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Sport fishing in Québec
Fishing periods, limits and exceptions

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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 25

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Species 
Catch limit 
Length limit 
Fishing device 
Note 
CollapseRules for the zone
 CollapsePeriodFrom April 1st, 2025 to March 31st, 2026
  
American eel
Fishing prohibited   
  
Black crappie
30   
  
Lake whitefish
12   
  
Rainbow smelt
120   
  
Striped bass
Fishing prohibited   
  
Sturgeon
Fishing prohibited   
  
Yellow perch
50   
 CollapsePeriodFrom April 25th, 2025 to September 30th, 2025
  
Char (arctic char, brook trout)
5 in all   
  
Lake trout and splake trout
2 in all45 cm or moreAngling only 
  
Landlocked salmon
1 Angling only 
  
Trout (brown trout, cutthroat trout and rainbow trout)
5 in all   
 CollapsePeriodFrom May 16th, 2025 to June 15th, 2025
  
Walleye and sauger
5 in all40 cm and less  
 CollapsePeriodFrom May 16th, 2025 to March 31st, 2026
  
Pike
6 in all   
 CollapsePeriodFrom June 16th, 2025 to February 28th, 2026
  
Walleye and sauger
5 in allno length limit  
 CollapsePeriodFrom June 20th, 2025 to December 15th, 2025
  
Muskellunge and tiger muskellunge
1 in all137 cm or moreAngling only 
 CollapsePeriodFrom June 27th, 2025 to November 30th, 2025
  
Bass
6 in all   
 CollapsePeriodFrom March 1st, 2026 to March 31st, 2026
  
Walleye and sauger
5 in all40 cm and less  
 CollapsePeriodFrom April 1st, 2025 to March 31st, 2026- Other species
  no limit   

Bodies of water – Regulatory exceptions

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Species 
Catch limit 
Length limit 
Fishing device 
Note 
ExpandLake Old Mill - (45°54'34" N., 76°54'53" W.) (Waltham Municipality)
ExpandLake Sans nom (Petit lac Bell) (46°11'43" N., 77°42'02" W., Municipality of Rapides-des-Joachims)
ExpandNational Park de Plaisance à l'exception de la partie de la baie Noire située dans un rayon de 30 m à partir du pont Legault (45°35'26" N., 75°10'18" O.).
ExpandNational Park de Plaisance la partie de la baie Noire située dans un rayon de 30 m à partir du pont Legault (45°35'26" N., 75°10'18" W.).
ExpandRiver des Outaouais between lac Témiscamingue dam and a line drawn from east to west 6 km downstream from this dam. (Municipality of Témiscaming)
ExpandRiver des Outaouais That part of McConnell Lake between a straight line connecting 46°12'30'' N., 77°42'21.58'' W. and the point 46°12'33.78'' N., 77°42'17.02'' W. upstream form the dike (old winter road) and the narrowing of the river (1.3 km downstream of the bridge) generated by the western tip of Colton Bay and a point on Île des Rapides-des-Joachims. (Municipality of Rapides-des-Joachims)
ExpandRiver du Lièvre between the downstream side of the Route 148 bridge and the high-voltage line located immediately upstream of Île à Cruchet. (City of Gatineau )