25 Hot Spots - Where the Pros Go Insider information on how to fish Canada’s most competitive waters Big fish. Big prizes. For professional anglers, that’s the name of the game when it comes to Canada’s top sportfishing tournaments. But if it’s just the fish you’re after, you certainly don’t have to be a pro to get in on the action. In fact, you don’t even have to compete. All you really need to know to help you land trophy-calibre fish is where they’re hiding and what they’re biting. With that, our team of angling experts polled the pros themselves to get the lowdown on the country’s top tournament waters, complete with tips on where to find—and how to catch—monster bass, pike, salmon, trout and walleye. When selecting the tournaments to include in this report, our contributors included only those events that practise or encourage catch-and-release. As well, we only chose those waters that can sustain heavy fishing pressure. And, of course, good fishing was the main criterion. Read more on hot spots: Introduction | Bass | Northern Pike | Salmon | Trout | Walleye