57 covered waters, each with a daily report. Filter by type, province and the main species, or search by name.
57 waters
Bamfield on the east side of Barkley Sound: salmon and halibut water at the end of a gravel road, next to the West Coast Trail’s northern trailhead.
Barkley Sound between Bamfield and Ucluelet: chinook, coho and Somass sockeye under DFO notices, and the Broken Group Islands with their finfish closure.
The Bay of Quinte: big walleye in fall and through the ice until 1 March, and summer bass, between Belleville, Trenton and Prince Edward County.
The Bow through Calgary: catch-and-release water for naturalized rainbow and brown trout, bait-free and open all year, with a live gauge in the city.
The Bulkley near Smithers: fall summer steelhead on a Class II classified water under a bait ban, with a live gauge.
Campbell River on Discovery Passage: chinook and coho in the tide lines, the Tyee Club’s rowboat tradition and Discovery Fishing Pier.
The Capilano on the North Shore: hatchery coho, chinook and steelhead below Cleveland Dam in a regional park, with a live gauge.
The Cowichan near Duncan: wild trout and steelhead released, fall salmon, fly-only reaches and a live gauge on a Canadian Heritage River.
The Detroit River: a spring walleye run from Lake Erie, with muskie, bass and perch between Windsor and Amherstburg.
The Elk River at Fernie: westslope cutthroat on the dry fly in the Rockies of southeastern BC, with catch-and-release sections and a live gauge.
Erieau on Lake Erie: walleye trolled on the central basin and perch in spring and fall, from a harbour at the mouth of Rondeau Bay.
The lower Fraser at Mission, where the CPR Bridge marks the tidal boundary: catch-and-release white sturgeon and salmon only by DFO notice, with a live gauge.
The Grand River: stocked brown trout in the tailwater below Shand Dam, smallmouth through the middle, and walleye and steelhead near Lake Erie, with a live gauge at Brantford.
The Harrison between Harrison Lake and the Fraser: fall chum and coho, sea-run cutthroat, white sturgeon catch and release, and a live gauge below Morris Creek.
Kamloops and its lakes: stocked rainbow trout and kokanee on the plateau, the Thompson in town, and ice fishing where the synopsis allows it.
The Kitimat River: early-summer chinook, fall coho and hatchery steelhead near the town at the head of Douglas Channel, with a live gauge.
Kootenay Lake: Gerrard rainbow trout and bull trout under recovery rules, kokanee closed on the main lake, and a live level gauge at Queens Bay.
Lake Diefenbaker: walleye, pike and perch in a 225 km reservoir on the South Saskatchewan River, with stocked trout below the dam and a live level gauge at Gardiner Dam.
Lake Huron’s Ontario shore: chinook, rainbow and lake trout trolled from Goderich, Kincardine and Southampton, stocked every year, with fall and spring runs up the rivers.
Lake Muskoka, held by the ministry’s dams at Bala: a live level from the Beaumaris gauge, with the conversion to metres above sea level, and stocked lake trout, bass, walleye and pike under Zone 15 rules.
Lake of the Woods at Kenora: walleye, muskie, smallmouth and pike among the islands, with lake trout mostly catch-and-release and a live level gauge at Keewatin.
Lake Ontario’s Canadian shore: chinook, rainbow, brown and lake trout trolled out of the ports from Niagara to Kingston, with stocking by Ontario every year.
Lake Simcoe: lake trout, whitefish and perch through the ice until mid-March, and summer bass and perch, on a big lake between Toronto and Georgian Bay.
Lake St. Clair: muskie, smallmouth bass and ice-fishing perch on a shallow lake between Windsor and the St. Clair River delta.
Lake Superior’s Ontario shore: lake trout, salmon and big brook trout in the largest and coldest of the Great Lakes.
Lake Winnipeg at Gimli: walleye and sauger in open water and through the ice on the world’s 10th largest freshwater lake by area, with a live level gauge.
Long Point Bay on Lake Erie: perch, bass, pike and walleye in the shallow inner bay, with a spring sanctuary in its eastern half and a public ramp at Port Rowan.
The Margaree on Cape Breton: catch-and-release Atlantic salmon on the barbless fly from June to October, with a live gauge on the Northeast Margaree.
The Miramichi: catch-and-release Atlantic salmon on the barbless fly, spring striped bass near the city of Miramichi, and a live gauge on the Southwest Miramichi.
Nanaimo on the Strait of Georgia: chinook and hatchery coho under Area 17 notices, rockfish conservation areas close to town and the Nanaimo River for fall salmon.
The Niagara River: stocked rainbows, chinook and lake trout below the falls, bass and muskie above, with a live gauge at Fort Erie.
Nootka Sound on the west coast of Vancouver Island: chinook and coho outside, halibut on the banks, and wide seasonal finfish closures inside the sound.
Okanagan Lake at Kelowna: rainbow trout and kokanee in a regulated valley lake, with its own quotas and a live level gauge at the city.
The Ottawa River at Britannia, on Lac Deschênes: a live Water Survey of Canada level and flow for the city’s stretch of river, with walleye, bass, pike and muskellunge fished under the Zone 12 rules.
Pedder Bay near Metchosin: a sheltered bay onto the Strait of Juan de Fuca beside the closed Race Rocks reserve, with salmon rules set by DFO notice.
Pigeon Lake southwest of Edmonton: walleye only with special harvest tags, pike released, perch and whitefish to keep, with a live level gauge in the provincial park.
Port Alberni at the head of the Alberni Inlet: Somass sockeye by DFO notice, chinook and coho in the inlet, and the Stamp River above the town.
Port Glasgow in West Elgin: a Lake Erie marina with seasonal launches and a fish-cleaning station, for perch in spring and fall and walleye offshore in summer.
Powell River on the upper Sunshine Coast: chinook and coho under DFO notices, rockfish conservation areas toward Lund, and Powell Lake behind the city.
Prince Rupert on Kaien Island: chinook, coho and halibut in Chatham Sound under north coast DFO notices, near the mouth of the Skeena.
The Red River at Selkirk: channel catfish below Lockport and a fall run of walleye from Lake Winnipeg, with a spring closure and a live gauge.
Rice Lake south of Peterborough: walleye, muskie, bass and panfish in open water, and crappie, perch and pike through the ice, on the Trent–Severn system.
Shuswap Lake at Blind Bay: a live level that rises with the spring snowmelt, and rainbow trout, lake trout, bull trout and kokanee under the lake’s own quotas, bait ban and surcharge stamps.
The Skeena near Terrace: summer steelhead, chinook and coho on a big northern river, with classified sections on the mainstem and a live gauge at Usk.
Sooke on the Strait of Juan de Fuca: summer chinook and coho along the kelp west of Victoria, with killer whale closures offshore.
The Squamish near Brackendale: fall chum, coho and odd-year pinks, winter steelhead released when wild, a bait ban and a live gauge.
The St. Lawrence in Ontario: muskie, smallmouth, walleye and pike from the Thousand Islands to Lake St. Francis.
The lower Stave below Ruskin Dam: fall chum and coho, hatchery steelhead, spawning-channel closures and flows set by BC Hydro’s dams.
Sylvan Lake west of Red Deer: walleye, perch and whitefish to keep, pike to release, and a closed season as the ice forms, with a live level gauge at the town.
Tobin Lake on the Saskatchewan River: walleye and pike under slot limits, barbless hooks only, and a live gauge at the E.B. Campbell spillway.
Tofino and Clayoquot Sound: offshore chinook and halibut from the end of Highway 4, with rockfish conservation areas and in-season closures to check.
Tunkwa Lake in Tunkwa Provincial Park: rainbow trout stocked every spring, chironomids after ice-off, and Leighton Lake next door.
Ucluelet on the Pacific Rim: chinook, coho and halibut off the open coast and Barkley Sound, beside a national park reserve with its own fishing limits.
Salt water off Vancouver: chinook under strict Fraser-stock rules, crab by trap and ring, and the Capilano and the Fraser close by, with a modelled tide.
The Vedder and the Chilliwack: one river from Slesse Creek to the Fraser, with fall salmon, hatchery winter steelhead and a live Water Survey of Canada gauge at Vedder Crossing.
Victoria’s salt water on the Strait of Juan de Fuca: chinook under DFO’s hatchery-marked rules, halibut offshore and a modelled tide.
Wheatley on Lake Erie: perch and walleye out of a working commercial and sport harbour just east of Point Pelee.