In short. Each card is a fishing area where the named fish are caught in rivers. Salmon and steelhead rivers often have their own rules, so check the official pages first.
Rules change. Seasons, closures and limits change often and can change mid-season. We link to the official pages rather than repeat them, so check them before every trip.
- British Columbia
- Alberta
- Manitoba
- Ontario
- Quebec
- New Brunswick
- Nova Scotia
- Prince Edward Island
- Newfoundland and Labrador
- Yukon
- Northwest Territories
British Columbia
Campbell River
Vancouver Island · 20 listed campgrounds
Salmon, plus freshwater lakes and the Campbell and Quinsam rivers. It also has lakes.
Port Alberni/Barkley Sound
Vancouver Island · 11 listed campgrounds
Salmon in the inlet and sound, plus lakes and the Stamp River. It also has lakes.
Comox/Parksville
Vancouver Island · 43 listed campgrounds
Salmon in the strait and trout in nearby lakes and rivers. It also has lakes.
Cowichan
Vancouver Island · 22 listed campgrounds
Trout and river fishing.
Gold River
Vancouver Island · 9 listed campgrounds
Salmon in Nootka Sound and trout in nearby lakes. It also has lakes.
Bella Coola
BC Mainland Coast · 5 listed campgrounds
Salmon in the inlet and nearby rivers.
Kamloops
Thompson Okanagan · 50 listed campgrounds
Rainbow trout in the Kamloops lakes and on the Thompson River; steelhead in the fall (Thompson River). It also has lakes.
Princeton/Merritt
Thompson Okanagan · 50 listed campgrounds
Pennask rainbow trout and kokanee (Allison and Thalia lakes); steelhead named for the region's rivers. It also has lakes.
Castlegar/Trail
Kootenay Rockies · 13 listed campgrounds
Rainbow trout and other trout (Columbia River).
Fernie/Elk River
Kootenay Rockies · 12 listed campgrounds
Bull trout, West Slope cutthroat (Elk River).
Cranbrook/Kimberley
Kootenay Rockies · 10 listed campgrounds
Rainbow trout (Skookumchuck River).
Columbia Valley
Kootenay Rockies · 52 listed campgrounds
Mountain streams and an alpine lake (named for Panorama and Revelstoke areas). It also has lakes.
Quesnel/Likely
Cariboo Chilcotin · 13 listed campgrounds
Rainbow trout, lake trout, bull trout and kokanee (Quesnel Lake); salmon on the Quesnel River. It also has lakes.
Chilcotin
Cariboo Chilcotin · 10 listed campgrounds
Rainbow trout, steelhead and salmon (Chilcotin, Dean and Atnarko rivers). It also has lakes.
Terrace/Skeena
Northern BC Lakes and Rivers · 13 listed campgrounds
Steelhead, Chinook, coho, sockeye, pink and chum; rainbow, cutthroat, bull trout and Dolly Varden.
Smithers
Northern BC Lakes and Rivers · 9 listed campgrounds
Steelhead, Pacific salmon, lake trout, rainbow trout, cutthroat, Dolly Varden and burbot.
Peace River country
Northern BC Lakes and Rivers · 19 listed campgrounds
Rainbow, bull, brook and lake trout, Arctic grayling, pike, walleye (northeast region). It also has lakes.
Stewart
Northern BC Lakes and Rivers · 4 listed campgrounds
Chum salmon (named for Fish Creek and Portland Canal). It also has lakes.
Dease Lake
Northern BC Lakes and Rivers · 4 listed campgrounds
Char, burbot, whitefish and grayling (named for Dease Lake and the Dease River). It also has lakes.
Alaska Highway
Northern BC Lakes and Rivers · 5 listed campgrounds
Waters not yet matched to fish. It also has lakes.
Lower Fraser
Fraser Valley, Fraser Canyon and Sea to Sky · 19 listed campgrounds
Sockeye, pink, coho and Chinook salmon, white sturgeon, steelhead and cutthroat trout (named for the Fraser River).
Chilliwack/Cultus
Fraser Valley, Fraser Canyon and Sea to Sky · 20 listed campgrounds
Rainbow and cutthroat trout, Dolly Varden, kokanee and autumn salmon runs (named for Chilliwack and Cultus lakes). It also has lakes.
Harrison/Hope
Fraser Valley, Fraser Canyon and Sea to Sky · 26 listed campgrounds
Stocked trout in Sasquatch Provincial Park lakes (species not named). It also has lakes.
Lillooet
Fraser Valley, Fraser Canyon and Sea to Sky · 14 listed campgrounds
Rainbow trout, lake trout, Dolly Varden, steelhead, salmon and sturgeon (named for Lillooet waters). It also has lakes.
Fraser Canyon
Fraser Valley, Fraser Canyon and Sea to Sky · 21 listed campgrounds
Waters not yet matched to fish.
Whistler/Pemberton
Fraser Valley, Fraser Canyon and Sea to Sky · 18 listed campgrounds
Rainbow trout, coho, sockeye and steelhead, Dolly Varden (named for the Whistler and Pemberton waters). It also has lakes.
Alberta
Red Deer River
Central Alberta Lakes and Rivers · 10 listed campgrounds
Walleye, northern pike, goldeye and brown trout (Red Deer River).
North Saskatchewan
Central Alberta Lakes and Rivers · 12 listed campgrounds
Walleye, northern pike, goldeye, burbot and lake sturgeon (North Saskatchewan River).
Peace Country
Northern Alberta Lakes and Peace River · 13 listed campgrounds
Walleye, northern pike and yellow perch; stocked trout in some ponds (Peace Country). It also has lakes.
Bow River
Alberta Rockies, Foothills and the South · 9 listed campgrounds
Rainbow trout, brown trout and mountain whitefish (Bow River).
Crowsnest/Oldman
Alberta Rockies, Foothills and the South · 25 listed campgrounds
Cutthroat trout, bull trout, walleye, pike and goldeye (Oldman River).
Manitoba
Red River
Lake Winnipeg and the Red River · 1 listed campgrounds
Channel catfish, walleye and sauger (named for the lower Red River).
Clear Lake
Riding Mountain and the Parkland · 7 listed campgrounds
Walleye (Clear Lake), northern pike (backcountry) and brook trout (escarpment streams). It also has lakes.
Brandon
Westman and the Pembina Valley · 1 listed campgrounds
Walleye, pike, perch, channel catfish, goldeye, sturgeon and burbot (named for the Assiniboine River).
Ontario
French River/Killarney
Georgian Bay · 7 listed campgrounds
Smallmouth bass, muskie, pike and walleye. It also has lakes.
Honey Harbour/Sparrow Lake
Muskoka, Algonquin and Haliburton · 3 listed campgrounds
Walleye and northern pike at Honey Harbour; smallmouth bass, walleye, largemouth bass and pike at Sparrow Lake. It also has lakes.
Algonquin
Muskoka, Algonquin and Haliburton · 18 listed campgrounds
Lake trout, brook trout, bass, northern pike, walleye and catfish (named for Algonquin Park waters). It also has lakes.
Rideau Canal
Eastern Ontario: Rideau, Thousand Islands and the Ottawa River · 12 listed campgrounds
Largemouth and smallmouth bass, northern pike, lake trout, yellow perch, black crappie, muskie and walleye (named for the Rideau Canal). It also has lakes.
Thousand Islands
Eastern Ontario: Rideau, Thousand Islands and the Ottawa River · 9 listed campgrounds
Bass, northern pike, muskie, walleye and trout (named for the St. Lawrence River).
Prescott to Lancaster
Eastern Ontario: Rideau, Thousand Islands and the Ottawa River · 8 listed campgrounds
Waters not yet matched to fish.
Ottawa River
Eastern Ontario: Rideau, Thousand Islands and the Ottawa River · 12 listed campgrounds
Bass, catfish, crappie, muskie, pike, shad and walleye (named for the river).
Prince Edward County
Bay of Quinte and Prince Edward County · 23 listed campgrounds
Walleye, largemouth bass, pike, rainbow trout, gar and sheepshead (named for the Bay of Quinte and the County). It also has lakes.
Brighton to Colborne
Bay of Quinte and Prince Edward County · 17 listed campgrounds
Waters not yet matched to fish. It also has lakes.
Sault Ste. Marie
Northeastern Ontario: Algoma, Nipissing and Timmins · 3 listed campgrounds
Steelhead, Atlantic salmon and four Pacific salmon at the rapids; bass, walleye and trout in nearby rivers. It also has lakes.
Batchawana to Wawa
Northeastern Ontario: Algoma, Nipissing and Timmins · 9 listed campgrounds
Brook, lake and rainbow trout, salmon and splake (named for the shore and for lakes near Wawa). It also has lakes.
North Channel
Northeastern Ontario: Algoma, Nipissing and Timmins · 6 listed campgrounds
Walleye, bass, pike, muskie, lake trout, rainbow trout, steelhead, chinook salmon and perch (named for the area). It also has lakes.
Temiskaming/Mattawa
Northeastern Ontario: Algoma, Nipissing and Timmins · 20 listed campgrounds
Waters not yet matched to fish. It also has lakes.
Timmins
Northeastern Ontario: Algoma, Nipissing and Timmins · 5 listed campgrounds
Pike, walleye, perch, smallmouth bass and whitefish; lake sturgeon and burbot in the Mattagami River (named for lakes near Timmins). It also has lakes.
Thunder Bay
Thunder Bay and the Lake Superior North Shore · 14 listed campgrounds
Walleye, pike, lake trout, brook trout, steelhead, bass, salmon, perch, muskie and crappie (named for Lake Superior and the Nipigon River). It also has lakes.
North shore
Thunder Bay and the Lake Superior North Shore · 10 listed campgrounds
Waters not yet matched to fish. It also has lakes.
Saugeen Shores
Lake Huron Shore: Grand Bend to Southampton · 8 listed campgrounds
Trout and salmon (Saugeen River runs). It also has lakes.
Erie east shore
Lake Erie, Long Point and Niagara · 16 listed campgrounds
Waters not yet matched to fish. It also has lakes.
Niagara
Lake Erie, Long Point and Niagara · 7 listed campgrounds
Chinook and coho salmon, steelhead and brown trout (named by a charter listing). It also has lakes.
Quebec
Matane/Madeleine
Gaspésie Salmon Rivers · 6 listed campgrounds
Atlantic salmon (named by Tourisme Gaspésie).
Gaspé
Gaspésie Salmon Rivers · 9 listed campgrounds
Atlantic salmon (named by Tourisme Gaspésie).
Bonaventure
Gaspésie Salmon Rivers · 4 listed campgrounds
Atlantic salmon (named by Tourisme Gaspésie).
Matapédia Valley
Gaspésie Salmon Rivers · 10 listed campgrounds
Atlantic salmon (named by Tourisme Gaspésie).
Rest of the coast
Gaspésie Salmon Rivers · 50 listed campgrounds
Salmon rivers are named only for the areas above.
Gatineau Valley
Outaouais and the Ottawa River · 13 listed campgrounds
Walleye, pike, lake trout and brook trout (named for the Outaouais). It also has lakes.
Pontiac
Outaouais and the Ottawa River · 4 listed campgrounds
Pike, walleye and trout (named for the Outaouais). It also has lakes.
Ottawa River
Outaouais and the Ottawa River · 6 listed campgrounds
Muskie, bass, walleye and pike (named for the Ottawa River as a whole).
Sherbrooke
Eastern Townships · 6 listed campgrounds
Brown, rainbow, brook and lake trout, smallmouth bass, muskie, pike, walleye, perch and whitefish (named for the Magog and Saint-François rivers).
Massawippi/Coaticook
Eastern Townships · 6 listed campgrounds
Lake trout, brown trout, pike, bass and perch (Lake Massawippi); brook and rainbow trout (Coaticook). It also has lakes.
Granby
Eastern Townships · 9 listed campgrounds
Brown trout, brook trout, smallmouth bass, fallfish and perch (named for the Yamaska Nord River). It also has lakes.
Richelieu River
Richelieu River and Chambly Canal · 12 listed campgrounds
Yellow perch, black crappie, rock bass, sunfish, bullhead and carp (named for the Chambly Canal).
Rimouski
Lower St. Lawrence: Témiscouata and Rimouski · 9 listed campgrounds
Brook trout, yellow perch and smelt (named for the region). It also has lakes.
Charlevoix rivers
Charlevoix and Quebec City · 12 listed campgrounds
Salmon (named for the Gouffre and Malbaie rivers).
Saint-Siméon/Les Éboulements
Charlevoix and Quebec City · 11 listed campgrounds
Waters not yet matched to fish. It also has lakes.
Quebec City
Charlevoix and Quebec City · 17 listed campgrounds
Speckled and rainbow trout, muskie, walleye and perch (named for the Quebec City area).
Valcartier/Portneuf
Charlevoix and Quebec City · 15 listed campgrounds
Speckled and rainbow trout (stocked lakes in the reserves and Jacques-Cartier National Park). It also has lakes.
Manicouagan rivers
Côte-Nord · 8 listed campgrounds
Atlantic salmon, sea trout, Arctic char, brook trout and ouananiche (named for the Trinity, Godbout, Sainte-Marguerite and Escoumins rivers).
Baie-Comeau/Tadoussac
Côte-Nord · 18 listed campgrounds
Waters not yet matched to fish. It also has lakes.
Sept-Îles
Côte-Nord · 9 listed campgrounds
Atlantic salmon, sea trout, Arctic char and brook trout (named for the Moisie and Rochers rivers).
Minganie
Côte-Nord · 5 listed campgrounds
Atlantic salmon, sea trout, Arctic char and brook trout (named for the coast).
New Brunswick
Miramichi
Miramichi and Restigouche · 1 listed campgrounds
Atlantic salmon, trout and striped bass (named for the river system).
Restigouche
Miramichi and Restigouche · 4 listed campgrounds
Atlantic salmon and trout (named for the river system).
Upper Saint John
Saint John River · 10 listed campgrounds
Smallmouth bass, muskie and trout (named for the Saint John system).
Lower Saint John
Saint John River · 8 listed campgrounds
Smallmouth bass, muskie and trout (named for the Saint John system).
Hampton/Sussex
Saint John River · 5 listed campgrounds
Brook trout and shad in the tidal river in spring (named by Tourism New Brunswick).
Fundy coast
Fundy and the Acadian Coasts · 16 listed campgrounds
Species named for New Brunswick as a whole, not for the Fundy shore. It also has lakes.
Acadian coasts
Fundy and the Acadian Coasts · 33 listed campgrounds
Species named for New Brunswick as a whole, not for these coasts. It also has lakes.
Nova Scotia
Margaree/Inverness
Cape Breton · 2 listed campgrounds
Atlantic salmon, with trout on nearby rivers.
Chéticamp
Cape Breton · 5 listed campgrounds
Atlantic salmon (the Cheticamp River is named by Cape Breton Island tourism).
Bras d'Or/Baddeck
Cape Breton · 10 listed campgrounds
Atlantic salmon in the Baddeck and Middle rivers, and sea-run trout in streams feeding the lake.
Cabot Trail north
Cape Breton · 10 listed campgrounds
Brook, brown and rainbow trout and salmon (named for the Cabot Trail and Bras d'Or Lakes near Baddeck). It also has lakes.
Eastern Cape Breton
Cape Breton · 8 listed campgrounds
Waters not yet matched to fish. It also has lakes.
Pictou to Arisaig
Northumberland Shore · 8 listed campgrounds
Atlantic salmon, brook trout and brown trout (named for the strait's rivers).
South Shore
Mainland Nova Scotia · 14 listed campgrounds
Waters not yet matched to fish. It also has lakes.
Annapolis/Fundy
Mainland Nova Scotia · 20 listed campgrounds
Waters not yet matched to fish. It also has lakes.
Halifax/Eastern Shore
Mainland Nova Scotia · 12 listed campgrounds
Waters not yet matched to fish. It also has lakes.
Sherbrooke/Canso
Mainland Nova Scotia · 5 listed campgrounds
Waters not yet matched to fish. It also has lakes.
Prince Edward Island
Western PEI
Prince Edward Island · 6 listed campgrounds
Brook trout, rainbow trout and Atlantic salmon (named for the island as a whole). It also has lakes.
North shore
Prince Edward Island · 8 listed campgrounds
Brook trout, rainbow trout and Atlantic salmon (named for the island as a whole). It also has lakes.
Eastern PEI
Prince Edward Island · 7 listed campgrounds
Brook trout, rainbow trout and Atlantic salmon (named for the island as a whole). It also has lakes.
Newfoundland and Labrador
Humber/Deer Lake
Western Newfoundland and Labrador Straits · 5 listed campgrounds
Atlantic salmon and brook trout (the Humber River is named by Newfoundland and Labrador Tourism).
Codroy Valley
Western Newfoundland and Labrador Straits · 1 listed campgrounds
Atlantic salmon (the Great Codroy and Little Codroy are DFO scheduled salmon rivers).
Southern Labrador
Western Newfoundland and Labrador Straits · 2 listed campgrounds
Trout and Atlantic salmon (the Pinware River is named by Newfoundland and Labrador Tourism).
Exploits River
Central Newfoundland · 4 listed campgrounds
Atlantic salmon (the Exploits is a DFO scheduled salmon river).
Gander/Terra Nova
Central Newfoundland · 4 listed campgrounds
Brook trout, with Atlantic salmon in deeper pools (named for Gander and Terra Nova rivers). It also has lakes.
Avalon
Avalon and Eastern Newfoundland · 14 listed campgrounds
Brook, brown and sea-run trout and Atlantic salmon (named for Avalon waters). It also has lakes.
Burin/Bonavista
Avalon and Eastern Newfoundland · 5 listed campgrounds
Waters not yet matched to fish. It also has lakes.
Notre Dame Bay
Avalon and Eastern Newfoundland · 10 listed campgrounds
Waters not yet matched to fish. It also has lakes.
Great Northern/Southwest
Avalon and Eastern Newfoundland · 11 listed campgrounds
Waters not yet matched to fish. It also has lakes.
Yukon
Whitehorse
Whitehorse and the Southern Lakes · 9 listed campgrounds
Arctic grayling (named for Lake Laberge, the Takhini and Yukon rivers). It also has lakes.
Southern Lakes
Whitehorse and the Southern Lakes · 15 listed campgrounds
Arctic grayling (named for Tagish Lake, Little Atlin Lake and the Teslin River). It also has lakes.
Kluane
Kluane and the Alaska Highway · 12 listed campgrounds
Arctic grayling (named for Kluane Lake and the Kathleen and Aishihik rivers). It also has lakes.
Dawson City
Klondike and Central Yukon · 11 listed campgrounds
Arctic grayling (named for the Klondike River); Peel River drainage in the far north.
Carmacks/Faro
Klondike and Central Yukon · 11 listed campgrounds
Arctic grayling (named for the Yukon, Pelly and Cottonwood rivers and Braeburn Lake).
Watson Lake
Klondike and Central Yukon · 3 listed campgrounds
Arctic grayling (named for the Rancheria River).
Northwest Territories
Hay River
Great Slave Lake and the South Slave · 3 listed campgrounds
Northern pike, lake trout and Arctic grayling (named for the South Slave). It also has lakes.
Fort Smith
Great Slave Lake and the South Slave · 1 listed campgrounds
Waters not yet matched to fish.
Fort Simpson/Nahanni
Fort Simpson, Nahanni and Inuvik · 3 listed campgrounds
Arctic grayling, bull trout, lake trout, northern pike and whitefish (named for the Nahanni River).
Inuvik
Fort Simpson, Nahanni and Inuvik · 5 listed campgrounds
Waters not yet matched to fish.
What is not here
Rivers we have not covered yet include the Fraser and the Fraser Canyon, and most of the rivers of Ontario and Manitoba. Saltwater coast areas are on the province pages.