Alberta Fishing Regulations

134 regulations for Alberta, Canada. Page 2 of 2.

Walleye — Gregoire Lake (NB4)

Alberta, Canada

Zone default; many Alberta walleye waters require a special harvest (tag) licence or apply a slot size — check the site-specific tables. Source: Alberta Guide to Sportfishing Regulations, effective April 1, 2026 – March 31, 2027 (albertaregulations.ca), Alberta Environment and Protected Areas. The limits shown are the Fish Management Zone default regulations — many individual lakes and streams have site-specific limits, sizes, and seasons in the Watershed Unit tables. Always verify the current site-specific regulations before you fish.

Applies to: Walleye · Gregoire Lake

Season: Lakes north of Twp 104 open all year; elsewhere in NB4, lakes open May 15–Mar 31 and are closed Apr 1–May 14 · Daily limit: 3 per day · Size limit: over 50 cm total length · License required

Walleye — Gull Lake (PP2)

Alberta, Canada

Zone default; many Alberta walleye waters require a special harvest (tag) licence or apply a slot size — check the site-specific tables. Source: Alberta Guide to Sportfishing Regulations, effective April 1, 2026 – March 31, 2027 (albertaregulations.ca), Alberta Environment and Protected Areas. The limits shown are the Fish Management Zone default regulations — many individual lakes and streams have site-specific limits, sizes, and seasons in the Watershed Unit tables. Always verify the current site-specific regulations before you fish.

Applies to: Walleye · Gull Lake

Season: Open all year (lakes) · Daily limit: 3 per day · Size limit: over 50 cm total length · License required

Walleye — Lac La Biche (NB1)

Alberta, Canada

Zone default; many Alberta walleye waters require a special harvest (tag) licence or apply a slot size — check the site-specific tables. Source: Alberta Guide to Sportfishing Regulations, effective April 1, 2026 – March 31, 2027 (albertaregulations.ca), Alberta Environment and Protected Areas. The limits shown are the Fish Management Zone default regulations — many individual lakes and streams have site-specific limits, sizes, and seasons in the Watershed Unit tables. Always verify the current site-specific regulations before you fish.

Applies to: Walleye · Lac La Biche

Season: Lakes open May 15–Mar 31; closed Apr 1–May 14 · Daily limit: 3 per day · Size limit: over 50 cm total length · License required

Walleye — Lake Athabasca (NB4)

Alberta, Canada

Zone default; many Alberta walleye waters require a special harvest (tag) licence or apply a slot size — check the site-specific tables. Source: Alberta Guide to Sportfishing Regulations, effective April 1, 2026 – March 31, 2027 (albertaregulations.ca), Alberta Environment and Protected Areas. The limits shown are the Fish Management Zone default regulations — many individual lakes and streams have site-specific limits, sizes, and seasons in the Watershed Unit tables. Always verify the current site-specific regulations before you fish.

Applies to: Walleye · Lake Athabasca

Season: Lakes north of Twp 104 open all year; elsewhere in NB4, lakes open May 15–Mar 31 and are closed Apr 1–May 14 · Daily limit: 3 per day · Size limit: over 50 cm total length · License required

Walleye — Lake Newell (PP1)

Alberta, Canada

Zone default; many Alberta walleye waters require a special harvest (tag) licence or apply a slot size — check the site-specific tables. Source: Alberta Guide to Sportfishing Regulations, effective April 1, 2026 – March 31, 2027 (albertaregulations.ca), Alberta Environment and Protected Areas. The limits shown are the Fish Management Zone default regulations — many individual lakes and streams have site-specific limits, sizes, and seasons in the Watershed Unit tables. Always verify the current site-specific regulations before you fish.

Applies to: Walleye · Lake Newell

Season: Open all year (lakes) · Daily limit: 3 per day · Size limit: over 50 cm total length · License required

Walleye — Lesser Slave Lake (NB2)

Alberta, Canada

Zone default; many Alberta walleye waters require a special harvest (tag) licence or apply a slot size — check the site-specific tables. Source: Alberta Guide to Sportfishing Regulations, effective April 1, 2026 – March 31, 2027 (albertaregulations.ca), Alberta Environment and Protected Areas. The limits shown are the Fish Management Zone default regulations — many individual lakes and streams have site-specific limits, sizes, and seasons in the Watershed Unit tables. Always verify the current site-specific regulations before you fish.

Applies to: Walleye · Lesser Slave Lake

Season: Lakes open May 15–Mar 31; closed Apr 1–May 14 · Daily limit: 3 per day · Size limit: over 50 cm total length · License required

Walleye — Milk River (PP1)

Alberta, Canada

Zone default; many Alberta walleye waters require a special harvest (tag) licence or apply a slot size — check the site-specific tables. Source: Alberta Guide to Sportfishing Regulations, effective April 1, 2026 – March 31, 2027 (albertaregulations.ca), Alberta Environment and Protected Areas. The limits shown are the Fish Management Zone default regulations — many individual lakes and streams have site-specific limits, sizes, and seasons in the Watershed Unit tables. Always verify the current site-specific regulations before you fish.

Applies to: Walleye · Milk River

Season: Streams open May 8–Mar 15; closed Mar 16–May 7 · Daily limit: 3 per day · Size limit: over 50 cm total length · License required

Walleye — North Saskatchewan River (PP2)

Alberta, Canada

Zone default; many Alberta walleye waters require a special harvest (tag) licence or apply a slot size — check the site-specific tables. Source: Alberta Guide to Sportfishing Regulations, effective April 1, 2026 – March 31, 2027 (albertaregulations.ca), Alberta Environment and Protected Areas. The limits shown are the Fish Management Zone default regulations — many individual lakes and streams have site-specific limits, sizes, and seasons in the Watershed Unit tables. Always verify the current site-specific regulations before you fish.

Applies to: Walleye · North Saskatchewan River

Season: Streams open May 15–Mar 31; closed Apr 1–May 14 · Daily limit: 3 per day · Size limit: over 50 cm total length · License required

Walleye — Peace River (Alberta) (NB3)

Alberta, Canada

Zone default; many Alberta walleye waters require a special harvest (tag) licence or apply a slot size — check the site-specific tables. Source: Alberta Guide to Sportfishing Regulations, effective April 1, 2026 – March 31, 2027 (albertaregulations.ca), Alberta Environment and Protected Areas. The limits shown are the Fish Management Zone default regulations — many individual lakes and streams have site-specific limits, sizes, and seasons in the Watershed Unit tables. Always verify the current site-specific regulations before you fish.

Applies to: Walleye · Peace River (Alberta)

Season: Streams open June 1–Oct 31; closed Nov 1–May 31 (bait ban) · Daily limit: 3 per day · Size limit: over 50 cm total length · License required

Walleye — Pigeon Lake (Alberta) (PP2)

Alberta, Canada

Zone default; many Alberta walleye waters require a special harvest (tag) licence or apply a slot size — check the site-specific tables. Source: Alberta Guide to Sportfishing Regulations, effective April 1, 2026 – March 31, 2027 (albertaregulations.ca), Alberta Environment and Protected Areas. The limits shown are the Fish Management Zone default regulations — many individual lakes and streams have site-specific limits, sizes, and seasons in the Watershed Unit tables. Always verify the current site-specific regulations before you fish.

Applies to: Walleye · Pigeon Lake (Alberta)

Season: Open all year (lakes) · Daily limit: 3 per day · Size limit: over 50 cm total length · License required

Walleye — Red Deer River (PP2)

Alberta, Canada

Zone default; many Alberta walleye waters require a special harvest (tag) licence or apply a slot size — check the site-specific tables. Source: Alberta Guide to Sportfishing Regulations, effective April 1, 2026 – March 31, 2027 (albertaregulations.ca), Alberta Environment and Protected Areas. The limits shown are the Fish Management Zone default regulations — many individual lakes and streams have site-specific limits, sizes, and seasons in the Watershed Unit tables. Always verify the current site-specific regulations before you fish.

Applies to: Walleye · Red Deer River

Season: Streams open May 15–Mar 31; closed Apr 1–May 14 · Daily limit: 3 per day · Size limit: over 50 cm total length · License required

Walleye — Slave River (NB4)

Alberta, Canada

Zone default; many Alberta walleye waters require a special harvest (tag) licence or apply a slot size — check the site-specific tables. Source: Alberta Guide to Sportfishing Regulations, effective April 1, 2026 – March 31, 2027 (albertaregulations.ca), Alberta Environment and Protected Areas. The limits shown are the Fish Management Zone default regulations — many individual lakes and streams have site-specific limits, sizes, and seasons in the Watershed Unit tables. Always verify the current site-specific regulations before you fish.

Applies to: Walleye · Slave River

Season: Streams open June 1–Oct 31; closed Nov 1–May 31 · Daily limit: 3 per day · Size limit: over 50 cm total length · License required

Walleye — Smoky River (ES4)

Alberta, Canada

Zone default; many Alberta walleye waters require a special harvest (tag) licence or apply a slot size — check the site-specific tables. Source: Alberta Guide to Sportfishing Regulations, effective April 1, 2026 – March 31, 2027 (albertaregulations.ca), Alberta Environment and Protected Areas. The limits shown are the Fish Management Zone default regulations — many individual lakes and streams have site-specific limits, sizes, and seasons in the Watershed Unit tables. Always verify the current site-specific regulations before you fish.

Applies to: Walleye · Smoky River

Season: Streams open June 1–Aug 31 (trout & grayling limit 0); open Sept 1–Oct 31 (trout, grayling & mountain whitefish 0); closed Nov 1–May 31 · Daily limit: 3 per day · Size limit: over 50 cm total length · License required

Walleye — St. Mary Reservoir (PP1)

Alberta, Canada

Zone default; many Alberta walleye waters require a special harvest (tag) licence or apply a slot size — check the site-specific tables. Source: Alberta Guide to Sportfishing Regulations, effective April 1, 2026 – March 31, 2027 (albertaregulations.ca), Alberta Environment and Protected Areas. The limits shown are the Fish Management Zone default regulations — many individual lakes and streams have site-specific limits, sizes, and seasons in the Watershed Unit tables. Always verify the current site-specific regulations before you fish.

Applies to: Walleye · St. Mary Reservoir

Season: Open all year (lakes) · Daily limit: 3 per day · Size limit: over 50 cm total length · License required

Walleye — Sylvan Lake (PP2)

Alberta, Canada

Zone default; many Alberta walleye waters require a special harvest (tag) licence or apply a slot size — check the site-specific tables. Source: Alberta Guide to Sportfishing Regulations, effective April 1, 2026 – March 31, 2027 (albertaregulations.ca), Alberta Environment and Protected Areas. The limits shown are the Fish Management Zone default regulations — many individual lakes and streams have site-specific limits, sizes, and seasons in the Watershed Unit tables. Always verify the current site-specific regulations before you fish.

Applies to: Walleye · Sylvan Lake

Season: Open all year (lakes) · Daily limit: 3 per day · Size limit: over 50 cm total length · License required

Walleye — Utikuma Lake (NB3)

Alberta, Canada

Zone default; many Alberta walleye waters require a special harvest (tag) licence or apply a slot size — check the site-specific tables. Source: Alberta Guide to Sportfishing Regulations, effective April 1, 2026 – March 31, 2027 (albertaregulations.ca), Alberta Environment and Protected Areas. The limits shown are the Fish Management Zone default regulations — many individual lakes and streams have site-specific limits, sizes, and seasons in the Watershed Unit tables. Always verify the current site-specific regulations before you fish.

Applies to: Walleye · Utikuma Lake

Season: Lakes open May 15–Mar 31; closed Apr 1–May 14 · Daily limit: 3 per day · Size limit: over 50 cm total length · License required

Walleye — Wabamun Lake (PP2)

Alberta, Canada

Zone default; many Alberta walleye waters require a special harvest (tag) licence or apply a slot size — check the site-specific tables. Source: Alberta Guide to Sportfishing Regulations, effective April 1, 2026 – March 31, 2027 (albertaregulations.ca), Alberta Environment and Protected Areas. The limits shown are the Fish Management Zone default regulations — many individual lakes and streams have site-specific limits, sizes, and seasons in the Watershed Unit tables. Always verify the current site-specific regulations before you fish.

Applies to: Walleye · Wabamun Lake

Season: Open all year (lakes) · Daily limit: 3 per day · Size limit: over 50 cm total length · License required

Walleye — Wabasca Lake (NB3)

Alberta, Canada

Zone default; many Alberta walleye waters require a special harvest (tag) licence or apply a slot size — check the site-specific tables. Source: Alberta Guide to Sportfishing Regulations, effective April 1, 2026 – March 31, 2027 (albertaregulations.ca), Alberta Environment and Protected Areas. The limits shown are the Fish Management Zone default regulations — many individual lakes and streams have site-specific limits, sizes, and seasons in the Watershed Unit tables. Always verify the current site-specific regulations before you fish.

Applies to: Walleye · Wabasca Lake

Season: Lakes open May 15–Mar 31; closed Apr 1–May 14 · Daily limit: 3 per day · Size limit: over 50 cm total length · License required

Yellow Perch — Baptiste Lake (NB2)

Alberta, Canada

Northern Boreal – NB2 default limit for yellow perch on Baptiste Lake. Source: Alberta Guide to Sportfishing Regulations, effective April 1, 2026 – March 31, 2027 (albertaregulations.ca), Alberta Environment and Protected Areas. The limits shown are the Fish Management Zone default regulations — many individual lakes and streams have site-specific limits, sizes, and seasons in the Watershed Unit tables. Always verify the current site-specific regulations before you fish.

Applies to: Yellow Perch · Baptiste Lake

Season: Lakes open May 15–Mar 31; closed Apr 1–May 14 · Daily limit: 15 per day · License required

Yellow Perch — Buck Lake (PP2)

Alberta, Canada

Parkland-Prairie – PP2 (Red Deer, Battle & North Saskatchewan) default limit for yellow perch on Buck Lake. Source: Alberta Guide to Sportfishing Regulations, effective April 1, 2026 – March 31, 2027 (albertaregulations.ca), Alberta Environment and Protected Areas. The limits shown are the Fish Management Zone default regulations — many individual lakes and streams have site-specific limits, sizes, and seasons in the Watershed Unit tables. Always verify the current site-specific regulations before you fish.

Applies to: Yellow Perch · Buck Lake

Season: Open all year (lakes) · Daily limit: 15 per day · License required

Yellow Perch — Calling Lake (NB1)

Alberta, Canada

Northern Boreal – NB1 default limit for yellow perch on Calling Lake. Source: Alberta Guide to Sportfishing Regulations, effective April 1, 2026 – March 31, 2027 (albertaregulations.ca), Alberta Environment and Protected Areas. The limits shown are the Fish Management Zone default regulations — many individual lakes and streams have site-specific limits, sizes, and seasons in the Watershed Unit tables. Always verify the current site-specific regulations before you fish.

Applies to: Yellow Perch · Calling Lake

Season: Lakes open May 15–Mar 31; closed Apr 1–May 14 · Daily limit: 15 per day · License required

Yellow Perch — Christina Lake (NB4)

Alberta, Canada

Northern Boreal – NB4 default limit for yellow perch on Christina Lake. Source: Alberta Guide to Sportfishing Regulations, effective April 1, 2026 – March 31, 2027 (albertaregulations.ca), Alberta Environment and Protected Areas. The limits shown are the Fish Management Zone default regulations — many individual lakes and streams have site-specific limits, sizes, and seasons in the Watershed Unit tables. Always verify the current site-specific regulations before you fish.

Applies to: Yellow Perch · Christina Lake

Season: Lakes north of Twp 104 open all year; elsewhere in NB4, lakes open May 15–Mar 31 and are closed Apr 1–May 14 · Daily limit: 15 per day · License required

Yellow Perch — Crawling Valley Reservoir (PP1)

Alberta, Canada

Parkland-Prairie – PP1 (Milk & South Saskatchewan) default limit for yellow perch on Crawling Valley Reservoir. Source: Alberta Guide to Sportfishing Regulations, effective April 1, 2026 – March 31, 2027 (albertaregulations.ca), Alberta Environment and Protected Areas. The limits shown are the Fish Management Zone default regulations — many individual lakes and streams have site-specific limits, sizes, and seasons in the Watershed Unit tables. Always verify the current site-specific regulations before you fish.

Applies to: Yellow Perch · Crawling Valley Reservoir

Season: Open all year (lakes) · Daily limit: 15 per day · License required

Yellow Perch — Gregoire Lake (NB4)

Alberta, Canada

Northern Boreal – NB4 default limit for yellow perch on Gregoire Lake. Source: Alberta Guide to Sportfishing Regulations, effective April 1, 2026 – March 31, 2027 (albertaregulations.ca), Alberta Environment and Protected Areas. The limits shown are the Fish Management Zone default regulations — many individual lakes and streams have site-specific limits, sizes, and seasons in the Watershed Unit tables. Always verify the current site-specific regulations before you fish.

Applies to: Yellow Perch · Gregoire Lake

Season: Lakes north of Twp 104 open all year; elsewhere in NB4, lakes open May 15–Mar 31 and are closed Apr 1–May 14 · Daily limit: 15 per day · License required

Yellow Perch — Gull Lake (PP2)

Alberta, Canada

Parkland-Prairie – PP2 (Red Deer, Battle & North Saskatchewan) default limit for yellow perch on Gull Lake. Source: Alberta Guide to Sportfishing Regulations, effective April 1, 2026 – March 31, 2027 (albertaregulations.ca), Alberta Environment and Protected Areas. The limits shown are the Fish Management Zone default regulations — many individual lakes and streams have site-specific limits, sizes, and seasons in the Watershed Unit tables. Always verify the current site-specific regulations before you fish.

Applies to: Yellow Perch · Gull Lake

Season: Open all year (lakes) · Daily limit: 15 per day · License required

Yellow Perch — Lac La Biche (NB1)

Alberta, Canada

Northern Boreal – NB1 default limit for yellow perch on Lac La Biche. Source: Alberta Guide to Sportfishing Regulations, effective April 1, 2026 – March 31, 2027 (albertaregulations.ca), Alberta Environment and Protected Areas. The limits shown are the Fish Management Zone default regulations — many individual lakes and streams have site-specific limits, sizes, and seasons in the Watershed Unit tables. Always verify the current site-specific regulations before you fish.

Applies to: Yellow Perch · Lac La Biche

Season: Lakes open May 15–Mar 31; closed Apr 1–May 14 · Daily limit: 15 per day · License required

Yellow Perch — Lake Newell (PP1)

Alberta, Canada

Parkland-Prairie – PP1 (Milk & South Saskatchewan) default limit for yellow perch on Lake Newell. Source: Alberta Guide to Sportfishing Regulations, effective April 1, 2026 – March 31, 2027 (albertaregulations.ca), Alberta Environment and Protected Areas. The limits shown are the Fish Management Zone default regulations — many individual lakes and streams have site-specific limits, sizes, and seasons in the Watershed Unit tables. Always verify the current site-specific regulations before you fish.

Applies to: Yellow Perch · Lake Newell

Season: Open all year (lakes) · Daily limit: 15 per day · License required

Yellow Perch — Lesser Slave Lake (NB2)

Alberta, Canada

Northern Boreal – NB2 default limit for yellow perch on Lesser Slave Lake. Source: Alberta Guide to Sportfishing Regulations, effective April 1, 2026 – March 31, 2027 (albertaregulations.ca), Alberta Environment and Protected Areas. The limits shown are the Fish Management Zone default regulations — many individual lakes and streams have site-specific limits, sizes, and seasons in the Watershed Unit tables. Always verify the current site-specific regulations before you fish.

Applies to: Yellow Perch · Lesser Slave Lake

Season: Lakes open May 15–Mar 31; closed Apr 1–May 14 · Daily limit: 15 per day · License required

Yellow Perch — Pigeon Lake (Alberta) (PP2)

Alberta, Canada

Parkland-Prairie – PP2 (Red Deer, Battle & North Saskatchewan) default limit for yellow perch on Pigeon Lake (Alberta). Source: Alberta Guide to Sportfishing Regulations, effective April 1, 2026 – March 31, 2027 (albertaregulations.ca), Alberta Environment and Protected Areas. The limits shown are the Fish Management Zone default regulations — many individual lakes and streams have site-specific limits, sizes, and seasons in the Watershed Unit tables. Always verify the current site-specific regulations before you fish.

Applies to: Yellow Perch · Pigeon Lake (Alberta)

Season: Open all year (lakes) · Daily limit: 15 per day · License required

Yellow Perch — St. Mary Reservoir (PP1)

Alberta, Canada

Parkland-Prairie – PP1 (Milk & South Saskatchewan) default limit for yellow perch on St. Mary Reservoir. Source: Alberta Guide to Sportfishing Regulations, effective April 1, 2026 – March 31, 2027 (albertaregulations.ca), Alberta Environment and Protected Areas. The limits shown are the Fish Management Zone default regulations — many individual lakes and streams have site-specific limits, sizes, and seasons in the Watershed Unit tables. Always verify the current site-specific regulations before you fish.

Applies to: Yellow Perch · St. Mary Reservoir

Season: Open all year (lakes) · Daily limit: 15 per day · License required

Yellow Perch — Sylvan Lake (PP2)

Alberta, Canada

Parkland-Prairie – PP2 (Red Deer, Battle & North Saskatchewan) default limit for yellow perch on Sylvan Lake. Source: Alberta Guide to Sportfishing Regulations, effective April 1, 2026 – March 31, 2027 (albertaregulations.ca), Alberta Environment and Protected Areas. The limits shown are the Fish Management Zone default regulations — many individual lakes and streams have site-specific limits, sizes, and seasons in the Watershed Unit tables. Always verify the current site-specific regulations before you fish.

Applies to: Yellow Perch · Sylvan Lake

Season: Open all year (lakes) · Daily limit: 15 per day · License required

Yellow Perch — Utikuma Lake (NB3)

Alberta, Canada

Northern Boreal – NB3 default limit for yellow perch on Utikuma Lake. Source: Alberta Guide to Sportfishing Regulations, effective April 1, 2026 – March 31, 2027 (albertaregulations.ca), Alberta Environment and Protected Areas. The limits shown are the Fish Management Zone default regulations — many individual lakes and streams have site-specific limits, sizes, and seasons in the Watershed Unit tables. Always verify the current site-specific regulations before you fish.

Applies to: Yellow Perch · Utikuma Lake

Season: Lakes open May 15–Mar 31; closed Apr 1–May 14 · Daily limit: 15 per day · License required

Yellow Perch — Wabamun Lake (PP2)

Alberta, Canada

Parkland-Prairie – PP2 (Red Deer, Battle & North Saskatchewan) default limit for yellow perch on Wabamun Lake. Source: Alberta Guide to Sportfishing Regulations, effective April 1, 2026 – March 31, 2027 (albertaregulations.ca), Alberta Environment and Protected Areas. The limits shown are the Fish Management Zone default regulations — many individual lakes and streams have site-specific limits, sizes, and seasons in the Watershed Unit tables. Always verify the current site-specific regulations before you fish.

Applies to: Yellow Perch · Wabamun Lake

Season: Open all year (lakes) · Daily limit: 15 per day · License required

Yellow Perch — Wabasca Lake (NB3)

Alberta, Canada

Northern Boreal – NB3 default limit for yellow perch on Wabasca Lake. Source: Alberta Guide to Sportfishing Regulations, effective April 1, 2026 – March 31, 2027 (albertaregulations.ca), Alberta Environment and Protected Areas. The limits shown are the Fish Management Zone default regulations — many individual lakes and streams have site-specific limits, sizes, and seasons in the Watershed Unit tables. Always verify the current site-specific regulations before you fish.

Applies to: Yellow Perch · Wabasca Lake

Season: Lakes open May 15–Mar 31; closed Apr 1–May 14 · Daily limit: 15 per day · License required