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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 12

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Species 
Catch limit 
Length limit 
Fishing device 
Note 
CollapseRules for the zone
 CollapsePeriodFrom April 1st, 2025 to April 15th, 2025
  
Bass
6 in all   
  
Pike
6 in all   
  
Walleye and sauger
6 in allWalleye: 37 cm to 53 cm inclusively Sauger: no length limitAngling only 
 CollapsePeriodFrom April 1st, 2025 to March 31st, 2026
  
Black crappie
30   
  
Rainbow smelt
120   
  
Striped bass
Fishing prohibited   
  
Yellow perch
50   
 CollapsePeriodFrom April 25th, 2025 to September 14th, 2025
  
Char (arctic char, brook trout)
10 in all with at most 2 arctic char   
  
Cutthroat trout and brown trout
5 in all   
  
Lake trout and splake trout
2 in all45 cm or moreAngling only 
  
Landlocked salmon
3 Angling only 
  
Rainbow trout
no limit   
 CollapsePeriodFrom May 16th, 2025 to March 31st, 2026
  
Pike
6 in all   
  
Walleye and sauger
6 in allWalleye: 37 cm to 53 cm inclusively Sauger: no length limitAngling only 
 CollapsePeriodFrom June 15th, 2025 to October 31st, 2025
  
Sturgeon
1 in all Angling only 
 CollapsePeriodFrom June 15th, 2025 to November 30th, 2025
  
Muskellunge and tiger muskellunge
1 in all Angling only 
 CollapsePeriodFrom June 15th, 2025 to March 31st, 2026
  
Bass
6 in all   
 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 à la Truite (46°14'33" N., 76°55'28" W.)(Municipalité de Lac-Nilgaut)
ExpandLake Antoine (46°21'58" N., 76°58'51" W.)(Municipality of Lac-Nilgaut)
ExpandLake Baptiste (46°23'15" N., 77°08'12" W.)(Municipalité de Lac-Nilgaut)
ExpandLake Branssat (46°25'14" N., 77°02'24" W.)(Municipality of Lac-Nilgaut)
ExpandLake Bresse (46°30'51" N., 77°14'46" W.)(Municipalité de Lac-Nilgaut)
ExpandLake Bruce (46°43'41" N., 77°19'20" W.)(Municipality of Lac-Nilgaut)
ExpandLake Brûlé (46°56'38" N., 77°11'51" W.)(Municipality of Lac-Nilgaut) poisson
ExpandLake Chavannes (46°51'30" N., 77°08'52" W.)(Municipality of Lac-Nilgaut)
ExpandLake Croucher (46°57'05" N., 77°30'47" W.)(Municipalité de Lac-Nilgaut)
ExpandLake de Coste (46°31'46" N., 77°17'25" W.)(Municipalité de Lac-Nilgaut)
ExpandLake Duval (46°18'32" N., 76°54'43" W.)(Municipality of Lac-Nilgaut)
ExpandLake Gerland (46°27'52" N., 77°04'00" W.)(Municipalité de Lac-Nilgaut)
ExpandLake Ingley (46°36'59" N., 77°45'02" W.)(Municipality of Lac-Nilgaut)
ExpandLake Lynch (46°24'24" N., 77°05'25" W.)(Municipality of Lac-Nilgaut)
ExpandLake Maniluve (46°49'20" N., 77°08'04" W.)(Municipalité de Lac-Nilgaut)
ExpandLake Nagard (46°21'35" N., 77°08'27" W.)(Municipalité de Lac-Nilgaut)
ExpandLake Nougon (46°41'58" N., 77°29'56" W.)(Municipality of Lac-Nilgaut)
ExpandLake Sudrie (46°32'29" N., 77°17'05" W.)(Municipalité de Lac-Nilgaut)
ExpandLake Vaucour (46°40'50" N., 77°35'26" W.)(Municipality of Lac-Nilgaut)
ExpandWildlife Reserve La Vérendrye