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Current Alberta Fishing Regulations

Showing regulation year 2026.
Shark Lake
ES1 Lakes
Detail: NW-1-22-11-W5
Season: OPEN ALL YEAR
Bait: Bait except bait fish allowed
Species Limits:
  • NRPK (Northern Pike) — 3 fish
  • WALL (Walleye) — 3 fish
  • YLPR (Yellow Perch) — 15 fish
Trout Total: 2 trout
Smuts Lakes
ES1 Lakes
Detail: Upper and lower; 24-21-11-W5; Includes tributaries and outlet
Season: OPEN ALL YEAR
Bait: Bait ban
Species Limits:
  • NRPK (Northern Pike) — 3 fish
  • WALL (Walleye) — 3 fish
  • YLPR (Yellow Perch) — 15 fish
Trout Total: 1 trout over 40 cm
Southfork Lake
ES1 Lakes
Detail: 29-4-3-W5
Season: OPEN JULY 16 TO OCT. 31
Bait: Bait ban
Trout Total: 1 trout over 40 cm
Southfork Lake
ES1 Lakes
Detail: Tributaries and outlet
Season: CLOSED ALL YEAR
Sparrow's Egg Lake
ES1 Lakes
Detail: 6-20-8-W5; Includes tributaries and outlet
Season: OPEN JULY 1 TO OCT. 31
Bait: Bait ban
Species Limits:
  • NRPK (Northern Pike) — 3 fish
  • WALL (Walleye) — 3 fish
  • YLPR (Yellow Perch) — 15 fish
Trout Total: 1 trout over 50 cm
Spray Lakes Reservoir
ES1 Lakes
Season: OPEN ALL YEAR
Bait: Bait except bait fish allowed
Species Limits:
  • LKTR (Lake Trout) — 3 fish
  • MNWH (Mountain Whitefish) — 5 over 30 cm
Trout Total: 5 trout (includes 3 LKTR)
Spray Lakes Reservoir
ES1 Lakes
Detail: Tributaries
Season: OPEN JULY 1 TO AUG. 31
Bait: Bait ban
Species Limits:
  • CTTR (Cutthroat Trout) — over 35 cm
  • MNWH (Mountain Whitefish) — 5 over 30 cm
  • RNTR (Rainbow Trout) — over 35 cm
Trout Total: 2 trout
Spray Lakes Reservoir
ES1 Lakes
Detail: Tributaries
Season: OPEN SEPT. 1 TO OCT. 31
Bait: Bait ban
Species Limits:
  • MNWH (Mountain Whitefish) — 0 fish
Trout Total: 0 trout
Stenton Lake
ES1 Lakes
Detail: 35-25-10-W5; Includes tributaries and outlet
Season: OPEN ALL YEAR
Bait: Bait ban
Species Limits:
  • NRPK (Northern Pike) — 3 fish
  • WALL (Walleye) — 3 fish
  • YLPR (Yellow Perch) — 15 fish
Trout Total: 1 trout over 40 cm
Sunken Lakes
ES1 Lakes
Detail: Champion Lakes; Upper and lower; 26-21-5-W5
Season: OPEN ALL YEAR
Bait: Bait ban
Species Limits:
  • NRPK (Northern Pike) — 3 fish
  • WALL (Walleye) — 3 fish
  • YLPR (Yellow Perch) — 15 fish
Trout Total: 1 trout over 40 cm
Talus Lake
ES1 Lakes
Detail: 25-20-8-W5
Season: OPEN ALL YEAR
Bait: Bait except bait fish allowed
Species Limits:
  • NRPK (Northern Pike) — 3 fish
  • WALL (Walleye) — 3 fish
  • YLPR (Yellow Perch) — 15 fish
Trout Total: 2 trout
Three Isle Lake
ES1 Lakes
Detail: 23-19-10-W5
Season: OPEN ALL YEAR
Bait: Bait except bait fish allowed
Species Limits:
  • NRPK (Northern Pike) — 3 fish
  • WALL (Walleye) — 3 fish
  • YLPR (Yellow Perch) — 15 fish
Trout Total: 2 trout
Tombstone Lakes
ES1 Lakes
Detail: Upper and lower; 13-20-8-W5
Season: OPEN ALL YEAR
Bait: Bait except bait fish allowed
Trout Total: 2 trout
Upper Kananaskis Lake
ES1 Lakes
Detail: The portion of the lake within 100m of Rawson Creek inlet
Season: OPEN JULY 16 TO MAY 31
Bait: Bait ban
Species Limits:
  • CTTR (Cutthroat Trout) — over 50 cm
  • NRPK (Northern Pike) — 3 fish
  • RNTR (Rainbow Trout) — over 50 cm
  • WALL (Walleye) — 3 fish
  • YLPR (Yellow Perch) — 15 fish
Trout Total: 1 trout
Upper Kananaskis Lake
ES1 Lakes
Detail: The remainder of the lake
Season: OPEN ALL YEAR
Bait: Bait ban
Species Limits:
  • CTTR (Cutthroat Trout) — over 50 cm
  • NRPK (Northern Pike) — 3 fish
  • RNTR (Rainbow Trout) — over 50 cm
  • WALL (Walleye) — 3 fish
  • YLPR (Yellow Perch) — 15 fish
Trout Total: 1 trout
Watridge Lake
ES1 Lakes
Detail: 11-22-11-W5; Includes tributaries and outlet
Season: OPEN JULY 1 TO OCT. 31
Bait: Bait ban
Species Limits:
  • NRPK (Northern Pike) — 3 fish
  • WALL (Walleye) — 3 fish
  • YLPR (Yellow Perch) — 15 fish
Trout Total: 0 trout
Wedge Pond
ES1 Lakes
Detail: 14-22-9-W5
Season: OPEN ALL YEAR
Bait: Bait ban
Trout Total: 1 trout over 50 cm; 0 ARGR
Window Mountain Lake
ES1 Lakes
Detail: 29-9-5-W5
Season: OPEN ALL YEAR
Bait: Bait except bait fish allowed
Trout Total: 2 trout
Beaver Creek
ES1 Rivers
Season: OPEN JUNE 16 TO AUG. 31
Bait: Bait ban
Species Limits:
  • MNWH (Mountain Whitefish) — 5 over 30 cm
Trout Total: 0 trout
Beaver Creek
ES1 Rivers
Season: OPEN SEPT. 1 TO OCT. 31
Bait: Bait ban
Species Limits:
  • MNWH (Mountain Whitefish) — 0 fish
Trout Total: 0 trout
Belly River
ES1 Rivers
Detail: Mainstem upstream of Sec. Rd. 800 and tributaries
Season: OPEN JUNE 16 TO AUG. 31
Bait: Bait ban
Species Limits:
  • MNWH (Mountain Whitefish) — 0 fish
Trout Total: 0 trout
Belly River
ES1 Rivers
Season: CLOSED SEPT. 1 TO JUNE 15
Belly River
ES1 Rivers
Detail: Mainstem and tributaries; downstream of Sec. Rd. 800
Season: OPEN JUNE 16 TO AUG. 31
Bait: Bait ban
Species Limits:
  • CTTR (Cutthroat Trout) — over 35 cm
  • MNWH (Mountain Whitefish) — 5 over 30 cm
  • RNTR (Rainbow Trout) — over 35 cm
Trout Total: 2 trout
Belly River
ES1 Rivers
Season: OPEN SEPT. 1 TO OCT. 31
Bait: Bait ban
Species Limits:
  • MNWH (Mountain Whitefish) — 5 over 30 cm
Trout Total: 0 trout
Boulton Creek
ES1 Rivers
Detail: Includes tributaries
Season: OPEN JULY 16 TO OCT. 31
Bait: Bait ban
Species Limits:
  • MNWH (Mountain Whitefish) — 0 fish
Trout Total: 0 trout
Bow River
ES1 Rivers
Detail: Banff National Park downstream to Bassano Dam including Reservoir
Season: OPEN ALL YEAR
Bait: Bait ban
Species Limits:
  • BURB (Burbot) — 0 fish
  • MNWH (Mountain Whitefish) — 0 fish
  • NRPK (Northern Pike) — 0 fish
  • WALL (Walleye) — 0 fish
Trout Total: 0 trout
Canmore Creek
ES1 Rivers
Detail: Includes tributaries
Season: OPEN APR. 1 TO SEPT. 30
Bait: Bait ban
Species Limits:
  • BKTR (Brook Trout) — 2 fish
Trout Total: Other trout 0
Canyon Creek
ES1 Rivers
Detail: Includes tributaries
Season: OPEN JUNE 16 TO OCT. 31
Bait: Bait ban
Trout Total: 0 trout
Carbondale River
ES1 Rivers
Detail: Includes tributaries
Season: OPEN JUNE 16 TO AUG. 31
Bait: Bait ban
Species Limits:
  • MNWH (Mountain Whitefish) — 5 over 30 cm
Trout Total: 0 trout
Carbondale River
ES1 Rivers
Season: OPEN SEPT. 1 TO OCT. 31
Bait: Bait ban
Species Limits:
  • MNWH (Mountain Whitefish) — 0 fish
Trout Total: 0 trout
Castle River
ES1 Rivers
Detail: Mainstem from Hwy. 3 to West Castle River and includes tributaries except Mill, Beaver Mines, and Screwdriver creeks and Carbondale River
Season: OPEN JUNE 16 TO AUG. 31
Bait: Bait ban
Species Limits:
  • CTTR (Cutthroat Trout) — over 35 cm
  • MNWH (Mountain Whitefish) — 5 over 30 cm
  • RNTR (Rainbow Trout) — over 35 cm
Trout Total: 2 trout
Castle River
ES1 Rivers
Season: OPEN SEPT. 1 TO OCT. 31
Bait: Bait ban
Species Limits:
  • MNWH (Mountain Whitefish) — 0 fish
Trout Total: 0 trout
Crowsnest River
ES1 Rivers
Detail: Mainstem from outlet of Crowsnest Lake downstream to the Cowley Bridge
Season: OPEN ALL YEAR
Bait: Bait ban
Species Limits:
  • BURB (Burbot) — 0 fish
  • MNWH (Mountain Whitefish) — 0 fish
  • NRPK (Northern Pike) — 0 fish
  • WALL (Walleye) — 0 fish
Trout Total: 0 trout
Crowsnest River
ES1 Rivers
Detail: All tributaries of Crowsnest River except Gold Creek
Season: OPEN JUNE 16 TO AUG. 31
Bait: Bait ban
Species Limits:
  • BKTR (Brook Trout) — 1 or 2 fish
  • BNTR (Brown Trout) — 1 or 2 fish
  • CTTR (Cutthroat Trout) — 0 fish
  • MNWH (Mountain Whitefish) — 5 over 30 cm
  • RNTR (Rainbow Trout) — 0 fish
Trout Total: 2 trout
Crowsnest River
ES1 Rivers
Detail: All tributaries of Crowsnest River except Gold Creek
Season: OPEN SEPT. 1 TO OCT. 31
Bait: Bait ban
Species Limits:
  • BURB (Burbot) — 0 fish
  • MNWH (Mountain Whitefish) — 0 fish
  • NRPK (Northern Pike) — 0 fish
  • WALL (Walleye) — 0 fish
Trout Total: 0 trout
Elbow River
ES1 Rivers
Detail: Headwater downstream to Elbow Falls and tributaries except Quirk Creek
Season: OPEN JUNE 16 TO OCT. 31
Bait: Bait ban
Species Limits:
  • BKTR (Brook Trout) — 2 fish
  • MNWH (Mountain Whitefish) — 0 fish
Trout Total: Other trout 0
Elbow River
ES1 Rivers
Detail: Mainstem, Elbow Falls downstream to Canyon Creek
Season: CLOSED ALL YEAR
Elbow River
ES1 Rivers
Detail: Mainstem, Canyon Creek downstream to Hwy. 22
Season: OPEN JUNE 16 TO OCT. 31
Bait: Bait ban
Species Limits:
  • MNWH (Mountain Whitefish) — 0 fish
Trout Total: 0 trout
Elbow River
ES1 Rivers
Detail: Mainstem, Hwy. 22 downstream to Glenmore Reservoir and tributaries
Season: OPEN JUNE 16 TO OCT. 31
Bait: Bait ban
Species Limits:
  • CTTR (Cutthroat Trout) — over 35 cm
  • MNWH (Mountain Whitefish) — 5 over 30 cm
  • RNTR (Rainbow Trout) — over 35 cm
Trout Total: 2 trout
Elbow River
ES1 Rivers
Detail: Mainstem, from Glenmore Reservoir downstream to Bow River
Season: OPEN ALL YEAR
Bait: Bait ban
Species Limits:
  • BURB (Burbot) — 0 fish
  • MNWH (Mountain Whitefish) — 0 fish
  • NRPK (Northern Pike) — 0 fish
  • WALL (Walleye) — 0 fish
Trout Total: 0 trout
Fish Creek
ES1 Rivers
Detail: Includes tributaries
Season: OPEN JUNE 16 TO AUG. 31
Species Limits:
  • MNWH (Mountain Whitefish) — 5 over 30 cm
Trout Total: 0 trout
Fish Creek
ES1 Rivers
Season: OPEN SEPT. 1 TO OCT. 31
Species Limits:
  • MNWH (Mountain Whitefish) — 0 fish
Trout Total: 0 trout
Ghost River
ES1 Rivers
Detail: Mainstem including tributaries except Waiparous Creek
Season: OPEN JUNE 16 TO AUG. 31
Bait: Bait ban
Species Limits:
  • MNWH (Mountain Whitefish) — 5 over 30 cm
Trout Total: 0 trout
Ghost River
ES1 Rivers
Season: OPEN SEPT. 1 TO OCT. 31
Bait: Bait ban
Species Limits:
  • MNWH (Mountain Whitefish) — 0 fish
Trout Total: 0 trout
Ghost River Wilderness Area
ES1 Rivers
Detail: All water within the Wilderness Area
Season: CLOSED ALL YEAR
Gold Creek
ES1 Rivers
Detail: Includes tributaries
Season: OPEN JUNE 16 TO OCT. 31
Bait: Bait ban
Species Limits:
  • BKTR (Brook Trout) — 2 fish
  • MNWH (Mountain Whitefish) — 0 fish
Trout Total: Other trout 0
Gorge Creek
ES1 Rivers
Detail: Includes tributaries
Season: OPEN JUNE 16 TO OCT. 31
Bait: Bait ban
Trout Total: 0 trout
Hidden Creek
ES1 Rivers
Detail: Tributary to Oldman River
Season: CLOSED SEPT. 1 TO JUNE 15
Hidden Creek
ES1 Rivers
Season: OPEN JUNE 16 TO AUG. 31
Bait: Bait ban
Species Limits:
  • MNWH (Mountain Whitefish) — 5 over 30 cm
Trout Total: 0 trout
Highwood River
ES1 Rivers
Detail: Headwater originating at Storm Ck and Mist Ck confluence downstream to Kananaskis Country boundary; Includes tributaries except Storm Creek
Season: OPEN JUNE 16 TO AUG. 31
Bait: Bait ban
Species Limits:
  • BKTR (Brook Trout) — 2 fish
  • MNWH (Mountain Whitefish) — 5 over 30 cm
Trout Total: Other trout 0
Official Alberta fishing regulations