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Fishing periods, limits and exceptions for zone 21

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Species 
Catch limit 
Note 
Fishing device 
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 CollapsePeriodFrom April 1st, 2022 to March 31st, 2023
  Black Crappie30  
  Char (arctic char, brook trout)5 in all  
  Lake Trout and Splake Trout2 in allA length limit may apply for this species. Check the applicable limits for this zone.Angling only
  Landlocked Salmon poissonFishing prohibitedLandlocked salmon are considered absent from zone 21. Fishing for landlocked salmon is still permitted in 2 bodies of water in exception in zone 21, including a sector of the Saguenay River and a sector of the Aux Outardes River. poisson 
  Pike6 in all  
  Smelt120The limit is 60 Smelt in parts of the area 21. 
  Striped BassFishing prohibited  
  Walleye and Sauger6 in allA length limit may apply for this species. Check the applicable limits for this zone.Angling only
  Yellow Perch50  
 CollapsePeriodFrom June 1st, 2022 to August 31st, 2022
  Atlantic Salmon1 small and kept or 3 captured and returned to the water as part of the quota is caught firstA length limit may apply for this species. Check the applicable limits for this zone.
Elsewhere than in salmon rivers.

Salmon fishing licence mandatory.		Angling only
 CollapsePeriodFrom June 15th, 2022 to October 31st, 2022
  Sturgeon1 in allA length limit may apply for this species. Check the applicable limits for this zone.Angling only
 CollapsePeriodFrom June 15th, 2022 to March 31st, 2023 poisson
  Bass6 in all  
  Muskellunge2 in all Angling only
 CollapsePeriodFrom April 1st, 2022 to March 31st, 2023- Other species
  Other speciesno limit  

Bodies of water – Regulatory exceptions

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Expand That part of the area 21 designated as "Banc-des-Américains marine protected area" the maritime water of the Gulf of St. Lawrence which is made up of the seabed and the subsoil and which is included within the limits described below: Starting from point (1) 48°45'00'' N., 64°08'24'' W., located near the southern end of Cap Gaspé, thence, following a line to point (5) 48°45'00.13'' N., 64°07'16.48'' W., thence, following a line to point (6) 48°37'13.33'' N., 63°55'28.47'' W., thence, following a line to point (7) 48°37'19.43'' N., 63°54'33.91'' W., thence, following a line to point (8) 48°36'28.92'' N., 63°53'17.65'' W., thence, following a line to point (9) 48°34'54.11'' N., 63°54'06.36'' W., thence, following a line to point (10) 48°30'24.46'' N., 63°47'20.43'' W., thence, following a line to point (11) 48°29'24.73'' N., 63°48'51.44'' W., thence, following a line to point (12) 48°29'24.76'' N., 63°49'23.91'' W., thence, following a line to point (13) 48°33'25.72'' N., 63°55'26.76'' W., thence following a line to point (14) 48°34'38.52'' N., 63°58'02.08'' W., thence, following a line to point (15) 48°37'04.16'' N., 63°58'48.70'' W., thence, following a line to point (16) 48°43'23.21'' N., 64°08'24'' W., thence, following a line to the starting point (1) 48°45'00'' N., 64°08'24'' W.
ExpandBrook de l'Église (municipalité de Beaumont) the portion of the St. Lawrence River and Church Creek between the four boundaries located on the 46°49'56" N., 71°00'43" W.; 46°50'00" N., 71°00'43" W.; 46°50'00" N., 71°00'47" W.; 46°49'56" N., 71°00'47" W.
ExpandRiver aux Outardes between a straight line connecting Pointe aux Outardes (49°02'39'' N., 68°27'47'' W.) and Pointe à Jos Caron (49°04'10'' N., 68°29'14 '' O.) and the downstream side of the Outardes-2 dam. poisson
ExpandRiver Cap-Chat saumon between the western limit of the breakwater and the downstream side of the Highway 132 bridge (see also Zone 1).
ExpandRiver de Mont-Louis between the downstream side of Highway 132 bridge and a straight line linking points 49°14'15" N., 65°43'16" W. and 49°14'24" N., 65°44'58" W. This sector does not have the status of a salmon river.
ExpandRiver du Gouffre saumon between its mouth, limited by a line from the south-east end of the wharf (47°25'45" N., 70°29'18" W.) and a point located at 47°25'51" N., 70°28'36" W. (the land pointe on the opposite bank of the du Gouffre river), and the downstream side of the CN bridge located at 47°26'31 "N, 70°29'43" W..
ExpandRiver du Moulin between the downstream side of Boulevard Saguenay bridge and the downstream side of the University Boulevard bridge..
ExpandRiver du Petit Pabos saumon between the downstream side of the CN bridge and a line connecting, to the west, the headland at 48°22'06" N., 64°35'33" W. and, to the east, stairs leading to the beach (48°22'18" N., 64°35'20" W.)
ExpandRiver du Sud between the part downstream of the bridge situated at point 46°59'12" N., 70°32'59" W. and a line linking the edge of Montmagny wharf 46°59'25" N., 70°33'12" W. and Aux Oies point 46°59'36" N., 70°33'00" W.
ExpandRiver Grande Rivière saumon between a line drawn between the eastern limit of Lot 123-7 and the western limit of the breakwater and the downstream side of the Highway 132 bridge (see also zone 1).
ExpandRiver Malbaie (rive nord) saumon between a straight line joining Casgrain wharf (47°39'11" N., 70°09'00" W.) at the mouth of ruisseau Côte à Pontage (47°39'15" N., 70°08'22" W.) and the downstream side of the Highway 138 bridge (see also Zone 27).
ExpandRiver Manicouagan between its mouth in the fleuve Saint-Laurent and the downstream side of Highway 138 bridge.
ExpandRiver Matane saumon between its mouth demarcated by a straight line joining the northern end of the two breakwaters and the downstream side of the Highway 132 bridge (see also Zone 1).
ExpandRiver Ouelle between the downstream side of the bridge on Highway 132, located at 47°25'55" N., 70°00'59" W. and a line connecting the mouth of the creek Gagnon at 47°25'08" N., 70°02'42" W. and Point de-Rivière-Ouelle at 47°25'31" N., 70°03'39" W.
ExpandRiver Saguenay between a line perpendicular to the current passing on the upstream side of Flèche littorale (48°26'23" N., 70° 54'08" W.) situated near the municipality of Saint-Fulgence and the downstream side of Dubuc bridge in Saguenay.
ExpandRiver Saguenay between a transverse line joining Highway 138 between Tadoussac and Baie Sainte-Catherine and a line perpendicular to the current passing on the upstream side of Flèche littorale (48°26'23" N., 70°54'08" W.) situated near the municipality of Saint-Fulgence.
ExpandRiver Saguenay the downstream portion of a transverse line joining Highway 138 between Tadoussac and Baie-Sainte-Catherine.
ExpandRiver Sainte-Anne saumon between a straight line 450 m downstream of the 1re Avenue Ouest bridge in Sainte-Anne-des-Monts and the downstream side of that bridge (see also Zone 1).
ExpandRiver Saint-Laurent the part of fleuve Saint-Laurent (as well as their tributaries, included in zone 21) , between the Pierre-Laporte bridge and a line drawn across the mouth of the Sainte-Marguerite River (50°08'49" N., 66°34'50" W.) near Sept-Îles in Côte-Nord, and the mouth of the river to the Great méchins Méchins (49°00'13" N, 66°58'12" W.).
ExpandWaters Chaleur Bay and part of Gulf of St. Lawrence (as well as their tributaries, included in zone 21)- that part between the downstream side of the Campbelton bridge, including the Chaleur bay and Gulf of St. Lawrence waters, and a straight line joining the western tip of the Cap-Gaspé coast (48°44'52'' N., 64°09'42'' W.) and the boundary of the Area 21 located in the Gulf of St. Lawrence at 48°13'14'' N., 63°47'29'' W.
ExpandWaters des Îles-de-la-Madeleine Étang du Ouest - (47°15'40'' N., 61°59'39'' W.)
ExpandWaters des Îles-de-la-Madeleine including Entry Island, and a strip along the shore of these islands over a distance of 1 km. Also included are semi-open circles on the marine environment with lagoons, bays, ponds, bays and harbors.
ExpandWaters That part of area 21 located to the east of a straight line connecting the western point of the Island of Kegaska (50°10'31" N., 61°16'45" W.) and the point (48°46'53" N., 60°28'39" W.)
ExpandWaters That part of Area 21 situated east of a straight line joining, on the south bank of the Saint Lawrence, the Pointe Santerre of Rimouski (48°23'51'' N., 68°40'23'' W.) and, on the north bank of the Saint Lawrence, a point located at 48°42'26'' N., 69°04'48'' W., facing the Patte de lièvre island, to a straight line joining the western tip of the Cap-Gaspé coast (48°44'52'' N., 64°09'42'' W.) and the limit of the Area 21 situated in the Gulf of Saint Lawrence at 48°13'14'' N., 63°47'29'' W.
ExpandWaters The part of zone 21 included in a strip of 10 kilometers along the shore between a straight line connecting Pointe Santerre in Rimouski (48°23'51" N., 68°40'23" W.) at the point located at 48 ° 28'05 "N., 68 ° 45'56" W. and a straight line connecting the western end of the Cap-Gaspé littorale (48°44'52" N., 64 °09'42" W.) at the point at 48°40'03 "N, 64°06'17" W. poisson