Salmon sportfishing -
Main rules - 2009 Season

Attention - During the season, the ministère des Ressources naturelles et de la Faune may deem it necessary to close the fishing season or to modify fishing quotas according to the salmon runs. For example, the Department may order a total ban on salmon fishing or prohibit catching large salmon, while still allowing the catching of small salmon. Fishers will be informed at the appropriate time by press release. For details on these changes, contact the regional office concerned or consult the Department's web site, on page www.mrnf.gouv.qc.ca/en/salmon-rules/News section.

Moreover, it is also possible that the practice of fishing may be modified following an agreement between the Gouvernement du Québec and a Native nation or between the Ministère des Ressources naturelles et de la Faune and a Native nation or band council. Indeed, the National Assembly, in its resolutions of March 20, 1985 and of May 31, 1989, formally recognized the eleven aboriginal nations au Québec as well as their particular rights within existing legislation. The Gouvernement du Québec has chosen to negotiate with these nations in order to reach agreements that would better define and specify the exercise of these activities. In this process there is a historical basis and it is considered important for Québec society to establish harmonious relations based on mutual respect and confidence. For more details on eventual changes, contact the services à la clientèle or an office of the Department, in the region concerned.