A national park fishing permit is required when angling in national parks in Canada. Provincial fishing licenses are not valid. ATTENTION 1 - 2 cm Banff National Park (BNP) Jasper National Park (JNP) OPEN SEASONS - Athabasca River (JNP) Mount Revelstoke and Glacier WATER ENTHUSIASTS (Note: the Athabasca River has three fisheries management zones.) National Parks (MRGNP) New Zealand NIWA Reduced Possession Limits, see reverse Ban on Felt-Soled Wading Boots Zone 1: From Athabasca Falls upstream Preventing the spread of invasive Quagga Whirling Didymo Year Round Photos: BC Ministry of Environment, Ban on Felt-Soled Wading Boots OPEN SEASONS - Rivers and Streams Ban on Felt-Soled Wading Boots species requires everyone’s support. Mussels Disease Boat Launch Restrictions Zone 2: From 12 Mile Bridge (km 22, Hwy 16 East) upstream to Year Round Sunwapta River. OPEN SEASONS Athabasca Falls Fishing OPEN SEASONS April 1 to September 6 and October 30 to March 31 April 1 to September 6 and October 30 to March 31 July 1 to October 31 Year Round Fiddle River, Maligne River (below Maligne Canyon), Miette River, Rocky River, All lakes. CLEAN off all plants, animals and mud from your Preventing invasive mussels from entering From 12 Mile Bridge (km 22, Hwy 16 East) downstream to east Bow River - from Hector Lake to east park boundary, including associated Snake Indian River, Snaring River. Zone 3: watercraft and equipment each time you exit the water waterways is a Parks Canada priority. If they arrive, Regulations backwaters and oxbows. No ice fishing on the Bow River. park boundary, including all side channels, Pocahontas Ponds and CLOSED WATERS and before moving to another water body. July 31 to October 3 removal is next to impossible. other connected wetlands All rivers and streams. May 22 to September 6 Fly fishing only: Maligne River from a point 420 m downstream from the June 1 to September 6 and October 30 to March 31 Invasive Mussels Ghost Lakes (3), Lake Minnewanka reservoir, Two Jack Lake reservoir, Maligne Lake Outlet bridge to Medicine Lake including that part of Medicine FOR CURRENT INFORMATION DRAIN onto land, all water from bail buckets, Quagga and Zebra mussels are small, fan-shaped, and range from Vermilion Lakes (3) and adjacent inflow streams and beaver ponds. Lake within a 180 m radius of a point in the middle of the Maligne River where parkscanada.gc.ca/revelstoke-fishing ballasts, coolers, live-wells, pumps, motor and bilges. dark brown to white in colour. Just a few mussels can produce July 1 to August 31 it enters Medicine Lake. Kootenay National Park (KNP) parkscanada.gc.ca/glacier-fishing Remove drain plugs. millions of eggs. They are very efficient at filtering nutrients from the All tributaries of the Bow River, except the Cascade River (see below). July 1 to September 6 water, leaving no food for native species. Dense colonies of mussels All other rivers and streams except closed waters. Catch and Release Only, Ban on Felt-Soled Wading Boots July 1 to October 31 Waterton Lakes National Park (WLNP) can clog water pipes and make the shoreline unuseable because of Cascade River and tributaries above Lake Minnewanka reservoir (excluding OPEN SEASONS - Lakes OPEN SEASONS DRY the watercraft and all gear completely between their sharp shells and odour. closed waters). May 22 to September 6 May 20 to September 5 Ban on Felt-Soled Wading Boots trips. Feel for very small bumps that could be juvenile Current information: July 1 to August 15 Annette Lake, Beaver Lake, Dragon Lake, Long Lake, Lorraine Lake, Moab Cobb Lake, Olive Lake. mussels attached to your equipment. parkscanada.ca/banff-quagga Owen Creek. Lake, Mona Lake, No Name Lake (Hwy 93 south, km 48), Pyramid Lake, June 15 to October 31 OPEN SEASONS July 1 to October 31 Lakes Three, Four and Five in the Valley of the Five Lakes. Kootenay River, Vermilion River. May 22 to September 6 Whirling Disease Akamina Lake, Cameron Lake and Creek, Crandell Lake, Waterton Lakes All other waters except closed waters. May 22 to September 30 Whirling disease is caused by a parasite that causes skeletal July 1 to September 5 (Upper and Middle). Dispose of all fish and fish parts properly, in municipal SPECIAL RESTRICTIONS Maligne Lake, Talbot Lake, Edna Lake. Dog Lake, Kaufmann Lake. garbage - not in or near waterways. deformities of an infected fish’s body or head, usually in young fish, July 1 to October 31 and the tail may appear dark or black. The disease can be spread July 1 to October 31 Motor boats (gas or electric) are allowed on Lake Minnewanka July 1 to October 31 All other waters except closed waters. to other waterbodies through spores in mud. This disease is not Fly fishing only: Medicine Lake. reservoir only. All other waters. harmful to humans or other mammals but can have significant CLOSED WATERS Boating Restrictions CLOSED WATERS July 1 to October 31 FOR CURRENT INFORMATION effects on some fish populations. All other lakes except closed waters. • Sofa Creek, Dungarvan Creek, Maskinonge Lake and Inlet; parkscanada.gc.ca/kootenay-fishing Current Information: Bow River from Bow Lake outlet to Hector Lake inlet; Babel Creek; Johnson • Blakiston/Bauerman creeks and their tributaries; Motorized and trailer-launched watercraft are subject to a 90-day mandatory Lake reservoir and surrounding waters including outflow creek to confluence quarantine in Waterton Lakes National Park, and hand-launched watercraft parkscanada.gc.ca/banff-whirling CLOSED WATERS • North Fork Belly River and its tributaries. with Cascade River; Helen Creek; Little Herbert Lake; Marvel Lake; Mystic • Maligne Lake Outlet/Maligne River (the portion including the part of Maligne Yoho National Park (YNP) require a permit. parkscanada.gc.ca/waterton-lakeactivities Lake and outlet downstream to confluence with 40-mile Creek; Outlet Creek; Didymo Lake within a 100 m radius of a point in the middle of the Maligne River SPECIAL RESTRICTIONS Regulations apply for all watercraft launching in Banff National Park including Sawback Lake; Sawback Creek; Rainbow Lake; Elk Lake; Cuthead Creek; where it leaves Maligne Lake, to a point 420 m downstream from the Catch and Release Only, Ban on Felt-Soled Wading Boots • Mandatory 90-day quarantine for all motorized and trailer-launched motorboats, canoes, kayaks, paddleboards, and inflatables. Didymo is a freshwater algae that has the appearance of wet toilet Spray River above Spray Lakes reservoir; Castleguard River - the upper Maligne Lake Outlet bridge); watercraft. parkscanada.gc.ca/banff-boating paper and the feel of wet cotton wool. It attaches to rocks in streams portion of the river located in the Zone I – Special Preservation Area; Cave • Jacques Lake and Jacques Lake Outlet stream between Jacques Lake and OPEN SEASONS • Special permitting required for all hand-launched watercraft and and can form into large beige to brown mats that completely cover and Basin marsh system; Fish Lakes - the two Fish Lakes nearest campsite Launching without a required permit or inspection is subject to fines up the Rocky River; Year Round the stream bottom, blanketing important fish and plant habitat. equipment used in the water such as fishing and diving gear and personal to $25,000. Mo 18; Lake Agnes; Luellen Lake – outflow stream from fisheries’ boundary Kicking Horse River - downstream from the confluence of Kicking Horse River • Mile 9 (km 15) Lake, Hwy 16 (East); floatation devices. Felt-soled wading boots (banned in mountain national parks) and markers, downstream to the confluence of the outflow stream and Johnston and Yoho River to park boundary. Creek; Marvel Lake - downstream from line formed between fisheries • All streams emptying into Amethyst Lake; • Only use barbless hooks. CheckCheck hiding hiding spotsspots for for invasive invasive species species other water gear are a common way for didymo to spread. Clean and Mountain National Parks boundary markers to confluence of Marvel and Bryant creeks; all tributaries • That part of Amethyst Lake situated within a 180 m radius from a point in May 22 to September 6 drain your equipment well, and let dry for at least 48 hours before the middle of the outlet stream from the southeast end of Amethyst Lake; McArthur, Ottertail, Summit, Sink and Wapta Lakes. FOR CURRENT INFORMATION using it again. in Alberta and British Columbia and associated lakes in the Clearwater and Siffleur river systems, excluding parkscanada.gc.ca/waterton-fishing Isabella Lake. • That part of the Astoria River situated between Amethyst Lake and a point July 15 to October 31 April 1, 2021 - March 31, 2022 400 m downstream from Amethyst Lake; North bay of Lake O’Hara and Cataract Brook for 1.6 km downstream from FOR CURRENT INFORMATION • Osprey Lake; Lake O’Hara. parkscanada.gc.ca/banff-fishing • The outlet stream from Moab Lake to its junction with the Whirlpool River, Ballast Tank July 1 to October 31 including that part of Moab Lake situated within a 180 m radius of a point All other waters except closed waters. Photo: Kahli Hindmarsh in the middle of the outlet stream where it leaves Moab Lake; Report It! Waterfowl Lakes, Banff National Park Également offert en français. • The outlet stream from Beaver Lake to its junction with Maligne Lake Road CLOSED WATERS: Yoho Pond Dock Prop Report all sightings of invasive species: Anchor lines Hull Hitch Bait Trailer Live Motor FOR CURRENT INFORMATION FOR CURRENT INFORMATION bucket Rollers wells 403-762-1470 or 1-855-336-BOAT (2628) Bunks Axel Bilge parkscanada.gc.ca/jasperfishing parkscanada.gc.ca/yoho-fishing HOW TO IDENTIFY YOUR CATCH R61-23E-PDF Canada National Parks Act Fish Consumption Advisory HELP RELEASED FISH Catch and Possession Limits * Credit: Karl Geist General Fishing Regulations (Mercury) Mountain Parks 9 SURVIVE Possession limits for Banff, Yoho and Kootenay National Parks IT IS UNLAWFUL TO: Mercury is a toxin that can affect human health.