Assiniboine River Fishing

No better way to finish a long days work then to head out with your pals and go fishing.

Thankfully the city of Brandon offers many great spots to catch any kind of fish that you want. Fishing from the banks of the Assiniboine river has brought in over 3000 master anglers since 1991. The river has also been stocked with sturgeon, although if caught you can not take it with you.

The river is well known for containing bullheads, who are readily available to catch. It has it’s fair share of channel cat, the longest being 43″. The Assiniboine also runs it’s way through a lot of cities and towns, meaning it’s very accessible to anyone looking to fish. Even in Brandon there are plenty of locations, each with their pluses and minuses.

I got four spots in and around town for you. The most Southern spot is great for catching sturgeon. The other two allow you to catch pretty much anything.

In my opinion, the best fishing spot in Brandon is the location by Riverbank Park, for a couple reasons.

1.) It’s quiet. By being out of town even by a few minutes, there are much less people fishing there then any place in the city.

2.) It’s scenic. Nestled in the Assiniboine River Valley it’s secluded and when the sun is going down, the small forest by the riverbank lights up beautifully making for a spectacular place to view the sunset.

3.) It’s secluded. There are no buildings near by, no power plants in view, you can barely hear the traffic on Veterans Way when your by the river and it is just a better spot then the others.

The most common fish species of the Assiniboine are:

• Waleye (Pickeral)
• Sauger
• Northern Pike
• Sturgeon
• Bullhead
• Channel Catfish
• Goldeneye
• Mooneye
• Freshwater Drum
• Yellow Perch
• Whitesucker
• Rock Bass
• Carp
• White Bass
• Burbot