Fishing near Kentville, Nova Scotia
Kentville sits in Kings County in the Annapolis Valley, with the Cornwallis River running directly through the centre of town before draining into the Minas Basin. The area is known for trout fishing on the Cornwallis and nearby Gaspereau River, with Gaspereau Lake — the largest lake in Kings County — about 10 km to the south. Smallmouth bass, striped bass, and brook trout are among the most commonly caught species in the broader area.
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American Eel
Anguilla rostrata
American Shad
Alosa sapidissima
Atlantic Herring
Clupea harengus
Atlantic Mackerel
Scomber scombrus
Atlantic Salmon
Salmo salar
Atlantic Tomcod
Microgadus tomcod
Brook Trout
Salvelinus fontinalis
Monkfish
Lophius americanus
Pollock
Pollachius virens
Rainbow Smelt
Osmerus mordax
Silver Hake
Merluccius bilinearis
Spiny Dogfish
Squalus acanthias
Striped Bass
Morone saxatilis
White Hake
Urophycis tenuis
Winter Flounder
Pseudopleuronectes americanus
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