The La Salle River is a prairie waterway flowing through southern Manitoba, ultimately joining the Red River near Winnipeg. Accessible from the city's southwestern outskirts, it offers urban and near-urban anglers a surprisingly diverse fishery, particularly in its lower reach. The river is characterized by slow-moving, nutrient-rich prairie water with a series of low-head dams that define its fishable sections. The most productive fishing occurs in the lower portion of the river, from the Red River confluence upstream to the first dam at La Barriere Park — a stretch of roughly 8.8 kilometers that supports the greatest diversity and abundance of fish species. La Barriere Park itself, an 84-hectare park on the southwestern edge of Winnipeg, serves as the social hub of fishing activity on this river.