Advisories, Corrections and Closures

COVID-19 response: temporary closures

The Government of Alberta has temporarily closed front counters at all Fish and Wildlife offices across the province.

You can contact Fish and Wildlife offices using the phone numbers listed on the Fish and Wildlife - Contacts page.
For recreational sportfishing or hunting information, please visit AlbertaRELM or call the AlbertaRELM Help Desk at 1-888-944-5494.

Alberta Parks facilities, including parking lots, are also temporarily closed. For more information, visit the Alberta Parks advisories page.

For more information about Alberta’s COVID-19 response, visit COVID-19 info for Albertans.

Angling Advisories

No Angling Advisories at this time

Safe and minimal catch-and-release handling should be followed at all times, to reduce fish stress and mortality. See:

Fish Handling Techniques

Fishing Guide Corrections

Watershed Unit	Water	Current Item	Updated Item	Effective Date
General Sportfishing Restrictions on Page 20	All	It is unlawful to: Possess and use a gaff or gaff hook	It is unlawful to: Possess or use a gaff or gaff hook	April 1, 2020
ES1-ES4, PP1-PP2 and NB1-NB4	Beaver ponds and flowing waters	Angling through ice is not permitted into beaver ponds or into flowing waters	Angling through ice is not permitted into beaver ponds or flowing waters in ES1 to ES4 management zones except the portion of the Lobstick River lying in 53, 54-9, 10-W5	April 1, 2020
NB1	Wolf Lake Complex and Tributaries	Season Open June 1 to Oct. 31	Season Open June 1 to Mar. 31	April 1, 2020
NB2	Lily Lake	Listed as Put and Take stocked trout lake on page 17	Removed from page 17 as Lily Lake has site specific regulations on page 80 in NB2	April 1, 2020
NB3	Grist, Sand and Winefred rivers	Listed in wrong Watershed Unit (NB3 River, Creeks and Streams)	Moved to correct Watershed Unit (NB4 Rivers, Creeks and Streams)	April 1, 2020
NB3	NB3 River, Creeks and Streams	Bait • = Bait allowed	Bait • = Bait ban	April 1, 2020
NB3	Mink Lake #1 (17-82-11-W5)	Misspelled (Mike Lake #1)	Mink Lake #1	April 1, 2020

Read the Sportfishing Regulations

Alberta guide to sportfishing regulations - PDF Alberta guide to sportfishing regulations – Online

Waterbody Closures

No emergency waterbody closures at this time

Contact

Please contact your local Fish and Wildlife Office for more information regarding fisheries advisories, corrections to fishing regulations or waterbody closures.

Fish and Wildlife Area Contacts

Updated: Apr 8, 2020