fishing
The Best Places to Fish
Our experts pick the 20 top Canadian destinations for each of your favourite species

Every angler in Canada has a favourite fish. For some, it's the smallmouth bass, which may well fight harder than any other species pound for pound. For others, it's the silvery steelhead, definitely one of the most beautiful fish around. And for still others, it's the lake trout, arguably the most Canadian of all fish.

     With every favourite fish comes a dream—a dream to go to the places where the fishing for that species is the very best. So to help you live your dream, we've asked a team of experts from across the country to come up with the top 20 destinations for the most popular species from coast to coast.

     Our experts used a variety of criteria to come up with their lists—size of fish, numbers of fish, accessibility, etc.—and when all was said and done, they were satisfied that the waters they'd picked deserved to be counted among the best.

     So now it's up to you. Why not make this the year you turn your dream into reality. Each week, for the next nine weeks, we'll add the top 20 destinations for another species.

Current Destinations:
Walleye | Smallmouth Bass | Lake Trout | Largemouth Bass | Rainbow Trout | Northern Pike | Brook Trout | Atlantic Salmon | Pacific Salmon | Statistics