Canada
British Columbia & Newfoundland, Canada
About This Destination
Canada's breadth of fly fishing opportunities is almost incomprehensible. In British Columbia, the Skeena watershed — the Dean, Babine, and Bulkley rivers — represents the gold standard of Pacific steelhead fishing, with wild B-run fish up to 20+ lbs that have rarely seen a fly. In Newfoundland, Atlantic salmon return to rivers that flow from the ancient Appalachian highlands, offering a different kind of big fish experience on the historic salmon grounds of eastern Canada.
Pacific Northwest coastal rainforest (BC), boreal forest and tundra (northern BC/Yukon), and the ancient, glacier-polished granite of the Newfoundland interior.
What to Expect
- Wild Pacific steelhead — the pinnacle of two-handed fly fishing
- Remote BC rivers with helicopter or floatplane access
- Atlantic salmon on traditional wet fly presentations
- Arctic grayling and lake trout in the Yukon drainage
- World-class fishing in a country with strong conservation values
Destination Details
- Target Species
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- Wild Pacific Steelhead
- Atlantic Salmon
- Bull Trout
- Arctic Grayling
- Lake Trout
- Season
- July – October (BC steelhead); June – September (Newfoundland salmon)
- Skill Level
- Advanced
- Travel Notes
- Fly into Smithers (YYD) or Terrace (YXT) for BC steelhead rivers. Fly into Deer Lake (YDF) or Gander (YQX) for Newfoundland Atlantic salmon. Canadian fishing licenses and steelhead retention tags (if applicable) are arranged.
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