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. Watershed unit default regulations and provincewide maximum possession limits (page ) apply to empty cells. 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 3 15 3 15 10 10 5 over Over Over 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 Over Open Sept. 1 to Oct. 31 5 over 0 Boulton Creek Open July 16 to Oct. 31 0 0 Bow River Banff National Park downstream to Bassano Dam including Reservoir 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 June 16 to Aug. 31 5 over 1 or 1 or 0 0 0
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 3 15 3 15 10 10 5 over Over Over 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 Over Over Open June 16 to Aug. 31 5 over 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 0 Includes tributaries Open June 16 to Aug. 31 Other Open Sept. 1 to Oct. 31 0 Other
Kananaskis River Headwaters downstream to Hwy. 1 including tributaries except Smith- Dorrien Creek Mainstem from Hwy. 1 downstream to Bow River 3 15 3 15 10 10 5 over Over Over 10 10 0 0 Open Apr. 1 to June 15 0 Other Open June 16 to Aug. 31 5 over 0 0 Other trout Open Sept. 1 to Oct. 31 0 Other Open all year 5 over 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 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 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 Over Over Open Sept. 1 to Oct. 31 5 over 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 Over Over 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 Over Over Over 40 Open Nov. 1 to Mar. 31 0 0
3 15 3 15 10 10 5 over Over Over 10 10 0 0 Pincher Creek Includes tributaries Open June 16 to Aug. 31 5 over 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 Over Over Open Sept. 1 to Oct. 31 5 over 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 0 Storm Creek Waiparous Creek Includes tributaries Open June 16 to Aug. 31 5 over Other Open Sept. 1 to Oct. 31 0 Other
Waterton River Tributaries upstream of Waterton Reservoir including Drywood Creek 3 15 3 15 10 10 5 over Over Over 10 10 0 0 Open June 16 to Aug. 31 5 over 0 0 1 or 1 or Mainstem - upstream of Waterton Reservoir Mainstem - downstream of Waterton Reservoir Open June 16 to Aug. 31 5 over 0 0 1 or 1 or, over 40 Open June 16 to Aug. 31 5 over 1 or, over 35 1 or, over 0 0 Open Sept. 1 to Oct. 31 5 over 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 0 0 Open June 16 to Oct. 31 5 over 0 0 Other trout Open May 8 to Oct. 31 5 over over 30 over 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