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Fishing in Canada is a huge draw for Americans, and it’s not hard to see why. With over 2 million lakes and rivers and over 180 fish species, Canada is a world-renowned hotspot for anglers everywhere! AN AMERICAN’S GUIDE TO FISHING IN CANADA $ 521 AVERAGE TRIP COSTS: TOP 5 FISH CAUGHT IN CANADIAN WATERS: $2.5 BILLION industry! Recreational Fishing in Canada is a $281 Transportation $240 Food & Lodging Total 1. Walleye Lake Erie, ON; Bay of Quinte, ON; Lake Winnipeg, MB, Tobin Lake, SK Best places to fish 23% 2. Trout White Otter Lake, ON; Lac La Croix, ON; Kootenay Lake, BC; Great Bear Lake, NT Best places to fish 20% Lake Simcoe, ON; Rondeau Bay, ON; Winnipeg River, MB; Lake Ontario, ON Best places to fish 4. Bass 14% 3. Perch Moose Lake, AB; Lake Simcoe, ON; Lake Erie, ON; Last Mountain Lake, SK Best places to fish 15% Salmon HONOURABLE MENTION Grand Cascapedia River, QC; Uclulet, BC; Haida Gwaii, BC; Gander River, NL Best places to fish American Anglers catch around 35 million fish annually: that’s 1/5 of all fish caught in Canada! TOP DESTINATIONS: BC AB SK MB ON QC NL PE NS NB YT NT NU British Columbia British Columbia boasts spectacular scenery and amazing fishing. With an abundant array of both salt and freshwater fish, it’s no surprise that 15% of American anglers choose to head to the West Coast. Ontario Around half of all American anglers decide to go to Ontario, and we can’t blame them; after all, it contains 15% of ALL freshwater on the planet and over 144 fish species! WHAT YOU NEED TO COME TO CANADA: 1. Valid Travel Document 2. Ties to your home country: job, family, home 3. Good health 4. Enough money for your stay 5. No criminal record CA USA Kesagami Lake, ON; Lake of the Woods, ON; Lake Waskaiowaka, MB; Mirond Lake, SK Best places to fish 11% 5. Northern Pike Whether it’s your first or 50 th time, fishing in Canada is an experience of a lifetime. From fishing salmon on the rugged west coast to catching trophy walleye on the scenic lakes and rivers of the east, making sure that you’re well-prepared is essential to your next trip’s success! Source: http://www.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/stats/rec/can/2010/index-eng.htm presented by www.RemoveYourRecord.com if you have one, visit www.RemoveYourRecord.com

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Fishing in Canada is a huge draw for Americans, and it’s not hard to see why. With over 2 million lakes and rivers and over 180 fish species, Canada is a world-renowned hotspot for anglers everywhere!

AN AMERICAN’S GUIDE TO

FISHING IN CANADA

$521

AVERAGE TRIP COSTS:

TOP 5 FISH CAUGHT IN CANADIAN WATERS:

$2.5BILLION

industry!

RecreationalFishing in

Canada is a

$281Transportation

$240Food & Lodging

Total

1. Walleye

Lake Erie, ON; Bay of Quinte, ON; Lake Winnipeg, MB, Tobin Lake, SK Best places to fish

23%

2. Trout

White Otter Lake, ON; Lac La Croix, ON; Kootenay Lake, BC; Great Bear Lake, NT

Best places to fish

20%

Lake Simcoe, ON; Rondeau Bay, ON; Winnipeg River, MB; Lake Ontario, ONBest places to fish

4. Bass

14%

3. Perch

Moose Lake, AB; Lake Simcoe, ON; Lake Erie, ON; Last Mountain Lake, SKBest places to fish

15%

Salmon

HONOURABLE MENTION

Grand Cascapedia River, QC; Uclulet, BC; Haida Gwaii, BC; Gander River, NLBest places to fish

American Anglers catch around 35 million fish annually: that’s 1/5 of all fish caught in Canada!

TOP DESTINATIONS:

BCAB

SK MB

ON QC

NL

PE

NSNB

YTNT NU

British ColumbiaBritish Columbia boasts spectacular scenery and amazing fishing. With an abundant array of both salt and freshwater fish, it’s no surprise that 15% of American anglers choose to head to the West Coast.

OntarioAround half of all American

anglers decide to go to Ontario, and we can’t blame

them; after all, it contains 15% of ALL freshwater on

the planet and over 144 fish species!

WHAT YOU NEED TO COME TO CANADA:

1. Valid TravelDocument 2. Ties to your

home country:job, family, home

3. Good health

4. Enough moneyfor your stay

5. No criminalrecord

CA USA

Kesagami Lake, ON; Lake of the Woods, ON; Lake Waskaiowaka, MB; Mirond Lake, SKBest places to fish

11%5. Northern Pike

Whether it’s your first or 50th time, fishing in Canada is an experience of a lifetime. From fishing salmon on the rugged west coast to catching trophy walleye on the scenic lakes and rivers of the east, making sure that you’re well-prepared is essential to your next trip’s success!

Source: http://www.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/stats/rec/can/2010/index-eng.htm

presented by

www.RemoveYourRecord.com

if you have one, visitwww.RemoveYourRecord.com