In short. Salmon fishing on the Côte-Nord is river by river, and many rivers are managed with their own access rules. Check each river before you plan around it.
Rules change. Seasons, closures and limits change often and can change mid-season. We link to the official pages rather than repeat them, so check them before every trip.
Licences and rules
- Fresh water: managed by the Province. Start at Sport fishing, Gouvernement du Québec, then check the rules for each fishing zone for your zone.
- Licences: see Getting a fishing licence for the licence categories and where to buy one.
- Atlantic salmon: salmon fishing has its own rules and licence, so check them before you plan around a river.
- Moving boats and gear: clean, drain and dry your boat and gear between waters, and check the province's rules on moving bait and fish.
Choose your fishing area
- Baie-Trinité, Godbout, Sacré-Coeur and Les Escoumins
- Baie-Comeau, Forestville and Tadoussac
- Sept-Îles and Port-Cartier
- Minganie: Havre-Saint-Pierre to Natashquan
Fish named for this region: Salmon, Trout. Read the species guide.
Baie-Trinité, Godbout, Sacré-Coeur and Les Escoumins
- Manicouagan shore
- Atlantic salmon, sea trout, Arctic char, brook trout and ouananiche (named for the Trinity, Godbout, Sainte-Marguerite and Escoumins rivers)
Tourisme Côte-Nord names the Trinity, Godbout, Sainte-Marguerite and Escoumins rivers among the salmon rivers of the coast. Baie-Trinité, Godbout, Sacré-Coeur and Essipit are the towns in our listings at their mouths or valleys.
We list 8 campgrounds and camp sites in this area. Browse the regional campground directory.
Baie-Comeau, Forestville and Tadoussac
- Manicouagan shore
- Waters not yet matched to fish
The St. Lawrence shore between Tadoussac and Baie-Comeau. We list the campgrounds, but the source we used names rivers, not these towns.
We list 18 campgrounds and camp sites in this area. Browse the regional campground directory.
Sept-Îles and Port-Cartier
- Duplessis
- Atlantic salmon, sea trout, Arctic char and brook trout (named for the Moisie and Rochers rivers)
Tourisme Côte-Nord names the Moisie River (Mishta-Shipu), the Rochers River and the Pentecost River, and says the Sept-Îles area is home to a salmon outfitter.
We list 9 campgrounds and camp sites in this area. Browse the regional campground directory.
Minganie: Havre-Saint-Pierre to Natashquan
- Lower north shore
- Atlantic salmon, sea trout, Arctic char and brook trout (named for the coast)
Tourisme Côte-Nord names Natashquan, Aguanish, Johan-Beetz and Minganie among the places for salmon fishing on the coast.
We list 5 campgrounds and camp sites in this area. Browse the regional campground directory.
Gear for this water
- River & fly-fishing kit. A rod/reel combination suited to the planned method. Search on Amazon
- Rain, sun & wet-weather gear. Rain layers that fit over your fishing clothing. Search on Amazon
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