Quebec

Petite Cascapédia River

Quebec·Gaspé Peninsula·48.24° N, 65.72° 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 Petite Cascapédia River

The Petite Cascapédia runs 92 km out of the Chic-Chocs, where its East and West branches join, to the Baie des Chaleurs at New Richmond. The water is cold and clear, so you can spot salmon in the pools. The FQSA counts about 60 pools, 48 of them on the zec, in four sectors: three by draw and one open. Some pools are reached only by canoe, and the best ones sit on cobble.

The river has been under restoration for years, so every adult salmon goes back all season. The two lower sectors of the East and West branches are kept for sea-run brook trout, which run large here. Read the gauge at Saint-Edgar.

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
Common · Jun-Oct · Resident 15-30 cm, sea-run fish larger
Resident brook trout, and sea-run brook trout that run large. Check the manager's sector rules for the sea-trout sectors and season.

Species	Abundance	Best Season	Size
Atlantic Salmon	Primary	Jun-Sep	Grilse 30-63 cm, salmon 63-100 cm+
Brook Trout	Common	Jun-Oct	Resident 15-30 cm, sea-run fish larger

Sections

2 reaches

Above Saint-Edgar

WadeSalmon · Brook Trout

The main stem above Saint-Edgar, toward the meeting of the East and West branches. Smaller, colder water. The two lower branch sectors are kept for sea-run brook trout.

Best for: Atlantic salmon in small, clear water

New Richmond to Saint-Edgar

Wade & FloatSalmon · Brook Trout

The lower main stem from the mouth at New Richmond up to the covered bridge at Saint-Edgar, where the gauge sits. Clear water over cobble, with pools you wade or reach by canoe.

Best for: Atlantic salmon you can see, and sea-run brook trout

At a glance

Ideal wading flow: 9.6–42 m³/s
Blow-out: >105 m³/s
Ideal water temp: 9–18°C

Best seasons

The season runs June 15 to September 30 in sectors B and C, and June 15 to August 31 in sectors D and E. 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 15 to September 30 in sectors B and C, and June 15 to August 31 in sectors D and E. 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 Association des pêcheurs sportifs des rivières 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 15 to September 30 in sectors B and C, and June 15 to August 31 in sectors D and E (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

New Richmond, QC

From Route 132 at New Richmond, on the Baie des Chaleurs. Chemin Saint-Edgar follows the lower river.

Camping: Lodging in New Richmond, and outfitters in the area. The FQSA river page lists them.

Association des pêcheurs sportifs des rivières Cascapédia runs the river and sells the day access rights: http://www.zecpetitecascapedia.com. 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.

Petite Cascapédia River

Quebec·Gaspé Peninsula·48.24° N, 65.72° W

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Steelhead & salmon

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

Fishing: Prime
Flow: 19m³/s; Steady; Petite Cascapédia River at Saint-Edgar
Water temp: —

Flow

19m³/s

Steady

Petite Cascapédia River at Saint-Edgar

Water temp

—

Normal range

—

Weather

1°C

Cloudy

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About Petite 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
Common · Jun-Oct · Resident 15-30 cm, sea-run fish larger
Resident brook trout, and sea-run brook trout that run large. Check the manager's sector rules for the sea-trout sectors and season.

Species	Abundance	Best Season	Size
Atlantic Salmon	Primary	Jun-Sep	Grilse 30-63 cm, salmon 63-100 cm+
Brook Trout	Common	Jun-Oct	Resident 15-30 cm, sea-run fish larger

Sections

2 reaches

Above Saint-Edgar

WadeSalmon · Brook Trout

The main stem above Saint-Edgar, toward the meeting of the East and West branches. Smaller, colder water. The two lower branch sectors are kept for sea-run brook trout.

Best for: Atlantic salmon in small, clear water

New Richmond to Saint-Edgar

Wade & FloatSalmon · Brook Trout

The lower main stem from the mouth at New Richmond up to the covered bridge at Saint-Edgar, where the gauge sits. Clear water over cobble, with pools you wade or reach by canoe.

Best for: Atlantic salmon you can see, and sea-run brook trout

At a glance

Ideal wading flow: 9.6–42 m³/s
Blow-out: >105 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 15 to September 30 in sectors B and C, and June 15 to August 31 in sectors D and E (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

New Richmond, QC

From Route 132 at New Richmond, on the Baie des Chaleurs. Chemin Saint-Edgar follows the lower river.

Camping: Lodging in New Richmond, and outfitters in the area. The FQSA river page lists them.

Petite Cascapédia River

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Above Saint-Edgar

New Richmond to Saint-Edgar

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See the full conditions on the Petite Cascapédia River

About Petite Cascapédia River

Species

Sections

Above Saint-Edgar

New Richmond to Saint-Edgar

Fishing reports

Read the fishing reports for the Petite Cascapédia River

More in Quebec

Gaspé Peninsula

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Sainte-Anne River

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