From incredible vistas and unique landscapes to marine wonderlands, these are the top spots to fish and take in Canada’s awesome...
Species
Muskellunge
Coordinates
44° 24€² 0€³ N, 78° 23€² 0€³ W
Location: Ontario
Muskie; Trophy fish
When to fish: Mid-September to mid-November is best.
Where to fish: Work weedbeds in 10 to 15 feet of water.
Tip: Troll your favourite big buzzbaits or body baits.
—Kim Rhodes, president of Lucky Strike Bait Works...
Species
Bass, Crappie
Coordinates
44° 28€² 15.6€³ N, 78° 29€² 38.4€³ W
Location: Ontario
Crappie; Good-sized fish
When to fish: Spring is best.
Where to fish: Focus on the north end of the lake.
Tip: Drift small jigs under a float with less than a three-foot lead until you find the fish, then anchor.
Largemouth bass; Good...
If you’re a walleye-fishing fanatic, then northern Ontario’s Chapleau region is a destination well worth checking out. I recently stayed...
Species: Bass Coordinates: 49° 0€² 1.16€³ N, 119° 26€² 44.13€³ W Location: British Columbia Why we chose it In 2010, Largemouth bass;...
Can you name a single waterbody in this gorgeous, fish-filled nation of ours that can produce Atlantic salmon, steelhead, rainbows,...
Species
Bass
Coordinates
44° 48€² 36€³ N, 79° 23€² 24€³ W
Location: Ontario
Largemouth bass; Great numbers of fish weighing up to five pounds
When to fish: Late season, starting at the end of August.
Where to fish: Green weedbeds in three to six feet of water, or rice beds.
Tip: Use Gulp Sinking Minnows in...
Species
Walleye/Pickerel
Season
Late winter, early spring: March
Coordinates
52°7€²N 97°15€²W
Location: Southern Manitoba
Surface area: 24,514 square kilometres
Hottest spot: Chalet Beach
Best for walleye
I don’t believe I’ve spent a single day ice fishing on Lake Winnipeg when at least one member of our three- or four-person party didn’t land at least one double-digit walleye. Most days, in...
Species: Pike Coordinates: 46°12€²30€³ N, 79°49€²30€³ W Location: Ontario Length: 110 km Why we chose it Pike; Great numbers of fish When...
Species
Trout
Season
Summer: late July
Location: Central Alberta, north of Calgary
Hottest spot: Six pools downstream of Ram Falls
Best for westslope cutthroat trout
I knew I wanted to move to Alberta the first time I saw the South Ram River. As a kid from Winnipeg spending the summer of 1968 visiting relatives in Calgary...