10 incredible only-in-Canada fishing adventures for any angler’s bucket list

From battling mako sharks off the Nova Scotia coast to chasing world-record lake trout above the Arctic Circle, Canada’s fishing opportunities are as vast and varied as our country itself. These 10 destinations aren’t just great—they’re the kind of experiences you simply can’t replicate anywhere else…

#1 Eastern Passage, Nova Scotia

Shark fishing in Canada? You better believe it, and this is the place to climb aboard a charter to head out into the Atlantic for a crack at catching, tagging and releasing hard-fighting blue, porbeagle and mako sharks.

 

#2 Fraser Canyon, B.C.

Within the rock-walled confines of the mighty Fraser River, it’s easy to imagine the time of the dinosaurs—especially when you’re tackling an enormous white sturgeon. Indeed, our largest freshwater fish traces its lineage back to the Jurassic.

#3 Great Bear Lake, N.W.T.

Straddling the Arctic Circle, Earth’s eighth largest lake consistently serves up gargantuan lake trout—the world-record 72-pounder was pulled from its waters—as well as huge northerns and abundant Arctic grayling.