Notice to Recreational Anglers

Fisheries and Oceans Canada Gulf Region

Salmon angling on the Miramichi River system

Moncton – July 17, 2015 – Fisheries and Oceans Canada wishes to inform the public that the following salmon fishing pools will reopen to angling for all species of fish, due to improved water conditions and favorable forecast in the Miramichi River system. These changes will be in effect as of Saturday, July 18, 2015:

• Wildcat Brook pool on the Northwest Miramichi River;
• Trout Brook pool on the Northwest Miramichi River;
• Harris Brook pool on the Little Southwest Miramichi River;
• Parks Brook pool on the Little Southwest Miramichi River;
• Gray Rapids Brook pool on the Southwest Miramichi River, an area locally known as Pete’s Brook;
• Hudson Brook pool on the Southwest Miramichi River;
• Bartholomew River pool on the Little Southwest Miramichi River, including the waters
  of the Bartholomew River upstream to the Highway # 8 bridge;
• Mersereau Brook pool on the Southwest Miramichi River;
• Morse Brook pool on the Southwest Miramichi River;
• McKenzie Brook pool on the Southwest Miramichi River;
• Black Brook pool on the Southwest Miramichi River;
• Donnelly Brook pool on the Southwest Miramichi River;
• Mill Brook pool on the Southwest Miramichi River;
• Big Hole Brook pool on the Southwest Miramichi River;
• Betts Mills Brook pool on the Southwest Miramichi River;
• Porcupine Brook pool on the Southwest Miramichi River;
• Waters of the Renous River at the pump house – N 46.86483, W 65.67698 (WGS 84);
• Butty’s Brook pool on the Renous River, an area locally known as Duffy’s Brook;
• Otter Brook pool on the Cains River, an area locally known as Brophy’s Place;
• Cold Brook pool on the Cains River;
• Salmon Brook pool on the Cains River;
• Muzeroll Brook pool on the Cains River;
• Six Mile Brook pool on the Cains River;

• Please note that the following salmon harvesting pools will remain closed until December 31, 2015:

• Confluence of Sutherland Brook and Northwest Miramichi River, including the waters of Sutherland Brook upstream to the Highway 420;
• Waters of the Southwest Miramichi River in Quarryville, including Indian Town Brook from its confluence with the Southwest Miramichi River, upstream to Highway 108 bridge;
• Confluence of Wilson Brook and Southwest Miramichi River, including the waters of Wilson Brook of its mouth, an area locally known as the Bear Den;For complete details on these pools, please refer to Gulf Variation Order 2015-055. The Orders Registry is available online at:

  Orders Registry – Order summaries for existing fisheries
  To report any suspicious fishing activity, please contact the nearest Conservation and Protection

  detachment in the Gulf Region or call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.

  For more information on this fishery, please contact:

  Pierre Bélanger
  Senior Advisor, Recreational Fisheries Fisheries and Oceans Canada Moncton, NB
  (506) 851-2002