Where it's on today
Every one of our 16 benchmark Canada waters has a live read this morning. 1 is scoring 4 out of 5 or better and 3 are slow. Water runs 11 °C to 19 °C. Pressure is rising on 8 of them, which costs a point in our model when the sky is clear. 6 have a better-than-even chance of rain.
Miramichi River
The Miramichi: Atlantic salmon on the fly, a spring striped bass run in the estuary, and a live gauge on the Southwest Miramichi.
Bay of Quinte
The Bay of Quinte: trophy walleye in fall and through the ice, and summer bass, between Belleville, Trenton and Prince Edward County.
Bow River at Calgary
The Bow below Calgary: one of North America’s great trout rivers, rainbows and browns from drift boats, with a live gauge in the city.
Campbell River
Campbell River on Discovery Passage: big chinook, the Tyee Club’s rowboat tradition and Discovery Pier for shore anglers.
Fraser River at Mission
The lower Fraser at Mission: white sturgeon catch-and-release and the salmon runs of Canada’s greatest salmon river, with a live gauge.
Lake of the Woods
Lake of the Woods at Kenora: walleye, muskie, smallmouth and pike among thousands of islands, with a live level gauge at Keewatin.
Know your fish
Seasons written for the Canadian year, tactics in local terms, and the waters we cover for each species.
The coast, read like the rivers.
From Victoria and Sooke to Nootka Sound and Prince Rupert: 14 coastal towns and sounds on the BC coast with a modelled tide curve, the wind that decides the boat days and the salmon seasons as DFO sets them.
Coastal waters →Before you go: the licence
What it costs in each province we cover, read from the agency that sells it, on the date shown on each page. Prices step up from residents to other Canadians to visitors, and salt water in British Columbia needs a federal licence as well.
British Columbia
All recreational fishing in BC’s non-tidal (fresh) waters for anglers 16 and over.
Ontario
All recreational fishing in Ontario.
Alberta
All recreational fishing in Alberta for residents aged 16 to 64 and for non-residents 16 and over, bought with a Wildlife Identification Number (WiN)..
Saskatchewan
All recreational angling in Saskatchewan for anglers 16 and over who are not exempt, plus a Fisheries Habitat Certificate for anglers 16 to 64..
Manitoba
All recreational angling in Manitoba for anglers who are not exempt, for the licence year from 1 May to 30 April..
All 7 provinces and territories →
How it works
Live data, all night
The Water Survey of Canada’s gauges, an open weather model, sun and moon: we read the same instruments the agencies publish, for every water we cover.
An honest report, every morning
Each morning the day’s report is generated: activity score, species plan, prime windows. A slow day is called a slow day, a modelled tide is called a model, and nobody here tells you the ice is safe.
Anglers close the loop
Real reports from real anglers refine what the data says. Share a catch and make the page better for the next person on the water.
Browse by province
54 waters across 7 provinces and territories, with full coverage rolling out from here.