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Current Alberta Fishing Regulations

Showing regulation year 2026.
Washout Creek
ES2 Rivers
Detail: 24-47-8-W5; Mainstem and tributaries
Season: OPEN ALL YEAR
Bait: Bait ban
Species Limits:
  • MNWH (Mountain Whitefish) — 5 over 30 cm
  • NRPK (Northern Pike) — 3 fish
Trout Total: 2 trout
White Goat Wilderness Area
ES2 Rivers
Detail: All water within the Wilderness Area
Season: CLOSED ALL YEAR
Wolf Creek
ES2 Rivers
Detail: 13-47-8-W5; Rose Creek; Mainstem and tributaries
Season: OPEN ALL YEAR
Bait: Bait ban
Species Limits:
  • MNWH (Mountain Whitefish) — 5 over 30 cm
  • NRPK (Northern Pike) — 3 fish
Trout Total: 2 trout
Bear Lake
ES3 Lakes
Season: OPEN MAY 15 TO MAR. 31
Bait: Bait allowed
Species Limits:
  • NRPK (Northern Pike) — 1 over 63 cm
  • WALL (Walleye) — 0 fish
  • YLPR (Yellow Perch) — 15 fish
Blue Lake
ES3 Lakes
Season: OPEN MAY 15 TO MAR. 31
Bait: Bait allowed
Species Limits:
  • LKWH (Lake Whitefish) — 10 fish
  • NRPK (Northern Pike) — 0 fish
  • YLPR (Yellow Perch) — 15 fish
Busby Lake
ES3 Lakes
Detail: 6-51-1-W6
Season: OPEN ALL YEAR
Bait: Bait ban
Trout Total: 0 trout
Cache Lake
ES3 Lakes
Season: OPEN MAY 15 TO MAR. 31
Bait: Bait allowed
Species Limits:
  • LKWH (Lake Whitefish) — 10 fish
  • NRPK (Northern Pike) — 0 fish
  • YLPR (Yellow Perch) — 15 fish
Chip Lake
ES3 Lakes
Season: OPEN MAY 15 TO MAR. 31
Bait: Bait allowed
Species Limits:
  • BURB (Burbot) — 2 fish
  • NRPK (Northern Pike) — 3 fish
Embarras Pit Lakes
ES3 Lakes
Detail: NW-25-47-21-W5
Season: CLOSED ALL YEAR
Fickle Lake
ES3 Lakes
Season: OPEN MAY 15 TO MAR. 31
Bait: Bait allowed
Species Limits:
  • LKWH (Lake Whitefish) — 10 fish
  • NRPK (Northern Pike) — 0 fish
  • WALL (Walleye) — 0 fish
  • YLPR (Yellow Perch) — 15 fish
Fickle Lake
ES3 Lakes
Detail: Tributaries and outlet
Season: OPEN JUNE 16 TO OCT. 31
Bait: Bait allowed
Species Limits:
  • LKWH (Lake Whitefish) — 10 fish
  • NRPK (Northern Pike) — 0 fish
  • WALL (Walleye) — 0 fish
  • YLPR (Yellow Perch) — 15 fish
Graveyard Lake
ES3 Lakes
Season: OPEN MAY 15 TO MAR. 31
Bait: Bait allowed
Species Limits:
  • LKWH (Lake Whitefish) — 10 fish
  • NRPK (Northern Pike) — 0 fish
Gregg Lake
ES3 Lakes
Season: OPEN MAY 15 TO MAR. 31
Bait: Bait allowed
Species Limits:
  • LKWH (Lake Whitefish) — 10 fish
  • NRPK (Northern Pike) — 0 fish
  • WALL (Walleye) — 1 fish
Horseshoe Lake
ES3 Lakes
Season: OPEN MAY 15 TO MAR. 31
Bait: Bait allowed
Species Limits:
  • NRPK (Northern Pike) — 3 fish
  • YLPR (Yellow Perch) — 15 fish
Jarvis Lake
ES3 Lakes
Season: OPEN MAY 15 TO MAR. 31
Bait: Bait allowed
Species Limits:
  • LKWH (Lake Whitefish) — 10 fish
  • NRPK (Northern Pike) — 0 fish
  • WALL (Walleye) — 1 fish
  • YLPR (Yellow Perch) — 15 fish
Lac Des Roches
ES3 Lakes
Detail: 13-47-24-W5
Season: CLOSED ALL YEAR
Lodgepole (Unnamed) Pond
ES3 Lakes
Detail: NE-01-48-10-W5
Season: OPEN ALL YEAR
Bait: Bait allowed
Species Limits:
  • NRPK (Northern Pike) — 3 fish
  • WALL (Walleye) — 3 fish
  • YLPR (Yellow Perch) — 15 fish
Trout Total: 2 trout
Long Lake
ES3 Lakes
Season: OPEN MAY 15 TO MAR. 31
Bait: Bait allowed
Species Limits:
  • NRPK (Northern Pike) — 3 over 63 cm
  • WALL (Walleye) — 1 fish
  • YLPR (Yellow Perch) — 10, only 5 fish 25 cm or greater
Lovett Lake
ES3 Lakes
Detail: 10-47-19-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
Millers Lake
ES3 Lakes
Detail: 8-53-19-W5
Season: OPEN ALL YEAR
Bait: Bait allowed
Species Limits:
  • NRPK (Northern Pike) — 3 fish
  • WALL (Walleye) — 3 fish
  • YLPR (Yellow Perch) — 15 fish
Trout Total: 2 RNTR, TGTR 1 over 40 cm, BNTR 1 over 40 cm
Minnow Lake
ES3 Lakes
Season: OPEN MAY 15 TO MAR. 31
Bait: Bait allowed
Species Limits:
  • NRPK (Northern Pike) — 0 fish
  • WALL (Walleye) — 1 over 50 cm
  • YLPR (Yellow Perch) — 15 fish
Minnow Lake
ES3 Lakes
Detail: Tributaries and outlet
Season: OPEN JUNE 1 TO OCT. 31
Bait: Bait allowed
Species Limits:
  • NRPK (Northern Pike) — 0 fish
  • WALL (Walleye) — 1 over 50 cm
  • YLPR (Yellow Perch) — 15 fish
Mystery Lake
ES3 Lakes
Detail: 24-48-26-W5
Season: OPEN ALL YEAR
Bait: Bait ban
Trout Total: 0 trout
Pit 24 Lake
ES3 Lakes
Detail: 15,16, NE4-47-19-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
Pit 35 Lake
ES3 Lakes
Detail: 24-46-19-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
Pit 44 Lake
ES3 Lakes
Detail: SW 35-46-19-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
Pit 45 Lake
ES3 Lakes
Detail: 24-46-19-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
Rock Lake
ES3 Lakes
Detail: 52-2-W6
Season: OPEN MAY 15 TO SEPT. 15
Bait: Bait ban
Species Limits:
  • LKTR (Lake Trout) — 3 over 50 cm
  • NRPK (Northern Pike) — 0 fish
  • RNTR (Rainbow Trout) — 0 fish
Shiningbank Lake
ES3 Lakes
Season: OPEN MAY 15 TO MAR. 31
Bait: Bait allowed
Species Limits:
  • LKWH (Lake Whitefish) — 0 fish
  • NRPK (Northern Pike) — 0 fish
  • WALL (Walleye) — 0 or SHL tags
  • YLPR (Yellow Perch) — 5 fish
Shiningbank Lake
ES3 Lakes
Detail: Tributaries
Season: OPEN JUNE 16 TO OCT. 31
Bait: Bait allowed
Species Limits:
  • NRPK (Northern Pike) — 0 fish
  • RNTR (Rainbow Trout) — 0 fish
  • WALL (Walleye) — 0 or SHL tags
  • YLPR (Yellow Perch) — 5 fish
Silkstone Lake
ES3 Lakes
Detail: 9-47-19-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
Sphinx (Unnamed) Lake
ES3 Lakes
Detail: NE-6-48-24-W5
Season: CLOSED ALL YEAR
Sundance Lake
ES3 Lakes
Season: OPEN ALL YEAR
Bait: Bait allowed
Species Limits:
  • NRPK (Northern Pike) — 3 over 63 cm
Wolf Lake
ES3 Lakes
Detail: SE-12-49-15-W5
Season: OPEN MAY 15 TO MAR. 31
Bait: Bait allowed
Species Limits:
  • NRPK (Northern Pike) — 1 over 63 cm
  • WALL (Walleye) — 1 fish
  • YLPR (Yellow Perch) — 15 fish
Wolf Lake
ES3 Lakes
Detail: Tributaries to lake and outlet
Season: OPEN JUNE 16 TO OCT. 31
Bait: Bait allowed
Species Limits:
  • NRPK (Northern Pike) — 1 over 63 cm
  • WALL (Walleye) — 0 fish
  • YLPR (Yellow Perch) — 15 fish
Athabasca River
ES3 Rivers
Detail: Upstream of Sec. Rd. 658 (near Whitecourt) to Jasper National Park Boundary mainstem river only (including Brule Lake)
Season: OPEN APR. 1 TO AUG. 31
Bait: Bait ban
Species Limits:
  • BKTR (Brook Trout) — 2 fish
  • BURB (Burbot) — 0 fish
  • GOLD (Goldeye) — 0 fish
  • MNWH (Mountain Whitefish) — 5 over 30 cm
  • NRPK (Northern Pike) — 0 fish
  • RNTR (Rainbow Trout) — 0 fish
  • WALL (Walleye) — 0 fish
Athabasca River
ES3 Rivers
Detail: Upstream of Sec. Rd. 658 (near Whitecourt) to Jasper National Park Boundary mainstem river only (including Brule Lake)
Season: OPEN SEPT. 1 TO OCT. 31
Bait: Bait ban
Species Limits:
  • BKTR (Brook Trout) — 0 fish
  • BURB (Burbot) — 0 fish
  • GOLD (Goldeye) — 0 fish
  • MNWH (Mountain Whitefish) — 5 over 30 cm
  • NRPK (Northern Pike) — 0 fish
  • RNTR (Rainbow Trout) — 0 fish
  • WALL (Walleye) — 0 fish
Berland River
ES3 Rivers
Detail: Mainstem only - downstream of Hwy 40
Season: OPEN APR. 1 TO OCT. 31
Bait: Bait ban
Species Limits:
  • MNWH (Mountain Whitefish) — 5 over 30 cm
  • NRPK (Northern Pike) — 3 over 63 cm
  • RNTR (Rainbow Trout) — 0 fish
  • WALL (Walleye) — 3 over 50 cm
Bigoray River
ES3 Rivers
Detail: Mainstem including tributaries
Season: OPEN JUNE 16 TO OCT. 31
Bait: Bait ban
Species Limits:
  • BKTR (Brook Trout) — 0 fish
  • MNWH (Mountain Whitefish) — 0 fish
Deerlick Creek
ES3 Rivers
Detail: Mainstem including tributaries
Season: CLOSED ALL YEAR
Dismal Creek
ES3 Rivers
Detail: Mainstem including tributaries; See Pembina River
Season: CLOSED ALL YEAR
Embarras River
ES3 Rivers
Detail: Mainstem including tributaries except Erith River
Season: OPEN JUNE 16 TO OCT. 31
Bait: Bait ban
Species Limits:
  • BKTR (Brook Trout) — 0 fish
  • MNWH (Mountain Whitefish) — 0 fish
  • RNTR (Rainbow Trout) — 0 fish
Eunice Creek
ES3 Rivers
Detail: 23-48-23-W5, includes tributaries
Season: CLOSED ALL YEAR
Gregg River
ES3 Rivers
Detail: Mainstem including tributaries
Season: OPEN JUNE 16 TO OCT. 31
Bait: Bait ban
Species Limits:
  • BKTR (Brook Trout) — 0 fish
  • MNWH (Mountain Whitefish) — 0 fish
  • RNTR (Rainbow Trout) — 0 fish
Lobstick River
ES3 Rivers
Detail: Portion upstream of Chip Lake including tributaries to Chip Lake
Season: OPEN JUNE 16 TO OCT. 31
Bait: Bait ban
Species Limits:
  • BURB (Burbot) — 2 fish
  • NRPK (Northern Pike) — 3 fish
Lobstick River
ES3 Rivers
Detail: Portion downstream from Chip Lake to the Pembina River
Season: OPEN JUNE 16 TO OCT. 31
Bait: Bait ban
Species Limits:
  • BURB (Burbot) — 10 fish
  • GOLD (Goldeye) — 10 fish
  • MNWH (Mountain Whitefish) — 5 over 30 cm
  • NRPK (Northern Pike) — 3 over 63 cm
  • WALL (Walleye) — 3 over 50 cm
Luscar Creek
ES3 Rivers
Detail: Mainstem including tributaries
Season: CLOSED ALL YEAR
Mackenzie Creek
ES3 Rivers
Detail: Mainstem including tributaries
Season: CLOSED ALL YEAR
Mcleod River
ES3 Rivers
Detail: Mainstem only; Headwater downstream to Hwy 47
Season: OPEN APR. 1 TO AUG. 31
Bait: Bait ban
Species Limits:
  • BKTR (Brook Trout) — 2 fish
  • BURB (Burbot) — 10 fish
  • MNWH (Mountain Whitefish) — 5 over 30 cm
  • NRPK (Northern Pike) — 3 over 63 cm
  • RNTR (Rainbow Trout) — 0 fish
  • WALL (Walleye) — 3 over 50 cm
Mcleod River
ES3 Rivers
Detail: Mainstem only; Headwater downstream to Hwy 47
Season: OPEN SEPT. 1 TO OCT. 31
Bait: Bait ban
Species Limits:
  • BKTR (Brook Trout) — 0 fish
  • BURB (Burbot) — 10 fish
  • MNWH (Mountain Whitefish) — 5 over 30 cm
  • NRPK (Northern Pike) — 3 over 63 cm
  • RNTR (Rainbow Trout) — 0 fish
  • WALL (Walleye) — 3 over 50 cm
Official Alberta fishing regulations