Fishing the

Coxipi River

In brief

Coxipi River

108 kilometers long, the Coxipi River drains a watershed of over 1600 square kilometers in the heart of the Canadian Shield. Fed by Lake Poincarré, the river forms a large, elongated widening that takes the name of Lake Coxipi, then flows towards the Gulf of St-Laurent for a distance of 55 kilometers before emptying into it some fifteen kilometers from the village of Saint-Augustin.

The resinous forest gives the scenery a wild beauty. Several large land mammals inhabit the hinterland, including black bear, moose, woodland caribou, wolf, lynx, beaver and porcupine. Mink, hare and red fox are among the small mammals found in this pristine and authentic territory.

Tumultuous and splendid, the Coxipi River ends its descent to the sea with a long rapid interspersed with several pools. Salmon swim upstream for some 30 kilometers. The river is also frequented by brook trout. The Pourvoirie Saint-Augustin (outfitter), accessible by boat or floatplane, offers 13 kilometers of fishing.

Conditions

River manager

Pourvoirie Saint-Augustin

Lenght

55 kilometers open for fishing

Type of fishing possible

Fishing season

Sectors and pools

Daily catch limit per angler

North-Shore Duplessis and Anticosti Island

Carte - North-Shore Duplessis and Anticosti Island

Access to the region

Duplessis: The main highway, Route 138, runs along the St-Laurent, crossing a dozen municipalities as far as Natashquan. The northern hinterland, where the towns of Fermont and Scherfferville are located, is accessible by road from Baie-Comeau and by train from Sept-Îles. Finally, the Basse Côte-Nord region can be reached by boat or plane.

Anticosti: accessible by boat or plane.

 

Nature at its best

Twenty-seven monumental rivers await you in this vast territory, where nature is grandiose, generous and wild, with salmon renowned for their fighting spirit!

This immense territory includes Duplessis and the paradise island of Anticosti.

In Duplessis, as you travel east along the St-Laurent, you can observe the transformation of the landscape: black spruce hills, peat bogs and marshes gradually give way to sparse vegetation. Everywhere, nature reigns supreme, vast and untamed, pleasing in its ruggedness.

The rivers of the Duplessis region are often majestic in their beauty, flowing through deep valleys that almost always lead to small villages clinging to the coast. Near the coast, their waters have the typical color of fossil resin, while on

In Anticosti, in the middle of the Gulf of St-Laurent, the clarity of the river water is striking. In keeping with this wild environment, North Shore salmon are renowned for their fighting spirit.

Image | North-Shore Duplessis and Anticosti Island
Image | North-Shore Duplessis and Anticosti Island
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