Fishing the Credit River - Meadowvale Conservation

Planning on a weekend fishing trip with the kids? Usually that means packing the family vehicle with all your gear, driving somewhere north and hearing the kids asking you a dozen times “are we there yet”.
Living close to where you work definitely has its advantages, but have you ever giving the thought of living nearby to where you play as well?
Setting roots in Levi Creek or Olde Meadowvale Village offers just that and plenty more.

Olde Meadowvale Village and Levi Creek are separated by the Meadowvale Conservation Park. The Meadowvale Conservation area has a very large portion of the Credit River winding its way through and offering some of the best scenery and fishing waters Southern Ontario has to offer. The Credit River extends northwest from Lake Ontario starting in Port Credit and winding its way through the City of Mississauga north to Orangeville.

Within the Credit River brook, brown, and rainbow trout can be found. The fish in this river are feisty and beautiful. There is no, and has not been any stocking of browns and rainbows for many years, so the fish are wild; in the best sense of the word.

During the fall months Chinook and Coho Salmon make their annual trek up river to spawn. The ‘run’ has provided intense and rewarding fishing that local salmon anglers have grown a custom to. There are all types of waters to fish, from the cascading white-water of the cataract, to the slow meandering meadow pools in the many branching Forks. The larger Chinook salmon usually hit the Credit River in late summer early fall and can reach weights of above 30lbs.

The Coho’s follow up the Chinook’s migratory run in late fall and hang around for a month or so. They also to can reach some very impressive sizes.

For more info contact Marcello Marchese a fishing vet within the Olde Meadowvale Village/Levi Creek portion of the Credit River.