Location
Well, ... we'll get this rolling (again).
As I mentionned last year, we'd like to do a Regional
Fish-In on my HomeWaters the Ste-Marguerite River
(Saguenay) here in Quebec. Monday, August 7 - Sunday
August 13, 2006.
Where are we?? There's a Google Earth file @:
videotron.com/fcch/Places/steMargQcRevB.kmz.
In the old thread on the Bulletin Board, we wanted to have
everyone at Bardsville, right on the river where there are
some cottages. In my honest opinion, I don't think the
Association will be able get the site out of moth balls in
time.
The best place to get lodging will be the Ferme 5 Etoiles (The 5 Star Farm) :
www.ferme5etoiles.com.
They have cottages, bed 'n breakfasts, bunk house, camping,
teepee's, a restaurant. I'll also try to wrangle a conference
room for us.
This site is in Sacré-Coeur (Holy Heart) 15 minutes from Tadoussac,
Quebec and 15 minutes from Prime waters. In Sacré-Coeur, there are
2-3 other motels.
The River:
There are 3 distinct seasons on our home waters:
June-July Fresh from the salt adult Atlantics and some
adult sea run brookies.
Mid July - Sept 15th Adults salmon (getting dark), adult
sea runners, Grisles (juvi salmon)
Sept 16 - Oct 15th Juvi sea run brookies (Salmon is
closed as well as the upper half of the river)
IMHO, ... the best time to visit this river would be late
July - mid August. Less bugs, less heat, MORE trout,
Grisles have arrived and many adult salmon are still active.
Unfortunately, the last 2 weeks of July is the traditional
summer holiday season, so travel is less pleasant, hotels
are a bit rare and there could be more anglers on the river.
So far, the best date I can see would be the week BEFORE the
Michigan Au Sable FishIn (that would make our get together
Monday, August 7 - Sunday August 13.)
Rates:
As on all Salmon rivers in Quebec, the river is managed by
a "Zec". What's a Zec? It is a non-profit organisation that
has been mandated by the governement to manage the ressource:
http://www.asf.ca/Journal/1999/sum99/99sumqcmid.htm
Access to salmon fishing in Quebec entails 2 fees: (1) License
and (2) Rod fees.
Licences in 2005 were: (in $Cdn)
Non-resident for Atlantic salmon is 31$ per day or 112$ for
the season (maximum of 7 salmon).
You can also get a non-resident Catch and Release (C&R) licence for
10.25$ for the season.
Note: With the C&R salmon license, you can keep trout for the BBQ.
Note: it's a salmon river, so you need a salmon licence,
even if you 're fishing for trout (they are sea runners), so
a Quebec freshwater licence is not sufficient.
Rod fees:
Rod fees are to give you access to the river. The river is
divided into a multitude of Zones. There are limited and
unlimited zones.(Limited being the # of anglers per day).
In August, unlimited zone will be 1-2-3 and costs 38.25$cdn per day.
Unlimited zones are about 54.77$cdn per day. Sounds expensive,
but not compared to a day of snowmobiling.
Further, the Zec here is not an Outfitter, so Guides are
not mandatory. The Wardens who are ever present can point
out where fish are and we plan to be there for the week to
show folks around and make sure everyone has a good time.
There is also fishing in the salt (yes the Pirates are Welcome).
On tidal waters, no rods fees, nor licences needed.
The River Association doesn't have an English WebSite, but
SalmonQuebec has more info too at:
http://www.saumonquebec.com/NASApp/sqc/actions/showRivierePresentation?rv=38&rg=2&lg=en
Well, ... how about it?
~ Christopher Chin, Jonquiere, Quebec
I'M GOING LIST!
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