Fishing Regions
Every region AnglerPlan covers, in one directory. Browse by the water you want to fish or by country; each region card shows its top target species. Open a region's hub for the full picture — its species, the spot types that hold them, named public spots where we publish them, the rules that apply and a plan built for that water.
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Saltwater
Victoria, BC
British Columbia · Saltwater
Juan de Fuca Strait: halibut banks, winter springs and summer coho off the waterfront.
Top targets: Chinook Salmon · Coho Salmon · Lingcod
Campbell River, BC
British Columbia · Saltwater
The Salmon Capital — Discovery Passage tides move bait and chinook all summer.
Top targets: Chinook Salmon · Coho Salmon · Lingcod
Westport, WA
Washington · Saltwater
Ocean salmon, albacore, rockfish and surfperch off Grays Harbor and the Olympic coast.
Top targets: Rockfish (Sebastes spp.) · Smallmouth Bass · Steelhead
San Francisco, CA
California · Saltwater
Bay halibut, surfperch beaches, striped bass and offshore albacore.
Top targets: Rockfish (Sebastes spp.) · Largemouth Bass · California Halibut
Galveston, TX
Texas · Saltwater
Bays and jetties from Sabine to Corpus Christi: redfish, speckled trout, flounder and offshore snapper.
Top targets: Red Drum · Spotted Seatrout · Mahi Mahi
Emerald Coast, FL
Florida · Saltwater
The Emerald Coast: red snapper, king mackerel and pompano off Destin and Panama City.
Top targets: Red Drum · Spotted Seatrout · Mahi Mahi
Tampa, FL
Florida · Saltwater
Snook, seatrout and mahi — warm-water fishing in every month of the year.
Top targets: Largemouth Bass · Red Drum · Spotted Seatrout
Daytona Beach, FL
Florida · Saltwater
Space Coast and south: snook, tarpon, mahi and Biscayne Bay bonefish.
Top targets: Largemouth Bass · Red Drum · Spotted Seatrout
Florida Keys, FL
Florida · Saltwater
The flats capital: tarpon, bonefish and permit, with reef snapper offshore.
Top targets: Mahi Mahi · Snook · Cobia
Honolulu, HI
Hawaii · Saltwater
Blue water for mahi mahi and albacore (tombo ahi), plus stocked bass in island reservoirs.
Top targets: Mahi Mahi · Yellowfin Tuna · Blue Marlin
Freshwater
Fraser Valley, BC
British Columbia · Freshwater
Fraser River and valley lakes: trout, bass and seasonal salmon fisheries.
Top targets: Rainbow Trout · Largemouth Bass · Chum Salmon
Okanagan, BC
British Columbia · Freshwater
Big warm lakes: kokanee, rainbow trout, bass and walleye in the interior sun.
Top targets: Rainbow Trout · Largemouth Bass · Smallmouth Bass
Calgary, AB
Alberta · Freshwater
Bow River trout, mountain lakes and prairie reservoirs: rainbow trout, walleye, pike and cutthroat.
Top targets: Rainbow Trout · Walleye · Cutthroat Trout
Saskatoon, SK
Saskatchewan · Freshwater
Prairie reservoirs and northern shield lakes: walleye, pike, perch and lake trout.
Top targets: Walleye · Northern Pike
Winnipeg, MB
Manitoba · Freshwater
Lake Winnipeg walleye, shield-lake pike and the Red River's famous channel catfish.
Top targets: Northern Pike · Channel Catfish · Freshwater Drum
Sudbury, ON
Ontario · Freshwater
Thousands of Canadian Shield lakes: walleye, pike, lake trout and brook trout in classic backcountry.
Top targets: Largemouth Bass · Smallmouth Bass · Walleye
Toronto, ON
Great Lakes · Freshwater
The inland seas: walleye, bass, pike, muskie and lake trout across five huge lakes.
Top targets: Largemouth Bass · Smallmouth Bass · Walleye
Whitehorse, YT
Yukon · Freshwater
Yukon River salmon, lake trout, grayling and pike under the midnight sun.
Top targets: Arctic Grayling · Burbot
Yellowknife, NT
Northwest Territories & Nunavut · Freshwater
Great Slave Lake and the tundra territories: lake trout, arctic char, grayling, pike and whitefish under long northern days.
Top targets: Lake Trout · Arctic Grayling · Northern Pike
Fairbanks, AK
Alaska · Freshwater
Interior rivers and lakes: grayling, pike, burbot and Yukon River sheefish.
Top targets: Arctic Grayling · Northern Pike · Burbot
Spokane, WA
Washington & Idaho · Freshwater
Columbia Basin and Idaho panhandle lakes: walleye, kokanee, bass, pike and trout.
Top targets: Rainbow Trout · Largemouth Bass · Smallmouth Bass
Bozeman, MT
Montana · Freshwater
Blue-ribbon trout rivers, Fort Peck walleye and mountain lakes: rainbows, browns, cutthroat and grayling.
Top targets: Rainbow Trout · Kokanee · Cutthroat Trout
Denver, CO
Colorado · Freshwater
Gold-medal trout tailwaters, kokanee reservoirs and high alpine lakes.
Top targets: Rainbow Trout · Kokanee · Brown Trout
Salt Lake City, UT
Utah & Wyoming · Freshwater
Flaming Gorge, Green River trout, Wind River goldens and Bear Lake cutthroat.
Top targets: Rainbow Trout · Kokanee · Cutthroat Trout
Phoenix, AZ
Arizona · Freshwater
Desert reservoirs and White Mountain trout: largemouth bass, catfish, crappie and Apache trout.
Top targets: Largemouth Bass · Bluegill · Channel Catfish
Las Vegas, NV
Nevada & New Mexico · Freshwater
Lake Mead stripers and redear, Elephant Butte bass and Rio Grande catfish.
Top targets: Bluegill · Channel Catfish · Landlocked Striped Bass
Austin, TX
Texas · Freshwater
Big Texas reservoirs: largemouth bass, crappie, channel and flathead catfish, and bluegill.
Top targets: Largemouth Bass · Black Crappie · Bluegill
Bismarck, ND
North & South Dakota · Freshwater
Missouri River reservoirs — Oahe, Sakakawea, Devils Lake: walleye, pike, perch and white bass.
Top targets: Walleye · Northern Pike · Channel Catfish
Wichita, KS
Nebraska · Kansas · Oklahoma · Freshwater
Plains reservoirs: wipers, white bass, crappie and big river blue catfish.
Top targets: Channel Catfish · Blue Catfish · White Bass
Minneapolis, MN
Minnesota · Freshwater
The land of 10,000 lakes: walleye, muskie, pike, bass and panfish.
Top targets: Smallmouth Bass · Walleye · Brown Trout
Chicago, IL
Illinois · Indiana · Ohio · Freshwater
Lake Erie walleye, Ohio River catfish and sauger, and inland-lake bass across three states.
Top targets: Largemouth Bass · Smallmouth Bass · Brown Trout
Des Moines, IA
Iowa & Missouri · Freshwater
Mississippi and Missouri river catfish, Ozark smallmouth and spotted bass.
Top targets: Smallmouth Bass · Black Crappie · Bluegill
Pittsburgh, PA
Pennsylvania & West Virginia · Freshwater
Three-rivers catfish and sauger, mountain brook trout and stocked muskie.
Top targets: Smallmouth Bass · Brown Trout · Bluegill
Chattanooga, TN
Tennessee & Kentucky · Freshwater
TVA river lakes: famous smallmouth, big catfish and Dale Hollow bass.
Top targets: Largemouth Bass · Smallmouth Bass · Black Crappie
Jackson, MS
Arkansas · Alabama · Mississippi · Freshwater
White River trout, Mississippi crappie lakes, Coosa spotted bass and Delta catfish.
Top targets: Largemouth Bass · Black Crappie · Bluegill
Salt + fresh
Vancouver, BC
British Columbia · Salt + fresh
Howe Sound, Burrard Inlet and the Fraser — salmon, rockfish and lake trout within an hour.
Top targets: Coho Salmon · Lingcod · Rockfish (Sebastes spp.)
Prince Rupert, BC
British Columbia · Salt + fresh
Skeena steelhead, north-coast salmon and halibut out of Prince Rupert and Haida Gwaii.
Top targets: Chinook Salmon · Coho Salmon · Rockfish (Sebastes spp.)
Québec City, QC
Quebec · Salt + fresh
The St. Lawrence, Gaspé salmon rivers and Shield lakes: Atlantic salmon, brook trout, walleye and pike.
Top targets: Walleye · Atlantic Salmon · Brook Trout
Saint John, NB
New Brunswick · Salt + fresh
Miramichi salmon, Bay of Fundy tides, brook trout and striped bass.
Top targets: Atlantic Salmon · Brook Trout · Striped Bass
Halifax, NS
Nova Scotia · Salt + fresh
Atlantic salmon rivers, brook trout, striped bass and groundfish off the Atlantic shore.
Top targets: Atlantic Salmon · Brook Trout · Striped Bass
Charlottetown, PE
Prince Edward Island · Salt + fresh
Island brook trout ponds, striped bass beaches and Gulf groundfish.
Top targets: Brook Trout · Striped Bass
St. John's, NL
Newfoundland & Labrador · Salt + fresh
Salmon rivers, sea-run brook trout and Labrador's wild lakes of trout, pike and whitefish.
Top targets: Atlantic Salmon · Brook Trout · Arctic Char
Anchorage, AK
Alaska · Salt + fresh
Salmon rivers, halibut ports and wild trout — the biggest, wildest fishery on the coast.
Top targets: Chinook Salmon · Coho Salmon · Pacific Halibut
Juneau, AK
Alaska · Salt + fresh
The panhandle: salmon, halibut and steelhead among the islands and fjords of the Inside Passage.
Top targets: Chinook Salmon · Coho Salmon · Rockfish (Sebastes spp.)
Puget Sound, WA
Washington · Salt + fresh
Puget Sound salmon and Lake Washington bass — a two-water fishery in one city.
Top targets: Coho Salmon · Rockfish (Sebastes spp.) · Largemouth Bass
Portland, OR
Oregon · Salt + fresh
Columbia River salmon, steelhead and sturgeon, Willamette bass and a rockfish-and-surfperch coast.
Top targets: Chinook Salmon · Coho Salmon · Rockfish (Sebastes spp.)
San Diego, CA
California · Salt + fresh
Kelp beds and bays for California halibut and rockfish, offshore tuna and bass lakes inland.
Top targets: Rockfish (Sebastes spp.) · Largemouth Bass · California Halibut
Milwaukee, WI
Wisconsin · Salt + fresh
Northwoods lakes and Lake Michigan shores: muskie, walleye, smallmouth and lake trout.
Top targets: Largemouth Bass · Smallmouth Bass · Walleye
Portland, ME
Maine · Salt + fresh
Cold Gulf of Maine water: cod, haddock and mackerel, plus landlocked salmon and brook trout inland.
Top targets: Smallmouth Bass · Brook Trout · Striped Bass
Boston, MA
New England · Salt + fresh
Striped bass, bluefish and tautog along the rocky New England coast.
Top targets: Smallmouth Bass · Brook Trout · Striped Bass
New York, NY
New York · Salt + fresh
Long Island stripers and fluke, Hudson River shad, and Finger Lakes trout and walleye inland.
Top targets: Smallmouth Bass · Brown Trout · Striped Bass
Jersey Shore, NJ
New Jersey & Delaware · Salt + fresh
Jersey shore stripers, Delaware Bay drum and weakfish, and bass in the reservoirs and Pinelands.
Top targets: Smallmouth Bass · Striped Bass · Summer Flounder
Chesapeake Bay, VA
Maryland & Virginia · Salt + fresh
Chesapeake Bay: striped bass, cobia, red drum and tidal-river blue catfish.
Top targets: Largemouth Bass · Smallmouth Bass · Striped Bass
Charleston, SC
North & South Carolina · Salt + fresh
Marsh creeks for red drum and seatrout, Santee stripers and mountain trout.
Top targets: Largemouth Bass · Red Drum · Spotted Seatrout
Atlanta, GA
Georgia · Salt + fresh
Lanier stripers, Altamaha catfish, Golden Isles tripletail and a redfish coast.
Top targets: Largemouth Bass · Red Drum · Spotted Seatrout
Venice, LA
Louisiana & Gulf Shore · Salt + fresh
The marsh: redfish and speckled trout in the delta, snapper and tuna out of Venice.
Top targets: Red Drum · Spotted Seatrout · Mahi Mahi
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Canada
Vancouver, BC
British Columbia · Salt + fresh
Howe Sound, Burrard Inlet and the Fraser — salmon, rockfish and lake trout within an hour.
Top targets: Coho Salmon · Lingcod · Rockfish (Sebastes spp.)
Victoria, BC
British Columbia · Saltwater
Juan de Fuca Strait: halibut banks, winter springs and summer coho off the waterfront.
Top targets: Chinook Salmon · Coho Salmon · Lingcod
Campbell River, BC
British Columbia · Saltwater
The Salmon Capital — Discovery Passage tides move bait and chinook all summer.
Top targets: Chinook Salmon · Coho Salmon · Lingcod
Prince Rupert, BC
British Columbia · Salt + fresh
Skeena steelhead, north-coast salmon and halibut out of Prince Rupert and Haida Gwaii.
Top targets: Chinook Salmon · Coho Salmon · Rockfish (Sebastes spp.)
Fraser Valley, BC
British Columbia · Freshwater
Fraser River and valley lakes: trout, bass and seasonal salmon fisheries.
Top targets: Rainbow Trout · Largemouth Bass · Chum Salmon
Okanagan, BC
British Columbia · Freshwater
Big warm lakes: kokanee, rainbow trout, bass and walleye in the interior sun.
Top targets: Rainbow Trout · Largemouth Bass · Smallmouth Bass
Calgary, AB
Alberta · Freshwater
Bow River trout, mountain lakes and prairie reservoirs: rainbow trout, walleye, pike and cutthroat.
Top targets: Rainbow Trout · Walleye · Cutthroat Trout
Saskatoon, SK
Saskatchewan · Freshwater
Prairie reservoirs and northern shield lakes: walleye, pike, perch and lake trout.
Top targets: Walleye · Northern Pike
Winnipeg, MB
Manitoba · Freshwater
Lake Winnipeg walleye, shield-lake pike and the Red River's famous channel catfish.
Top targets: Northern Pike · Channel Catfish · Freshwater Drum
Sudbury, ON
Ontario · Freshwater
Thousands of Canadian Shield lakes: walleye, pike, lake trout and brook trout in classic backcountry.
Top targets: Largemouth Bass · Smallmouth Bass · Walleye
Toronto, ON
Great Lakes · Freshwater
The inland seas: walleye, bass, pike, muskie and lake trout across five huge lakes.
Top targets: Largemouth Bass · Smallmouth Bass · Walleye
Québec City, QC
Quebec · Salt + fresh
The St. Lawrence, Gaspé salmon rivers and Shield lakes: Atlantic salmon, brook trout, walleye and pike.
Top targets: Walleye · Atlantic Salmon · Brook Trout
Saint John, NB
New Brunswick · Salt + fresh
Miramichi salmon, Bay of Fundy tides, brook trout and striped bass.
Top targets: Atlantic Salmon · Brook Trout · Striped Bass
Halifax, NS
Nova Scotia · Salt + fresh
Atlantic salmon rivers, brook trout, striped bass and groundfish off the Atlantic shore.
Top targets: Atlantic Salmon · Brook Trout · Striped Bass
Charlottetown, PE
Prince Edward Island · Salt + fresh
Island brook trout ponds, striped bass beaches and Gulf groundfish.
Top targets: Brook Trout · Striped Bass
St. John's, NL
Newfoundland & Labrador · Salt + fresh
Salmon rivers, sea-run brook trout and Labrador's wild lakes of trout, pike and whitefish.
Top targets: Atlantic Salmon · Brook Trout · Arctic Char
Whitehorse, YT
Yukon · Freshwater
Yukon River salmon, lake trout, grayling and pike under the midnight sun.
Top targets: Arctic Grayling · Burbot
Yellowknife, NT
Northwest Territories & Nunavut · Freshwater
Great Slave Lake and the tundra territories: lake trout, arctic char, grayling, pike and whitefish under long northern days.
Top targets: Lake Trout · Arctic Grayling · Northern Pike
United States
Anchorage, AK
Alaska · Salt + fresh
Salmon rivers, halibut ports and wild trout — the biggest, wildest fishery on the coast.
Top targets: Chinook Salmon · Coho Salmon · Pacific Halibut
Juneau, AK
Alaska · Salt + fresh
The panhandle: salmon, halibut and steelhead among the islands and fjords of the Inside Passage.
Top targets: Chinook Salmon · Coho Salmon · Rockfish (Sebastes spp.)
Fairbanks, AK
Alaska · Freshwater
Interior rivers and lakes: grayling, pike, burbot and Yukon River sheefish.
Top targets: Arctic Grayling · Northern Pike · Burbot
Puget Sound, WA
Washington · Salt + fresh
Puget Sound salmon and Lake Washington bass — a two-water fishery in one city.
Top targets: Coho Salmon · Rockfish (Sebastes spp.) · Largemouth Bass
Westport, WA
Washington · Saltwater
Ocean salmon, albacore, rockfish and surfperch off Grays Harbor and the Olympic coast.
Top targets: Rockfish (Sebastes spp.) · Smallmouth Bass · Steelhead
Portland, OR
Oregon · Salt + fresh
Columbia River salmon, steelhead and sturgeon, Willamette bass and a rockfish-and-surfperch coast.
Top targets: Chinook Salmon · Coho Salmon · Rockfish (Sebastes spp.)
Spokane, WA
Washington & Idaho · Freshwater
Columbia Basin and Idaho panhandle lakes: walleye, kokanee, bass, pike and trout.
Top targets: Rainbow Trout · Largemouth Bass · Smallmouth Bass
San Francisco, CA
California · Saltwater
Bay halibut, surfperch beaches, striped bass and offshore albacore.
Top targets: Rockfish (Sebastes spp.) · Largemouth Bass · California Halibut
San Diego, CA
California · Salt + fresh
Kelp beds and bays for California halibut and rockfish, offshore tuna and bass lakes inland.
Top targets: Rockfish (Sebastes spp.) · Largemouth Bass · California Halibut
Bozeman, MT
Montana · Freshwater
Blue-ribbon trout rivers, Fort Peck walleye and mountain lakes: rainbows, browns, cutthroat and grayling.
Top targets: Rainbow Trout · Kokanee · Cutthroat Trout
Denver, CO
Colorado · Freshwater
Gold-medal trout tailwaters, kokanee reservoirs and high alpine lakes.
Top targets: Rainbow Trout · Kokanee · Brown Trout
Salt Lake City, UT
Utah & Wyoming · Freshwater
Flaming Gorge, Green River trout, Wind River goldens and Bear Lake cutthroat.
Top targets: Rainbow Trout · Kokanee · Cutthroat Trout
Phoenix, AZ
Arizona · Freshwater
Desert reservoirs and White Mountain trout: largemouth bass, catfish, crappie and Apache trout.
Top targets: Largemouth Bass · Bluegill · Channel Catfish
Las Vegas, NV
Nevada & New Mexico · Freshwater
Lake Mead stripers and redear, Elephant Butte bass and Rio Grande catfish.
Top targets: Bluegill · Channel Catfish · Landlocked Striped Bass
Austin, TX
Texas · Freshwater
Big Texas reservoirs: largemouth bass, crappie, channel and flathead catfish, and bluegill.
Top targets: Largemouth Bass · Black Crappie · Bluegill
Galveston, TX
Texas · Saltwater
Bays and jetties from Sabine to Corpus Christi: redfish, speckled trout, flounder and offshore snapper.
Top targets: Red Drum · Spotted Seatrout · Mahi Mahi
Bismarck, ND
North & South Dakota · Freshwater
Missouri River reservoirs — Oahe, Sakakawea, Devils Lake: walleye, pike, perch and white bass.
Top targets: Walleye · Northern Pike · Channel Catfish
Wichita, KS
Nebraska · Kansas · Oklahoma · Freshwater
Plains reservoirs: wipers, white bass, crappie and big river blue catfish.
Top targets: Channel Catfish · Blue Catfish · White Bass
Minneapolis, MN
Minnesota · Freshwater
The land of 10,000 lakes: walleye, muskie, pike, bass and panfish.
Top targets: Smallmouth Bass · Walleye · Brown Trout
Milwaukee, WI
Wisconsin · Salt + fresh
Northwoods lakes and Lake Michigan shores: muskie, walleye, smallmouth and lake trout.
Top targets: Largemouth Bass · Smallmouth Bass · Walleye
Chicago, IL
Illinois · Indiana · Ohio · Freshwater
Lake Erie walleye, Ohio River catfish and sauger, and inland-lake bass across three states.
Top targets: Largemouth Bass · Smallmouth Bass · Brown Trout
Des Moines, IA
Iowa & Missouri · Freshwater
Mississippi and Missouri river catfish, Ozark smallmouth and spotted bass.
Top targets: Smallmouth Bass · Black Crappie · Bluegill
Portland, ME
Maine · Salt + fresh
Cold Gulf of Maine water: cod, haddock and mackerel, plus landlocked salmon and brook trout inland.
Top targets: Smallmouth Bass · Brook Trout · Striped Bass
Boston, MA
New England · Salt + fresh
Striped bass, bluefish and tautog along the rocky New England coast.
Top targets: Smallmouth Bass · Brook Trout · Striped Bass
New York, NY
New York · Salt + fresh
Long Island stripers and fluke, Hudson River shad, and Finger Lakes trout and walleye inland.
Top targets: Smallmouth Bass · Brown Trout · Striped Bass
Jersey Shore, NJ
New Jersey & Delaware · Salt + fresh
Jersey shore stripers, Delaware Bay drum and weakfish, and bass in the reservoirs and Pinelands.
Top targets: Smallmouth Bass · Striped Bass · Summer Flounder
Chesapeake Bay, VA
Maryland & Virginia · Salt + fresh
Chesapeake Bay: striped bass, cobia, red drum and tidal-river blue catfish.
Top targets: Largemouth Bass · Smallmouth Bass · Striped Bass
Pittsburgh, PA
Pennsylvania & West Virginia · Freshwater
Three-rivers catfish and sauger, mountain brook trout and stocked muskie.
Top targets: Smallmouth Bass · Brown Trout · Bluegill
Charleston, SC
North & South Carolina · Salt + fresh
Marsh creeks for red drum and seatrout, Santee stripers and mountain trout.
Top targets: Largemouth Bass · Red Drum · Spotted Seatrout
Atlanta, GA
Georgia · Salt + fresh
Lanier stripers, Altamaha catfish, Golden Isles tripletail and a redfish coast.
Top targets: Largemouth Bass · Red Drum · Spotted Seatrout
Chattanooga, TN
Tennessee & Kentucky · Freshwater
TVA river lakes: famous smallmouth, big catfish and Dale Hollow bass.
Top targets: Largemouth Bass · Smallmouth Bass · Black Crappie
Jackson, MS
Arkansas · Alabama · Mississippi · Freshwater
White River trout, Mississippi crappie lakes, Coosa spotted bass and Delta catfish.
Top targets: Largemouth Bass · Black Crappie · Bluegill
Venice, LA
Louisiana & Gulf Shore · Salt + fresh
The marsh: redfish and speckled trout in the delta, snapper and tuna out of Venice.
Top targets: Red Drum · Spotted Seatrout · Mahi Mahi
Emerald Coast, FL
Florida · Saltwater
The Emerald Coast: red snapper, king mackerel and pompano off Destin and Panama City.
Top targets: Red Drum · Spotted Seatrout · Mahi Mahi
Tampa, FL
Florida · Saltwater
Snook, seatrout and mahi — warm-water fishing in every month of the year.
Top targets: Largemouth Bass · Red Drum · Spotted Seatrout
Daytona Beach, FL
Florida · Saltwater
Space Coast and south: snook, tarpon, mahi and Biscayne Bay bonefish.
Top targets: Largemouth Bass · Red Drum · Spotted Seatrout
Florida Keys, FL
Florida · Saltwater
The flats capital: tarpon, bonefish and permit, with reef snapper offshore.
Top targets: Mahi Mahi · Snook · Cobia
Honolulu, HI
Hawaii · Saltwater
Blue water for mahi mahi and albacore (tombo ahi), plus stocked bass in island reservoirs.
Top targets: Mahi Mahi · Yellowfin Tuna · Blue Marlin
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