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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 3

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Species 
Catch limit 
Length limit 
Fishing device 
Note 
CollapseRules for the zone
 CollapsePeriodFrom April 1st, 2025 to March 31st, 2026
  
Atlantic salmon poisson
Fishing prohibited   
  
Rainbow smelt
Fishing prohibited   
  
Striped bass
Fishing prohibited   
 CollapsePeriodFrom April 25th, 2025 to September 7th, 2025
  
Char (arctic char, brook trout)
10 in all   
  
Cutthroat trout and brown trout
5 in all   
  
Lake trout and splake trout
2 in all60 cm or moreAngling only 
  
Landlocked salmon
3 Angling only 
  
Rainbow trout
no limit   
 CollapsePeriodFrom April 25th, 2025 to November 30th, 2025
  
Yellow perch
50   
 CollapsePeriodFrom May 16th, 2025 to November 30th, 2025
  
Pike
6 in all   
  
Walleye and sauger
6 in allWalleye: 37 cm to 53 cm inclusively Sauger: no length limitAngling only 
 CollapsePeriodFrom June 15th, 2025 to October 31st, 2025
  
Sturgeon
1 in all Angling only 
 CollapsePeriodFrom June 15th, 2025 to November 30th, 2025
  
Bass
6 in all   
  
Muskellunge and tiger muskellunge
2 in all Angling only 
 CollapsePeriodFrom April 25th, 2025 to November 30th, 2025- Other species
  no limit   

Bodies of water – Regulatory exceptions

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Species 
Catch limit 
Length limit 
Fishing device 
Note 
ExpandLake aux Canards (46°50'01" N., 70°48'53" W.) hiver
ExpandLake Beaumont (46°46'42" N., 70°59'15" W.) hiver
ExpandLake Bringé (47°06'35" N., 70°10'10" W.) hiver
ExpandLake Collin (46°43'00" N., 70°17'32" W.) hiver
ExpandLake des Abénaquis (46°09'49" N., 70°21'41" W.) hiver
ExpandLake Frontière (46°42'24" N., 70°00'04" W.) hiver
ExpandLake Saint-Charles (46°46'47" N., 70°57'49" W.) hiver
ExpandLake Trois-Saumons (47°07'36" N., 70°11'13" W.)
ExpandRiver Etchemin upstream of the bridge at St. Clair (46°35'45'' N, 70°52'10'' W.) and its tributaries..
ExpandRiver Grande Rivière saumon between the northeast boundary of Ashford township and its source.
ExpandRiver Ouelle saumon between the northeast boundary of Ashford township and the downstream side of the Rang 9 bridge (Rang Saint-Joseph) in the municipality of Tourville.
ExpandRiver Rat Musqué saumon between its confluence with the Grande Rivière and its source.
ExpandZec Jaro