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Sport fishing in Québec
Fishing periods, limits and exceptions

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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 1

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Bodies of water – Regulatory exceptions

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CollapseRiver Saint-Jean saumon a) between a line drawn across the river from the boundary separating lots 1 and D (Rang 1, Haldimand) to the boundary separating lots 12 and 13 (Rang Nord-Ouest-de-la-Ville), corresponding to a straight line joining points 48°47'23,5" N., 64°23'23" W. and 48°46'11,5" N., 64°23'32" W., and the boundary line of York and Douglas townships corresponding to a straight line joining points 48°46'18" N., 64°27'02" W. and 48°46'14" N., 64°27'02" W. (as well as the tributaries frequented by salmon)
 CollapsePeriodFrom April 1st, 2026 to March 31st, 2027
  
Atlantic salmon
Fishing prohibited   
 CollapsePeriodFrom May 15th, 2026 to May 24th, 2026
  
Char (arctic char, brook trout)
1 in all Angling only with a single hook, for a maximum of 3 hooks on the line, baited or not 
  
Striped bass
same as the zone Angling only with a single hook, without natural bait, for a maximum of 3 hooks on the line 
 CollapsePeriodFrom May 15th, 2026 to May 24th, 2026- Other species
  same as the zone Angling only with a single hook, for a maximum of 3 hooks on the line, baited or not 
CollapseRiver Saint-Jean saumon b) between the boundary separating York and Douglas townships, corresponding to a straight line joining points 48°46'18" N., 64°27'02" W. and 48°46'14" N., 64°27'02" W., and the mouth of Sirois brook (48°43'18,15'' N., 65°03'58,51'' W.) (as well as the tributaries frequented by salmon) poisson
 CollapsePeriodFrom May 25th, 2026 to September 30th, 2026
  
Atlantic salmon poisson
0 retained and at most 2 caught and released Fly fishing onlyFishing from a motor boat on the waters of the wildlife sanctuary is prohibited. 
  
Char (arctic char, brook trout)
0 retained Fly fishing onlyFishing from a motor boat on the waters of the wildlife sanctuary is prohibited. 
  
Striped bass
same as the zone Fly fishing onlyFishing from a motor boat on the waters of the wildlife sanctuary is prohibited. 
 CollapsePeriodFrom May 25th, 2026 to September 30th, 2026- Other species
  same as the zone Fly fishing onlyFishing from a motor boat on the waters of the wildlife sanctuary is prohibited. 
CollapseRiver Saint-Jean between the limit of the downstream side of the lagoon (including the downstream side of the CN bridge) and a line drawn across the river, from the boundary separating Lots 1 and D (Rang 1, Haldimand) to the boundary separating Lots 12 and 13 (Rang Nord-Ouest-de-la-Ville), corresponding to a straight line joining points 48°47'23,5" N., 64°23'23" W. and 48°46'11,5" N., 64°23'32" W. This sector does not have the status of a salmon river.
 CollapsePeriodFrom April 1st, 2026 to March 31st, 2027
  
Atlantic salmon
Fishing prohibited   
 CollapsePeriodFrom May 15th, 2026 to September 10th, 2026
  
Char (arctic char, brook trout)
1 in all Angling only with a single hook, for a maximum of 3 hooks on the line, baited or not 
  
Rainbow smelt
120 Angling only with a single hook, for a maximum of 3 hooks on the line, baited or not 
  
Striped bass
same as the zone Angling only with a single hook, without natural bait, for a maximum of 3 hooks on the line 
 CollapsePeriodFrom December 20th, 2026 to March 31st, 2027
  
Rainbow smelt
120 Angling only with a single hook, for a maximum of 3 hooks on the line, baited or not 
 CollapsePeriodFrom May 15th, 2026 to September 10th, 2026- Other species
  same as the zone Angling only with a single hook, for a maximum of 3 hooks on the line, baited or not 
CollapseRiver Saint-Jean saumon c) between the mouth of the Sirois brook (48°43'18,15'' N., 65°03'58,51'' W.) and the mouth of the Saint-Jean Sud river (48°43 '06" N., 65° 06'11" W.) (as well as the tributaries frequented by salmon) poisson
 CollapsePeriodFrom May 25th, 2026 to September 30th, 2026
  
Atlantic salmon poisson
0 retained and at most 2 caught and released Fly fishing onlyFishing from a motor boat on the waters of the wildlife sanctuary is prohibited. 
  
Char (arctic char, brook trout)
0 retained Fly fishing onlyFishing from a motor boat on the waters of the wildlife sanctuary is prohibited. 
  
Striped bass
same as the zone Fly fishing onlyFishing from a motor boat on the waters of the wildlife sanctuary is prohibited. 
 CollapsePeriodFrom May 25th, 2026 to September 30th, 2026- Other species
  same as the zone Fly fishing onlyFishing from a motor boat on the waters of the wildlife sanctuary is prohibited. 
CollapseRiver Saint-Jean saumon d) between the mouth of the Saint-Jean South River (48°43'06" N., 65°06'11" W.) and the source of the Saint-Jean River (as well as the tributaries frequented by salmon)
 CollapsePeriodFrom April 1st, 2026 to March 31st, 2027
  
All species
Fishing prohibited