Sport fishing in Québec
Fishing periods, limits and exceptions

For fishing periods, limits and exceptions for the site where you want to fish, use the interactive map or search filters below.

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Use the search filters to target the fishing zone and the body of water where you want to fish (to know your fishing zone, consult the interactive map).

For information on current fishing periods, limits and exceptions:

  1. Select the fishing zone.
  2. Check whether the body of water you are searching for is on the "Bodies of Water – Regulatory Exceptions" list.

If the body of water you are looking for is not on the proposed list, it is because the applicable rules are the same as those of the zone.

To know the general rules for one fishing zone, consult this Fishing zones page.

To know the changes that occur during the season, consult our "News page".

IMPORTANT: catch limits and fishing periods that apply in wildlife territories may differ from those mentioned here. In these cases, you will be informed on the spot. Make sure you understand the different limits.

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Fishing periods, limits and exceptions for zone 27

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Bodies of water – Regulatory exceptions

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CollapseRiver Malbaie saumon a) between the downstream side of the Highway 138 bridge and a straight line perpendicular to the river facing the outlet of the ponds located on the Berges Alexis le Trotteur course in Clermont (47°41'30'' N., 70°12'34'' W.)
 CollapsePeriodFrom April 1st, 2026 to March 31st, 2027
  
Striped bass
Fishing prohibited   
 CollapsePeriodFrom June 1st, 2026 to September 15th, 2026
  
Atlantic salmon poisson
0 retained and at most 2 caught and released Fly fishing with floating line only poisson 
 CollapsePeriodFrom April 23rd, 2026 to September 30th, 2026- Other species poisson
  same as the zone Fly fishing with floating line only poisson 
CollapseRiver Malbaie saumon b) between a straight line perpendicular to the river facing the outlet of the ponds located on the course of the Berges Alexis le Trotteur in Clermont (47°41'30'' N., 70°12'34'' W.) and a straight line perpendicular located downstream from the outlet of the Jacob River at Clermont (47°41'49.2'' N., 70°13' 24.6'' W.)
 CollapsePeriodFrom April 1st, 2026 to March 31st, 2027
  
Striped bass
Fishing prohibited   
 CollapsePeriodFrom June 1st, 2026 to September 15th, 2026
  
Atlantic salmon poisson
0 retained and at most 2 caught and released Fly fishing with floating line only poissonNOTE : Check this page about 24 hours before you go there if you wish to fish this area as it could be closed due to critical heat stress
 CollapsePeriodFrom April 23rd, 2026 to September 30th, 2026- Other species poisson
  same as the zone Fly fishing with floating line only poissonNOTE : Check this page about 24 hours before you go there if you wish to fish this area as it could be closed due to critical heat stress
CollapseRiver Malbaie saumon c) between a straight line perpendicular located downstream from the outlet of the Jacob River at Clermont (47°41'49.2'' N., 70°13' 24.6'' W.) and a point 25 m downstream from the paper mill dam (47°42'16" N., 70°13'50" W.)
 CollapsePeriodFrom April 1st, 2026 to March 31st, 2027
  
Striped bass
Fishing prohibited   
 CollapsePeriodFrom June 15th, 2026 to September 15th, 2026
  
Atlantic salmon poisson
0 retained and at most 2 caught and released Fly fishing with floating line only poisson 
 CollapsePeriodFrom April 23rd, 2026 to September 30th, 2026- Other species poisson
  same as the zone Fly fishing with floating line only poisson 
CollapseRiver Malbaie saumon d) between a point 25 m downstream of the paper mill dam (47°42'16" N., 70°13'50" W.) and the steel cable upstream of the paper mill dam paper (47°42'17" N., 70°13'50" W.).
 CollapsePeriodFrom April 1st, 2026 to March 31st, 2027
  
All species
Fishing prohibited   
CollapseRiver Malbaie saumon e) between the steel cable above the dam of the paper mill (47°42'16" N., 70°13'50" W.) and the downstream of the Cran Martel bridge (47°44'54" N., 70°21'58" W.).
 CollapsePeriodFrom April 1st, 2026 to March 31st, 2027
  
Atlantic salmon
Fishing prohibited   
 CollapsePeriodFrom April 23rd, 2026 to September 15th, 2026- Other species poisson
  same as the zone Fly fishing with floating line only poisson 
CollapseRiver Malbaie saumon f) between the southern limit of zec des Martres (47°44'54" N., 70°21'58" W.) and the southern limit of Hautes-Gorges-de-la-Rivière-Malbaie national park.
 CollapsePeriodFrom July 1st, 2026 to September 15th, 2026
  
Atlantic salmon
0 retained and at most 2 caught and released Fly fishing with floating line only poisson 
 CollapsePeriodFrom May 25th, 2026 to September 15th, 2026- Other species poisson
  same as the zone Fly fishing with floating line only poisson 
CollapseRiver Malbaie saumon g) between the southern limit of Parc national des Hautes-Gorges-de-la-Rivière-Malbaie and a the Érables Dam (47°53'33" N., 70°28'39" W.).
 CollapsePeriodFrom July 1st, 2026 to September 15th, 2026
  
Atlantic salmon poisson
0 retained and at most 2 caught and released Fly fishing with floating line only poissonContact Saumon rivière Malbaie at least 24 hours before going there if you wish to fish this sector, as it could be closed due to critical thermal stress. poisson
 CollapsePeriodFrom May 25th, 2026 to September 15th, 2026- Other species poisson
  same as the zone Fly fishing with floating line only poissonContact Saumon rivière Malbaie at least 24 hours before going there if you wish to fish this sector, as it could be closed due to critical thermal stress. poisson