New Brunswick Nova Scotia Prince Edward Islands North West Territories Yukon Nunavut
Fresh fish is one of the tastiest, healthiest foods available. That's why Yukon anglers eat almost 100,000 wild fish every year. Twenty-seven species of fish can be found in the Yukon's freshwater, eleven of them - rainbow trout, lake trout, Dolly Varden, bull trout, Arctic char, Arctic grayling, broad whitefish, lake whitefish, inconnu, northern pike and burbot - are popular sport fishing catches. Four salmon species - Chinook, Coho, Chum and Sockeye - return from the ocean to spawn in Yukon creeks and rivers. A fifth salmon species, Kokanee, is a small, landlocked sockeye. Many pot-hole lakes around Yukon communities are stocked with Kokanee, Chinook salmon, Rainbow trout and Arctic Char. There is a lot of joy that comes from the simple act of catching a fish. Practicing respect for the resource will ensure, "that joy" will continue to be known by our children and our grandchildren.
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