Important notices

Mandatory retention

Mandatory retention of Largemouth Bass is required under your fishing licence effective April 1, 2026. Largemouth Bas...

Mandatory retention

Inner Bay of Fundy

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

Mandatory retention

Inner Bay of Fundy

Mandatory retention of Chain Pickerel is required under your fishing licence effective April 1, 2026. Chain Pickerel is...

Mandatory retention

Inner Bay of Fundy

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

Shepody River, Inner Bay of Fundy — Fishing restrictions

**Arctic Char**
Season / Restrictions	Bag Limit	Minimum Size	Maximum Size
April 15 – September 15 Rivers, brooks and streams	5	15cm	N/A

**Brook Trout**
Season / Restrictions	Bag Limit	Minimum Size	Maximum Size
May 15 – December 31 Rivers, brooks and streams and its tributaries upstream from the flood gate at Harvey Bank, except McFadden Lake, Fenton and Alcorn ponds ⚠	5	N/A	N/A
April 15 – September 15 Rivers, brooks and streams	5	10cm	N/A
Exceptions
January 1 – May 14 Rivers, brooks and streams and its tributaries upstream from the flood gate at Harvey Bank, except McFadden Lake, Fenton and Alcorn ponds	Trout season closed prior to May 15

**Brown Trout**
Season / Restrictions	Bag Limit	Minimum Size	Maximum Size
May 15 – December 31 Rivers, brooks and streams and its tributaries upstream from the flood gate at Harvey Bank, except McFadden Lake, Fenton and Alcorn ponds ⚠	5	N/A	N/A
April 15 – September 15 Rivers, brooks and streams	2	15cm	N/A
Exceptions
January 1 – May 14 Rivers, brooks and streams and its tributaries upstream from the flood gate at Harvey Bank, except McFadden Lake, Fenton and Alcorn ponds	Trout season closed prior to May 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

**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

**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

**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

**Rainbow Smelt**
Season / Restrictions	Bag Limit	Minimum Size	Maximum Size
January 1 – May 31 Dip Net in non-tidal waters	60	N/A	N/A
January 1 – September 30 Non-tidal waters	60	N/A	N/A
August 1 – May 31 Tidal waters	60	N/A	N/A
April 1 – May 31 Dip Net in tidal waters	60	N/A	N/A

**Rainbow Trout**
Season / Restrictions	Bag Limit	Minimum Size	Maximum Size
May 15 – December 31 Rivers, brooks and streams and its tributaries upstream from the flood gate at Harvey Bank, except McFadden Lake, Fenton and Alcorn ponds ⚠	5	N/A	N/A
April 15 – September 15 Rivers, brooks and streams	5	15cm	N/A
Exceptions
January 1 – May 14 Rivers, brooks and streams and its tributaries upstream from the flood gate at Harvey Bank, except McFadden Lake, Fenton and Alcorn ponds	Trout season closed prior to May 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

**Smallmouth Bass**
Season / Restrictions	Bag Limit	Minimum Size	Maximum Size
April 15 – September 15 Rivers, brooks and streams	5	10cm	60cm

**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

**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 ⚠

**White Perch**
Season / Restrictions	Bag Limit	Minimum Size	Maximum Size
January 1 – December 31 Non-tidal waters	25	10cm	50cm
January 1 – December 30 Tidal waters	25	10cm	50cm

**Whitefish**
Season / Restrictions	Bag Limit	Minimum Size	Maximum Size
January 1 – September 15 Non-tidal waters	8	10cm	70cm
January 1 – September 15 Tidal waters	8	10cm	70cm

**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