Fishing in the Maritimes

The Maritimes are well known for their beauty and their Atlantic salmon fishing and brook trout fishing. The region that I'm referring to is made of Canada's four smallest provinces; New Brunswick, Newfoundland (Labrador) , Nova Scotia, and the smallest Canadian province Prince Edward Island.

Fishing in New Brunswick is synonymous with the Miramichi River and its Atlantic Salmon. If you plan on fishing the Miramichi be advised that you are required to fish with a licensed guide. Finding one should be no problem though as there are numerous camps along the river.

There are also a couple well known Atlantic Salmon streams in Newfoundland of note. The Humber River is one of these and is located on the west coast of the Island. The Humber is the largest Atlantic salmon producing river in Western Newfoundland. In the Northern waters of the island an angler can target the colourful Artic Char. The Artic Char is anadromous, meaning that, like a salmon, spends a portion of it's life in salt water.

The most popular game fish in Nova Scotia would probably be the Atlantic Salmon, with the brook trout, or speckled trout as it is known, a close second. Striped bass are available in the many coastal estuaries of the province. There are also a fair number of productive smallmouth bass lakes for the bass fisherman. Offshore anglers can target mackerel, cod and haddock as well as the giant Bluefin Tuna that reaches weights exceeding 1000 pounds!

The Maritimes region of Canada offers spectacular scenery as well as world class fishing. You truly realize how big and diverse the fishing opportunities are in Canada when you compare the fishing in B.C. with that of the east coast provinces.