Legend: = Default regulations for Fish Management Zone ES1. As examples 3 over 63 indicates a possession and a size limit and 3 or 10 indicates a possession limit for that species of any size. An empty cell indicates the species is not available for harvest at that waterbody. SHL = Special Harvest Licence, BKTR = brook trout, BNTR = brown trout, BURB = Burbot, CISC = cisco, CTTR = cutthroat trout, DLVR = dolly varden, GOLD = goldeye, LKTR =lake trout, LKWH = lake white, MNWH = mountain white, NRPK = northern pike, RNTR = rainbow trout, SAUG = sauger, TGTR = tiger trout, WALL = walleye, YLPR = yellow perch. Waterbodies highlighted in blue have a change in regulation. ES1 - Lakes, Reservoirs and Ponds Waterbody Waterbody Detail Season Bait & Gear Default regulations for ES1 lakes, reservoirs, and ponds Open all year ; Closed during dates not listed Bait except bait WALL NRPK YLPR LKWH BURB LKTR MNWH RNTR CTTR BKTR DLVR Trout 3 over 50 10 10 5 over 30 Aster Lake 5-19-9-W5 Barnaby Lake 3-4-3-W5; Tributaries and outlet are closed all year Bear Pond 36-14-4-W5 Bait ban Open July 16 to Oct. 31 Bait ban 1 over 40 Bearspaw Reservoir 3 Other trout limit 1 under 35 Big Iron Lake 1-15-4-W5 Bait ban Blairmore water supply reservoir 34-7-4-W5 Burns Lake 17-19-7-W5 Burstall Lakes 16-1-10-W5 Carburn Park ponds Bait ban Carnavan Lake 30-16-6-W5 Champion (Sunken) lakes 6-1-5-W5 Bait ban 1 over 40 Chester Lake 6-1-10-W5; Includes tributaries and outlet Open July 1 to Oct. 31 Bait ban under 30 Commonwealth Lake 9-1-10-W5 Crowsnest Lake 3 5 Crowsnest Lake tributaries Open June 16 to Aug. 31 Bait ban Other Open Sept. 1 to Oct. 31 Bait ban 0 0 East Scarpe Lake 13-3-3-W5 Fortress Lake 6--9-W5 Galatea lakes 13--10-W5 Gap Lake SW 0-4-09-W5 Bait ban Other Ghost Reservoir Bait allowed 5 Glenmore Reservoir Open May 1 to Oct. 31 Headwall lakes 19,30-1-9-W5 Hogarth lakes 1-1-10-W5 Bait ban 1 over 40 Invincible Lake 5-0-9-W5 Kids Can Catch Pond 13-4-1-W5 Open May 15 to Oct. 31 Bait ban 0
ES1 - Lakes, Reservoirs and Ponds Waterbody Waterbody Detail Season Bait & Gear Default regulations for ES1 lakes, reservoirs, and ponds Open all year ; Closed during dates not listed Bait except bait WALL NRPK YLPR LKWH BURB LKTR MNWH RNTR CTTR BKTR DLVR Trout 3 over 50 10 10 5 over 30 Lake of the Horns 11-17-7-W5 Lillian Lake 13--10-W5 Loomis Lake 1-17-7-W5 Lower Kananaskis Lake Lower Kananaskis Lake 35-19-9-W5; Northwest bay-the portion north of a line drawn from the southernmost tip of the peninsula in NE 11-0-9-W5 due west to the point where the line intersects the shoreline of the lake (the northwest bay) 35-19-9-W5; The remainder of the lake Bait ban Over 50 Lys Lake 6-3-3-W5 Maude Lake 14-0-10-W5 Memorial Lake 6-3-9-W5 Mount Lorette Ponds 19-3-8-W5 Mud Lake -1-10-W5 Odlum Lake 33-17-7-W5 Oldman Reservoir The Crowsnest River downstream of the Cowley Bridge, the Castle River downstream of Hwy. 3, and the Oldman River downstream of Sec. Rd. 510. The boundaries are fixed regardless of water level fluctuations. Over 50 Bait ban Phillips Lake 18-8-5-W5 Picklejar lakes 16, 17-18-6-W5 Open July 1 to Oct. 31 Bait ban 0 Pine Coulee Reservoir Bait allowed Quarry Lake 9-4-10-W5 Bait ban Rainy Ridge Lake Rawson Lake 3-3-3-W5; Tributaries and outlet are closed all year 11-19-9-W5; Includes tributaries and outlet 3 3 Open July 16 to Oct. 31 Bait ban 1 over 40 Open July 16 to Oct. 31 Bait ban 0 Ribbon Lake 19--9-W5 Rummel Lake 3--10-W5; Includes tributaries and outlet Open July 1 to Oct. 31 Bait ban 1 over 40 Running Rain Lake 7-18-7-W5 Bait ban under 30 Shark Lake NW 1--11-W5 Smuts Lakes Southfork lakes Sparrow's Egg Lake 4-1-11-W5; Includes tributaries and outlet 9-4-3-W5; Tributaries and outlet are closed all year 6-0-8-W5; Includes tributaries and outlet Bait ban 1 over 40 Open July 16 to Oct. 31 Bait ban 1 over 40 Open July 1 to Oct. 31 Bait ban 1 over 50 5 1
ES1 - Lakes, Reservoirs and Ponds Waterbody Waterbody Detail Season Bait & Gear Default regulations for ES1 lakes, reservoirs, and ponds Open all year ; Closed during dates not listed Bait except bait WALL NRPK YLPR LKWH BURB LKTR MNWH RNTR CTTR BKTR DLVR Trout 3 over 50 10 10 5 over 30 Spray Lakes Reservoir 3 5 Spray Lakes Reservoir's tributaries Stenton Lake 35-5-10-W5; Includes tributaries and outlet Open July 1 to Aug. 31 Bait ban Over 30 Open Sept. 1 to Oct. 31 Bait ban 0 0 Over 30 Bait ban 1 over 40 Talus Lake 5-0-8-W5 Three Isle Lake 3-19-10-W5 Tombstone Lake 13-0-8-W5 Upper Kananaskis Lake Watridge Lake The portion of the lake within 100m of Rawson Creek inlet Open July 16 to May 31 Bait ban Over 50 The remainder of the lake Bait ban Over 50 11--11-W5; Includes tributaries and outlet Wedge Pond 14--9-W5 Bait ban Open July 1 to Oct. 31 Bait ban 0 Window Mountain Lake 9-9-5-W5 Over 50 Over 50 5 1 1
Legend: = Default regulations for Fish Management Zone ES1. As examples 3 over 63 indicates a possession and a size limit and 3 or 10 indicates a possession limit for that species of any size. An empty cell indicates the species is not available for harvest at that waterbody. SHL = Special Harvest Licence, BKTR = brook trout, BNTR = brown trout, BURB = Burbot, CISC = cisco, CTTR = cutthroat trout, DLVR = dolly varden, GOLD = goldeye, LKTR =lake trout, LKWH = lake white, MNWH = mountain white, NRPK = northern pike, RNTR = rainbow trout, SAUG = sauger, TGTR = tiger trout, WALL = walleye, YLPR = yellow perch. Waterbodies highlighted in blue have a change in regulation. ES1 - Rivers, Creeks and Streams 50 50 10 10 5 over 30 Over 30 Over 30 10 10 0 0 Beaver Creek Open June 16 to Aug. 31 0 Open Sept. 1 to Oct. 31 0 Belly River Mainstem upstream of Sec. Rd. 800 and tributaries 0 0 Mainstem; downstream of Sec. Rd. 800 Open June 16 to Aug. 31 Over 35 Over 35 Open Sept. 1 to Oct. 31 5 over 30 0 Boulton Creek Open July 16 to Oct. 31 0 0 Bow River Banff National Park downstream to Bassano Dam including Reservoir Open all year 0 0 0 0 0 Canmore Creek Open Apr. 1 to Sept. 30 Other Canyon Creek Includes tributaries Open June 16 to Oct. 31 0 Carbondale River Includes tributaries Open June 16 to Aug. 31 0 Castle River Mainstem from Hwy. 3 to West Castle River and includes tributaries except Mill, Beaver Mines, and Screwdriver creeks and Carbondale River. Open June 16 to Aug. 31 Open Sept. 1 to Oct. 31 Crowsnest River Mainstem from outlet of Crowsnest Lake downstream to the Cowley Bridge, All tributaries of Crowsnest River except Gold Creek Open all year 0 0 0 0 0 Open June 16 to Aug. 31 5 over 30 1 or 1 or Open Sept. 1 to Oct. 31 0 0 0 0 0
ES1 - Rivers, Creeks and Streams 50 Elbow River Ghost River (downstream of Ghost River Wilderness Area) Ghost River Wilderness Area Headwaters downstream to Elbow Falls and tributaries except Quirk Creek Mainstem, Elbow Falls downstream to Canyon Creek Mainstem, Canyon Creek downstream to Hwy. Mainstem, Hwy. downstream to Glenmore Reservoir and tributaries Mainstem, from Glenmore Reservoir downstream to Bow River Mainstem including tributaries except Waiparous Creek All waters within the Wilderness Area 50 10 10 5 over 30 Over 30 Over 30 10 10 0 0 Open June 16 to Oct. 31 Other Open June 16 to Oct. 31 0 0 Open June 16 to Oct. 31 5 over 30 Over 35 Over 35 Open all year 0 0 0 0 0 Open June 16 to Aug. 31 5 over 30 0 Gold Creek Includes tributaries Open June 16 to Oct. 31 0 Other Gorge Creek Open June 16 to Oct. 31 0 Hidden Creek Tributary to Oldman River Open June 16 to Aug. 31 0 Highwood River Inglewood Bird Sanctuary Jumpingpound Creek Headwaters downstream to Kananaskis Country boundary, includes tributaries except Storm Creek Mainstem from K-Country boundary downstream to 500m above the mouth & tributaries except Sheep R Mainstem within 500m of Bow River (see Bow River) SE 1-4-1-W5; All water within sanctuary except the Bow River main channel Open June 16 to Aug. 31 Other Open Sept. 1 to Oct. 31 Other Open June 16 to Oct. 31 5 over 30 0 Open all year 0 0 0 0 0 Includes tributaries Open June 16 to Aug. 31 Other Open Sept. 1 to Oct. 31 0 Other
ES1 - Rivers, Creeks and Streams 50 Kananaskis River Headwaters downstream to Hwy. 1 including tributaries except Smith- Dorrien Creek Mainstem from Hwy. 1 downstream to Bow River 50 10 10 5 over 30 Over 30 Over 30 10 10 0 0 Open Apr. 1 to June 15 0 Other Open June 16 to Aug. 31 5 over 30 0 0 Other trout Open Sept. 1 to Oct. 31 0 Other Open all year 5 over 30 Other Livingstone River Includes tributaries Open June 16 to Oct. 31 0 0 Mill Creek Oldman River Includes tributaries including Gladstone and Whitney creeks Includes tributaries from headwaters downstream to Sec. Rd. 510 excluding Livingstone River and Hidden Creek Open June 16 to Aug. 31 0 Other Open June 16 to Aug. 31 5 over 30 0 Open Sept. 1 Oct. 31 0 0 Mainstem - headwaters downstream to Racehorse Creek Mainstem - Racehorse Creek downstream to Hwy. Mainstem - Hwy. downstream to Sec. Rd. 510 Open June 16 to Aug. 31 5 over 30 0 Open June 16 to Oct. 31 0 0 Open Apr. 1 to June 15 0 0 Open June 16 to Aug. 31 5 over 30 Over 35 Over 35 Open Sept. 1 to Oct. 31 5 over 30 0 Mainstem downstream from Sec. Rd. 510 - see Oldman Reservoir Oldman Reservoir dam downstream to the Cottonwood Campground Bridge Open Apr. 1 to June 15 0 0 Open June 16 to Aug. 31 5 over 30 Over 35 Over 35 Over 40 Open Sept. 1 to Mar. 31 0 0 Mainstem - Cottonwood Campground Bridge downstream to Sec. Rd. 509 Open Apr. 1 to June 15 0 0 Open June 16 to Oct. 31 5 over 30 Over 35 Over 35 Over 40 Open Nov. 1 to Mar. 31 0 0
ES1 - Rivers, Creeks and Streams 50 50 10 10 5 over 30 Over 30 Over 30 10 10 0 0 Pincher Creek Includes tributaries Open June 16 to Aug. 31 5 over 30 0 Open Sept. 1 to Oct. 31 0 0 Policeman Creek Includes tributaries Open Apr. 1 to Sept. 30 Other Quirk Creek Includes tributaries Open June 16 to Oct. 31 0 Sheep River Includes tributaries; headwaters downstream to the bridge at Indian Oils Day-use Site Bridge at Indian Oils Day-use Site downstream to Gorge Creek and tributaries (except Gorge Creek) Mainstem - Gorge Creek downstream to Highwood River Open June 16 to Oct. 31 0 Open June 16 to Aug. 31 5 over 30 Over 35 Over 35 Open Sept. 1 to Oct. 31 5 over 30 0 Silvester Creek Open June 16 to Oct. 31 0 Smith-Dorrien Creek Includes tributaries South Castle River Includes tributaries Open June 16 to Aug. 31 5 over 30 0 Open Sept. 1 to Oct. 31 0 0 Storm Creek Waiparous Creek Includes tributaries Open June 16 to Aug. 31 5 over 30 Other Open Sept. 1 to Oct. 31 0 Other
ES1 - Rivers, Creeks and Streams 50 Waterton River Tributaries upstream of Waterton Reservoir including Drywood Creek 50 10 10 5 over 30 Over 30 Over 30 10 10 0 0 Open June 16 to Aug. 31 5 over 30 0 0 1 or 1 or Open Sept. 1 to Oct. 31 0 0 Mainstem - upstream of Waterton Reservoir Mainstem - downstream of Waterton Reservoir Open June 16 to Aug. 31 5 over 30 0 0 1 or 1 or, over 40 Open Sept. 1 to Oct. 31 0 0 Open June 16 to Aug. 31 5 over 30 1 or, over 35 1 or, over 35 0 0 Open Sept. 1 to Oct. 31 5 over 30 0 West Castle River Includes tributaries Open June 16 to Oct. 31 0 0 Willow Creek Mainstem and tributaries upstream of Hwy. 53 Mainstem and tributaries from Hwy. 53 downstream to Pine Coulee Reservoir Diversion Headpond Mainstem only downstream of Pine Coulee Reservoir Diversion Headpond Open June 16 to Oct. 31 5 over 30 0 0 Open June 16 to Oct. 31 5 over 30 0 0 Other trout Open May 8 to Oct. 31 5 over 30 over 30 over 30 Open Nov. 1 to Mar. 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 Tributaries downstream of Pine Coulee Reservoir Diversion Headpond Open June 16 to Oct. 31 0