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River Dinosaurs
Are there really dinosaurs roaming the earth even today?
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Canadian Fishing Adventures
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When fly fishing for trout,
on river or stillwater there are a variety of techniques which can be used:
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Welcome to Canada
Canada is almost unimaginably vast. It stretches from the Atlantic to the Pacific and from the latitude of Rome to beyond the Magnetic North Pole. Canada is the home to some of the greatest fishing in the world!
Its archetypal landscapes, home to most freshwater fish species, are the Rocky Mountain lakes and peaks, the endless forests and the prairie wheat fields, but Canada holds landscapes that defy expectations: rainforest and desert lie close together in the southwest corner of the country, while in the east a short drive can take you from fjords to lush orchards.
As vast and varied as Canada is, you can find an incredible fishing hole almost anywhere you visit, from mountain to desert. What's more, great tracts of Canada are completely unspoiled - ninety percent of the country's 28.5 million population lives within 100 miles of the US border.
Canada is a huge country and it's immense distances means that most visitors confine their explorations to the area around one of the main cities - usually Toronto, Montréal, Vancouver or Calgary for arrivals by air, however, some of the best fishing can be found in the less traveled paths. All the towns throughout the provinces of Canada have one thing in common with each other - they are within easy reach of the great outdoors and fantastic fishing.
Canada's most southerly region, south Ontario, contains not only the manufacturing heart of the country and its largest city, Toronto, but also Niagara Falls, Canada's premier tourist and freshwater fishing locale. North of Toronto there's the far less packaged scenic attraction of "cottage country" and Georgian Bay, a beautiful waterscape of pine-studded islets set against crystal-blue waters. Like the forested Algonquin park, the bay is also accessible from the capital city of Ottawa. Please visit our Ontario page for guide and lodge listings to visit throughout the province.
Québec is set apart from the rest of the continent by way of the individuality of its French tradition. Montréal, the largest city in the province, is for many people the most vibrant place in the country. The pace of life is more relaxed in the historic provincial capital, Québec City, and more easy-going still in the villages dotted along the St. Lawrence lowlands. The angler can't possibly be disappointed with Quebec. For something a little less tame, you could continue north to Tadoussac, where whales can be seen near the mouth of the splendid Saguenay fjord - and if you're really prepared for the wilds, forge on through to Labrador, as inhospitable a zone as you'll find in the east and top of the list for anglers.
Across the mouth of the St Lawrence, the pastoral Gaspé peninsula - the easternmost part of Québec - borders New Brunswick, a mild-mannered introduction to the three Maritime Provinces, whose people have long been dependent on timber and the sea for their livelihood. Here, the tapering Bay of Fundy boasts amazing tides - rising and falling by nine metres, sometimes more - whilst the tiny fishing villages characteristic of the region are at their most beguiling near Halifax, the bustling capital of Nova Scotia. Perhaps even prettier, and certainly more austere, are the land and seascapes of Cape Breton Island, whose rugged topography anticipates that of the island of Newfoundland to the north. Newfoundland's isolation has spawned a distinctive culture that's at its most lively in the capital, St John's. The Atlantic seaboard's finest landscapes, particularly the flat-topped peaks and glacier-gouged lakes of Gros Morne National Park. Newfoundland is definitely a spot to put on the top of your list!
Back on the mainland, separating Ontario from Alberta and the Rockies, the so-called prairie provinces of Manitoba and Saskatchewan have a reputation for dullness that's somewhat unfair: even in the flat southern parts there's the diversion of Winnipeg. To the north, the myriad lakes and gigantic forests of the provinces' wilderness regions offer magnificent angling opportunities. Fishresource.com recommends the northern regions of the prairies for some of the best northern pike and muskie fishing you'll ever experience!
The wheat fields of Alberta ripple into ranching country on the approach to the Canadian Rockies, whose international reputation is more than borne out by the reality. The provincial capital, Edmonton, is overshadowed by Calgary, which has seen rapid expansion from the region's oil and gas fields, and the most useful springboard for a venture into the mountains. British Columbia, a province that the folks at Fishresource.com have fished extensively throughout, embodies the popular picture of Canada to perfection: a land of snowcapped summits, rivers and forests, pioneer villages, gold-rush ghost towns, and some of the greatest hiking, skiing, fishing and canoeing opportunities in the world. Its urban focus, Vancouver, is the country's third largest city, known for its spectacular natural setting and a laid-back West Coast atmosphere. Off the coast lies Vancouver Island, a microcosm of the province's immense natural riches, and home to Victoria, the capital city.
North of British Columbia, wedged alongside Alaska, is the Yukon Territory , half grandiose mountains, half sub arctic tundra, and full of evocative echoes of the Klondike gold rush. Whitehorse, its capital, and Dawson City, a gold-rush relic, are virtually the only towns here, each accessed by dramatic frontier highways. The Northwest Territories and Nunavut, arching over the provinces of Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba, are an immensity of stunted forest, lakes, tundra and ice. Roads are virtually non-existent in the deep north, and only Yellowknife, a bizarre frontier city, plus a handful of ramshackle villages, offer the air links and resources necessary to explore this wilderness, for a fishing vacation that is unmatched anywhere!
Canada is almost unimaginably vast. It stretches from the Atlantic to the Pacific and from the latitude of Rome to beyond the Magnetic North Pole. Canada is the home to some of the greatest fishing in the world!
Its archetypal landscapes, home to most freshwater fish species, are the Rocky Mountain lakes and peaks, the endless forests and the prairie wheat fields, but Canada holds landscapes that defy expectations: rainforest and desert lie close together in the southwest corner of the country, while in the east a short drive can take you from fjords to lush orchards.
As vast and varied as Canada is, you can find an incredible fishing hole almost anywhere you visit, from mountain to desert. What's more, great tracts of Canada are completely unspoiled - ninety percent of the country's 28.5 million population lives within 100 miles of the US border.
Canada is a huge country and it's immense distances means that most visitors confine their explorations to the area around one of the main cities - usually Toronto, Montréal, Vancouver or Calgary for arrivals by air, however, some of the best fishing can be found in the less traveled paths. All the towns throughout the provinces of Canada have one thing in common with each other - they are within easy reach of the great outdoors and fantastic fishing.
Canada's most southerly region, south Ontario, contains not only the manufacturing heart of the country and its largest city, Toronto, but also Niagara Falls, Canada's premier tourist and freshwater fishing locale. North of Toronto there's the far less packaged scenic attraction of "cottage country" and Georgian Bay, a beautiful waterscape of pine-studded islets set against crystal-blue waters. Like the forested Algonquin park, the bay is also accessible from the capital city of Ottawa. Please visit our Ontario page for guide and lodge listings to visit throughout the province.
Québec is set apart from the rest of the continent by way of the individuality of its French tradition. Montréal, the largest city in the province, is for many people the most vibrant place in the country. The pace of life is more relaxed in the historic provincial capital, Québec City, and more easy-going still in the villages dotted along the St. Lawrence lowlands. The angler can't possibly be disappointed with Quebec. For something a little less tame, you could continue north to Tadoussac, where whales can be seen near the mouth of the splendid Saguenay fjord - and if you're really prepared for the wilds, forge on through to Labrador, as inhospitable a zone as you'll find in the east and top of the list for anglers.
Across the mouth of the St Lawrence, the pastoral Gaspé peninsula - the easternmost part of Québec - borders New Brunswick, a mild-mannered introduction to the three Maritime Provinces, whose people have long been dependent on timber and the sea for their livelihood. Here, the tapering Bay of Fundy boasts amazing tides - rising and falling by nine metres, sometimes more - whilst the tiny fishing villages characteristic of the region are at their most beguiling near Halifax, the bustling capital of Nova Scotia. Perhaps even prettier, and certainly more austere, are the land and seascapes of Cape Breton Island, whose rugged topography anticipates that of the island of Newfoundland to the north. Newfoundland's isolation has spawned a distinctive culture that's at its most lively in the capital, St John's. The Atlantic seaboard's finest landscapes, particularly the flat-topped peaks and glacier-gouged lakes of Gros Morne National Park. Newfoundland is definitely a spot to put on the top of your list!
Back on the mainland, separating Ontario from Alberta and the Rockies, the so-called prairie provinces of Manitoba and Saskatchewan have a reputation for dullness that's somewhat unfair: even in the flat southern parts there's the diversion of Winnipeg. To the north, the myriad lakes and gigantic forests of the provinces' wilderness regions offer magnificent angling opportunities. Fishresource.com recommends the northern regions of the prairies for some of the best northern pike and muskie fishing you'll ever experience!
The wheat fields of Alberta ripple into ranching country on the approach to the Canadian Rockies, whose international reputation is more than borne out by the reality. The provincial capital, Edmonton, is overshadowed by Calgary, which has seen rapid expansion from the region's oil and gas fields, and the most useful springboard for a venture into the mountains. British Columbia, a province that the folks at Fishresource.com have fished extensively throughout, embodies the popular picture of Canada to perfection: a land of snowcapped summits, rivers and forests, pioneer villages, gold-rush ghost towns, and some of the greatest hiking, skiing, fishing and canoeing opportunities in the world. Its urban focus, Vancouver, is the country's third largest city, known for its spectacular natural setting and a laid-back West Coast atmosphere. Off the coast lies Vancouver Island, a microcosm of the province's immense natural riches, and home to Victoria, the capital city.
North of British Columbia, wedged alongside Alaska, is the Yukon Territory , half grandiose mountains, half sub arctic tundra, and full of evocative echoes of the Klondike gold rush. Whitehorse, its capital, and Dawson City, a gold-rush relic, are virtually the only towns here, each accessed by dramatic frontier highways. The Northwest Territories and Nunavut, arching over the provinces of Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba, are an immensity of stunted forest, lakes, tundra and ice. Roads are virtually non-existent in the deep north, and only Yellowknife, a bizarre frontier city, plus a handful of ramshackle villages, offer the air links and resources necessary to explore this wilderness, for a fishing vacation that is unmatched anywhere!
