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 fiching zone.
  2. Check whether the body of water you are searching for is on the "Bodies of Water – Regulatory Exceptions" list. If not, the zone rules will apply.
  3. Select the species you wish to fish for.

You can also narrow the search results to the rules currently in force, by checking the box provided for this purpose.

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.

You must also consult the "News" section to see if any regulatory changes made during the season affect your body of water.

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 6

Species 
Catch limit 
Note 
Fishing device 
CollapseRules for the zone
 CollapsePeriodFrom April 1st, 2024 to April 25th, 2024
  
Rainbow Smelt
120 Fishing with dip nets and / or plaice fishing only.
 CollapsePeriodFrom April 1st, 2024 to March 31st, 2025
  
Striped Bass
Fishing prohibited  
  
Sturgeon
Fishing prohibited  
 CollapsePeriodFrom April 26th, 2024 to May 15th, 2024
  
Rainbow Smelt
120 Angling, bow fishing, crossbow fishing, spear fishing while swimming, landing net fishing and plaice fishing
 CollapsePeriodFrom April 26th, 2024 to September 8th, 2024
  
Char (arctic char, brook trout)
10 in all  
  
Cutthroat Trout and Brown Trout
5 in all  
  
Lake Trout and Splake Trout
2 in allA length limit may apply for this species. Check the applicable limits for this zone.Angling only
  
Landlocked Salmon
3A length limit may apply for this species. Check the applicable limits for this zone.Angling only
  
Rainbow Trout
10  
 CollapsePeriodFrom April 26th, 2024 to November 30th, 2024
  
Black Crappie
30  
  
Yellow Perch
50  
 CollapsePeriodFrom May 16th, 2024 to November 30th, 2024
  
Rainbow Smelt
120 Angling, bow fishing, crossbow fishing and spear fishing while swimming
 CollapsePeriodFrom May 17th, 2024 to November 30th, 2024
  
Pike
6 in all  
  
Walleye and Sauger
6 in allA length limit may apply for this species. Check the applicable limits for this zone.Angling only
 CollapsePeriodFrom June 15th, 2024 to November 30th, 2024
  
Bass
6 in all  
  
Muskellunge and Tiger Muskellunge
2 Angling only
 CollapsePeriodFrom April 26th, 2024 to November 30th, 2024- Other species
  no limit  

Bodies of water – Regulatory exceptions

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Species 
Catch limit 
Note 
Fishing device 
ExpandBrook Brook between the Highway 143 bridge at Massawippi (45°10'51" N., 71°59'25" W.) and lac Massawippi (45°11'28" N., 72°00'19" W.).
ExpandBrook Castle tributaries of lac Memphrémagog.
ExpandBrook Taylor tributaries of lac Memphrémagog.
ExpandLake à la Truite (45°20'42" N., 72°09'04" O.) (Orford township)
ExpandLake Boissonneault (45°35'46" N., 71°54'18" O.) hiver
ExpandLake Boivin (45°24'08" N., 72°41'47" O.) hiver
ExpandLake Brompton (45°25'46" N., 72°08'56" O.) hiver
ExpandLake Brousseau (45°20'00" N., 72°26'12" O.) hiver
ExpandLake d'Argent (45°18'37" N., 72°18'51" O.) hiver
ExpandLake Desmarais (45°27'42" N., 72°07'08" O.) hiver
ExpandLake Lovering (45°10'51" N., 72°09'21" O.) hiver
ExpandLake Magog (45°18' N., 72°02' O.) hiver
ExpandLake Massawippi (45°12'57" N, 72°00'00" W) Tributaries of the lake
ExpandLake Massawippi (45°12'57" N., 72°00'00" O.) hiver
ExpandLake Memphrémagog (45°08' N., 72°16' O.) except that part lying north of a line from Point Cabana (45°15'51" N., 72°09'40" W.) at Point Merry (45°16'09" N., 72°10'12" W.) (Baie de Magog). hiver
ExpandLake Memphrémagog (45°08' N., 72°16' O.) the area north of a line from Point Cabana (45°15'51" N., 72°09'40" W.) at Merry Point (45°16'09" N., 72°10'12" W. ) (Baie de Magog). hiver
ExpandLake Miroir (Dudswell) (45°35'41" N., 71°36'15" O.) hiver
ExpandLake Montjoie (45°24'27" N., 72°05'56" O.) hiver
ExpandLake Parker (45°19'40" N., 72°18'50" O.) hiver
ExpandLake Petit lac Saint-François (45°32' N., 72°02' O.) hiver
ExpandLake Roxton (45°28' N., 72°39' O.) hiver
ExpandLake Simoneau (45°24'44" N., 72°11'22" O.)
ExpandLake Stoke (45°31'07" N., 71°48'41" O.) hiver
ExpandLake Stukely (45°22'31" N., 72°15'07" O.)
ExpandLake Wallace (45°01' N., 71°38' O.) hiver
ExpandNational Park du Mont-Orford
ExpandReservoir Choinière (45°25'42" N., 72°36'10" O.) hiver
ExpandRiver au Saumon between Bombardier dam (lac Brompton) and the downstream side of the Highway 222 bridge.
ExpandRiver aux Cerises between the Highway 10 (45°17'36" N., 72°09'60" W.) bridge and the southern limit of Mont-Orford national park (45°18'59" N., 72°10'36" W.).
ExpandRiver Magog between lac Magog (45°20'02" N., 72°01'20" W.) and the rivière Saint-François (45°24'21" N., 71°53'26" W.). hiver
ExpandRiver Magog between lac Memphrémagog (45°15'49" N., 72°09'31" W.) and the Dominion Textile dam at Magog (45°15'47" N., 72°08'38" W.). hiver
ExpandRiver Magog The area between the Dominion Textile dam at Magog (45°15'47" N., 72°08'38" W.) and the downstream side of the Highway 55 bridge.
ExpandRiver Massawippi - The area between the dam located 1.6 km from Lake Massawippi and the first downstream curve
ExpandRiver Niger - The area between its mouth and Route 143
ExpandRiver Niger between the Way's Mills road bridge (45°08'02" N., 72°00'11" W.) to the dam downstream at coordinates (45°08'46" N., 72°01'06" W.). hiver
ExpandRiver Saint-François a) between the Highway 112 bridge in Sherbrooke and the CN railway bridge in Richmond situated downstream (45°40'27" N., 72°10'43" W.), except for the following sectors: * between the dam at Bromptonville (45°28'42" N., 71°57'09" W.) and the railway bridge situated downstream (45°29'01" N., 71°57'37" W.); * between the dam at Windsor (45°33'26" N., 72°00'30" W.) and the road 249 bridge (45°34'04" N., 72°00'28" W.). hiver
ExpandRiver Saint-François b) between the dam at Bromptonville (45°28'42" N., 71°57'09" W.) and the railway bridge situated downstream (45°29'01" N., 71°57'37" W.)and also between the dam at Windsor (45°33'26" N., 72°00'30" W.) and the road 249 bridge (45°34'04" N., 72°00'28" W.).
ExpandRiver Saint-François c) between the CN railway bridge in Richmond (45°40'27" N., 72°10'43" W.) and the Highway 20 bridge in Drummondville (45°54'34" N., 72°29'46" W.). hiver
ExpandRiver Saint-François d) between the Drummondville railway bridge (45°53'14" N., 72°28'55" W.) and the Curé-Marchand Bridge located 90 m downstream and in the triangular zone delimited by the central pillar of the Curé-Marchand bridge, to the east (45°53'16" N., 72°28'58" W.), the fenced boundary of the Hydro-Québec power plant site, to the west (45°53'15" N., 72°29'09" W.) and the power plant, to the south (45°53'13" N., 72°29'02" W.).
ExpandRiver Watopeka between the rivière Saint-François (45°33'50" N., 72°00'18" W.) and Highway 143 (45°33'53" N., 72°00'11" W.).
ExpandRiver Watopeka partie nommée "étang McCarthy" comprise entre le barrage McCarthy (45°36'56" N., 71°51'25" O.) et un point situé à 400 m en amont (45°37'03" N., 71°51'11" O.) hiver
ExpandRiver Yamaska and its tributaries, including lac Boivin (45°24'08" N., 72°41'47" W.) and the réservoir Choinière (45°25'42" N., 72°36'10" W.).