Gord Pyzer’s 50 all-time greatest Canadian fishing hot spots

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As anglers, we sometimes forget how blessed we are in this country. From my home in Kenora, Ontario, near the geographic centre of Canada, for example, I can access thousands of waterbodies crammed with almost every freshwater fish species you can imagine. Even more bewildering, I can hop on a plane and in a few short hours enjoy fishing along more kilometres of saltwater coastline than any other nation on earth has to offer.

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All of this is to say that picking just 50 of my favourite places to fish has been a near impossible task. Fifty out of three million fishable lakes in Canada? Are you kidding me? Still, with that challenge top of mind, I compiled the following list of my favourite spots, many of them understandably in my water-rich home province of Ontario. Read on to learn what makes them so special—and how you can join in on the fun…