The week is celebrated in the first full week of July every year and is meant to encourage Canadians to renew their love of the sport or try it for the first time.

A spokesperson for the Canadian National Sportfishing Foundation Mike Melnik explains the whole idea is to promote the fact that we have it so good in this country in that we have so many lakes, rivers, streams and oceans that surround us that we need to get out and enjoy that heritage activity because the more people who fish will result in more people who take care of the fishery as well and that’s very important for the future.

Melnik encourages fishers of all levels to check out the catchfishing dot com website for handy tips and guidelines for fishing.