Fishing near Fredericton, New Brunswick

Fredericton sits along the Wolastoq (Saint John River) in York County, at the confluence with the Nashwaak River — two of the most productive sport-fishing waters in eastern Canada. The Saint John is the centrepiece, widely regarded by experienced anglers as the best multi-species river on the continent and the only river in North America where you can target the so-called Triple Crown: muskellunge, striped bass, and shortnose sturgeon. Beyond the main river, a network of tributary streams and nearby lakes rounds out a year-round freshwater fishery within minutes of the city.