60 60
possession limit
Exceptions to open season and/or size and bag limits
• Restigouche River, upstream of a reference point at a straight line from Copeland Brook
(NB) to Ruisseau du Moulin (Quebec) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Smelt season closed
Trout
Non-Boundary Boundary waters
waters between N.B. and Quebec
Open season
Rivers, brooks and streams • Patapedia River..............June 3-Sept. 15
• Restigouche River from:
• Patapedia River downstream to
May 1-Sept. 15 Matapedia CN Railway Bridge
...............................April 15-Sept. 30
• Matapedia CN Railway Bridge to the J.C.
Van Horne Bridge.........April 15-Oct. 31
Lakes, ponds and reservoirs May 15-Sept. 15 N/A
Limits
Daily bag and possession (Total
of: arctic char, brook trout,
5* 5*
brown trout, lake trout, or
rainbow trout*)
Minimum size 10 cm (TL) 10 cm (TL)
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Yellow and white perch
Boundary and non-boundary waters
Open season
Rivers, brooks and streams (NB)..............................................................April 15-Oct. 31
These season dates are only in effect if a sport fish season is also open on the water being
fished.
Daily bag and possession, length limits
Species Daily Quota Minimum Length Maximum Length
White perch 25 10 cm TL 50 cm TL
Yellow perch 100 10 cm TL 50 cm TL
No open angling season exists for the following species: smallmouth bass, chain pickerel,
striped bass, muskellunge, and burbot.
ATTENTION
Tips on Releasing Fish
• Consider using artificial lures and barbless hooks.
• Treble hooks and flies will reduce hooking
mortality in young fish.
• Retrieve your catch quickly. Use appropriate size
tackle to quickly land the fish or break off large
fish.
• Release the fish immediately by gently placing it
in calm water.
• Keep your fingers out of the gills and eyes.
• Avoid squeezing the fish.
• Use both hands to evenly support the fish’s
weight.
• Keep the fish in the water as much as possible.
• Cut the line and leave deeply imbedded or swallowed hooks in the fish.
• A fish that can be legally kept should not be released if it is bleeding heavily.
Its chance of surviving is very low.
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Chaleur
Recreational Fishery Area
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Atlantic Salmon
Maximum size limit, grilse retention only ........................................... Less than 63 cm (FL)
Benjamin River
April 15-May 15 May 16-Oct. 22 N/A
Caraquet River
April 15-May 15 May 16-Oct. 15 N/A
Charlo River
April 15-May 15 May 16-Oct. 22 N/A
Eel River
April 15-May 15 May 16-Oct. 22 N/A
Middle River
April 15-May 15 May 16-Oct. 22 N/A
Millstream
April 15-May 15 May 16-Oct. 15 Oct. 16-22
Pokemouche River
April 15-May 15 May 16-Oct. 15 N/A
Tetagouche River
April 15-May 15 May 16-Oct. 22 N/A
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Landlocked Salmon
Any landlocked salmon equal to or greater than 48 centimetres and less than 63 centimetres
fork length requires an Atlantic salmon tag if it is retained.
Minimum size limit ......................................................................................... 35 cm (FL)
Trout
Open season
Rivers, brooks and streams May 1-Sept. 15
Lakes, ponds and reservoirs May 15-Sept. 15
Daily bag and possession limit
Total of: arctic char, brook trout, brown trout or rainbow trout 5*
Minimum size 10 cm (TL)
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Miramichi
Recreational Fishery Area
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River Beginning Stretch
Renous April 15 Renous River from its confluence with the Main Southwest
Miramichi River upstream to the Route 8 bridge
Renous June 1 Renous River from the Route 8 bridge upstream to its
source, the junction of the North and South Branches in
Northumberland County
South Branch April 15 South Branch Southwest Miramichi River upstream to the
Southwest Miramichi highway bridge at Juniper
South Branch Renous June 1 South Branch Renous River upstream to Route 108
Tabusintac April 15-May 15 Tabusintac River upstream from a line (grid reference 3985
4455, Old Boom Road) directly across the river (grid refer-
ence 3972 4465) at Stilson Brook
Tabusintac June 1 Tabusintac River upstream from Becks Brook
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Waters Closed to Angling
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Water Stretch Closed
Little Bartibog River All waters of Little Bartibog River, Northumberland Year round
County, within 25 metres upstream and 25 metres
downstream from the Russellville bridge.
First and Second First and Second Lakes, North Esk Parish, Year round
Lakes Northumberland County.
Louis Lake Louis Lake, Southesk Parish, Northumberland County Year round
Atlantic Salmon
Maximum size limit, grilse retention only ........................................... Less than 63 cm (FL)
Daily live release limit (unless the daily bag limit is reached) ......................................... 10
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Water Spring kelt Bright Live release
Retention only
Main Southwest Miramichi River April 15-May 15 May 16-Sept. 30 Oct. 1-15
- junction of Burntland Brook
upstream to forks at Juniper
Main Southwest Miramichi River April 15-May 15 May 16-Oct. 15 N/A
- junction of Burntland Brook down-
stream to its mouth
Main Southwest Miramichi River April 15-May 15 May 16-Oct. 15 N/A
- tributaries downstream of Cains
River not described in this table
Main Southwest Miramichi River - April 15-May 15 May 16-Sept. 15 N/A
tributaries upstream of Cains River
not described in this table
Bartholomew River April 15-May 15 May 16-Oct. 15 N/A
Black River April 15-May 15 May 16-Oct. 15 N/A
Bartibog River April 15-May 15 May 16-Oct. 29 N/A
Burnt Church River April 15-May 15 May 16-Oct. 15 N/A
Bay du Vin River April 15-May 15 May 16-Oct. 15 N/A
Big Sevogle River - downstream from April 15-May 15 May 16-Oct. 15 N/A
Square Forks
Big Sevogle River - upstream of April 15-May 15 May 16-Sept. 15 N/A
Square Forks
Cains River April 15-May 15 May 16-Oct. 15 Oct. 16 - 22 (Mouth
upstream to route
123 bridge)
Clearwater Brook April 15-May 15 May 16-Sept. 15
Sept. 16-30 (Mouth
to Northeast Branch)
Dungarvon River - downstream from April 15-May 15 May 16-Oct. 15
N/A
the Furlong Bridge
Dungarvon River - upstream from April 15-May 15 May 16-Sept. 15
N/A
the Furlong Bridge
Little Southwest Miramichi River - April 15-May 15 May 16-Oct. 15
N/A
downstream from Catamaran Brook
Little Southwest Miramichi River - April 15-May 15 May 16-Sept. 15
Sept. 16-Oct. 15
upstream from Catamaran Brook (upstream to and
including Clelands
Pool)
Little Southwest Miramichi River - April 15-May 15 N/A
April 15-Sept. 15
from Big Rock Pool upstream,
including the East and West
Branches, not including lakes or
tributaries
Napan River April 15-May 15 May 16-Oct. 15
N/A
Northwest Miramichi River - down- April 15-May 15 May 16-Oct. 15
N/A
stream from Little River
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Water Spring kelt Bright Live release
Retention only
Northwest Miramichi River - N/A June 10-Aug. 31 Sept. 1-15 (from
upstream of Little River Little River upstream
200 metres above
forks)
South Branch of the Northwest N/A June 10-Aug. 31 N/A
Miramichi River
Rocky Brook April 15-May 15
May 16-Aug. 31
N/A
Smelt
Trout
Open season
Rivers, brooks and streams May 1-Sept. 15
Lakes, ponds and reservoirs May 15-Sept. 15
Daily bag and possession limit
Total of arctic char, brook trout, brown trout or rainbow trout 5* of which only 2 may be great-
er than 30 cm (TL)
Minimum size 10 cm (TL)
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Yellow and White Perch
Open Season
Rivers, brooks and streams.......................................................................April 15-Oct. 29
Lakes, ponds and reservoirs......................................................................May 15-Sept. 15
These season dates are only in effect if a sport fish season is also open on the water being
fished.
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Southeast
Recreational Fishery Area
Smelt
Trout
Open season
Rivers, brooks and streams April 15-Sept. 15
Lakes, ponds and reservoirs May 1-Sept. 15
Daily bag and possession limit
Total of arctic char, brook trout, brown trout or rainbow trout 5*
Minimum size 10 cm (TL)
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• Trout Brook from the junction with the Kouchibouguacis River upstream to its source,
including all tributaries.
• South Branch, Bouctouche River from the junction with the Bouctouche River upstream to
its source, including all tributaries.
• Weisner Brook from the junction with the Shediac River upstream to its source, including
all tributaries.
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Inner Bay of Fundy
Recreational Fishery Area
Shepody River drainage, Albert County: Trout bag limit five fish per day, only 1 of which can
be greater than 30 cm. total length.
Landlocked Salmon
Open season
Rivers, brooks, streams .......................................................................... April 15-Sept. 30
Any landlocked salmon equal to or greater than 48 centimetres and less than 63 centimetres
fork length requires an Atlantic salmon tag if it is retained.
Minimum size limit ......................................................................................... 35 cm (FL)
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Exceptions to open season and/or bag limits
Daily bag limit
Loch Lomond Reservoir and Second Lake
Any combination of landlocked salmon or brown trout .....................................................2
Smallmouth Bass
Open season ..............................................................................................May 1-Oct. 15
Smelt
Angling or dip netting
Open season ........................................................................................... April 15-May 31
Striped Bass
Open season (tidal waters).............................................................................. Year round
Sturgeon
Open season ........................................................................Jan. 1-May 31, July 1-Dec. 31
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Trout
Open season
Rivers, brooks and streams April 15-Sept. 15
Lakes, ponds and reservoirs May 1-Sept. 15
Daily bag and possession limit
Total of arctic char, brook trout, brown trout or rainbow trout 5*
Minimum size 10 cm (TL)
Trout ...................................... 5 per day, only one of which can be greater than 30 cm (FL)
Bag limit
Loch Lomond Reservoir and Second Lake
Any combination of landlocked salmon or brown trout .....................................................2
Minimum size limit
Loch Lomond Reservoir and Second Lake
No open angling season exists for the following species: Atlantic salmon, muskellunge
and burbot.
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Lower Saint John
Recreational Fishery Area
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Water Stretch Closed
Nashwaak River Nashwaak River, within 15 metres of the junction of After June 15
(Youngs Brook /McKenzie Brook) at the Route 107
bridge at Nashwaak Bridge
Palmer Brook Palmer Brook, from the Hammond River upstream 200 After July 1
metres
Saint John River Saint John River, from the highway bridge at Grafton After June 15
to the railway bridge at Upper Woodstock
Saint John River Saint John River, downstream from the Mactaquac Year round
Dam to a line drawn across the river from the mouth
of Springhill Brook (Hartt Island Campground) to the
western Fredericton city limit on the north side of the
river
Landlocked Salmon
Open season
Rivers, brooks and streams..................................................................... April 15-Sept. 30
Any landlocked salmon equal to or greater than 48 centimetres and less than 63 centimetres
fork length requires an Atlantic salmon tag if it is retained.
Minimum size limit ......................................................................................... 35 cm (FL)
Smallmouth Bass
Open season ..............................................................................................May 1-Oct. 15
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• Saint John River (Mactaquac Headpond) from the dam upstream to the highway bridge at
Grafton excluding the Meduxnekeag River ......................... Closed to bass angling Nov. 30
Smelt
Angling or dip netting
Open season .......................................................................................... April 15-May 31
Striped Bass
Open season (tidal waters).............................................................................. Year round
Sturgeon
Open season ........................................................................Jan. 1-May 31, July 1-Dec. 31
Trout
Open season
Rivers, brooks and streams April 15-Sept. 15
Lakes, ponds and reservoirs May 1-Sept. 15
Daily bag and possession limit
Total of arctic char, brook trout, brown trout or rainbow trout 5*
Minimum size 10 cm (TL)
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Southwest
Recreational Fishery Area
Lake trout daily bag limit for East Grand Lake is one per day.
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Landlocked Salmon
Smallmouth Bass
Non-boundary waters Boundary waters
between N.B. and Maine
Open Season May 1-Oct. 15 April 15-Sept. 30
• Diggity Stream, First Lake, Palfrey Lake and Spednic Lake .......................Live release only
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Smelt
Striped Bass
Open season
Tidal waters................................................................................................... Year round
Sturgeon
Open season ...................................................................Jan. 1-May 31 and July 1-Dec. 31
Trout
Non-boundary waters Boundary waters
between N.B. and Maine
Open season
Rivers, brooks and streams April 15-Sept. 15
April 15-Sept. 30
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* No more than 2 lake trout and/or 2 brown trout.
**No more than 2 lake trout and/or 2 brown trout. The five fish must weigh less than 3.5 kg
unless the last fish caught weighed enough to go over the 3.5 kg limit.
Exceptions to open season and/or size and bag limits
Grand Manan Island, all waters .............................................. Opens April 15-Closes Sept. 15
East Musquash Reservoir
Minimum size limit, brown trout ....................................................................... 35 cm (TL)
East Grand Lake – daily bag limit for lake trout.................................................................1
Whitefish
Boundary waters between N.B. and Maine
Open season....................................................................................... April 15-Sept. 30
These season dates are only in effect providing a sport fish season is also open on the
water being fished.
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Upper Saint John
Recreational Fishery Area
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Guide Required Waters
Non-resident anglers require a licensed guide
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Boundary Waters with Quebec
Anglers should note that seasons, bag limits, length limits and bait restrictions are dissimilar
to New Brunswick regulations. Although New Brunswick licences will be recognized during
Quebec’s open seasons on these boundary waters, anglers should obtain a summary of Quebec’s
regulations if wishing to fish the Quebec portion of these waters.
Landlocked Salmon
Non-boundary waters Boundary waters
between N.B. and Maine
Open season Rivers - May 15-Sept. 30
Lakes, ponds and reservoirs - April 15-Sept. 30
May 15-Sept. 30
Daily bag and
2 2*
possession limit
Minimum size limit (FL) 35 cm 35 cm
Any landlocked salmon equal to or greater than 48 centimetres and less than 63 centimetres fork
length requires an Atlantic salmon tag if it is retained.
* Bag limit is the lesser of two landlocked salmon or 3.5 kg plus one fish
Baker Lake
Open season ......................................................................................... May 15-Sept. 15
Smallmouth Bass
Non-boundary waters Boundary waters
between N.B. and Maine
Open season May 15-Oct. 15 April 15-Sept. 30
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Smelt
Trout
Non-boundary waters
Boundary waters
between N.B. and Maine
Open season
possession limit
10 cm 15 cm
rainbow trout
Lake trout
45 cm 45 cm
Brown trout
15 cm 15 cm
* No more than 2 lake trout and/or 2 brown trout.
** No more than 2 lake trout and/or 2 brown trout. The five fish must weigh less than 3.5
kg unless the last fish caught exceeds 3.5 kg limit.
Roulston Lake
Open Season....................................................................................... June 15-Aug. 31
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Nictau Lake, Restigouche County
Brook trout minimum length limit.................................................................25 cm (TL)
Whitefish
Boundary waters between N.B. and Maine
Open season....................................................................................April 15-Sept. 30
These season dates are only in effect if a sport fish season is also open on the water being
fished.
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For further information, contact your nearest
Natural Resources office
Bathurst 506-547-2080 Doaktown 506-365-2001 Rogersville 506-775-2002
Blackville 506-843-2908 Florenceville 506-392-5105 St. George 506-755-4040
Boucher 506-735-2043 Fredericton 506-453-2345 Saint-Léonard 506-423-3010
Buctouche 506-743-7300 Hampton 506-832-6055 Saint-Louis de Kent 506-876-3409
Campbellton 506-789-2336 Kedgwick 506-284-3413 Saint-Quentin 506-235-6040
Canterbury 506-279-6005 Miramichi 506-627-4050 Sunny Corner 506-836-7009
Chipman 506-339-7019 Nackawic 506-575-6005 Sussex 506-432-2008
Coles Island 506-362-2705 Petitcodiac 506-756-3152 Tracadie-Sheila 506-394-3636
Dieppe 506-856-2344 Plaster Rock 506-356-6030 Welsford 506-486-6000
Public Service Desk, Fredericton 506-444-5000
Fish and Wildlife Branch, Fredericton 506-453-2440
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An occasional meal which exceeds the guidelines should have no adverse health effects.
This advisory applies only to wild fish caught in the province's lakes and rivers. Fish from
commercial trout ponds and aquaculture operations are considered safe to eat.
For information on freshwater species: Public Health Services - Health (506) 453-2323.
For information on commercial fish: Canadian Food Inspection Agency.
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Invasive Species
Don’t spread Didymo!
What is the problem?
• Didymo, an invasive freshwater alga, has been found in the Restigouche and Upper Saint
John River Recreational Fishery Areas.
• Starting with a single cell, invisible to the naked eye, Didymo can form large brown mats
that can blanket the stream bed.
• Didymo looks slimy but feels grainy, like wet cotton wool.
• This aquatic hitchhiker, along with other exotic animals and plants, can cause significant
harm to our ecosystems and fish populations.
• When you fish, you may unknowingly carry unwanted species to new areas.
• Once they are here, it is virtually impossible to get rid of them.
Clean: Soak and scrub all items for at least one minute with:
• hot (60°C) water; or
• 2% solution of bleach; or
• 5% solution of salt, antiseptic hand cleaner or dishwashing detergent.
NOTE: A 2% solution is 200 ml of bleach with water added to make 10 litres. A 5% solution is
500 ml (2 large cups) of salt, cleaner or detergent with water added to make 10 litres.
Dry: If cleaning is not practical, dry items completely and leave for at least 48 hours before
using in other waters.
Salmon tags for the Restigouche Smolt Wheel for DNA and Toxicological Studies .....................$11,400.
�
Program-2007 ..................................................$5,700. Hammond River Angling Association
Restigouche River Watershed Management Juvenile Salmon Density Survey ..........................$9,500.
�
Council Inc. Kennebecasis Watershed Restoration
Restigouche River Atlantic Salmon
Committee
Surveys-2007 .................................................$11,400.
� Kennebecasis River Restoration Project
Charlo Salmonid Enhancement Centre Inc. 2007..............................................................$19,000.
Operation of the Charlo Hatchery .......................$27,075.
� Atlantic Salmon Federation
Belledune Regional Environment Magaguadavic River Anadromous Fish
(Phase 2) .........................................................$9,025.
Management Plans ............................................$7,600.
�
Richibucto River Association
Kennebecasis Watershed Restoration
Richibucto River Water Quality Improvement
Committee
2007................................................................$9,500.
Trout Creek Restoration Project 2007 .................$19,000.
�
Shediac Bay Watershed Association Inc.
Tobique Salmon Protective Association Inc.
Stream Crossing Inventory and Assessment
Tel: 506.453.6655
PO Box 23019 Fax: 506.462.5054
NB Wildlife Fredericton, NB e-mail: wildcoun@nbnet.nb.ca
Trust Fund Canada E3B 7B3 Web Site: www.nbwtf.ca
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Attention Anglers
2 IDENTIFICATION TIPS:
1 Largemouth Bass
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1. Mouth terminates behind
the eye
2. Separation between spiny
and soft rays on dorsal fin
3. Dark horizontal bar
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6 Smallmouth Bass
4 4. Mouth terminates inline
with or slightly ahead of
the eye
5. No separation between
spiny and soft rays on
dorsal fin
6. Dark vertical patches
1-800-222-TIPS (8477)
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• Release your catch for conservation
• Report poaching activities
• Don't purchase salmon except at a supermarket
• Get involved: Join one of our affiliate conservation groups or start your own group on
"your" river - we can help.