Spate · Granite · Labrador

Eagle River

Eagle River terrain map
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Labrador's premier Atlantic salmon river — remote, stunning, and home to genuinely large multi-sea-winter fish.

Species

Closed season

Season reopens 15 June. File this water for the right month.

Closed — confidence not applicable today.
Water temperature for atlantic salmon
Ideal
13°C est.ideal 10–14°C
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Conditions
●Live gauge
Level
0.90 m
Water temp
13.4°C
Estimated
Clarity
Clear
Air temp
14°C
Wind
NE 15 km/h
Gentle breeze
Pressure
1010 hPa
Rain · 48h
3.5 mm
Light rain
Rain · ahead
14.9 mm
Moderate rain · next 48h

Live readings — water temperature is an estimate where the gauge does not record it.

Evidence
ModelledModerate confidence

Modelled from regional ecology — no survey or occurrence data for this water yet.

How to fish it · for atlantic salmon
When
Morning into early afternoon.
Where
Pool tails, steadier runs, and any water with pace.
Method
Fish a sensible line-and-fly combination for the height and pace of water.
Kit
13 ft #8/9 double-hander in spate, 10 ft #8 single in low water. Floating line plus a fast-sink tip. 12–15 lb fluoro tippet.
Through the year
0–3 scale · June highlighted
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Salmon runRun
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2
1
Trout seasonSeason
1
2
1
March BrownHatch
2
3
2
GrannomHatch
2
2
Large StoneflyHatch
2
3
2
Yellow SallyHatch
2
3
2

Numbers are intensity 0 (none) to 3 (peak) — a guide, not a guarantee.

Permits & access
Permit required — see local rules.
  • Labrador salmon licence and remote-access lodge rules apply
  • This is a wilderness fishery where logistics and short-season timing matter as much as regulation.
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About this water

Labrador's premier Atlantic salmon river — remote, stunning, and home to genuinely large multi-sea-winter fish. Accessed by lodge/float plane. Granite boreal river with dark tannic water. Blue Charm is the leading wet fly; Silver Tip and moose-hair patterns are Labrador traditions. Bomber for surface. Short season (late June to mid-August) driven by ice-out timing. Brook trout and Arctic char are secondary species. One of North America's great wilderness salmon experiences.

  • Granite
Seasons & zones
  • Salmon15 June → 15 August
  • Trout15 June → 15 August
  • Brook trout15 June → 15 September
  • Char15 June → 15 August
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