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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.

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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 8

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Species 
Catch limit 
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Fishing device 
Note 
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Bodies of water – Regulatory exceptions

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Catch limit 
Length limit 
Fishing device 
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CollapseLake Saint-François (45°09'25" N., 74°22'22" W.) up to upstream of the Pointe-du-Buisson dam at Pointe-des-Cascades (45°19'7.11" N., 73°58'26.08" W.) and Beauharnois (45°13'42.58" N., 74°00'34.98" W.), including the Delisle River up to Chemin du Fleuve (45°17'22" N., 74°10'37" W.), the Soulanges Canal (45°18'51.17" N., 74°05'39.96" W.), the Saint-Charles River (45°16'31.11" N., 74°04'51.34" W.), the Salmon River up to the border and the Baudette River up to Highway 20. poisson
 CollapsePeriodFrom April 1st, 2026 to March 31st, 2027
  
Copper redhorse poisson
Fishing prohibited   
  
Striped bass
Fishing prohibited   
  
Sturgeon
Fishing prohibited   
 CollapsePeriodFrom April 23rd, 2026 to September 15th, 2026 poisson
  
Char (arctic char, brook trout)
10 in all   
  
Lake trout and splake trout poisson
1 in all60 cm or moreAngling only 
  
Landlocked salmon
3 Angling only 
  
Trout (brown trout, cutthroat trout and rainbow trout)
same as the zone   
 CollapsePeriodFrom May 1st, 2026 to March 15th, 2027 poisson
  
Pike poisson
1 in all56 cm to 70 cm inclusivelyAngling only poisson 
  
Yellow perch
50   
 CollapsePeriodFrom May 10th, 2026 to May 31st, 2026 poisson
  
Walleye poisson
237 cm to 53 cm inclusivelyAngling only 
 CollapsePeriodFrom June 1st, 2026 to October 31st, 2026 poisson
  
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 15th, 2026 to December 19th, 2026
  
Muskellunge and tiger muskellunge
1 in all137 cm or moreAngling only 
 CollapsePeriodFrom June 15th, 2026 to March 15th, 2027 poisson
  
Bass
6 in all   
 CollapsePeriodFrom December 20th, 2026 to March 15th, 2027 poisson
  
Walleye and sauger poisson
6 in all with at most 2 walleyeWalleye: 37 cm to 53 cm inclusively Sauger: no length limitAngling only 
 CollapsePeriodFrom April 1st, 2026 to March 15th, 2027- Other species poisson
  same as the zone