Alberta Fishing

• Alberta splits wildlife management into hunting, fishing and everything else

  No one from Alberta Environment and Protected Areas or Alberta Forestry, Parks and Tourism immediately responded to a request for comment on the rationale behind the change.

  Environment

  Feb 28, 2023
  
• Alberta fish farmer suing province over impacts of ‘failing to control’ whirling disease

  Though it dates back to 1961, Alberta Trout Inc. hasn't hatched fish since 2013. That's when the Elbow River's floodwaters destroyed much of Allen's property and the ponds.

  Environment

  Sep 21, 2022
  
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• Fishing education program offered to Albertans amid COVID-19 pandemic

  A free fishing education program has been released for Albertans to learn more about the province's wildlife amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

  Environment

  Apr 1, 2020
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• Alberta government seeks feedback in Lethbridge on new fishing legislation

  "The government needs to pay really close attention so that we don't lose the valuable resource that we have at hand."

  Environment

  Jan 21, 2020
• Know before you go: ice should be 10 cm thick before walking on it

  Most lakes should be well frozen over by now but there can be spots of weaker ice, especially on ponds and rivers within the city.

  Sports

  Jan 24, 2019
• Alberta government backs off plans to close popular fishing rivers

  Environment Minister Shannon Phillips says she wasn't convinced the science was strong enough to ban angling on the Ram, Clearwater, Kakwa and North Saskatchewan rivers.

  Environment

  Feb 22, 2018
• Alberta anglers fear stream closures coming, blame industry, recreation

  Some Alberta anglers are worried that the province will ban fishing in a number of popular rivers over fears of declining fish stocks. 

  Environment

  Feb 21, 2018
• Alberta angler catches fish nearly cut in half by plastic Powerade wrapper

  An Alberta man caught a fish so severely constricted by a plastic sports drink wrapper that he thought it had been attacked by another animal.

  Environment

  Oct 31, 2017