Main new elements

To learn more about the new measures that do not have a reference page, please consult the fishing periods on the web site or contact Customer Services.

• Closing of yellow perch fishing in the communal wildlife area of lac Saint-Pierre (Zones 7 and 8).
• New length limit for walleye in the Communal wildlife area of Gouin reservoir (see page 15).
• Change in catch limit for char, from 15 to 10, in Zone 26.
• Spearfishing while swimming prohibited in some stretches of the rivière Gatineau (Zone 11) and the rivière Picanoc (Zone 10) (see page 9).
• Changes in catch limit for certain species in Zone 13 east.
• Change in burbot fishing period for burbot fishing licence holders (see pages 5 and 10).
• New catch limits and fishing periods for lac Memphrémagog (Zone 6).
• Changes in lake trout and landlocked salmon fishing periods in Zone 18.
• New rules for smelt fishing with a dip-net or a landing net in Zones 4, 5, 6, 9 and 15 (see page 9).
• Smelt fishing closed in some stretches of Saguenay and Chicoutimi rivers (see page 9).
• Fishing for all species now prohibited in Romaine and Puyjalon rivers (Zone 19).
• Fishing in Beattie, Murphy and Portage rivers (Zone 1) restricted to simple hooks, with or without bait, of 7 mm or less.
• Opening of winter fishing for bass and muskellunge in lac Mégantic (Zone 4).
• New catch limit for muskellunge in Zone 6.
• Change in catch limit for salmon in the rivière Cascapédia (Zone 1).
• Changes in fishing periods in some stretches of the rivière Cascapédia (Zone 1).
• Fishing with dead smelt bait permitted in new water bodies of Zone 28 (see page 12).
• Opening of certain water bodies to winter fishing in Zone 28.
• Change in catch limit for char in Petite rivière Cascapédia.
• Changes in fishing periods in the rivière Saint-Jean (Zone 28).
• Closing of char fishing in some stretches of the rivière Sainte-Marguerite (Zone 28).
• New fishing periods in some stretches of the rivière Malbaie (Zone 27).
• New fishing periods for some species in Zones 10, 11, 12 and 13 and new catch limit for muskellunge in Zones 10 and 11.
• Changes in fishing periods in certain water bodies of Zones 15 and 26.
• Changes in fishing periods in certain water bodies of Zones 4, 5 and 6.
• New fishing rules for certain water bodies of Zone 7.
• Change in length limit for walleye in Restigo and Dumoine zecs (Zone 13) (see page 15).
• Changes in certain fishing rules in Laval and Mistassini rivers (Zone 18).
• New registration conditions for salmon fishing in Zone 23 (see page 20).
• Closing of smelt fishing caught with a dip-net or a landing net in lakes Carré, Ouimet, Quenouille and Supérieur (Zone 9).
• New fishing periods in certain water bodies of Zone 22 south.
• New fishing period in Anticosti national park.

In this publication, new elements are highlighted by a icon. In the General Rules section, they are also highlighted in grey.

See also

• The News page where you will find grouped together the press releases allowing you to stay informed of the latest developments concerning fishing rules.