Quebec

Cascapédia River

Quebec·Gaspé Peninsula·48.46° N, 66.04° W

Steelhead & salmon

Run	Months	Peak	Now
Summer Atlantic salmon	Jun–Sep	Jul	From Jun

Run timing is a guide, and seasons, closures and limits change. Check the Gouvernement du Québec: salmon fishing rules and the 2026 season terms (news release, March 12, 2026). Seasons and managers from the Fédération québécoise pour le saumon atlantique. before you fish.

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About Cascapédia River

The Grande Cascapédia rises in the Chic-Chocs and runs 139 km to the Baie des Chaleurs. It is famous for the size of its salmon: the FQSA puts the average near 9 kg, and the record, from 1886, at 24 kg. The water is clear and turns brownish when high. The Musée de la rivière Cascapédia in Cascapédia–Saint-Jules tells its history.

Management is shared. The Société Cascapédia, with wildlife reserve status, has run the river since 1982. The Mi'kmaq community of Gesgapegiag holds the exclusive right to offer fishing packages on the first 18 km from the mouth, and private clubs fish some water. The FQSA counts 107 pools in seven sectors, and four are fished from a canoe with a guide. Every salmon goes back in 2026, two a day at most. Read the gauge below Berry Brook.

Species

Atlantic Salmon
Primary · Jun-Sep · Grilse 30-63 cm, salmon 63-100 cm+
Wild Atlantic salmon. Every salmon goes back in 2026, two a day at most. Fly only.
Brook Trout
Present · Jun-Sep · 15-30 cm
Brook trout share the river. Check the zone's trout rules and the manager's sector rules.

Species	Abundance	Best Season	Size
Atlantic Salmon	Primary	Jun-Sep	Grilse 30-63 cm, salmon 63-100 cm+
Brook Trout	Present	Jun-Sep	15-30 cm

Sections

2 reaches

Société Cascapédia sectors

FloatSalmon

The middle river up to the gauge below Berry Brook, through the Société Cascapédia's sectors and private club water. Four sectors are fished from a canoe with a guide.

Best for: Big Atlantic salmon from a guided canoe

Lower river (Gesgapegiag)

FloatSalmon

The first 18 km from the mouth, past Gesgapegiag and Cascapédia–Saint-Jules. The Mi'kmaq community holds the exclusive right to offer fishing packages here.

Best for: Atlantic salmon with a Mi'kmaq outfitter

At a glance

Ideal wading flow: 17–74 m³/s
Blow-out: >170 m³/s
Ideal water temp: 9–18°C

Best seasons

The season runs June 1 to September 30. Salmon move on a rise and fish best as the river drops back and clears. July is the heart of the run. In a hot, dry spell the river runs low and warm, so fish the cool hours.

Regulations

Season June 1 to September 30. Every salmon caught is released in 2026. The catch-and-release quota is two salmon a day. Fly only. Each sector needs a day access right from Société Cascapédia, and restricted sectors go by draw.

Licence: A Quebec Atlantic salmon fishing licence, for residents or non-residents, plus a day access right for the sector you fish, bought from the river's manager. Restricted sectors are allocated in the manager's November 1 draw and in 48-hour draws in season. Public sectors are open to anyone with an access right.
Tags: No salmon may be kept here in 2026, so no tag is used. A kept salmon elsewhere is tagged at once with the licence's tag and registered within 48 hours, with a season limit of four.

Salmon season: June 1 to September 30 (FQSA river page; check the manager's dates for each sector).
Every salmon caught is released in 2026. The catch-and-release quota is two salmon a day.
In salmon rivers, fishing is generally fly only.
For other species in a salmon river: no fishing from an hour after sunset to an hour before sunrise, none from a bridge over the river or its estuary, and none within 23 m below a fishway or a falls built for fish to pass.
Every sector needs a day access right from the river's manager. Rules can differ by sector, so check the manager's sector rules before you fish.

Quebec rivers are run sector by sector by their manager, under the province's rules. The 2026 terms carry over the 2025 rules, and the ministry can change them in season if the runs are weak. Quebec's warm-water closures do not list this river in 2026.

Source: Gouvernement du Québec: salmon fishing rules and the 2026 season terms (news release, March 12, 2026). Seasons and managers from the Fédération québécoise pour le saumon atlantique.. Regulations change annually. Verify before fishing.

Getting there

Cascapédia–Saint-Jules, QC

Route 299 runs north up the valley from Route 132 at Cascapédia–Saint-Jules, on the Baie des Chaleurs.

Camping: Outfitters and private camps on the river, and lodging along the Baie des Chaleurs. The FQSA river page lists the outfitters.

Société Cascapédia runs the river and sells the day access rights: http://www.cascapedia.ca. Restricted sectors are allocated in the November 1 draw and in 48-hour draws in season. Public sectors are open to anyone with an access right. Outfitters on the river sell their own packages.

Cascapédia River

Quebec·Gaspé Peninsula·48.46° N, 66.04° W

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Steelhead & salmon

Run	Months	Peak	Now
Summer Atlantic salmon	Jun–Sep	Jul	From Jun

Fishing: Good
Flow: 37m³/s; Steady; Cascapédia River below Berry Brook
Water temp: —

Flow

37m³/s

Steady

Cascapédia River below Berry Brook

Water temp

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Normal range

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Weather

0°C

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About Cascapédia River

Species

Atlantic Salmon
Primary · Jun-Sep · Grilse 30-63 cm, salmon 63-100 cm+
Wild Atlantic salmon. Every salmon goes back in 2026, two a day at most. Fly only.
Brook Trout
Present · Jun-Sep · 15-30 cm
Brook trout share the river. Check the zone's trout rules and the manager's sector rules.

Species	Abundance	Best Season	Size
Atlantic Salmon	Primary	Jun-Sep	Grilse 30-63 cm, salmon 63-100 cm+
Brook Trout	Present	Jun-Sep	15-30 cm

Sections

2 reaches

Société Cascapédia sectors

FloatSalmon

The middle river up to the gauge below Berry Brook, through the Société Cascapédia's sectors and private club water. Four sectors are fished from a canoe with a guide.

Best for: Big Atlantic salmon from a guided canoe

Lower river (Gesgapegiag)

FloatSalmon

The first 18 km from the mouth, past Gesgapegiag and Cascapédia–Saint-Jules. The Mi'kmaq community holds the exclusive right to offer fishing packages here.

Best for: Atlantic salmon with a Mi'kmaq outfitter

At a glance

Ideal wading flow: 17–74 m³/s
Blow-out: >170 m³/s
Ideal water temp: 9–18°C

Best seasons

Regulations

Licence: A Quebec Atlantic salmon fishing licence, for residents or non-residents, plus a day access right for the sector you fish, bought from the river's manager. Restricted sectors are allocated in the manager's November 1 draw and in 48-hour draws in season. Public sectors are open to anyone with an access right.
Tags: No salmon may be kept here in 2026, so no tag is used. A kept salmon elsewhere is tagged at once with the licence's tag and registered within 48 hours, with a season limit of four.

Salmon season: June 1 to September 30 (FQSA river page; check the manager's dates for each sector).
Every salmon caught is released in 2026. The catch-and-release quota is two salmon a day.
In salmon rivers, fishing is generally fly only.
For other species in a salmon river: no fishing from an hour after sunset to an hour before sunrise, none from a bridge over the river or its estuary, and none within 23 m below a fishway or a falls built for fish to pass.
Every sector needs a day access right from the river's manager. Rules can differ by sector, so check the manager's sector rules before you fish.

Getting there

Cascapédia–Saint-Jules, QC

Route 299 runs north up the valley from Route 132 at Cascapédia–Saint-Jules, on the Baie des Chaleurs.

Camping: Outfitters and private camps on the river, and lodging along the Baie des Chaleurs. The FQSA river page lists the outfitters.

Cascapédia River

Steelhead & salmon

See the full conditions on the Cascapédia River

About Cascapédia River

Species

Sections

Société Cascapédia sectors

Lower river (Gesgapegiag)

Fishing reports

Read the fishing reports for the Cascapédia River

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Steelhead & salmon

See the full conditions on the Cascapédia River

About Cascapédia River

Species

Sections

Société Cascapédia sectors

Lower river (Gesgapegiag)

Fishing reports

Read the fishing reports for the Cascapédia River

More in Quebec

Gaspé Peninsula

Bonaventure River

Matapédia River

Petite Cascapédia River

Restigouche River

Sainte-Anne River

York River

Other regions

Godbout River

Matane River

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