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GREAT
CANADIAN RIVERS
Recreation
Red Indian
Rapids and Badger Chute: Rafting and Canoeing
on the Exploits
For paddlers, the Exploits is an accommodating
river. Novice canoeists can spend a leisurely
day on its calmer stretches, navigating
among grassy islands and scanning the riverbanks
for waterfowl, beaver, moose and even the
occasional black bear. Rafters seeking a
quick fix of adrenaline can sign on with
an outfitter for a rollicking ride through
Badger Chute, followed by an easy going
glide to Grand Falls-Windsor. And true whitewater
adventurers? They can test their skills
on an overnight trip through a series of
challenging rapids, saving t he surfing
hole of Rose's Roost for a heart-stopping,
last-minute thrill. The scenery is spectacular,
campsites are plentiful, waterfowl and wildlife
are abundant, the river is teeming with
fish - and, reassuringly, the dangerous
days of Exploits log drives are a thing
of the past. Learn
more about the Exploits River Recreation
here!
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Wonder of Grand Falls Gorge
Vive la difference! If you
begin your Saint John River odyssey
in its placid, pastoral lower reaches,
near Saint John or the provincial
capital of Fredericton, the contrast
of its wilder upstream character will
seem even more pronounced. The river
that drops a full 23 metres through
a rugged, rocky gorge at Grand Falls,
southeast of Edmunston, is full of
speed and turbulence, especially in
spring, when swirling, swelling currents
grind riverstones deep into the limestone
riverbed below the falls. The resulting
"wells" in the floor of
the gorge - up to 5 metres across
9 metres deep - can be seen later
in the summer, as river flows ease.
Learn more about the Saint John
River Recreation here!
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Outdoors in
the Cowichan:
Choose Your Own Adventure
From tents to trails and whitewater to wildlife,
there are lots of reasons to get outside
in the Cowichan River Valley. Learn
more about the Cowichan River Recreation
here!
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Fishing
and Fiddling on the Margaree River
Some of the best Atlantic salmon fishing
in North America–that’s the
reputation that flavours the history,
economy and character of the Margaree
River Valley in the heart of Nova Scotia’s
Cape Breton Highlands. The Margaree-Lake
Ainselle river system, the largest in
Cape Breton, combines the wilder Northeast
Margaree, flowing swiftly through the
steep-sided Aspy Fault, and the more
sedate Southwest Margaree, flowing northerly
through a tidal estuary to the Gulf
of St. Lawrence. Learn
more about the Salmon Recreation
here!
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The World's Best Atlantic Salmon
Fishing
"Top trip of a lifetime."
"A river for all
seasons."
"The world's greatest
Atlantic salmon producer."
Anglers - and angling
authors - long ago ran
out of superlatives to
describe the thrill of
Atlantic salmon fishing
on the Miramichi. For
over a hundred years,
fishing connoisseurs from
around the world have
been singing the praises
of the river's legendary
runs, thick with silvery
grilse, and bulging with
trophy-sized salmon -
some reaching 25 -30 kilograms
in weight. Since the 19th
century, the river has
drawn the rich and the
famous, eager to find
refuge from hectic paces
and prying eyes in the
solitude and tranquility
of a MIramichi salmon
pool. With almost 1,300
kilometres of angling
water in its spidery system
of main rivers, tributaries
and creeks - all of them
claiming at least one
distinctive salmon run
-the Miramichi is the
gold standard when it
comes to angling for the
"King of Gamefish."
Learn more about the Miramichi
River Recreation here!
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