Recreational fishing in Gaspésie :

Fish species and regulations

Illustration of a striped bass, an emblematic fish of Baie-des-Chaleurs.

Striped bar

Latin name

Morone saxatilis

Group name

Freshwater fish

Illustration of a cod, a fish with mottled skin and developed fins.

Atlantic cod

Latin name

Gadus morhua

Group name

marine fish

Three silver-striped mackerel lined up on a white background.

Atlantic mackerel

Latin name

Scomber scombrus

Group name

pelagic species

Illustration of a winter flounder, a flatfish with brown and mottled colors.

Red plaice

Latin name

Pseudopleuronectes americanus

Group name

bottom fish

Discover coastal fish species and regulations for the 2023 season

Christopher Fortin, Rats de Marées fishing guide, proudly poses with a cod caught during a sea excursion on Baie-des-Chaleurs.

Experience the emblematic cod fishing of Baie-des-Chaleurs.

Discover the thrill of mackerel fishing in the Baie-des-Chaleurs region of the Gaspé Peninsula.

Regulations - Mackerel fishing

Discover the thrill of striped bass fishing striped bass in Baie-des-Chaleurs.

Regulations - Striped bass fishing