Originally published by Expedia.ca, December 11, 2018
Canada has the most lakes of any country in the world—and don’t even get us started on the coastline. All that water might help explain why fishing is a big deal here. In a recent survey, nearly 50% of respondents listed fishing as a favourite pastime.
That also means lots of choices when you’re in search of the best fishing in Canada.
1. Port Hardy, BC
Best time to fish: July – Sept
What you’ll catch: Halibut, herring, salmon
2. Elbow, SK
Best time to fish: Year-round
What you’ll catch: Sturgeon, trout, northern pike, walleye, perch
3. Great Slave Lake, NT
Best time to fish: Year-round
What you’ll catch: Lake trout, northern pike, whitefish, Arctic grayling
4. Selkirk, MB
Best time to fish: May – Sept
What you’ll catch: Huge channel catfish!
5. Lake Louise & Banff, AB
Best time to fish: June – Sept
What you’ll catch: Brook trout, lake trout, rainbow trout, brown trout. All. The. Trout.
6. Nipigon, ON
Best time to fish: Spring and fall
What you’ll catch: Brook trout, lake trout, rainbow trout, walleye, salmon, northern pike
7. Flin Flon, MB
Best time to fish: January – April
What you’ll catch: Lake trout, burbot, northern pike, whitefish
8. Tofino, BC
Best time to fish: April – Oct
What you’ll catch: Salmon, halibut, yelloweye, cutthroat trout
9. Peterborough, ON
Best time to fish: Year-round
What you’ll catch: Northern pike, crappie, muskie, large and smallmouth bass
10. Forteau, NL
Best time to fish: July & August
What you’ll catch: Salmon, brook trout, cod
11. Stettler, AB
Best time to fish: January – March
What you’ll catch: Northern pike, burbot, trout
12. Lac La Ronge, SK
Best time to fish: Year-round
What you’ll catch: Lake trout, walleye, northern pike
13. Bas-Saint-Laurent, QC
Best time to fish: January – March
What you’ll catch: Lake trout, brook trout, whitefish
14. Dease Lake, BC
Best time to fish: June – Sept
What you’ll catch: Arctic grayling, Arctic char, northern pike, burbot, lake trout
15. Cornwall, ON
Best time to fish: Year-round
What you’ll catch: Northern pike, walleye, yellow perch, bass, muskie
To read the complete article featuring Expedia’s best places to fish in Canada, visit expedia.ca.
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