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But save a meal for the region's famed seafood at the Hotel Belle Plage in Matane ($40 per plate with drink).

The Cost of an Atlantic Salmon trip in Canada's Gaspe Peninsula 2006

Several winters ago, I spent four luxurious days at the remote Chic-Chocs Mountain Lodge in the Matane Wildlife Reserve of Quebec.

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On the lovely Matane River, anglers can fish any one of five river sectors that cover over 33 miles for the modest price of a daily permit — no guide required.

The Cost of an Atlantic Salmon trip in Canada's Gaspe Peninsula 2006

LICENSES: Get provincial salmon licenses ($90 for the season; $25 for the day) and daily river access permits ($55) at the Matane River welcome center (418-562-7006).

The Cost of an Atlantic Salmon trip in Canada's Gaspe Peninsula 2006

"I know what some people are thinking and I can tell you he was not the type of person to commit suicide," said Jérémie's uncle, Alain Ouellet, who operates a gas station and convenience store in Matane.

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LODGING: The John Campground in the Matane Wildlife Reserve has tent and RV sites (800-665-6527; sepaq. com) $40

The Cost of an Atlantic Salmon trip in Canada's Gaspe Peninsula 2006

You can stay in the city of Matane, but I prefer to camp 25 miles upstream in the Matane Wildlife Reserve.

The Cost of an Atlantic Salmon trip in Canada's Gaspe Peninsula 2006

Ouellet, 22, a native of Matane, Que., was stationed at CFB Shilo in southern Manitoba.

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"Yes, but she will pass Father Point early to-morrow morning; she was telegraphed from Matane, where there has been a dense fog."

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Despite tremendous odds and frightful hardships, they opened tip strip after strip of land along the St. Lawrence, from Tadoussac, on the North Shore and Matane on the South, up river to Montreal.

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