Fishing Regulations Patricia and Lake Trout 4/Month 3/Month If Released
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Open Seasons, Special Restrictions and Closed Waters (National park fishing permit required when angling in Canada’s national parks. Provincial fishing licenses are not valid.) Whirling ATTENTION Quagga Disease Didymo Banff National Park (BNP) Kootenay National Park (KNP) Mount Revelstoke and WATER ENTHUSIASTS Mussels Athabasca River Glacier National Parks (MRGNP) UPDATE: Reduced Possession Limits, see reverse UPDATE: Zero Possession Limits (Note: the Athabasca River has three fisheries management zones.) Preventing the spread of invasive species UPDATE: Ban on Felt-Soled Wading Boots UPDATE: Ban on Felt-Soled Wading Boots Zone 1: From Athabasca Falls upstream UPDATE: Ban on Felt-Soled Wading Boots requires everyone’s support. UPDATE: Minnewanka Boat Launch Restriction Year Round Fishing OPEN SEASONS The impacts of invasive species are devastating to the Zone 2: From 12 Mile Bridge (km 22, Hwy 16 East) upstream OPEN SEASONS 1 - 2 cm OPEN SEASONS May 19 to September 4 to Athabasca Falls June 30 to October 31 ecological, recreational and industrial values of watersheds. Anglers, boaters and April 1 to March 31 Cobb Lake, Olive Lake. April 1 to September 3 and November 1 to March 31 All lakes. Preventing the transport of aquatic invasive species recreational water users can help Bow River - from Hector Lake to east park boundary, including Regulations June 15 to October 31 between waterways is a Parks Canada priority. reduce the risk of spreading associated backwaters and oxbows. No ice fishing on the Zone 3: From 12 Mile Bridge (km 22, Hwy 16 East) CLOSED WATERS Kootenay River, Vermilion River. Bow River. downstream to east park boundary, including all side All rivers and streams. aquatic diseases and invasive species. Summary channels, Pocahontas Ponds and other connected wetlands CLEAN, DRAIN, DRY EVERYTHING May 19 to September 3 June 30 to September 4 Quagga Mussels Dog Lake, Kaufmann Lake. June 1 to September 3 and November 1 to March 31 THAT TOUCHED THE WATER Ghost Lakes (3), Lake Minnewanka reservoir, Two Jack Preventing invasive mussels from entering our waterways Lake reservoir, Vermilion Lakes (3) and adjacent inflow June 30 to October 31 Waterton Lakes National Park CLEAN off all plants, animals and mud is a priority. If they arrive, removal is next to impossible. streams and beaver ponds. All other waters. June 30 to September 3 (WLNP) from your watercraft and equipment Quagga mussels are small, fan-shaped, and light tan to All other rivers and streams except closed waters. each time you exit the water and before white in colour. Just a few mussels can produce millions June 30 to September 2 moving to another water body. All tributaries of the Bow River, except the Cascade River (see Yoho National Park (YNP) Lakes UPDATE: Ban on Felt-Soled Wading Boots. of eggs. below). May 19 to September 3 Motorized and Trailer-Launched Watercraft Prohibited. DRAIN onto land, all water from bail They are very efficient at filtering nutrients from the water, Annette Lake, Beaver Lake, Dragon Lake, Long Lake, leaving no food for native species. Dense colonies of June 30 to October 31 buckets, ballasts, coolers, UPDATE: Zero Possession Limits Lorraine Lake, Moab Lake, Mona Lake, No Name Lake Special permitting required for all hand-launched mussels can clog water pipes and make the shoreline Cascade River and tributaries above Lake Minnewanka live-wells, pumps, motor and bilges. UPDATE: Ban on Felt-Soled Wading Boots (Hwy 93 south, km 48), Pyramid Lake, Lakes Three, Four watercraft. unuseable because of their sharp shells and odour. reservoir (excluding closed waters). Remove drain plugs. and Five in the Valley of the Five Lakes. Clean, drain and dry everything that touched the water, July 1 to August 15 OPEN SEASONS OPEN SEASONS May 19 to September 3 DRY the watercraft and all gear feeling for tiny bumps that could be juvenile mussels Owen Creek. April 1 to March 31 May 19 to September 30 Akamina Lake, Cameron Lake and Creek, Crandell Lake, completely between trips. Feel for very looking for a ride. Kicking Horse River - downstream from the confluence of Maligne Lake, Talbot Lake, Edna Lake. July 7 to October 31 Waterton Lakes (Upper and Middle). small bumps that could be juvenile Kicking Horse River and Yoho River to park boundary. Whirling Disease Gloria Lake, Leman Lake, and Terrapin Lake. June 30 to October 31 mussels attached to your equipment. June 30 to October 31 The first occurrence of whirling disease in Canada was June 30 to October 31 May 19 to September 3 Fly fishing only: Medicine Lake. Dispose of all fish and fish parts properly, in municipal All other waters except closed waters. confirmed in August 2016 in Johnson Lake reservoir All other waters except closed waters. McArthur, Ottertail, Summit, Sink and Wapta Lakes. garbage - not in or near waterways. June 30 to October 31 (Banff National Park). This disease is not harmful to July 14 to October 31 SPECIAL RESTRICTIONS All other lakes except closed waters. SPECIAL RESTRICTIONS BOATING RESTRICTIONS humans or other mammals but can have significant North bay of Lake O’Hara and Cataract Brook for 1.6 km Motorized and trailer-launched watercraft prohibited. effects on some fish populations. Motor boats (gas or electric) are allowed on Lake Minnewanka downstream from Lake O’Hara. Motorized and trailer-launched watercraft are now prohibited reservoir only. CLOSED WATERS Special permitting required for all hand-launched in Waterton Lakes National Park, and hand-launched Whirling disease can cause skeletal deformities of an June 30 to October 31 • Maligne Lake Outlet/Maligne River (the portion including watercraft. Only use barbless hooks. watercraft require a permit. Motor boats launching in Banff infected fish’s body or head, and the tail may appear CLOSED WATERS All other waters. the part of Maligne Lake within a 100 m radius of a point in National Park require an Alberta inspection certificate if they dark or black. Bow River from Bow Lake outlet to Hector Lake inlet; FOR CURRENT INFORMATION: the middle of the Maligne River where it leaves Maligne have been in waters outside Alberta or British Columbia The disease can be spread to other waterbodies through Babel Creek; Johnson Lake reservoir and surrounding Boating restrictions: Jasper National Park (JNP) Lake, to a point 420 m downstream from the Maligne Lake in the last 30 days. Launching without a required permit is spores in mud. Therefore be sure to clean, drain and dry waters including outflow creek to confluence with parkscanada.gc.ca/waterton-lakeactivities Outlet bridge); subject to fines up to $25,000. everything before you leave the place where you Cascade River; Helen Creek; Little Herbert Lake; Marvel Angling restrictions: Lake; Mystic Lake and outlet downstream to confluence UPDATE: Ban on Felt-Soled Wading Boots • Jacques Lake and Jacques Lake Outlet stream between For more information go to: used them. Jacques Lake and the Rocky River; parkscanada.gc.ca/waterton-fishing with 40-mile Creek; Outlet Creek; Sawback Lake; parkscanada.gc.ca/waterton-lakeactivities Current Information: parkscanada.gc.ca/banff-whirling • Mile 9 (km 15) Lake, Hwy 16 (East); Sawback Creek; Rainbow Lake; Elk Lake; Cuthead OPEN SEASONS CLOSED WATERS parkscanada.gc.ca/banff-quagga • All streams emptying into Amethyst Lake; Didymo Creek; Spray River above Spray Lakes reservoir; • Sofa Creek, Dungarvan Creek, Maskinonge Lake and Inlet; Rivers and Streams • That part of Amethyst Lake situated within a 180 m radius Castleguard River - the upper portion of the river located in the • Blakiston/Bauerman creeks and their tributaries; Didymo is a freshwater algae that has the appearance from a point in the middle of the outlet stream from the Check hiding spots for invasive species Zone I - Special Preservation Area; Cave and Basin marsh April 1 to March 31 • North Fork Belly River and its tributaries. of wet toilet paper and the feel of wet cotton wool. It system; Fish Lakes - the two Fish Lakes nearest campsite Sunwapta River. southeast end of Amethyst Lake; attaches to rocks in streams and can form into large Mo 18; Lake Agnes; Luellen Lake - outflow stream from • That part of the Astoria River situated between Amethyst April 1 to September 3 and November 1 to March 31 beige to brown mats that completely cover the stream Mountain National fisheries’ boundary markers, downstream to the confluence Lake and a point 400 m downstream from Amethyst Lake; bottom, blanketing important fish and plant habitat. Fiddle River, Maligne River (below Maligne Canyon), Miette • Osprey Lake; Parks in Alberta and of the outflow stream and Johnston Creek; Marvel Lake - Felt-soled wading boots (banned in mountain national downstream from line formed between fisheries boundary River, Rocky River, Snake Indian River, Snaring River. • The outlet stream from Moab Lake to its junction with the British Columbia Whirlpool River, including that part of Moab Lake situated Ballast Tank parks) and other water gear are a common way for markers to confluence of Marvel and Bryant creeks; all August 1 to September 30 didymo to spread. Clean and drain your equipment well, tributaries and associated lakes in the Clearwater and Siffleur Fly fishing only: Maligne River from a point 420 m within a 180 m radius of a point in the middle of the outlet April 1, 2018 - March 31, 2019 stream where it leaves Moab Lake; and let dry for at least 48 hours before using it again. L. Holleman L. river systems, excluding Isabella Lake. downstream from the Maligne Lake Outlet bridge to • The outlet stream from Beaver Lake to its junction with the Dock Prop Medicine Lake including that part of Medicine Lake within Anchor lines Hull Report It! FOR CURRENT INFORMATION: a 180 m radius of a point in the middle of the Maligne River Maligne Lake Road.