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Showing regulation year 2026.
Aster Lake
ES1 Lakes ES1-Lakes.xlsx
Detail: 5-19-9-W5
Season: OPEN ALL YEAR
Bait:
Trout Total: 2 trout
FMZ: ES1 - Lakes, Reservoirs and Ponds
Species Limits:
  • NRPK (Northern Pike) — 3 fish
  • WALL (Walleye) — 3 fish
  • YLPR (Yellow Perch) — 15 fish
Barnaby Lake
ES1 Lakes ES1-Lakes.xlsx
Detail: 32-4-3-W5
Season: OPEN JULY 16 TO OCT. 31
Bait: Bait ban
Trout Total: 1 trout over 40 cm
FMZ: ES1 - Lakes, Reservoirs and Ponds
Barnaby Lake
ES1 Lakes ES1-Lakes.xlsx
Detail: Tributaries and outlet
Season: CLOSED ALL YEAR
FMZ: ES1 - Lakes, Reservoirs and Ponds
Bear Pond
ES1 Lakes ES1-Lakes.xlsx
Detail: 36-14-4-W5
Season: OPEN ALL YEAR
Bait: Bait ban
Trout Total: 1 trout over 30 cm; 0 ARGR
FMZ: ES1 - Lakes, Reservoirs and Ponds
Species Limits:
  • NRPK (Northern Pike) — 3 fish
  • WALL (Walleye) — 3 fish
  • YLPR (Yellow Perch) — 15 fish
Bearspaw Reservoir
ES1 Lakes ES1-Lakes.xlsx
Season: OPEN ALL YEAR
Bait:
Trout Total: Other trout limit 1 under 35 cm
FMZ: ES1 - Lakes, Reservoirs and Ponds
Species Limits:
  • LKTR (Lake Trout) — 3 fish
  • MNWH (Mountain Whitefish) — 5 over 30 cm
Big Iron Lake
ES1 Lakes ES1-Lakes.xlsx
Detail: 1-15-4-W5
Season: OPEN ALL YEAR
Bait: Bait ban
Trout Total: 1 trout over 30 cm; 0 ARGR
FMZ: ES1 - Lakes, Reservoirs and Ponds
Species Limits:
  • NRPK (Northern Pike) — 3 fish
  • WALL (Walleye) — 3 fish
  • YLPR (Yellow Perch) — 15 fish
Blairmore Water Supply (Unnamed) Reservoir
ES1 Lakes ES1-Lakes.xlsx
Detail: 34-7-4-W5
Season: CLOSED ALL YEAR
FMZ: ES1 - Lakes, Reservoirs and Ponds
Burns Lake
ES1 Lakes ES1-Lakes.xlsx
Detail: 17-19-7-W5
Season: OPEN ALL YEAR
Bait:
Trout Total: 2 trout
FMZ: ES1 - Lakes, Reservoirs and Ponds
Species Limits:
  • NRPK (Northern Pike) — 3 fish
  • WALL (Walleye) — 3 fish
  • YLPR (Yellow Perch) — 15 fish
Burstall Lakes
ES1 Lakes ES1-Lakes.xlsx
Detail: All lakes; 16-21-10-W5
Season: OPEN ALL YEAR
Bait:
Trout Total: 2 trout
FMZ: ES1 - Lakes, Reservoirs and Ponds
Species Limits:
  • NRPK (Northern Pike) — 3 fish
  • WALL (Walleye) — 3 fish
  • YLPR (Yellow Perch) — 15 fish
Carburn Park Pond
ES1 Lakes ES1-Lakes.xlsx
Detail: NE-23-23-1-W5
Season: OPEN ALL YEAR
Bait: Bait ban
FMZ: ES1 - Lakes, Reservoirs and Ponds
Carnarvon Lake
ES1 Lakes ES1-Lakes.xlsx
Detail: 30-16-6-W5
Season: OPEN ALL YEAR
Bait:
Trout Total: 2 trout
FMZ: ES1 - Lakes, Reservoirs and Ponds
Species Limits:
  • NRPK (Northern Pike) — 3 fish
  • WALL (Walleye) — 3 fish
  • YLPR (Yellow Perch) — 15 fish
Chester Lake
ES1 Lakes ES1-Lakes.xlsx
Detail: 26-21-10-W5; Includes tributaries and outlet
Season: OPEN JULY 1 TO OCT. 31
Bait: Bait ban
FMZ: ES1 - Lakes, Reservoirs and Ponds
Species Limits:
  • CTTR (Cutthroat Trout) — 2 fish under 30 cm
  • DLVR (Dolly Varden) — 2 fish
Commonwealth Lake
ES1 Lakes ES1-Lakes.xlsx
Detail: Birdwood Lake; 29-21-10-W5
Season: OPEN ALL YEAR
Bait:
Trout Total: 2 trout
FMZ: ES1 - Lakes, Reservoirs and Ponds
Species Limits:
  • NRPK (Northern Pike) — 3 fish
  • WALL (Walleye) — 3 fish
  • YLPR (Yellow Perch) — 15 fish
Crowsnest Lake
ES1 Lakes ES1-Lakes.xlsx
Season: OPEN ALL YEAR
Bait:
Trout Total: 5 trout
FMZ: ES1 - Lakes, Reservoirs and Ponds
Species Limits:
  • LKTR (Lake Trout) — 3 fish
  • MNWH (Mountain Whitefish) — 5 over 30 cm
  • NRPK (Northern Pike) — 3 fish
  • WALL (Walleye) — 3 fish
  • YLPR (Yellow Perch) — 15 fish
Crowsnest Lake
ES1 Lakes ES1-Lakes.xlsx
Detail: Tributaries
Season: OPEN JUNE 16 TO AUG. 31
Bait: Bait ban
Trout Total: Other trout 0
FMZ: ES1 - Lakes, Reservoirs and Ponds
Species Limits:
  • BKTR (Brook Trout) — 2 fish
  • MNWH (Mountain Whitefish) — 5 over 30 cm
Crowsnest Lake
ES1 Lakes ES1-Lakes.xlsx
Detail: Tributaries
Season: OPEN SEPT. 1 TO OCT. 31
Bait: Bait ban
Trout Total: 0 trout
FMZ: ES1 - Lakes, Reservoirs and Ponds
Species Limits:
  • MNWH (Mountain Whitefish) — 0 fish
East Scarpe Lake
ES1 Lakes ES1-Lakes.xlsx
Detail: 13-3-3-W5
Season: OPEN ALL YEAR
Bait:
Trout Total: 2 trout
FMZ: ES1 - Lakes, Reservoirs and Ponds
Emerald (Hart) Lake
ES1 Lakes ES1-Lakes.xlsx
Detail: SE-8-8-5-W5
Season: OPEN ALL YEAR
Bait:
Trout Total: 5 trout
FMZ: ES1 - Lakes, Reservoirs and Ponds
Species Limits:
  • LKTR (Lake Trout) — 3 fish
  • MNWH (Mountain Whitefish) — 3 over 30 cm
Fortress Lake
ES1 Lakes ES1-Lakes.xlsx
Detail: 6-22-9-W5
Season: OPEN ALL YEAR
Bait:
Trout Total: 2 trout
FMZ: ES1 - Lakes, Reservoirs and Ponds
Species Limits:
  • NRPK (Northern Pike) — 3 fish
  • WALL (Walleye) — 3 fish
  • YLPR (Yellow Perch) — 15 fish
Galatea Lakes
ES1 Lakes ES1-Lakes.xlsx
Detail: Upper and lower; 13-22-10-W5
Season: OPEN ALL YEAR
Bait:
Trout Total: 2 trout
FMZ: ES1 - Lakes, Reservoirs and Ponds
Species Limits:
  • NRPK (Northern Pike) — 3 fish
  • WALL (Walleye) — 3 fish
  • YLPR (Yellow Perch) — 15 fish
Gap Lake
ES1 Lakes ES1-Lakes.xlsx
Detail: SW 20-24-09-W5
Season: OPEN ALL YEAR
Bait: Bait ban
Trout Total: Other trout 0
FMZ: ES1 - Lakes, Reservoirs and Ponds
Species Limits:
  • BKTR (Brook Trout) — 2 fish
  • MNWH (Mountain Whitefish) — 5 over 30 cm
Ghost Reservoir
ES1 Lakes ES1-Lakes.xlsx
Season: OPEN ALL YEAR
Bait: Bait and bait fish allowed
Trout Total: 5 trout; 0 CTTR
FMZ: ES1 - Lakes, Reservoirs and Ponds
Species Limits:
  • MNWH (Mountain Whitefish) — 5 over 30 cm
Glenmore Reservoir
ES1 Lakes ES1-Lakes.xlsx
Season: OPEN MAY 1 TO OCT. 31
Bait:
Trout Total: 5 trout
FMZ: ES1 - Lakes, Reservoirs and Ponds
Species Limits:
  • MNWH (Mountain Whitefish) — 5 over 30 cm
  • NRPK (Northern Pike) — 3 fish
  • YLPR (Yellow Perch) — 15 fish
Headwall Lakes
ES1 Lakes ES1-Lakes.xlsx
Detail: Upper and lower; 19,30-21-9-W5
Season: OPEN ALL YEAR
Bait:
Trout Total: 2 trout
FMZ: ES1 - Lakes, Reservoirs and Ponds
Species Limits:
  • NRPK (Northern Pike) — 3 fish
  • WALL (Walleye) — 3 fish
  • YLPR (Yellow Perch) — 15 fish
Hogarth Lakes
ES1 Lakes ES1-Lakes.xlsx
Detail: Upper, middle, lower; 21-21-10-W5
Season: OPEN ALL YEAR
Bait: Bait ban
Trout Total: 1 trout over 40 cm
FMZ: ES1 - Lakes, Reservoirs and Ponds
Species Limits:
  • NRPK (Northern Pike) — 3 fish
  • WALL (Walleye) — 3 fish
  • YLPR (Yellow Perch) — 15 fish
Invincible Lake
ES1 Lakes ES1-Lakes.xlsx
Detail: 5-20-9-W5
Season: OPEN ALL YEAR
Bait:
Trout Total: 2 trout
FMZ: ES1 - Lakes, Reservoirs and Ponds
Species Limits:
  • NRPK (Northern Pike) — 3 fish
  • WALL (Walleye) — 3 fish
  • YLPR (Yellow Perch) — 15 fish
Kids Can Catch Pond
ES1 Lakes ES1-Lakes.xlsx
Detail: 13-24-1-W5
Season: OPEN MAY 1 TO SEPT. 30
Bait: Bait ban
Trout Total: 0 trout
FMZ: ES1 - Lakes, Reservoirs and Ponds
Species Limits:
  • NRPK (Northern Pike) — 3 fish
  • WALL (Walleye) — 3 fish
  • YLPR (Yellow Perch) — 15 fish
Lake Of The Horns
ES1 Lakes ES1-Lakes.xlsx
Detail: 11-17-7-W5
Season: OPEN ALL YEAR
Bait:
Trout Total: 2 trout
FMZ: ES1 - Lakes, Reservoirs and Ponds
Species Limits:
  • NRPK (Northern Pike) — 3 fish
  • WALL (Walleye) — 3 fish
  • YLPR (Yellow Perch) — 15 fish
Lillian Lake
ES1 Lakes ES1-Lakes.xlsx
Detail: 13-22-10-W5
Season: OPEN ALL YEAR
Bait:
Trout Total: 2 trout
FMZ: ES1 - Lakes, Reservoirs and Ponds
Species Limits:
  • NRPK (Northern Pike) — 3 fish
  • WALL (Walleye) — 3 fish
  • YLPR (Yellow Perch) — 15 fish
Loomis Lake
ES1 Lakes ES1-Lakes.xlsx
Detail: 21-17-7-W5
Season: OPEN ALL YEAR
Bait:
Trout Total: 2 trout
FMZ: ES1 - Lakes, Reservoirs and Ponds
Species Limits:
  • NRPK (Northern Pike) — 3 fish
  • WALL (Walleye) — 3 fish
  • YLPR (Yellow Perch) — 15 fish
Lower Kananaskis Lake
ES1 Lakes ES1-Lakes.xlsx
Detail: 35-19-9-W5; northwest bay-the portion north of a line drawn from the southernmost tip of the peninsula in NE 11-20-9-W5 due west to the point where the line intersects the shoreline of the lake (the northwest bay)
Season: CLOSED ALL YEAR
FMZ: ES1 - Lakes, Reservoirs and Ponds
Lower Kananaskis Lake
ES1 Lakes ES1-Lakes.xlsx
Detail: 35-19-9-W5; the remainder of the lake
Season: OPEN ALL YEAR
Bait: Bait ban
Trout Total: 1 trout
FMZ: ES1 - Lakes, Reservoirs and Ponds
Species Limits:
  • CTTR (Cutthroat Trout) — over 50 cm
  • NRPK (Northern Pike) — 3 fish
  • RNTR (Rainbow Trout) — over 50 cm
  • WALL (Walleye) — 3 fish
  • YLPR (Yellow Perch) — 15 fish
Lys Lake
ES1 Lakes ES1-Lakes.xlsx
Detail: 26-3-3-W5
Season: OPEN ALL YEAR
Bait:
Trout Total: 2 trout
FMZ: ES1 - Lakes, Reservoirs and Ponds
Maude Lake
ES1 Lakes ES1-Lakes.xlsx
Detail: 14-20-10-W5
Season: OPEN ALL YEAR
Bait:
Trout Total: 2 trout
FMZ: ES1 - Lakes, Reservoirs and Ponds
Species Limits:
  • NRPK (Northern Pike) — 3 fish
  • WALL (Walleye) — 3 fish
  • YLPR (Yellow Perch) — 15 fish
Memorial Lakes
ES1 Lakes ES1-Lakes.xlsx
Detail: South, East and West; 6-23-9-W5
Season: OPEN ALL YEAR
Bait:
Trout Total: 2 trout
FMZ: ES1 - Lakes, Reservoirs and Ponds
Species Limits:
  • NRPK (Northern Pike) — 3 fish
  • WALL (Walleye) — 3 fish
  • YLPR (Yellow Perch) — 15 fish
Mitford Ponds
ES1 Lakes ES1-Lakes.xlsx
Detail: SE 4-26-4-W5
Season: OPEN APR. 1 TO NOV. 30
Bait:
Trout Total: 5 trout
FMZ: ES1 - Lakes, Reservoirs and Ponds
Species Limits:
  • NRPK (Northern Pike) — 3 fish
  • WALL (Walleye) — 3 fish
  • YLPR (Yellow Perch) — 15 fish
Mount Lorette Ponds
ES1 Lakes ES1-Lakes.xlsx
Detail: 19-23-8-W5
Season: OPEN ALL YEAR
Bait:
Trout Total: 2 trout
FMZ: ES1 - Lakes, Reservoirs and Ponds
Species Limits:
  • NRPK (Northern Pike) — 3 fish
  • WALL (Walleye) — 3 fish
  • YLPR (Yellow Perch) — 15 fish
Mud Lake
ES1 Lakes ES1-Lakes.xlsx
Detail: 22-21-10-W5
Season: OPEN ALL YEAR
Bait:
Trout Total: 2 trout
FMZ: ES1 - Lakes, Reservoirs and Ponds
Odlum Lake
ES1 Lakes ES1-Lakes.xlsx
Detail: 33-17-7-W5
Season: OPEN ALL YEAR
Bait:
Trout Total: 2 trout
FMZ: ES1 - Lakes, Reservoirs and Ponds
Oldman Reservoir
ES1 Lakes ES1-Lakes.xlsx
Detail: 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.
Season: OPEN ALL YEAR
Bait: Bait ban
Trout Total: 5 trout
FMZ: ES1 - Lakes, Reservoirs and Ponds
Species Limits:
  • MNWH (Mountain Whitefish) — 5 over 30 cm
Phillips Lake
ES1 Lakes ES1-Lakes.xlsx
Detail: 18-8-5-W5
Season: OPEN ALL YEAR
Bait:
Trout Total: 2 trout
FMZ: ES1 - Lakes, Reservoirs and Ponds
Picklejar Lakes
ES1 Lakes ES1-Lakes.xlsx
Detail: All lakes; 16, 17-18-6-W5; Includes tributaries and outlet
Season: OPEN JULY 1 TO OCT. 31
Bait: Bait ban
Trout Total: 0 trout
FMZ: ES1 - Lakes, Reservoirs and Ponds
Pine Coulee Reservoir
ES1 Lakes ES1-Lakes.xlsx
Season: OPEN APR. 1 TO OCT. 31
Bait: Bait ban
Trout Total: 1 trout over 50 cm
FMZ: ES1 - Lakes, Reservoirs and Ponds
Species Limits:
  • NRPK (Northern Pike) — 3 fish
  • WALL (Walleye) — 3 fish
  • YLPR (Yellow Perch) — 15 fish
Quarry Lake
ES1 Lakes ES1-Lakes.xlsx
Detail: 29-24-10-W5
Season: OPEN ALL YEAR
Bait: Bait ban
Trout Total: 1 trout over 50 cm; 0 ARGR
FMZ: ES1 - Lakes, Reservoirs and Ponds
Rainy Ridge Lake
ES1 Lakes ES1-Lakes.xlsx
Detail: 32-3-3-W5
Season: OPEN JULY 16 TO OCT. 31
Bait: Bait ban
Trout Total: 1 trout over 40 cm
FMZ: ES1 - Lakes, Reservoirs and Ponds
Rainy Ridge Lake
ES1 Lakes ES1-Lakes.xlsx
Detail: Tributaries and outlet
Season: CLOSED ALL YEAR
FMZ: ES1 - Lakes, Reservoirs and Ponds
Rawson Lake
ES1 Lakes ES1-Lakes.xlsx
Detail: 11-19-9-W5; Includes tributaries and outlet
Season: OPEN JULY 16 TO OCT. 31
Bait: Bait ban
Trout Total: 0 trout
FMZ: ES1 - Lakes, Reservoirs and Ponds
Species Limits:
  • NRPK (Northern Pike) — 3 fish
  • WALL (Walleye) — 3 fish
  • YLPR (Yellow Perch) — 15 fish
Ribbon Lake
ES1 Lakes ES1-Lakes.xlsx
Detail: 19-22-9-W5
Season: OPEN ALL YEAR
Bait:
Trout Total: 2 trout
FMZ: ES1 - Lakes, Reservoirs and Ponds
Species Limits:
  • NRPK (Northern Pike) — 3 fish
  • WALL (Walleye) — 3 fish
  • YLPR (Yellow Perch) — 15 fish
Rummel Lake
ES1 Lakes ES1-Lakes.xlsx
Detail: 3-22-10-W5; Includes tributaries and outlet
Season: OPEN JULY 1 TO OCT. 31
Bait: Bait ban
Trout Total: 1 trout over 40 cm
FMZ: ES1 - Lakes, Reservoirs and Ponds
Running Rain Lake
ES1 Lakes ES1-Lakes.xlsx
Detail: 7-18-7-W5
Season: OPEN ALL YEAR
Bait: Bait ban
Trout Total: 2 under 30 cm
FMZ: ES1 - Lakes, Reservoirs and Ponds