Important notices

Mandatory retention

Mandatory retention — Muskellunge

Mandatory retention of Muskellunge is required under your fishing licence effective April 1, 2026. Muskellunge is lis...

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Mandatory retention

Mandatory retention — Black Crappie

Southwest

Mandatory retention of Black Crappie is required under your fishing licence effective April 1, 2026. Black Crappie is...

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St. Croix River, Southwest — Fishing restrictions

**Brook Trout**
Season / Restrictions	Bag Limit	Minimum Size	Maximum Size
April 15 – September 15 Non-boundary waters of rivers, brooks and streams	5	10cm	N/A
April 15 – September 30 Boundary waters between New Brunswick and Maine of rivers, brooks and streams	5	15cm	N/A
Exceptions
April 15 – December 31 Fly Fishing in rivers, brooks and streams from the old Union Mills Bridge remnants upstream to the power house dam at Milltown	Fly fishing only beginning Apr 15

**Brown Trout**
Season / Restrictions	Bag Limit	Minimum Size	Maximum Size
April 15 – September 15 Non-boundary waters of rivers, brooks and streams	2	15cm	N/A
April 15 – September 30 Boundary waters between New Brunswick and Maine of rivers, brooks and streams	2	15cm	N/A
Exceptions
April 15 – December 31 Fly Fishing in rivers, brooks and streams from the old Union Mills Bridge remnants upstream to the power house dam at Milltown	Fly fishing only beginning Apr 15

**Burbot**
Season / Restrictions	Bag Limit	Minimum Size	Maximum Size
January 1 – December 31 Non-tidal waters	10	10cm	100cm
January 1 – December 30 Tidal waters	10	10cm	100cm
Exceptions
April 15 – December 31 Fly Fishing in rivers, brooks and streams from the old Union Mills Bridge remnants upstream to the power house dam at Milltown	Fly fishing only beginning Apr 15

**Chain Pickerel**
Season / Restrictions	Bag Limit	Minimum Size	Maximum Size
January 1 – December 31 Non-tidal waters	10	10cm	100cm
January 1 – December 30 Tidal waters	10	10cm	100cm
Exceptions
April 15 – December 31 Fly Fishing in rivers, brooks and streams from the old Union Mills Bridge remnants upstream to the power house dam at Milltown	Fly fishing only beginning Apr 15

**Eel**
Season / Restrictions	Bag Limit	Minimum Size	Maximum Size
January 1 – December 31 Non-tidal waters	10	35cm	N/A
January 1 – December 31 Tidal waters	10	35cm	N/A
Exceptions
April 15 – December 31 Fly Fishing in rivers, brooks and streams from the old Union Mills Bridge remnants upstream to the power house dam at Milltown	Fly fishing only beginning Apr 15

**Gaspereau**
Season / Restrictions	Bag Limit	Minimum Size	Maximum Size
January 1 – December 31 Non-tidal waters	20	N/A	N/A
January 1 – December 31 Tidal waters	20	N/A	N/A
Exceptions
April 15 – December 31 Fly Fishing in rivers, brooks and streams from the old Union Mills Bridge remnants upstream to the power house dam at Milltown	Fly fishing only beginning Apr 15

**Lake Trout**
Season / Restrictions	Bag Limit	Minimum Size	Maximum Size
April 15 – September 15 Non-boundary waters of rivers, brooks and streams	2	45cm	N/A
April 15 – September 30 Boundary waters between New Brunswick and Maine of rivers, brooks and streams	2	45cm	N/A
Exceptions
April 15 – December 31 Fly Fishing in rivers, brooks and streams from the old Union Mills Bridge remnants upstream to the power house dam at Milltown	Fly fishing only beginning Apr 15

**Landlocked Salmon**
Season / Restrictions	Bag Limit	Minimum Size	Maximum Size
April 15 – September 30 Boundary waters between New Brunswick and Maine of rivers, brooks and streams	2	35cm	63cm
Exceptions
April 15 – December 31 Fly Fishing in rivers, brooks and streams from the old Union Mills Bridge remnants upstream to the power house dam at Milltown	Fly fishing only beginning Apr 15

**Rainbow Smelt**
Season / Restrictions	Bag Limit	Minimum Size	Maximum Size
January 1 – May 31 Dip Net in non-tidal portions of non-boundary waters	60	N/A	N/A
January 1 – September 30 Non-tidal portions of non-boundary waters	60	N/A	N/A
January 1 – December 31 Non-tidal portions of boundary waters between New Brunswick and Maine	60	N/A	N/A
January 1 – December 31 Tidal portions of boundary waters between New Brunswick and Maine	60	N/A	N/A
August 1 – May 31 Tidal portions of non-boundary waters	60	N/A	N/A
April 1 – May 31 Dip Net in tidal portions of non-boundary waters	60	N/A	N/A
Exceptions
April 15 – December 31 Fly Fishing in rivers, brooks and streams from the old Union Mills Bridge remnants upstream to the power house dam at Milltown	Fly fishing only beginning Apr 15

**Rainbow Trout**
Season / Restrictions	Bag Limit	Minimum Size	Maximum Size
April 15 – September 15 Non-boundary waters of rivers, brooks and streams	5	15cm	N/A
April 15 – September 30 Boundary waters between New Brunswick and Maine of rivers, brooks and streams	5	15cm	N/A
Exceptions
April 15 – December 31 Fly Fishing in rivers, brooks and streams from the old Union Mills Bridge remnants upstream to the power house dam at Milltown	Fly fishing only beginning Apr 15

**Shad**
Season / Restrictions	Bag Limit	Minimum Size	Maximum Size
January 1 – December 31 Non-tidal waters	5	N/A	N/A
January 1 – December 31 Tidal waters	5	N/A	N/A
Exceptions
April 15 – December 31 Fly Fishing in rivers, brooks and streams from the old Union Mills Bridge remnants upstream to the power house dam at Milltown	Fly fishing only beginning Apr 15

**Smallmouth Bass**
Season / Restrictions	Bag Limit	Minimum Size	Maximum Size
April 15 – September 30 ,	2	25cm	N/A
October 1 – October 31	0	25cm	N/A
Rivers, brooks and streams from Grand Falls to the Milltown Bridge
Exceptions
April 15 – December 31 Fly Fishing in rivers, brooks and streams from the old Union Mills Bridge remnants upstream to the power house dam at Milltown	Fly fishing only beginning Apr 15
April 15 – September 15 Non-boundary waters of rivers, brooks and streams	5	10cm	N/A
April 15 – September 30 Boundary waters between New Brunswick and Maine of rivers, brooks and streams	2	25cm	N/A
Exceptions
April 15 – December 31 Fly Fishing in rivers, brooks and streams from the old Union Mills Bridge remnants upstream to the power house dam at Milltown	Fly fishing only beginning Apr 15

**Striped Bass**
Season / Restrictions	Bag Limit	Minimum Size	Maximum Size
January 1 – December 31 Non-tidal waters	1	68cm	150cm
January 1 – December 29 Tidal waters	1	68cm	150cm
Exceptions
April 15 – December 31 Fly Fishing in rivers, brooks and streams from the old Union Mills Bridge remnants upstream to the power house dam at Milltown	Fly fishing only beginning Apr 15

**Sturgeon**
Season / Restrictions	Bag Limit	Minimum Size	Maximum Size
January 1 – May 31 ,	∞	130cm	N/A
July 1 – December 31	∞	130cm	N/A
Fly Fishing in non-tidal waters ⚠
January 1 – May 31 ,	∞	130cm	N/A
July 1 – December 31	∞	130cm	N/A
Fly Fishing in tidal waters ⚠
Exceptions
April 15 – December 31 Fly Fishing in rivers, brooks and streams from the old Union Mills Bridge remnants upstream to the power house dam at Milltown	Fly fishing only beginning Apr 15

**White Perch**
Season / Restrictions	Bag Limit	Minimum Size	Maximum Size
January 1 – December 31 Non-tidal portions of non-boundary waters	25	10cm	50cm
January 1 – December 30 Tidal portions of non-boundary waters	25	10cm	50cm
January 1 – December 31 Non-tidal portions of boundary waters between New Brunswick and Maine	25	10cm	N/A
January 1 – December 31 Tidal portions of boundary waters between New Brunswick and Maine	25	10cm	N/A
Exceptions
April 15 – December 31 Fly Fishing in rivers, brooks and streams from the old Union Mills Bridge remnants upstream to the power house dam at Milltown	Fly fishing only beginning Apr 15

**Whitefish**
Season / Restrictions	Bag Limit	Minimum Size	Maximum Size
January 1 – September 15 Non-tidal portions of non-boundary waters	8	10cm	70cm
January 1 – September 15 Tidal portions of non-boundary waters	8	10cm	70cm
January 1 – December 31 Non-tidal portions of boundary waters between New Brunswick and Maine	3	N/A	N/A
January 1 – December 31 Tidal portions of boundary waters between New Brunswick and Maine	3	N/A	N/A
Exceptions
April 15 – December 31 Fly Fishing in rivers, brooks and streams from the old Union Mills Bridge remnants upstream to the power house dam at Milltown	Fly fishing only beginning Apr 15

**Yellow Perch**
Season / Restrictions	Bag Limit	Minimum Size	Maximum Size
January 1 – December 31 Non-tidal waters	100	10cm	50cm
January 1 – December 30 Tidal waters	100	10cm	50cm
Exceptions
April 15 – December 31 Fly Fishing in rivers, brooks and streams from the old Union Mills Bridge remnants upstream to the power house dam at Milltown	Fly fishing only beginning Apr 15