Species Bass, Carp, Muskellunge, Pike, Salmon, Steelhead, Trout, Walleye/Pickerel Season Late winter: February and March Location: Bordering Ontario and New York Source: Lake ErieLength: 58 kilometresHottest spot: Whirlpool In 2012, ranked #17 in all-time hot spots Connecting Lakes Erie and Ontario, Niagara is world famous—but not for its fishing. We’ve tried hard to change that over the...

Species Bass, Carp, Muskellunge, Perch, Pike, Sturgeon, Trout, Walleye/Pickerel Season Fall: October and November Location: Travels through Ontario and Quebec Length: 1,197 kilometresHottest spot: Windmill Point In 2012, ranked #7 in all-time hot spots Draining the world’s largest system of freshwater lakes, the St. Lawrence is a giant, productive river, with some seriously big bass, carp, walleye...

Species Salmon, Steelhead Season Fall: latter half of September Location: Port Alberni on Vancouver Island, British Columbia Hottest spot: Bucket Run In 2012, ranked #40 in all-time hot spots Vancouver Island's Stamp River doesn't have the biggest salmon or the most salmon, but starting in mid-September, it may well have the most big ones. And it's...

Species Perch, Pike, Sturgeon, Walleye/Pickerel Season Fall: Late September until freeze-up Location: A resevoir of Saskatchewan, near NipawinHottest spot: White RockCoordinates: 53° 31′ 0″ N, 103° 44′ 35″ W In 2012, ranked #8 in all-time hot spots Formed in 1963 with the damming of the Saskatchewan River, Tobin quickly gained fame as a hot spot for...