Fishing near Truro, Nova Scotia
Truro sits at the heart of Colchester County, where the Salmon River and North River flow close to town and the Shubenacadie and Stewiacke rivers are within easy reach. The area is known for smallmouth bass, striped bass, and brook trout fishing across a mix of rivers, lakes, and tidal waters, with Cobequid Bay adding a saltwater dimension to the local scene.
Species & education
Learn what type of fish are in Truro, Nova Scotia and what's needed to catch them.
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Alewife
Alosa pseudoharengus
American Shad
Alosa sapidissima
Atlantic Herring
Clupea harengus
Atlantic Mackerel
Scomber scombrus
Atlantic Salmon
Salmo salar
Atlantic Tomcod
Microgadus tomcod
Blue Shark
Prionace glauca
Brook Trout
Salvelinus fontinalis
Rainbow Smelt
Osmerus mordax
Silver Hake
Merluccius bilinearis
Spiny Dogfish
Squalus acanthias
Striped Bass
Morone saxatilis
White Hake
Urophycis tenuis
Winter Flounder
Pseudopleuronectes americanus
American Eel
Anguilla rostrata
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