New Elements for 2020 Although brook trout populations are present throughout Québec, they are not as healthy as they appear, as shown by the decline in the quality of the fishing experience over the last 30 years. To restore the situation, the new Management Plan proposes a variety of actions designed to protect and increase the natural productivity of populations while adapting harvests to stock levels.

For further information: mffp.gouv.qc.ca/la-faune/plans-de-gestion

Québec’s 2020-2028 Brook Trout Management Plan

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Other steps • Reduce mortality rates among released fish by raising anglers’ awareness of catch-and-release best practices.

• Provide better protection for habitats in forests and on private (urban and agricultural) land.

• Optimize the habitat management strategy by developing environmental assessment tools that can be used to prioritize actions and maximize the success of the steps taken.

• Review the method used to determine quotas in structured wildlife territories, to ensure that they are consistent with natural productivity levels.

• Raise anglers’ awareness of the importance of declaring catches in structured wildlife areas.

• Protect high-yield populations, including allopatric populations (where the brook trout is the only species present) that provide an outstanding fishing experience.

• Continue to prepare and implement stocking plans for ZECs and wildlife reserves.

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Daily catch and possession limitFishing zones 1, 2, 3, 14, 15, 17 and 21 have a new catch and possession limit.

Harmonization of fishing seasons Fishing zones 1, 2, 14, 15, 22, 23 and 24 have a new brook trout fishing season.

Zones Brook trout fishing season (2020-2021)

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 20, 26, 27, 28 and 29 From April 24 to September 13, 2020

16 and17 From April 24 to September 7, 2020

18 and 19 south From April 1st to September 13, 2020 and from December 1st, 2020 to March 31st, 2021

21 From April 1st, 2020 to March 31st, 2021

22, 23 and 24 From June 1st to September 7, 2020

25 From April 24 to September 30, 2020

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