Fishing near Summerside, Prince Edward Island
Summerside sits on PEI's south shore along the Northumberland Strait, giving anglers quick access to warm tidal waters known for striped bass and summer mackerel. Summerside Harbour itself is a reliable shore and small-craft fishery, while nearby rivers like the Dunk and Wilmot hold brook trout, and Scales' Pond is a convenient freshwater option close to town.
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Atlantic Mackerel
Scomber scombrus
Atlantic Tomcod
Microgadus tomcod
Atlantic Wolffish
Anarhichas lupus
Brook Trout
Salvelinus fontinalis
Monkfish
Lophius americanus
Pacific Cod
Gadus macrocephalus
Rainbow Smelt
Osmerus mordax
Striped Bass
Morone saxatilis
White Hake
Urophycis tenuis
Winter Flounder
Pseudopleuronectes americanus
American Shad
Alosa sapidissima
Atlantic Herring
Clupea harengus
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