2013 Regulation changes .

[BBJTKLE&FISHINGADVENTURES]

Took a quick look at the new regulations as they were released and posted .

Looks like no more keeping Walleye out of places like Whitemud creek . Have to be 500 meters away from the river . To me thats a good change .

North Saskatchewan River
8 upstream of Highway 22/39 (Drayton Valley) – see Fish Management
Zone 1, Watershed Unit ES2.
8 from Highway 22/39 (Drayton Valley) downstream to the
Alberta/Saskatchewan border
8River only
l Open all year – Mountain Whitefish limit 5 over 30 cm; Walleye
limit 0; Sauger limit 3 from Apr. 1 to May 14; Pike limit 1 over
63 cm; Burbot limit 10; Goldeye limit 10; Lake Sturgeon limit 0.
8 tributaries (excluding Sturgeon River)
l Apr. 1 to May 14 – CLOSED
l May 15 to Mar. 31 – Open (Walleye limit 0 for portions within
500 m of main stem)

Heres a link to the new regulations
http://mywildalberta.com/Fishing/Regulations/documents/AlbertaFishingRegulations-2013.pdf

[Sundancefisher]

Took a quick look at the new regulations as they were released and posted .

Looks like no more keeping Walleye out of places like Whitemud creek . Have to be 500 meters away from the river . To me thats a good change .

North Saskatchewan River
8 upstream of Highway 22/39 (Drayton Valley) – see Fish Management
Zone 1, Watershed Unit ES2.
8 from Highway 22/39 (Drayton Valley) downstream to the
Alberta/Saskatchewan border
8River only
l Open all year – Mountain Whitefish limit 5 over 30 cm; Walleye
limit 0; Sauger limit 3 from Apr. 1 to May 14; Pike limit 1 over
63 cm; Burbot limit 10; Goldeye limit 10; Lake Sturgeon limit 0.
8 tributaries (excluding Sturgeon River)
l Apr. 1 to May 14 – CLOSED
l May 15 to Mar. 31 – Open (Walleye limit 0 for portions within
500 m of main stem)

I would tend to agree. Some species congregate and become highly suseptible to over harvest.

[timsesink]

Weren't they always illegal to keep out of there?

[BBJTKLE&FISHINGADVENTURES]

Weren't they always illegal to keep out of there?

Nope there was a loop hole for people who knew it . You couldnt keep them out of the river but you could keep them out of creeks that flow into the river .

[Kim473]

Calling lake and Utikama Lake, 1 Walleye. Not worth the drive now.

[Pikehunter13]

Please feel free to post any new changes that you notice from the new 2013 fishing regulations, In your local fishing area.


I'll start,
Lake Newell
The abundance of Pike in Lake Newell has
declined and harvest pressure needs to be reduced
to recover the population to the desired level. To
achieve this, the regulation changes from 3 to 1
Pike over 63 cm.


Newell Lake – including the inlet canal downstream of the Bow
Slope turnout structure (NE32-16-15-W4)
l May 8 to Mar. 15 – Walleye limit 0 – except the holder of a Special
Fish Harvest Licence and tags may retain walleye of a size,
number and at the times specified on the licence; Pike limit 1 over
63 cm; Perch limit 15; Lake Whitefish limit 10; Burbot limit 10; Bait
allowed.
l Mar. 16 to May 7 – CLOSED

[Pikehunter13]

A zero limit is being implemented for Pike in
Round Lake (NB2) in order to recover that
collapsed population.

[Safety D]

Calling only 1? That sucks. Mine as well go to Saskatchewan

[dodgeboy1979]

i find it funny how you can't keep any walleye from the NSR in Alberta but cross the border and you can keep 4.

[Graffy91]

Fawcett onto tag system, who saw that coming! :sign0161:

Goes from 3 fish, to tagged, man... Where do they get their research numbers from?... Lakes been outfished forever and now they drop it to tags, when in reality should close it to any form of keeping... :sign0161::sign0161::mad3:

i find it funny how you can't keep any walleye from the NSR in Alberta but cross the border and you can keep 4.

Think about it, if you could keep walleye, Edmonton would clean that river out within a year.

[Graffy91]

A zero limit is being implemented for Pike in
Round Lake (NB2) in order to recover that
collapsed population.

Fawcett has changed their walleye from 3 to the tagging system.

[jhamaliu]

Can the 2013/2014 regs be found online? Can you post a link if they can?

[Pikehunter13]

Can the 2013/2014 regs be found online? Can you post a link if they can?

http://mywildalberta.com/Fishing/Regulations/documents/AlbertaFishingRegulations-2013.pdf

[Pikehunter13]

The wording of the zero limit regulation for trout in Lower Kananaskis
Lake has been corrected to apply also to Boulton Creek, a tributary stream.

In order to decrease harvest pressure on Lake Trout in Cold Lake and
support further recovery of the fishery, the minimum size limit changes
from 65 cm to 75 cm; however, the bag limit remains at 1 fish.

The harvest of Rainbow Trout from Beaver Lake (ES2), designated as a
Quality Stocked Fishery (QSF), was too high under the previous 2 fish
bag limit and the QSF goal to achieve at least 10% of fish being larger
than 50 cm was not being met. Following public consultation, a zero
limit is being implemented to meet the goal.
Fishing opportunities for stocked Rainbow Trout are increasing in NB3.

The Town of High Level Fish Pond will be stocked for the first time in 2013, and the stocking program will resume at
Cummings Lake (near airview) for the first time
since 2009.

[Pikehunter13]

In 2012, during an amendment of the Alberta Fishery Regulations, 1998,
the Federal government inadvertently removed the provision prohibiting
the use of barbed hooks. This rendered the barbless-only requirement
when angling in Alberta unenforceable. The intent is to restore the
legislation at the earliest opportunity. Until this occurs, anglers are asked
to continue to voluntarily comply with the spirit and intent of the
barbless-only regulation and refrain from the use of barbed hooks


So barbs officially allowed.

[crf250xtom]

Fawcett onto tag system, who saw that coming! :sign0161:

Goes from 3 fish, to tagged, man... Where do they get their research numbers from?... Lakes been outfished forever and now they drop it to tags, when in reality should close it to any form of keeping... :sign0161::sign0161::mad3:



Think about it, if you could keep walleye, Edmonton would clean that river out within a year.

I disagree who in their right mind what eat something out of the NSR? That's disgusting unless you enjoy fish marinated in fecal matter.

[dodgeboy1979]

the NSR is a walleye factory and probably one of the most under fished waterbodies in the province, i don't think the folks in Edm could fish it out.

[BeeGuy]

barbs

yeah

[pikergolf]

Please feel free to post any new changes that you notice from the new 2013 fishing regulations, In your local fishing area.


I'll start,
Lake Newell
The abundance of Pike in Lake Newell has
declined and harvest pressure needs to be reduced
to recover the population to the desired level. To
achieve this, the regulation changes from 3 to 1
Pike over 63 cm.


Newell Lake – including the inlet canal downstream of the Bow
Slope turnout structure (NE32-16-15-W4)
l May 8 to Mar. 15 – Walleye limit 0 – except the holder of a Special
Fish Harvest Licence and tags may retain walleye of a size,
number and at the times specified on the licence; Pike limit 1 over
63 cm; Perch limit 15; Lake Whitefish limit 10; Burbot limit 10; Bait
allowed.
l Mar. 16 to May 7 – CLOSED

Should be a good change for newell.

[baptiste_moose]

NSR is the best walleye fishery we have in Alberta. Way more food in river systems then lakes. You need a jet and u need to know where to go. I bet you didn't know that there's parts of the NSR that u can cast across and their 30 feet deep. Look at tobin and meadow lake prov park. Just giant river systems. Oxygen levels are way up too!! Sorry for the off topic comment

[fishtank]

maybe have to go to calling lake then hit up rock island lake after .:rolleye2:
also anyone know how the fishing in frog lake ??

[Wild&Free]

Took a quick look at the new regulations as they were released and posted .

Looks like no more keeping Walleye out of places like Whitemud creek . Have to be 500 meters away from the river . To me thats a good change .

North Saskatchewan River
8 upstream of Highway 22/39 (Drayton Valley) – see Fish Management
Zone 1, Watershed Unit ES2.
8 from Highway 22/39 (Drayton Valley) downstream to the
Alberta/Saskatchewan border
8River only
l Open all year – Mountain Whitefish limit 5 over 30 cm; Walleye
limit 0; Sauger limit 3 from Apr. 1 to May 14; Pike limit 1 over
63 cm; Burbot limit 10; Goldeye limit 10; Lake Sturgeon limit 0.
8 tributaries (excluding Sturgeon River)
l Apr. 1 to May 14 – CLOSED
l May 15 to Mar. 31 – Open (Walleye limit 0 for portions within
500 m of main stem)

Heres a link to the new regulations
http://mywildalberta.com/Fishing/Regulations/documents/AlbertaFishingRegulations-2013.pdf

Anyone else see this? Does this closure only apply to tributaries or is the entire system closed for high water?

[BBJTKLE&FISHINGADVENTURES]

NSR is the best walleye fishery we have in Alberta. Way more food in river systems then lakes. You need a jet and u need to know where to go. I bet you didn't know that there's parts of the NSR that u can cast across and their 30 feet deep. Look at tobin and meadow lake prov park. Just giant river systems. Oxygen levels are way up too!! Sorry for the off topic comment

You've never fished down south than .

[BBJTKLE&FISHINGADVENTURES]

Anyone else see this? Does this closure only apply to tributaries or is the entire system closed for high water?

Only tributaries . Just as it reads , which I'm pretty sure isn't new .

[Fishingaddict]

are they already out? (the regulations)

[AppleJax]

NSR is the best walleye fishery we have in Alberta. Way more food in river systems then lakes. You need a jet and u need to know where to go. I bet you didn't know that there's parts of the NSR that u can cast across and their 30 feet deep. Look at tobin and meadow lake prov park. Just giant river systems. Oxygen levels are way up too!! Sorry for the off topic comment

I have to disagree that you need a Jetboat to catch walleye in the river. Caught plenty from the shore.

[BBJTKLE&FISHINGADVENTURES]

are they already out? (the regulations)

Read my first post there's a link .

[baptiste_moose]

I have to disagree that you need a Jetboat to catch walleye in the river. Caught plenty from the shore.

If you want trophy class walleye out of NSR you need a jet boat or 2 weeks off with 2 feet and a heart beat

[moose 2]

Please feel free to post any new changes that you notice from the new 2013 fishing regulations, In your local fishing area.


I'll start,
Lake Newell
The abundance of Pike in Lake Newell has
declined and harvest pressure needs to be reduced
to recover the population to the desired level. To
achieve this, the regulation changes from 3 to 1
Pike over 63 cm.


Newell Lake – including the inlet canal downstream of the Bow
Slope turnout structure (NE32-16-15-W4)
l May 8 to Mar. 15 – Walleye limit 0 – except the holder of a Special
Fish Harvest Licence and tags may retain walleye of a size,
number and at the times specified on the licence; Pike limit 1 over
63 cm; Perch limit 15; Lake Whitefish limit 10; Burbot limit 10; Bait
allowed.
l Mar. 16 to May 7 – CLOSED

i like it ,just need to give the lake a break from the commercial fishing with nets now to

[slivers86]

Ill still continue to fish barbless - I don't plan on eating, unless I am fishing a stocked pond for dinner, or a creek dominated by brook trout - than I might keep the barbs as I'll eat what I catch.

[Cal]

i like it ,just need to give the lake a break from the commercial fishing with nets now to

x2, I dont understand how my home lake can only support a 1 walleye limit, but they can comercialy net and sell walleye out of it. I dont have exact numbers but I've heard the number 17,000 kg thrown around quite a bit. 17,000 kg of walleye comercialy harvested out of LSL and I can only keep one a day. Who the heck comes up with these rules?

[Mutter87]

x2, I dont understand how my home lake can only support a 1 walleye limit, but they can comercialy net and sell walleye out of it. I dont have exact numbers but I've heard the number 17,000 kg thrown around quite a bit. 17,000 kg of walleye comercialy harvested out of LSL and I can only keep one a day. Who the heck comes up with these rules?

Pretty Valid point. Something that definatly needs to be looked at.

[moose 2]

x2, I dont understand how my home lake can only support a 1 walleye limit, but they can comercialy net and sell walleye out of it. I dont have exact numbers but I've heard the number 17,000 kg thrown around quite a bit. 17,000 kg of walleye comercialy harvested out of LSL and I can only keep one a day. Who the heck comes up with these rules?

yah i dont no,the only ones that benefit are the netters ,its a pretty hot topic around Brooks and area .

[LacLaBicheNS]

Looks like they did NOT open walleye in Lac La Biche.. This is going confuse and tick off a lot of people.

So much talk up here from people saying they have been told by FandG or the fish biologist that LLB walleye WILL be open this year. So a lot of people will assume its open wihtout reading the regs.

I don't want it open myself, but its going to cause mass confusion...

Beaver lake by LLB has now closed for walleye. Finally.. its going to take years for that lake to have a good pop of breeding walleye.. that lake is a mess..

[Bill Strong]

barbs

yeah

Barbs are very harmful to fish when
removing hook. You must not have
experienced that in the field. Make sure
to debarb.

[huntsfurfish]

Barbs are very harmful to fish when
removing hook. You must not have
experienced that in the field. Make sure
to debarb.

:)NO I dont have to and you cant make me:):snapoutofit:











Feel free to do a search on the subject.
You wouldnt happen to be a troll by any chance?

[Jack&7]

Yup...troll.

go take a look where Bill's first post was. Ignore....

[dodgeboy1979]

I have to disagree that you need a Jetboat to catch walleye in the river. Caught plenty from the shore.

totally agree, i have also trolled with a small alum boat but shore fishing sure has caught me some nice fish over the years.

[Smokercraft]

DAMN!

So much for our planned April trip as it's now closed April 1 to May 14.

That's a long way to go for 1 walleye...

[BGSH]

the NSR is a walleye factory and probably one of the most under fished waterbodies in the province, i don't think the folks in Edm could fish it out.

Or one of the most overfished water bodies in Alberta

[Fishonthefly]

Ill still continue to fish barbless - I don't plan on eating, unless I am fishing a stocked pond for dinner, or a creek dominated by brook trout - than I might keep the barbs as I'll eat what I catch.

x2

[BBJTKLE&FISHINGADVENTURES]

I disagree who in their right mind what eat something out of the NSR? That's disgusting unless you enjoy fish marinated in fecal matter.

Last Year I had a group of 6 out as they booked a sturgeon trip with me , we mannaged to get 5 Sauger and we kept them did a nice shore lunch with potatos , beans , it was very good . Infact my clients at that time said that was the best fish fry that had ever had . And were shocked how clean those fish were . I have done that in the past also take home my limit of sauger and cook them up very tastey .

[dodgeboy1979]

Last Year I had a group of 6 out as they booked a sturgeon trip with me , we mannaged to get 5 Sauger and we kept them did a nice shore lunch with potatos , beans , it was very good . Infact my clients at that time said that was the best fish fry that had ever had . And were shocked how clean those fish were . I have done that in the past also take home my limit of sauger and cook them up very tastey .

I have done the same or walleye from the sask portion of the river....dam good eats

[baptiste_moose]

I eat fish out NSR. Def up stream and only a few a year!

[kevinhits]

Barbs are very harmful to fish when
removing hook. You must not have
experienced that in the field. Make sure
to debarb.

Must be a past member BANNED:bad_boys_20:Has to be for a 2nd post:sHa_sarcasticlol:

[highwood]

Or one of the most overfished water bodies in Alberta

You're kidding right?

[pikeslayer22]

You're kidding right?
Im thinking he does the majority of his fishing in the "City" limits...BGSH head out east a little we travel from Duvernay up or down stream 2 hrs each way by boat and never see another soul!!

[dodgeboy1979]

^ x2

[BGSH]

Im thinking he does the majority of his fishing in the "City" limits...BGSH head out east a little we travel from Duvernay up or down stream 2 hrs each way by boat and never see another soul!!

I do most of my n.s.r fishing west of Edmonton, sometimes around the city and up towards forst sask, but someone always seems to be around where ever you go.

[AppleJax]

Im thinking he does the majority of his fishing in the "City" limits...BGSH head out east a little we travel from Duvernay up or down stream 2 hrs each way by boat and never see another soul!!

Sounds like 4 hours of lost fishing time..

[jeffrey929]

It would seem the SRD would prefer the Walleye of this province to be commercially fished only

[huntsfurfish]

It would seem the SRD would prefer the Walleye of this province to be commercially fished only

:snapoutofit::)

[BBJTKLE&FISHINGADVENTURES]

It would seem the SRD would prefer the Walleye of this province to be commercially fished only

Lol,I agree , that's where the money is man . Especially in the north central part of the province . It's much easier to attract people to Alberta to fish trout than it is draw only walleye .

[baptiste_moose]

I was just at a lake up North being residentially netted. Un-controlled. No limit and 6' mesh size. The least F&W could do would be to show up when nets are pulled and use it as a research opportunity on how the lake is doing. Free info and much needed monitoring of our precious fishery. Or even have them report/weigh fish load every time they pull nets at head office. He told me he has pulled 1000 kg of fish from that lake this winter. Does SRD actually think he's eating all that. How much of this fish gets sold for booze and cigarettes in zip-loc baggies. Either way he hauled the fish away in his loaded 2012 dodge diesel. It's his right though!! And I can only keep 1. %^&* off SRD. No one in charge would be better. F&W knows it too but they are sooooo under staffed. With the retirees they can barely fill the gaps lets alone grow with the rest of alberta!

[338Bluff]

Barbs are very harmful to fish when
removing hook. You must not have
experienced that in the field. Make sure
to debarb.

I'm sorry but I disagree. There is absolutely no scientific evidence to support this stance. If you really want to help fish, ban treble hooks.

I will be using barbs again for the foreseeable future.

!:sHa_shakeshout:

[crf250xtom]

[QUOTE=baptiste_moose;1866278]I was just at a lake up North being residentially netted. Un-controlled. No limit and 6' mesh size. The least F&W could do would be to show up when nets are pulled and use it as a research opportunity on how the lake is doing. Free info and much needed monitoring of our precious fishery. Or even have them report/weigh fish load every time they pull nets at head office. He told me he has pulled 1000 kg of fish from that lake this winter. Does SRD actually think he's eating all that. How much of this fish gets sold for booze and cigarettes in zip-loc baggies. Either way he hauled the fish away in his loaded 2012 dodge diesel. It's his right though!! And I can only keep 1. %^&* off SRD. No one in charge would be better. F&W knows it too but they are sooooo under staffed. With the retirees they can barely fill the gaps lets alone grow with the rest of



I disagree the least they can do is what they do best pathetic really that one person can keep many and people who are fishing with a rod can't keep one sad really

[crf250xtom]

Last Year I had a group of 6 out as they booked a sturgeon trip with me , we mannaged to get 5 Sauger and we kept them did a nice shore lunch with potatos , beans , it was very good . Infact my clients at that time said that was the best fish fry that had ever had . And were shocked how clean those fish were . I have done that in the past also take home my limit of sauger and cook them up very tastey .

To each his own but ppersonally knowing what goes into that river and what comes out i will never be desperate and foolish enough to eat a fish out of there.

[baptiste_moose]

I disagree the least they can do is what they do best pathetic really that one person can keep many and people who are fishing with a rod can't keep one sad really

Nice grammar. Glad to see your back from your spanking!!:bad_boys_20:

[cube]

Fawcett onto tag system, who saw that coming! :sign0161:

Goes from 3 fish, to tagged, man... Where do they get their research numbers from.

I could not agree with you more.

I looked at their "Alberta ESRD-Index Net Survey Reports" and if you compare the fall 2011 data to the fall 2006 data (the only years Fawcett appears) it shows slightly more Walleye and greater size of walleye in 2011 than in 2006.

What it also shows is a dramatic decrease in both the pike and whitefish populations. Yet they made ZERO changes to the bag limits of these two potential at risk species but did put in further protection for the walleye.

[Graffy91]

I could not agree with you more.

I looked at their "Alberta ESRD-Index Net Survey Reports" and if you compare the fall 2011 data to the fall 2006 data (the only years Fawcett appears) it shows slightly more Walleye and greater size of walleye in 2011 than in 2006.

What it also shows is a dramatic decrease in both the pike and whitefish populations. Yet they made ZERO changes to the bag limits of these two potential at risk species but did put in further protection for the walleye.

Soon enough all lakes are just going to have Walleye and Whitefish in them...

Might as well just go back to Saskatchewan every year like we used too...