In short. Pick a place, a fish or a time of year, then find the RV campgrounds close to the water. We add one region at a time, and every page links to the official rules instead of repeating them.
Find fishing by fish and province
Choose a fish, a province or a kind of water. You get the fishing regions that match, with the campgrounds nearby.
Start here
By place
Choose a province, then a region and a fishing area.
By fish
Start with walleye, trout, pike, bass, salmon, perch, muskie or Arctic grayling.
By season
Plan the RV trip around spring, summer, fall or winter.
By place: provinces and territories
Provinces with a link have fishing regions covered. The rest are coming.
British Columbia
49 fishing areas · 847 listed campgrounds
Alberta
16 fishing areas · 242 listed campgrounds
Saskatchewan
11 fishing areas · 117 listed campgrounds
Manitoba
13 fishing areas · 49 listed campgrounds
Ontario
46 fishing areas · 496 listed campgrounds
Quebec
35 fishing areas · 419 listed campgrounds
New Brunswick
7 fishing areas · 77 listed campgrounds
Nova Scotia
10 fishing areas · 94 listed campgrounds
Prince Edward Island
3 fishing areas · 21 listed campgrounds
Newfoundland and Labrador
10 fishing areas · 66 listed campgrounds
Yukon
6 fishing areas · 61 listed campgrounds
Northwest Territories
5 fishing areas · 16 listed campgrounds
Nunavut
Coming
By fish
Eleven fish, in order. Each links to the species guide, which lists the regions where we map it.
Walleye (pickerel)
Covered in 31 fishing regions
Trout: rainbow, brook and lake trout
Covered in 47 fishing regions
Yellow perch
Covered in 24 fishing regions
Northern pike
Covered in 31 fishing regions
Smallmouth and largemouth bass
Covered in 21 fishing regions
Salmon: Chinook, coho and Atlantic
Covered in 23 fishing regions
Muskellunge (muskie)
Covered in 14 fishing regions
Arctic grayling
Covered in 5 fishing regions
Whitefish
Covered in 4 fishing regions
Inconnu (sheefish)
Covered in 2 fishing regions
Burbot
Covered in 3 fishing regions
By water: lakes and rivers
See every area we cover by the kind of water you want to fish.
Fishing lakes
146 fishing areas
Fishing rivers
113 fishing areas
By season
These are RV trip planning notes, not fishing seasons. Legal open seasons are set for each species and water, so check the official rules.
Spring
Runoff and soft roads. Some campgrounds have not opened yet, and some forest roads are soft. Check opening dates before you commit to a base.
Summer
The busiest time for campgrounds and boat launches, so book early. Heat and boat traffic change when and where people fish.
Fall
Cooler nights and fewer services as campgrounds close for the season. Build in spare days for weather.
Winter
Ice fishing is popular for fish such as yellow perch, but many RV parks close for the winter, so confirm winter camping before you go.
Featured fishing trips
Six places to base an RV trip, each with the fishing areas and nearby campgrounds covered. Or see all 11 fishing road trips, built from our route guides.
Vancouver Island by RV
8 fishing areas · 168 listed campgrounds
Fish named: salmon, trout.
Georgian Bay by RV
5 fishing areas · 80 listed campgrounds
Fish named: bass, northern pike, muskie, walleye, trout.
Kawartha Lakes by RV
3 fishing areas · 47 listed campgrounds
Fish named: muskie, bass, walleye, northern pike, yellow perch, trout.
Gaspésie Salmon Rivers by RV
5 fishing areas · 79 listed campgrounds
Fish named: salmon.
Cape Breton by RV
5 fishing areas · 35 listed campgrounds
Fish named: salmon, trout.
Western Newfoundland and Labrador Straits by RV
4 fishing areas · 18 listed campgrounds
Fish named: salmon, trout.
Rules and licences
Fishing rules are set by the province, the territory or the federal government depending on the water and the species. Use the regulations directory to find the right authority, then check the exact lake, river or stretch of coast before each trip.
How the section works
- Each region is split into fishing areas such as Campbell River, Kenora or Parry Sound.
- Each area shows how many campgrounds we list nearby and links to the matching town pages.
- Fish named for a region come from the sources listed at the bottom of its page.
- Some parks also have fishing facts: boat launches, fish cleaning and docks, from the park's own page.
- Areas with few or no listed parks are tracked so we can look for more RV parks near launches and marinas.
Coming next
Every province and territory except Nunavut is covered, and the gaps are listed at the bottom of each province page. We are adding more park fishing facts (boat launches, fish cleaning and docks), more fish species such as Arctic grayling, and more road trips.