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N°1 | The Northern Pike

The Northern Pike belongs to the Esocidae family. The Northern pike have an average length of 46 to 51 cm. The maximum weight recorded was 28.4 kg. The average weight is about 1.8 kg. It has a lifespan of about 12 years. It reproduces in the springs. It can be fished in early spring. They can be identified by their one dorsal fin and by light spots along their dark bodies. They can also be identified by the scales that cover their entire cheek and upper half of their gills. Their close relative, the muskellunge (Esox masquinongy), has only scales that cover only the upper half of the cheek and gill covers. The sides of E. lucius range from dark green to olive green to brown, with 7 to 9 rows of yellowish bean-shaped spots. The underside is white to cream.

Fishing period : Early spring

Minimum size : 50 cm

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N°2 | The Tripletail fish

The Tripletail fish belongs to the Lobotidae family. The tripletail is 89 cm long and weighs 18.6 kg. However, the average weight is between 1 and 7 kg. The Tripletail have a lifespan of about 10 years. They spawn in summer. It can be fished all year round. The tripletail has small scales that extend over the dorsal, caudal and anal fins and a head profile that becomes more concave with age. The tripletail has a compressed and deep body, with a triangular head. The eyes are relatively small and the mouth is large. The bases of the dorsal and anal fins are flaked and the pectoral fins are shorter than the pelvic fins. The tripletail has soft, large and rounded dorsal, caudal and anal fins. This characteristic has given rise to the common name. Juveniles are marbled yellow, brown and black. Lying on the side at the surface of the water, a young tripletail looks like a floating mangrove leaf. Juveniles have white pectoral fins and a white border on the caudal fin. The adult tripletails have a variety of marbled patterns, ranging from dark brown to reddish brown or brown with a shade of grey.

Fishing period : all year round

Minimum size : 45 cm

Difficulty :

N°3 | The Winkle

You will find winkles on all the beaches. It is the most consumed of the small marine gastropods. Hanging on the rocks, it is easy to pick up and its fishing is accessible to all.

Fishing period : All the year

Minimum size : No restrictions

Difficulty :

N°4 | The Crevalle Jack

The Crevalle Jack belongs to the Carangidae family. The maximum height is about 115 cm long for a weight of 12 kg, but most adult individuals are about 70 cm long for a weight of about 3 kg. It can live up to 17 years. It breeds from March to September. It can be fished all year round. The body is elongated and fairly flattened and, like all carangidae, the pectoral fins are shaped like a sickle. Two thorns exist in front of the anal fins. The small scales are silvered laterally, but the dorsal part is blue-green mixed with golden reflections. The anal fin is bright yellow. It has a very specific black spot on the edge of the lid.

Fishing period : all year

Minimum size : Depends on the location

Difficulty :

N°5 | The Lahontan cutthroat trout

The Lahontan cutthroat trout belongs to the Salmonidae family. It can reach 1 m for 24 kg. It has a lifespan of less than 5 years. It breeds between February and July. The best time to catch it is between March and April. It is a quite large fish with a square tail to hunt prey and avoid predators. The coloring is green to greenish brown on the back, pale yellow with a pink lateral band on the sides and silver to white on the belly. Parr marks fade in mature fish. Spawning trout can be copper, red and orange, especially male. Large rounded spots, almost as black as ink, scatter little over the body, with less below the lateral line. Like other cutthroat trout, they have a distinct red to orange mark on their throats, but can be pale on lakes.

Fishing period : All year

Minimum size : no restriction

Difficulty :

N°6 | The Walleye

The Walleye belongs to the Percidae family. They can reach 107 cm in length and reach 11 kg. The average weight is about 5 kg. Walleye can live 10 to 20 years. They spawn in the spring or early summer. It can be fished from May to March. Walleye are freshwater fish of the Percidae family, a popular and commonly supplied game fish. The body is long and thin, mainly golden and olive colored, with a white belly. The back is crossed with five or more black stripes. They have two dorsal fins - one spiny and one with softened rays. The mouth of the walleye is wide, with sharp teeth, and its low-light vision helps it to find its prey at night.

Fishing period : May to March

Minimum size : 38 cm

Difficulty :

N°7 | Bleak Fish

The Bleak fish is a Cyprinidae. In general, its average size is 10 to 15 cm and its weight is 15 to 50 g. However, some individuals can reach up to 60 g for a size of 25 cm. The bleak has a lifespan of 6-7 years. The spawning period is between April and August. It can lay up to 7000 spawns. You can fish bleak from June to September. This fish swims quite fast and offers a little resistance during the catch. The bleak is a fish with an elongated body that is very compressed laterally, allowing it to have a high velocity. The upper jaw is shorter than the lower jaw. The mouth of the bleak is oriented upwards (above), a typical character of fish that seek their food on the surface. The caudal fin is strongly indented and the caudal peduncle is thin. The dorsal fin is inserted behind the pelvic fins and has a shorter base than the dorsal fin. Its name refers to the bright white color of its scales, which gives the bleak a metallic sheen. Its back is darker greenish-blue, its sides are silvery white and its fins are pale grey. During the breeding season, nuptial tubers appear on the backs and sides of males and their fins become orange.

Fishing period : June to September

Minimum size : 10 cm

Difficulty :

N°8 | The Red Porgy

The Red Porgy belongs to the Sparidae family. The Red porgy can reach a maximum of 80 cm. The size of the individuals visible in diving is rather 15 to 40 cm. it has a lifespan of 18 years. They breed from April to June. It can be fished from September to December. Like most Sparidaes, the red porgy has a high body with compressed sides. It is a silvery fish with pink reflections, more or less dark, on the back. The sides are sometimes decorated with blue dots. In juveniles, the back may be marked with thick red transverse bands at night. There is also a dark area between the eyes, as well as vertically under the eye. Fins have thorny rays. The dorsal fin, very long, can be folded into a furrow; the pectoral fins have a dark spot at their base; the pelvic fins are straight against the pectoral fins; the anal fin has 7 to 9 rays and 3 spines. The caudal fin, dark pink in color, is indented with tips lined with bluish white. All fins can have more or less blue reflections. The head has an inclined and convex profile, with a curved forehead at eye level. The muzzle is short and rounded. The jaws, equipped with large caniniform teeth (4 at the top and 6 at the bottom), followed by smaller teeth, are very powerful. The scales are ctenoid.

Fishing period : September to December

Minimum size : 18 cm

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N°9 | The Ruffe fish

The Ruffe fish belongs to the Percidae family. Its normal size is 5-10 cm but it can reach a maximum of 25 cm. The life of the Ruffe is about 4 years. The breeding period takes place between April and May. The female can deposit between 40,000 to 1,000,000,000 oocytes in several layers. It can be fished from June to March. Its length rarely exceeds 12 to 15 cm at 5 or 6 years (maximum 25 cm for a weight of 400 g). Its body is high, yellow-green with black spots; its belly is yellowish to matt white. It has two dorsal fins that touch each other. The anterior dorsal fin has sharp rays. Its operculum ends in a strong thorn. Lonely, it hides during the day and goes out to feed at night. It's a groundfish.

Fishing period : June to March

Minimum size : no restriction

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N°10 | The Gray Snapper

The Gray Snapper belongs to the Lutjanidae family. The gray snapper is one of the smallest snappers. It rarely exceeds 45 cm and almost always weighs less than 4 kg. The maximum size is 60 cm for 27 kg. It has a lifespan of 27 years. It breeds from April to November. It can be fished all year round. The gray snapper has a relatively slim body, a large mouth and a pointed snout. The anal fin is rounded and the pectoral fins short, without reaching the anal fin. Although the background color of this species may vary, particularly in juveniles, the body and fins of the gray snapper are generally grey to green with a reddish tinge. On the sides of the fish, there are rows of small reddish to orange spots. The median fins are darker than the even fins, often bordered with yellow or white, and the pectoral fins are colorless. The rear edge of the anal fin is rounded. There is no black spot on the side of the body. Young gray snappers have a clearly visible dark band from the snout through the eye and a less visible blue band on the cheek under the eye. They may also sometimes show a lateral pattern of thin pale bars on the body. The fins of juveniles are reddish orange with dark edges.

Fishing period : all year

Minimum size : 31 cm

Difficulty :

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