Great Video Places Spotlight on Legendary Fishing in Nipigon River

The Male brook trout (Salvelinus Fontinalis); illustrated by Sherman Foote Denton (1856-1937) from Game Birds and Fishes of North America (1913). (Photo: By Rawpixel – Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=64762470)

Learn what makes the Nipigon River the ideal fishing spot, plus some interesting history about the 1800s fishing tourism scene on the Nipigon River, in this enchanting little video with local fishermen and environmental experts.

Videos like this one remind us why it is so important to protect our natural habitats. The Nipigon River, original home of the world record brook trout, almost lost its brook trout population to overfishing and poor water management, but thanks to government backed efforts, today things are looking up for the Nipigon River brook trout.

The Nipigon River empties into Lake Superior through Nipigon Bay, one of the four areas of concern covered by the North Shore Remedial Action Plans (RAPs), of which Infosuperior is a part. The RAPs aims to solve pollution problems and restore wildlife habitat in each Area of Concern. Nipigon Bay is now approaching delisting as an Area of Concern but you can Cick Here for details on the extensive work done to reach this point.


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