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New Cabin Vacancies for Smaller Groups

Take note! Many large cabins still available in the Mastigouche, Saint-Maurice, Portneuf, Rouge-Matawin and Laurentides wildlife reserves are now being offered to small groups. Take a look at the chart to see the list of cabins included in this special. This offer applies to remaining vacancies only. Certain conditions apply.


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Do you like early fishing?

It looks like spring is coming early this year, and many consider the last two weeks of May to be the best of the whole fishing season! We still have some excellent vacancies.


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Documentation

Day Fishing (pdf : 3.1 MB) Québec's wildlife reserves Activities and services (pdf : 3.3 MB) Careful by Nature (pdf : 367 KB) Guide to Campground Network (pdf : 2.2 MB) Anticosti – Vacationing & Fishing (pdf : 1.6 MB)

Cast a Line

Pass on the time-honoured tradition of sport fishing to friends and family by taking advantage of the countless lakes and rivers, extraordinary natural sites and equipment that wildlife reserves and several national parks have to offer. The network boasts over 4,000 lakes and a number of brooks and rivers for fishing. Among these bodies of water are some of the largest natural lakes in Québec.

Enjoy the many types of fishing during your stay in a cabin, rustic shelter, hut or at a campground. With campsites and cabins, Sépaq has accommodations for a fishing trip on any budget. Book a stay for a relaxing vacation. Réserve faunique des Laurentides and Sépaq Anticosti offer stays with American plan.


Pricing

Starting at

$67.00

/pers./day
cabin (4 people)

$53/pers./day
rustic shelter

Taxes not included

  • The national parks charge an entry fee.

Where you can do this activity

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Where can I take part in this activity?

Bass

  • Wildlife Reserves:
    La Vérendrye
    Papineau-Labelle
    Rouge-Matawin
  • National Parks:
    Frontenac
    Yamaska
  • Centre touristique du Lac-Simon

Pike

  • Wildlife Reserves:
    Ashuapmushuan
    Assinica
    Lacs-Albanel-Mistassini-et-Waconichi
    La Vérendrye
    Papineau-Labelle
    Rouge-Matawin
  • National Parks:
    Aiguebelle
    Frontenac
    Mont-Tremblant

Walleye

  • Wildlife Reserves :
    Ashuapmushuan
    Assinica
    Lacs-Albanel-Mistassini-et-Waconichi
    La Vérendrye
    Papineau-Labelle
    Rouge-Matawin
  • National Parks:
    Aiguebelle
    Frontenac

Sturgeon

  • Réserve faunique La Vérendrye

Musky

  • Réserve faunique de Portneuf

Landlocked salmon

  • Wildlife Reserves:
    Ashuapmushuan
    Mastigouche
    Papineau-Labelle
    Saint-Maurice
  • Parcs national de Frontenac
  • Tourist Resorts:
    Lac-Simon
    Lac-Kénogami

Salmon

  • Sépaq Anticosti
  • Wildlife Reserves:
    Port-Daniel
    Matane
    Port-Cartier-Sept-Îles
    Saint-Maurice
  • Parc national de la Gaspésie

Brook trout

  • All of the Sépaq network fishing territories

Sea trout

  • Sépaq Anticosti
  • Réserve faunique de Port-Daniel
  • Parc national du Saguenay

Lake trout or salmon trout

  • Wildlife Reserves:
    Assinica
    Ashuapmushuan
    Chic-Chocs
    Lacs-Albanel-Mistassini-et-Waconichi
    Laurentides
    La Vérendrye
    Mastigouche
    Matane
    Papineau-Labelle
    Portneuf
    Rimouski
    Rouge-Matawin
    Saint-Maurice
  • Parc national du Mont-Tremblant
  • Centre touristique du Lac-Simon

Splake trout

  • Wildlife Reserves :
    Rimouski
    Papineau-Labelle
    Portneuf
    Mastigouche

Wendigo

  • Réserve faunique de Portneuf

Québec red trout

  • Wildlife Reserves:
    Laurentides
    Port-Cartier-Sept-Îles
    Portneuf 

Important

Dates to Remember

  • Certain sectors of  Réserve faunique des Laurentides can be booked up until the end of summer 2010.
  • Please note that several summer 2010 fishing packages in wildlife reserves and national parks are subject to random draws. Registration will take place in October 2009. Random draw winners can make their reservations starting November 24, 2009.
  • Starting on February 8, 2010, you can book your fishing package in wildlife reserves and national parks for summer 2010.

How to Reserve

You can make reservations by phone, on site or online.

The Fish

Bass fishing

Sport fishing enthusiasts love fishing for the aggressive smallmouth bass. Because this species is a spring spawner, the bass fishing season generally opens in early summer.

Pike fishing

The northern pike is an extremely aggressive predator. Its combative nature gives full meaning to the term "sport fishing." Eaten fresh, this fish is delicious. This opportunistic carnivore feeds mainly on other fish, but it also eats insects, crayfish, frogs, mice, muskrats and even ducklings.

Walleye fishing

Walleye is the fish of choice among gourmets. Catching a walleye may not be very exciting, but its delectable flesh will leave your taste buds wanting more. This species is undoubtedly one of the most fished in North America.

Sturgeon fishing

The sturgeon is definitely one of the most impressive fish inhabiting Sépaq waters. Measuring 90 to 140 cm long and weighing in at 5 to 35 kg, this fish is impressive to see. Its heavy, torpedo-shaped body is covered in rows of bony scales that give it a prehistoric look. The sturgeon is a ground fish that prefers muddy areas.

Musky fishing

You can go musky fishing at the Réserve faunique de Portneuf, where you can book a combination small-game hunting and musky fishing package in the fall.

Landlocked salmon fishing

Landlocked salmon is Atlantic salmon that lives in lakes. Very popular with fishers, this fish dwells mainly in the Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean and Outaouais regions. Elsewhere, such as in the Mauricie, landlocked salmon were introduced during the days of private clubs.

Salmon fishing

You can fish for Atlantic salmon at certain wildlife reserves and on Anticosti Island, which offers an American plan accommodation package on the incredible Jupiter river and an European plan accommodation package on the La Loutre river. To go salmon fishing, you must have a salmon licence and a right of access pass for this type of fishing. In certain areas, salmon fishing is offered by dealers.

A small population of kokanee salmon, probably the only one east of the Rockies, lives in the waters of the Réserve faunique du Saint-Maurice. Try your luck at Lac Normand! You don't need a salmon licence for this species.

Trout fishing

There are several species of trout. The brook trout, commonly known as speckled trout, lives in all regions of the Sépaq network where fishing is permitted. The sea trout is an anadromous brook trout (i.e. it returns to the sea to feed). It is an aggressive trout species, appreciated by fish lovers for its delicious taste. The lake char or lake trout is a salmonid that lives in deep lakes. Larger than the speckled trout, the lake char's flesh is more flavourful. The splake trout (a hybrid obtained by fertilizing brook trout eggs with lake trout milt) is present in certain lakes populated by species that are considered undesirable. This trout species does not compete with the brook trout or the lake trout. A cousin of the splake trout, the wendigo is a hybrid produced by fertilizing lake trout eggs with brook trout milt. The highly aggressive Québec red trout, also known as arctic char or mountain trout resembles the speckled trout.

Notes

  • To go fishing, you must have a provincial fishing licence and the appropriate right of access pass.
  • There is a difference between the services and experiences offered in a national park, a wildlife reserve and a tourist resort. Find out more by visiting our establishments' Web pages! 

Tips

  • You will probably have to drive on gravel roads.
  • Certain sites may be far from amenities, such as supermarkets and gas stations.