This year the World Fishing Network went on a hunt to find the Ultimate Fishing Towns for Canada and the USA. After all the nominations were in and the votes tallied Chapleau, Ontario and Roscoe, New York were named Ultimate Fishing Towns 2011. Here is a list of the top five fishing towns for each country as voted by you.
Roscoe, New York is known for the fly fishing opportunities. Two trophy trout streams meet in Roscoe and it is only a short drive to five other blue ribbon streams drawing in fly fishermen from around the world.
Waddington, New York is on the shore of the St. Lawrence River and its location makes it a great spot for anglers from the big cities in the surrounding area (Syracuse, Albany, Burlington, Montreal and Ottawa) to get way from it all and enjoy the great fishery Waddington has to offer.
Baudette, Minnesota is one of the towns on Lake of the Woods. It is the kind of place where it is common to spend a day on the water, catch your limit and head back for a fish fry.
Gladstone, Michigan has an aggressive fish management program that supports some quality walleye and bass tournaments but this town is best known for their ice fishing tournaments and fish fries!
Winthrop Harbor, Illinois is an angler friendly town. Not only is the trout and salmon fishing amazing the local marina boasts 10 free launch ramps, a fish cleaning station and free parking.
In Chapleau, Ontario it is always fishing season! Situated in the heart of the Boreal Forest Chapleau is surrounded by lakes and rivers home to many species like northern pike, walleye, yellow perch, splake, smallmouth bass, white fish and three species of trout.
Port Colborne, Ontario is one of the top fishing destinations in Canada because of the variety of fishing available. You can spend a day with the kids fishing from shore, enjoy a relaxing day fly fishing or trolling along on the open water of Lake Erie.
Port Hardy, British Columbia is one of those magical places on Canada's coast where avid anglers gather for the salmon catch of a life time. Port Hardy is also known to draw celebrity anglers to the coast.
Hastings, Ontario is a fishing community with events all summer long. It is the perfect place to teach your kids the sport you love. With an abundance of species including big muskie, walleye, small and largemouth bass, catfish and various species of panfish.
Port Renfrew, British Columbia transforms from a sleepy small town to a fishing hotspot every spring. The salmon and halibut fishery is legendary for its ability to produce trophy catches every year.
Carl Morris Jr and Sean Martin of Ohio take home $2,500 after winning a King Kat tournament on the Monongahela River at Morgantown, West Virginia.
IGFA Saltwater Adventures, hosted by industry veteran Bill Boyce and produced by WFN: World Fishing Network and the International Game Fish Association (IGFA), will return to WFN for its second season on Wednesday, May 23rd at 8:30 p.m. ET.
National Guard pro Scott Martin, the reigning Forrest Wood Cup champion, led wire-to-wire in a tight FLW Tour event on the Potomac River, earning $125,000 for the victory.
The Department of Fish and Game (DFG) reminds sport anglers to be vigilant about properly identifying their salmon before keeping them.
The spring chinook fishery will reopen this weekend (May 19-20) for two days of fishing on a section of the Columbia River stretching 163 miles upstream from Bonneville Dam.
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