Download and print the 2026 Fishing Regulations by section
► Important Information
● Message from the Minister
● Important Information About Fisheries Management
● How to use this guide
● What's New in 2026
● Family Fishing Weekends
● Indigenous Fishing Rights
● Aquatic Health
● Important Definitions
● Recovery of Tagged Fish
► Put and Take Trout Stocking Program
● Stocked Lakes List
► Licensing
● Things You Should Know
● Alberta Sportfishing Licence Fees
● Special Harvest Licence for Walleye
► Regulations and Information
● General Sportfishing Restrictions
● Catch Limits
● Tributaries and Beaver Ponds
● Measuring Fish Length
● Releasing Fish
● Fishing with Bait
● Collecting Bait Fish
● Illegal Stocking of Fish
● Crayfish
● Use Caution on Ice
● Fish Comsumption Advisory
● Cleaning and Transporting Fish
● Gill Nets
● Buying and Selling Fish
● Spearfishing / Bowfishing
● Gaffs and Gaff Hooks
● Sportfishing in Provincial and National Parks
● Sportfishing in Cold Lake
● Be Bearsmart While Angling
● Access to Fishing Waters
● Access to Crown Agricultural Lease Land
► Fish Management Zones
● Maps and Watershed Boundaries
Fish Management Zone 1 — Eastern Slopes
► ES1 Default Regulations and Map
► ES1 Waterbody Specific Regulations
► ES2 Default Regulations and Map
► ES2 Waterbody Specific Regulations
► ES3 Default Regulations and Map
► ES3 Waterbody Specific Regulations
► ES4 Default Regulations and Map
► ES4 Waterbody Specific Regulations
Fish Management Zone 2 — Parkland-Prairie
► PP1 Default Regulations and Map
► PP1 Waterbody Specific Regulations
► PP2 Default Regulations and Map
► PP2 Waterbody Specific Regulations
Fish Management Zone 3 — Northern Boreal
► NB1 Default Regulations and Map
► NB1 Waterbody Specific Regulations
► NB2 Default Regulations and Map
► NB2 Waterbody Specific Regulations
► NB3 Default Regulations and Map
► NB3 Waterbody Specific Regulations
► NB4 Default Regulations and Map
► NB4 Waterbody Specific Regulations
► Sport Fish Identification
● Sport Fish of Alberta
● Trout Identification
► Further Inquiries
► Report A Poacher
● 1-800-642-3800 or #3800 (TELUS Mobility)
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