Fishing near Fort McMurray, Alberta
Fort McMurray sits at the confluence of the Athabasca and Clearwater rivers in the boreal forest of northeastern Alberta, within the Wood Buffalo region. The area is known for trophy walleye, hard-fighting northern pike, and lake trout, with accessible river fishing right in the city and a mix of drive-to lakes and fly-in lodges extending across the surrounding boreal.
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Arctic Grayling
Thymallus arcticus
Brook Trout
Salvelinus fontinalis
Bull Trout
Salvelinus confluentus
Burbot
Lota lota
Flathead Chub
Goldeye
Lake Whitefish
Coregonus clupeaformis
Longnose Sucker
Catostomus catostomus
Mountain Whitefish
Prosopium williamsoni
Ninespine Stickleback
Northern Pike
Esox lucius
Pearl Dace
Pygmy Whitefish
Prosopium coulterii
Rainbow Trout
Oncorhynchus mykiss
River Shiner
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