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Hunting and fishing Nature’s bounty
For Québecers, beneficiaries of an abundant wildlife, hunting and fishing are more than just sports. They provide a unique opportunity to get back to basics and to re-discover the essential elements of their natural heritage. In the forests, lakes and rivers that make up this immense territory that is Québec, outfitters offer hunting and fishing enthusiasts lodging, equipment, guides and other logistical support—in a word, all the amenities needed to facilitate encounters with big caribou, moose and deer, black bears, and battling fish!
Ice fishing
 Ice fishing is a tradition handed down by the First Nations and currently practised just about everywhere in Québec. As soon as the ice is thick enough, colourful little wooden shacks are dragged out onto lakes and rivers. The shacks, which are usually rented, provide varying degrees of comfort. Basically, they offer much-appreciated shelter from the wind and allow ice-fishers to extend their time outdoors. Off-season, the shacks are stored along the shoreline.
 Some of the most popular ice fishing spots include Saint-Pierre, Deux Montagnes, Saint-Louis and Champlain lakes, as well as the Saguenay Fjord. Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pérade, near Trois-Rivières (Mauricie), is renowned for its tomcod. Every winter, from Christmas to early February, a veritable village of shacks is erected on the Rivière Sainte-Anne, attracting thousands of sport fishers and curious on-lookers, often in families and groups.
An ice fishing trip in Québec will net you mainly walleye, yellow perch and pike. Redfish, cod and turbot are common in the Saguenay, and you're likely to catch rainbow and speckled trout up in the Laurentians. Outfitters offer packages (including shack and equipment rental, hole-cutting and bait) guaranteed to hook you for life! |
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