These awe-inspiring fishing spots in Canada’s Far North belong on your bucket list

NAHANNI NATIONAL PARK RESERVE, NORTHWEST TERRITORIES

Word-famous waterfalls and wilderness fishing

Also a UNESCO World Heritage Site, Nahanni National Park Reserve features stunning geography, from sheer granite spires to vast alpine plateaus. Famously paddled by the late Pierre Elliot Trudeau and more recently by his son, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, the reserve’s South Nahanni River is designated as a Canadian Heritage River. The centrepiece of the park is Virginia Falls, which is twice as high as Niagara Falls and considered to be the greatest wilderness waterfall on the planet. While Nahanni’s silty waters can be challenging for anglers, the fish here rarely see a lure, and they are aggressive. There are also numerous clear creeks and several deep lakes throughout the watershed, where anglers have the chance to land Arctic grayling, Dolly Varden and lake trout.

Learn more: www.pc.gc.ca/en/pn-np/nt/nahanni