g_trout
04-17-2012, 01:11 PM
I remember last year there was a thread on the changes for 2012 rules on the NSR. One of the issues was that the NSR has a zero limit on walleye and Sauger but the tributaries don't. You could stand at NSR and Whitemud creek and say you caught the walleye in the creek.
So I was fishing the river the other day, since it is one of the few places open right now, and a guy comes up and starts fishing in the creek for walleye. I assumed he was fishing for walleye since he asked how I was doing and if I have seen any walleye. I could be wrong. That made me wonder if the rules changed.
North Saskatchewan River
upstream of Highway 22/39 (Drayton Valley) – see Fish Management
Zone 1, Watershed Unit ES2.
from Highway 22/39 (Drayton Valley) downstream to the
Alberta/Saskatchewan border
River only
Open all year – Mountain Whitefish limit 5 over 30 cm; Walleye
limit 0; Sauger limit 0 from Apr. 1 to May 14; Sauger limit 3 from
May 15 to Mar. 31; Pike limit 1 over 63 cm; Burbot limit 10; Goldeye
limit 10; Lake Sturgeon limit 0.
No mention of tributaries so Whitemud creek would come under the general regs as follows:
STREAMS
A. For Streams and canals listed and fish species listed under “PP1
Lake and Stream Listings” starting on this page.
You must follow the regulations stated with each listing.
B. For other PP1 Streams, canals and tributaries, not included under
(A) and for fish species not mentioned at a listed stream.
May 8 to Mar. 15 – Walleye and Sauger limit 3; Walleye over 50 cm;
Pike limit 3 over 63 cm; (where present, Trout limit 2; Mountain
Whitefish limit 5 over 30 cm; Perch limit 15; Lake Whitefish limit
10; Burbot limit 10; Goldeye limit 10); Bait allowed.
Mar. 16 to May 7 – CLOSED
So you can stand in one spot and catch a walleye from the creek and keep it, catch a walleye from the river and can't. You can stand in that same spot and fish in the river all year but can't put a hook into the creek. Am I correct on this?
BTW, I caught one sucker that day.
So I was fishing the river the other day, since it is one of the few places open right now, and a guy comes up and starts fishing in the creek for walleye. I assumed he was fishing for walleye since he asked how I was doing and if I have seen any walleye. I could be wrong. That made me wonder if the rules changed.
North Saskatchewan River
upstream of Highway 22/39 (Drayton Valley) – see Fish Management
Zone 1, Watershed Unit ES2.
from Highway 22/39 (Drayton Valley) downstream to the
Alberta/Saskatchewan border
River only
Open all year – Mountain Whitefish limit 5 over 30 cm; Walleye
limit 0; Sauger limit 0 from Apr. 1 to May 14; Sauger limit 3 from
May 15 to Mar. 31; Pike limit 1 over 63 cm; Burbot limit 10; Goldeye
limit 10; Lake Sturgeon limit 0.
No mention of tributaries so Whitemud creek would come under the general regs as follows:
STREAMS
A. For Streams and canals listed and fish species listed under “PP1
Lake and Stream Listings” starting on this page.
You must follow the regulations stated with each listing.
B. For other PP1 Streams, canals and tributaries, not included under
(A) and for fish species not mentioned at a listed stream.
May 8 to Mar. 15 – Walleye and Sauger limit 3; Walleye over 50 cm;
Pike limit 3 over 63 cm; (where present, Trout limit 2; Mountain
Whitefish limit 5 over 30 cm; Perch limit 15; Lake Whitefish limit
10; Burbot limit 10; Goldeye limit 10); Bait allowed.
Mar. 16 to May 7 – CLOSED
So you can stand in one spot and catch a walleye from the creek and keep it, catch a walleye from the river and can't. You can stand in that same spot and fish in the river all year but can't put a hook into the creek. Am I correct on this?
BTW, I caught one sucker that day.