Hunting and Fishing Club

Fishing

The Valcartier Hunting and Fishing Club (VHFC) allows its members to practice sport fishing for speckled trout on the Valcartier Base territory. This year, people wishing to fish must have a membership to the club and have paid their annual fishing fee to the club. Members who wish to do so may invite guests of their choice, however members must register their guests via the website provided for registration at a cost of 45$ per day of fishing per angler.

• Introduction
  Fishing activities on the Valcartier Garrison territory do not take precedence over military activities. The VHFC coordinates recreational, hunting and fishing activities with the military activity schedule to allow for concomitance. Authorized lakes and/or waterways not affected by military activities will be accessible to sport fishers during the fishing season each year.
• Family Membership

  Members with a family membership (family residing at the same address) may fish under one MRNF permit;

  A family residing at the same address and fishing with two MRNF licenses will be entitled to double the quota allowed per trip.

  *A maximum of 2 fishing quotas can be taken, even if there are 3 people on this family plan.

• Access to site and Reservation

  Only active members of the VHFC with an annual fishing permit issued by the VHFC may access the lakes and rivers of the Valcartier Base. Only one fishing right is required for a family membership;
  
  Members must reserve the lake online before coming to the site. Reservation slots are available the day before;   
  
  Military activities take precedence over club activities. Lakes may be closed without notice despite your reservation. Please check the members Facebook page to make sure it is open;
   

  • The use of personal watercraft and all rafts is not permitted.
  • Gasoline outboard motors are prohibited on all bodies of water.
• Registration
  1. When you arrive, you will need to check in at the CTSE before entering the sectors. You must also return when you leave the sectors.
  2. It is compulsory to record the number of fish caught in the attendance register at the CTSE counter to indicate your number of catches, which enables us to keep a record of the quality of fishing in our lakes.
• Opening Hours

  Members may access the lakes as early as 5:00 a.m.

  All anglers must be out of the area by 11:00 p.m. on the day of the event.

• Coveted species and seeding

  Brook trout (speckled trout):

  Is the main fish species caught in our water bodies, as well as the moulac trout in Potenza Lake.

  Moulac trout:

  A hybrid species resulting from a cross between the female speckled trout and the male lake trout, the moulac trout was introduced into Potenza Lake in 2021 and 2022. 

  Each year, the VHFC seeds most of the water bodies on its territory.

  The lakes are stocked once a year, in the spring or fall, depending on military activities. The best fishing conditions are therefore present at the beginning of the season.

• Lakes and Rivers
  - The use of personal watercraft and all rafts is not permitted.
  - Gasoline outboard motors are prohibited on all bodies of water.
  
  Cesana
  Coffer pond
  Good Luck
  Grande Ligne
  Hayes
  Illat
  Lac à l’île
  Lac à la voile
  Lac du Père
  Lac Martin
  Lac Noir
  Lamone
  Long pond
  Michel
  Murphy
  Ortona
  Pachino
  Potenza
  Reggio
  Try Lake

  
  
  Lakes and rivers

  There are 3 rivers accessible this year:

  • Rivière aux pins sud, Rivière aux pins nord and Rivière Ravana.
  • A map of the lakes and rivers is available on the site.

  * You must bring your own life jacket and emergency boat kit (Ministry regulation).

   

• Quota

  For most lakes, the daily catch quota is 10 trout in all per permit per day and a maximum of 20 trout for a family fishing trip.

  For Potenza Lake: the limit is 2 brook trout and 10 speckled trout per angler per fishing trip. You must comply with provincial regulations, which stipulate that moulacs must be at least 45 cm long. Barbless fishing is mandatory on this lake. The chances of catching moulac trout that don't comply with regulations are high, which is why catch-and-release is only permitted on this stretch of water.

  For Lac Noir: the limit is 5 brook trout per angler per fishing trip. This lake is considered a large-trout lake, with trout reaching 12 to 17 inches or more.

  *Quotas are subject to change depending on the lake.

• Provincial Regulation
  All anglers must respect the provincial fishing regulations of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Wildlife (MNRW) at all times.
   
• Specific regulations for permanent fishing
  Any person who wishes to join the Valcartier Hunting and Fishing Club or who wishes to practice sport fishing on the Valcartier Garrison territory must comply with the regulations of the VHFC and the regulations of the province of Quebec. The regulations of the VHFC are in appendix A, to consult appendix A, please click on the link to know all the details on the fishing regulations, Click here (French only)