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Sport fishing in Québec
Fishing periods, limits and exceptions

Consult the general fishing rules

For fishing periods, limits and exceptions for the site where you want to fish, use the interactive map or search filters below.

Using the search tool

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 21

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Species 
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Fishing device 
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Bodies of water – Regulatory exceptions

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CollapseRiver Saguenay a) That part between a straight 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.
 CollapsePeriodFrom April 1st, 2026 to March 31st, 2027
  
Atlantic salmon poisson
Fishing prohibited   
  
Rainbow smelt
Fishing prohibited   
  
Striped bass
Fishing prohibited   
 CollapsePeriodFrom June 1st, 2026 to October 31st, 2026 poisson
  
Char (arctic char, brook trout) poisson
3 in all Angling only 
  
Landlocked salmon
2 Angling only 
  
Pike poisson
1 in all56 cm to 70 cm inclusivelyAngling only poisson 
  
Sturgeon
1 in allLake sturgeon: 80 cm to 130 cm inclusively Atlantic sturgeon: no length limitAngling only 
  
Walleye and sauger poisson
6 in all with at most 2 walleyeWalleye: 37 cm to 53 cm inclusively Sauger: no length limitAngling only 
 CollapsePeriodFrom June 1st, 2026 to October 31st, 2026- Other species poisson
  same as the zone   
CollapseRiver Saguenay b) That part 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 coastal arrow (48°26'23" N., 70°54'08" W.) situated near the municipality of Saint-Fulgence.
 CollapsePeriodFrom April 1st, 2026 to March 31st, 2027
  
Atlantic salmon poisson
Fishing prohibited   
  
Landlocked salmon poisson
Fishing prohibited   
  
Rainbow smelt
120   
  
Striped bass
Fishing prohibited   
 CollapsePeriodFrom June 1st, 2026 to October 31st, 2026 poisson
  
Char (arctic char, brook trout) poisson
3 in all Angling only 
  
Walleye and sauger poisson
6 in all with at most 2 walleyeWalleye: 37 cm to 53 cm inclusively Sauger: no length limitAngling only 
 CollapsePeriodFrom June 1st, 2026 to October 31st, 2026- Other species poisson
  same as the zone