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Fishing periods, limits and exceptions for zone 7

Species 
Catch limit 
Note 
Fishing device 
CollapseRules for the zone
 CollapsePeriodFrom April 1st, 2024 to March 31st, 2025
  
Striped Bass
Fishing prohibited  
 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
3 Angling only
  
Rainbow Trout
no limit  
 CollapsePeriodFrom April 26th, 2024 to March 31st, 2025
  
Black Crappie
30  
  
Rainbow Smelt
120  
  
Yellow Perch
50  
 CollapsePeriodFrom May 17th, 2024 to March 31st, 2025
  
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 1st, 2024 to August 31st, 2024
  
Atlantic salmon
1 small fish caught and retained or 3 caught and released according to the quota caught firstA length limit may apply for this species. Check the applicable limits for this zone.
Salmon fishing licence mandatory.
Angling only
 CollapsePeriodFrom June 15th, 2024 to October 31st, 2024
  
Sturgeon
1 in allA length limit may apply for this species. Check the applicable limits for this zone.Angling only
 CollapsePeriodFrom June 15th, 2024 to December 19th, 2024 poisson
  
Muskellunge and Tiger Muskellunge
1 in allA length limit may apply for this species. Check the applicable limits for this zone. poissonAngling only
 CollapsePeriodFrom June 15th, 2024 to March 31st, 2025
  
Bass
6 in all  
 CollapsePeriodFrom December 26th, 2024 to March 31st, 2025
  
Atlantic tomcod
no limit Angling only
 CollapsePeriodFrom April 26th, 2024 to March 31st, 2025- Other species
  no limit  

Bodies of water – Regulatory exceptions

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Fishing device 
ExpandCommunal Wildlife Area du lac Saint-Pierre (voir aussi zone 8) River - a.1) du Loup (communal wildlife area of lac Saint-Pierre) from its mouth in Fleuve Saint-Laurent to the downstream side of the Highway 138 bridges.
ExpandCommunal Wildlife Area du lac Saint-Pierre (voir aussi zone 8) River - a.2) Maskinongé (communal wildlife area of lac Saint-Pierre) from its mouth in Fleuve Saint-Laurent to the downstream side of the Highway 138 bridges.
ExpandCommunal Wildlife Area du lac Saint-Pierre (voir aussi zone 8) River - a.3) Nicolet (communal wildlife area of lac Saint-Pierre) from its mouth in Fleuve Saint-Laurent to the downstream side of the Highway 132 bridges.
ExpandCommunal Wildlife Area du lac Saint-Pierre (voir aussi zone 8) River - a.4) Saint-François (communal wildlife area of lac Saint-Pierre) from its mouth in Fleuve Saint-Laurent to the downstream side of the Highway 132 bridges.
ExpandCommunal Wildlife Area du lac Saint-Pierre (voir aussi zone 8) River - a.5) Yamaska (communal wildlife area of lac Saint-Pierre) from its mouth in Fleuve Saint-Laurent to the downstream side of the Highway 132 bridges.
ExpandCommunal Wildlife Area du lac Saint-Pierre (voir aussi zone 8) River Saint Laurent (communal wildlife area of lac Saint-Pierre) a) That part between the western boundary of Area 7 and the downstream side of Laviolette bridge (including lac Saint-Pierre and its archipelago) up to the high water line.
ExpandCommunal Wildlife Area du lac Saint-Pierre (voir aussi zone 8) River Saint Laurent (communal wildlife area of lac Saint-Pierre) b) Sector Chenal aux Corbeaux sector, between the line linking the southwestern tip of île à la Pierre (46°04'43" N., 73°01'49" W.) to the southwestern tip of île de Grâce (46°04'18" N., 73°02'23" W.) and a line perpendicular to île à la Pierre situated 1 km downstream of its southwestern tip (46°04'57" N., 73°01'35" W.) and joining île de Grâce (46°05'01" N., 73°01'40" W.).
ExpandCommunal Wildlife Area du lac Saint-Pierre (voir aussi zone 8) River Saint Laurent (communal wildlife area of lac Saint-Pierre) c) Sector Petit barrage sector between île Ronde and île Madame, between a line perpendicular to île Madame (46°04'51" N., 73°05'16" W.) and joining the southwestern tip of île Ronde (46°04'39" N., 73°04'58" W.) and a line perpendicular to île Madame (46°05'27" N., 73°04'39" W.) which passes via the yellow buoy (46°05'24" N., 73°04'31" W.) indicating the presence of the dam and which then joins the northwestern shore of île Ronde (46°05'21" N., 73°04'24" W.).
ExpandCommunal Wildlife Area du lac Saint-Pierre (voir aussi zone 8) River Saint Laurent (communal wildlife area of lac Saint-Pierre) d) Sector Grand barrage sector between île Ronde and île de Grâce, between a line linking the southwestern tips of île de Grâce (46°04'10" N., 73°03'51" W.) and of île Ronde (46°04'39" N., 73°04'58" W.) and a line perpendicular to île de Grâce (46°04'53" N., 73°03'34" W.) which passes via the yellow buoy (46°05'00" N., 73°03'55" W.) indicating the presence of the dam and which then joins the southeastern shore of île Ronde. (46°05'07" N., 73°04'14" W.).
ExpandCommunal Wildlife Area du lac Saint-Pierre (voir aussi zone 8) River Saint Laurent (communal wildlife area of lac Saint-Pierre) e) Pointe-du-Lac Wildlife Refuge area
ExpandLake Aylmer between the first narrows upstream from Highway 112 bridge situated at point 45°55'07" N., 71°22'41" W., and the point situated at the mouth of rivière Coleraine river, at point 45°56'35" N., 71°22'48" W.
ExpandLake Aylmer between the south side of Highway 112 bridge up to the first narrows upstream, located at point 45°55'07" N., 71°22'41" W. hiver
ExpandLake de l'Est (Garthby township) hiver
ExpandLake Joseph (46°12'21" N., 71°32'48" W.)(Inverness township)
ExpandLake Les Trois Lacs (45°48'02" N., 71°53'20" W.) hiver
ExpandLake William (46°07'17" N., 71°34'13" W.) hiver
ExpandRiver Batiscan between the Highway 138 bridge and the first pillar formed of rocks (46°33'06" N., 72°22'36" W.), located 6 km downstream of the Saint-Narcisse dam. hiver
ExpandRiver Batiscan the part between the first pillar made ''of rocks (46°33'06" N., 72°22'36" W.) located 6 km downstream of the dam and Saint-Narcisse (46°33'29" N., 72°24'48" W.). hiver
ExpandRiver Bécancour - That part between lac William and lac À la Truite (46°05'15'' N., 71°30'57'' W.).
ExpandRiver Bécancour - That part between lac William and lac Joseph.
ExpandRiver Bécancour - That part between route 132 and the railway bridge located 4 km upstream (46°19'44 "N., 72°24'59" W.) hiver
ExpandRiver Chaudière a) That part between a straight line connecting points 46°44' 30.325" N., 71°16' 39.533" W. and 46°44' 32.269" N., 71° 16'35.749" W. (upstream side of the pylons of the old Garneau bridge) and the upstream side of the Parc des Chutes dam in Lévis (46°42'52.2'' N., 71°16'56.8'' W.) hiver
ExpandRiver Chaudière b) That part between the upstream side of the Parc des Chutes dam in Lévis (46°42'52.2'' N., 71°16'56.8'' W.) and the southeastern limit of the right-of-way for Route 112 at Vallée-Jonction (46°22'26.18" N., 70°55' 45.05" W.) poisson
ExpandRiver Coleraine between the point situated at the mouth of Rivière Coleraine, at the point 45°56'35' N., 71°22'48' W., and the second railway bridge upstream situated at the point 45°56'56' N., 71°22'20' W.
ExpandRiver du Chêne between the downstream side of the Highway 226 bridge and the upstream side of the Highway 132 bridge. hiver
ExpandRiver du Loup between the Highway 138 bridge and the Masson bridge (46°17'49" N., 72°54'43" W.). hiver
ExpandRiver Maskinongé between the Highway 138 bridge upstream and the dam of the village of Saint-Joseph-de-Maskinongé (46°13'44" N., 73°01'02" W.). hiver
ExpandRiver Nicolet Centre between its mouth and the downstream side of the Highway 216 bridge at Wotton.
ExpandRiver Nicolet Sud-Ouest between the first bridge downstream of lac Les Trois Lacs, at Shipton, and the downstream side of the Highway 255 bridge at Wotton, with the exception of lac Les Trois Lacs.
ExpandRiver Nicolet - That part between the point 45°54'24'' N., 71°46'39'' W. and the point 45°55'13 '' N., 71°47'16'' W. downstream of the Rang Leclerc bridge, corresponding to sector 4 of Pêche Nicolet (Saint-Rémi-de-Tingwick) hiver
ExpandRiver Nicolet - That part between the point 45°55'17'' N., 71°47'23'' W., 2.6 km downstream from the rang Leclerc bridge and the point 45°54'17'' N., 71°45'24'' W., 2.6 km upstream from the Rang Leclerc bridge, corresponding to sector 3 of Pêche Nicolet (Saint-Rémi-de-Tingwick and Chesterville) hiver
ExpandRiver Nicolet - That part between the point 45°56'15" N., 71°47'57" W. and the point 45°56'32" N., 71°47'56" W. (hydroelectric line); That part between the point 45°57'06" N., 71°48'38" W. and the point 45°57'06" N., 71°49'02" W. (F364); That part between the point 45°57'04" N., 71°49'17" W. and the point 45°58'12" N., 71°51'05"W. (Pont de l'accueil), corresponding to sector 5 of Pêche Nicolet (Chesterville) hiver
ExpandRiver Pot-au-Beurre (baie de Lavallière) - That part of the river and its tributaries bounded to the south by the portion of Route 132 between the Richelieu (46°02'30" N., 73°07'01" W.) and Yamaska (46°00'17" N., 72°54'43" W.), north-west of the St. Lawrence River and on the east by the Yamaska River. hiver
ExpandRiver Saint Laurent (sector not located in communal wildlife area of lac Saint-Pierre) between a line joining a point 50 m downstream of Batiscan wharf on the north shore (46°30'03" N., 72°14'44" W.), and a point situated 50 m downstream of Saint-Pierre-les-Becquets wharf on the south shore (46°30'28" N., 72°12'19" W.) and the downstream side of Laviolette bridge, as well as the parts of the rivers located between highways 132 and 138. hiver
ExpandRiver Saint Laurent (sector not located in communal wildlife area of lac Saint-Pierre) between the downstream side of Pierre-Laporte bridge and a line joining a point situated 50 m downstream of Batiscan wharf on the north shore (46°30'03" N., 72°14'44" W.), and a point situated 50 m downstream of Saint-Pierre-les-Becquets wharf on the south shore (46°30'28" N., 72°12'19" W.), as well as the parts of rivers situated between highways 132 and 138. * Note : The following rivers are part of fleuve Saint-Laurent: Bélisle and Grand Bras, downstream of the Highway 138 bridge; Cap Rouge, downstream of the Rue Saint-Félix bridge; Jacques-Cartier and Portneuf, downstream of the CN bridge. hiver
ExpandRiver Saint-Maurice a) between Highway 138 bridge upstream and Poulin point (club de golf Ki-8-EB, 46°23'09" N., 72°36'42" W.). hiver
ExpandRiver Saint-Maurice b) Between Pointe à Poulin (Golf Club Ki-8-EB, 46°23'09" N., 72° 36'42" W.) and the third transmission line (46°25'58" N., 72° 43'29" W.) located 2.1 km downstream from the La Gabelle dam. hiver
ExpandRiver Saint-Maurice c) Between La Gabelle dam (46°26'56" N, 72°44'23" W) and the third transmission line (46°25'58" N, 72°43'29" W.) located 2.1 km downstream of the dam. hiver