To protect, enhance and where necessary, restore, the natural ecosystems, populations and wilderness qualities of the Lake Nipigon Basin while allowing for tourism, recreational, and industrial development that will not compromise the integrity and environmental values of the Basin ecosystem.

The Brook Trout  and Coaster information  gathered here at Brook Trout Heaven, focus on Northwestern Ontario fly fishing and sport fishing in  Lake Nipigon, Lake Superior and it's tributaries.

(all Brook Trout posted on this site were released)

"To protect, enhance and where
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Typical shore line of Lake Nipigon

Composite shot of the Nipigon River background with an overlay of one of its treasures.

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The Lake Nipigon Basin Signature Site

Land Use and Management Options

2001 research document, including maps (PDF)

"The Lake Nipigon Basin Signature Site

Ecological Land Use and Resource Management Strategy".  
426 page document ion the MNR site as a PDF file.)

The Lake Nipigon Basin (see map) was identified as one of nine Featured Areas (also known as Signature Sites) in the Ontario’s Living Legacy Land Use Strategy (July 1999), and is recognized as having a range of highly significant natural and cultural values that warrant special strategies. The Lake Nipigon Basin also has very significant tourism and recreation potential that merits enhanced planning and management.
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“Unless it is cherished, the glory of Nepigon may fade, and the story of its marvellous attractions may become a tradition of the past.”

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Lake Nipigon Basin Signature Site