Baskatong AFC

Launching is possible at Grand-Remous and Montcerf-Lytton. Parking is free and well-equipped.

To fish on the Baskatong reservoir, you must have these two documents in your possession:

• Quebec fishing licence
• Baskatong fishing authorization

We strongly recommend that you print out your authorization before your fishing trip, but it is not compulsory to do so. Digital content is accepted for Baskatong authorization and Quebec permit. All you have to do is make sure you can show it to a law enforcement officer at any time, on pain of a fine. Be on the lookout for a low battery indicator on your cell phone or various e-mail problems that prevent you from presenting it.

No, if the following criteria are met:

• Under 18 years of age

or

• Be between 18 and 24 years of age and hold a student card
• Be under the constant and immediate supervision of a fishing licence holder

You and your spouse, your children under 18, and those aged 18 to 24 with a student card may fish under your supervision or in possession of your fishing license.

All other persons under the age of 18, as well as those aged 18 to 24 with a student card, must fish at all times under your or your spouse’s supervision.

As a result, you can have a single Quebec fishing license for the family, each with its own fishing line in the water, but with only one fish quota (6 walleye, 50 yellow perch, etc.).

In winter, you may not exceed the limit of five lines in the water allowed per fishing permit for all persons sharing the permit.

Spouse means a partner who has lived at the same address for more than one year.

You must obtain a fishing permit when you go to one of Quebec’s four AFCs (Community Wildlife Areas). The money goes entirely to an NPO that owns the management. In the case of the Baskatong, the organization is Pêche sportive du réservoir Baskatong. The principle of a non-profit organization is to reinject the entire sum into the water body in one way or another, depending on its mission and objectives, i.e. :

• Take charge of sport fishing management on the AFC territory
• Contribute to the conservation and protection of the resource in order to finance the restoration of fishing potential and promote sport fishing activities while ensuring equitable access for all users.

The fishing authorization was set up to ensure management of the water body and the health of the ecosystem. Users pay to contribute to :

• protection through water monitoring
• education and awareness, notably through our Walleye Interpretation Centre, where visits are free of charge (voluntary donations accepted)
• walleye labeling
• development of spawning grounds
• forage fish research, sanctuary creation, DNA, etc.
• Experimental fishing, which takes place every five years to validate the health of livestock.
• aircraft flights to assess fishing pressure on the water body