Alberta Fishing News

[sdimedru]

Didn't see a thread for news articles related to fishing, fish, fisheries etc...


Aquatic interloper may be poisoned
Threespine stickleback targeted in St. Albert pond
By Hanneke Brooymans, Edmonton Journal September 25, 2009

http://www.edmontonjournal.com/technology/Albert+fish+invader+poisoned/2031868/story.html

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Something (dead) fishy at Lake Isle
3:35pm
Click here to email Ashley Wiebe
9/25/2009

http://www.inews880.com/Channels/Reg/LocalNews/story.aspx?ID=1144154

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Outdoors
Calgary, a City Where Trout Fishing Does Not Go to Die

Trout fishing on the Bow River east of Calgary, where wastewater treatment is a boon to the fish.
By CHRIS SANTELLA
Published: September 18, 2009


http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/19/sports/19outdoors.html

[fishunter77]

Interesting articles. Thanks for sharing.

[DarkAisling]

I appreciated reading them too :) I had read the NY Times article earlier in the day, but the two others were new to me.

I'm not sure why people get their knickers in such a twist over rotenone, as it seems like a pretty good solution to me.

[Geezle]

I appreciated reading them too :) I had read the NY Times article earlier in the day, but the two others were new to me.

I'm not sure why people get their knickers in such a twist over rotenone, as it seems like a pretty good solution to me.

I don't know either. People hear the word 'chemical' and automatically assume it's bad.


Elke Blodgett, a St. Albert environmental watchdog, said she is outraged by the plan.

"I don't know enough about rotenone. I just know it's a last resort. And the whole design of this lagoon system has been totally mismanaged and engineered totally wrong. It's a nightmare what they did there.

How can you be outraged if you openly admit you don't know enough about the subject? :huh:

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St. Albert pond won't receive fish pesticide this year
edmontonjournal.com
October 22, 2009Comments (1)

EDMONTON — Riel Pond will not get a dose of fish pesticide this year because of unseasonably cold weather.


http://www.edmontonjournal.com/technology/Albert+pond+receive+fish+pesticide+this+year/2129782/story.html

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I think this one was posted in another thread but here it is again anyways...


Fish safety warning for Alberta
Tests find high amounts of mercury in Alberta some fish

By KATIE SCHNEIDER, Sun Media
Last Updated: 23rd October 2009, 7:01pm

http://www.edmontonsun.com/news/alberta/2009/10/23/11508881.html

[sdimedru]

Good reminder of the possibilities each time you're out on the water...


Body of missing Calgary fisherman found in lake

By Chuck Chiang, Calgary HeraldOctober 30, 2009Comments (6)

http://www.calgaryherald.com/business/Body+missing+Calgary+fisherman+found+lake/2163828/story.html

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Another unfortunate Fishing/Boating story...

Body of boater pulled from Alberta lake
By Elise Stolte, edmontonjournal.comOctober 26, 2009

http://www.calgaryherald.com/news/Body+boater+pulled+from+Alberta+lake/2147678/story.html

[sdimedru]

not much good news re: Alberta Fishing is there?....
Here's a cool story out of Yellowknife...


Hooked on fly-fishing

Charlotte Hilling
Northern News Services
Published Wednesday, October 21, 2009
SOMBA K'E/YELLOWKNIFE - What's the appeal of fly-fishing?
http://nnsl.com/northern-news-services/stories/papers/oct21_09ff.html

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November 18, 2009
By: Cori Lee Miller

Proposed sport fishing regulations are aiming to keep big fish off the hook and in the water.

http://www.cochraneeagle.com/2009/11/new-rules-aim-to-protect-fish/

[troutpirate]

how gives a F about brookstickelback and some city workers that have to clean a screen once in a while. rotenone treatments are very expensive and there are a lot of good trout lakes out there that have been illegally stocked with perch that could use a rotenone treatment!

why not treat those lakes with rotenone and restore their trout fisheries to some of their former glory?

anyways, thats just an opinion from one tax paying alberta angler.

[Penner]

Outlet/Overflow of that pond apperantly drains into the Sturgeon River. Sturgeon River drians into the North Saskatchewan. May be worthy of a kill-off considering the above.

[Morph1]

Thank you for the post ,

this one really concerns me as 20% of what I catch goeas in my system :lol: ...

CALGARY — Health officials are warning seafood lovers to avoid eating certain species of fish caught in Alberta after tests found high amounts of mercury.

A public health advisory has been issued by Alberta’s Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr. Andre Corriveau recommending people limit or avoid eating walleye, sauger and goldeye caught in some places in Alberta to reduce any heath risks.

Women who are pregnant or of child-bearing age and children are encouraged to avoid or limit eating walleye caught from Pine Coulee, Red Deer River at the mouth of the Blindman River or the South Saskatchewan River at the Bindloss Ferry and Medicine Hat.

People should also beware of northern pike from Twin Valley Reservoirs in southern Alberta, and sauger and goldeye from the South Saskatchewan River at the Bindloss Ferry and Medicine Hat.

“While levels of methylmercury identified do not pose an immediate health threat, limiting consumption is the best way to reduce any long-term health risks,” Corriveau said.

“I recommend people who eat fish frequently from these bodies of water either avoid or limit their weekly consumption.”

Mercury converts to methylmercury by bacteria or chemical reactions once it reaches a lake, and then fish absorb it from water as it passes through their gills, or from the prey they eat.

Large predatory fish like walleye and northern pike accumulate more methylmercury as they consume smaller fish.

katie.schneider@sunmedia.ca


Just wondering about other lakes though ....
I wish there was a yearly check at least for the most popular fishing waters.
I love the sport of catching fish but unfortunatelly I also love eating them...

Cheers !

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Oil sands emissions polluting waterways, study finds
MARTIN MITTELSTAEDT

From Tuesday's Globe and Mail

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/oil-sands-emissions-polluting-waterways-study-finds/article1392239/

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The People's Republic of Perch
By Neil Waugh

Last Updated: 22nd January 2010, 5:42pm

http://www.edmontonsun.com/life/columnists/outthere/2010/01/22/12579831.html

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Wanted: One good pike
By NEIL WAUGH, THE EDMONTON SUN

Last Updated: 15th January 2010, 5:52pm

http://www.edmontonsun.com/life/columnists/outthere/2010/01/15/12487411.html

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The People's Republic of Perch
By Neil Waugh

Last Updated: 22nd January 2010, 5:42pm

http://www.edmontonsun.com/life/columnists/outthere/2010/01/22/12579831.html

love his commentary on the perch sizes coming out of Hasse.....

"The parade of little fish continued for some time until I came to the sad conclusion that a deluge of dinks was all I was going to get. There would be no eating-sized perch coming out of Hasse that afternoon. "

[jrs]

Thanks for that, kind of amusing. Now i hope you don't mind but there is one other Alberta fish news story that I'm surprised more people aren't talking about.

"Athabasca rainbow trout to be listed as Threatened under Wildlife Act"

http://www.srd.alberta.ca/BioDiversityStewardship/SpeciesAtRisk/SpeciesSummaries/StatusOfAlbertaFish/AthabascaRainbowTroutStatus.aspx

Basically anglers from North-central Alberta should be concerned. Excerpt from the press release "Sustainable Resource Development (SRD) is exploring options for angling regulations to protect Athabasca rainbow trout."
To me this is about on par with declaring the grizzly bear endangered but I'm just posting so others know and can be ready for any changes that may be coming down the pipe.

[sdimedru]

Thanks for that, kind of amusing. Now i hope you don't mind but there is one other Alberta fish news story that I'm surprised more people aren't talking about.

"Athabasca rainbow trout to be listed as Threatened under Wildlife Act"

http://www.srd.alberta.ca/BioDiversityStewardship/SpeciesAtRisk/SpeciesSummaries/StatusOfAlbertaFish/AthabascaRainbowTroutStatus.aspx

Basically anglers from North-central Alberta should be concerned. Excerpt from the press release "Sustainable Resource Development (SRD) is exploring options for angling regulations to protect Athabasca rainbow trout."
To me this is about on par with declaring the grizzly bear endangered but I'm just posting so others know and can be ready for any changes that may be coming down the pipe.

hey thx for the input, feel free to post any other alberta fishing news you might come across...

[McLeod]

As I have mentioned here several months ago there will be a complete catch and release for all Athabasca Rainbows. This should have been in place 20 years ago. The issue will be wheither additional creeks where the fish spawn should be closed year round.
Where funds should be directed ..maybe some of the ACA money , should be
some rearing of Athabows for restablishing some populations in flowing waters and some local stocking in still waters for additional angling opportunites.

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http://www.albertalocalnews.com/reddeeradvocate/news/local/Local__briefs_-_January_26_2010_82690817.html

Break-ins reported at fishing huts


RCMP are looking for culprits who broke into about two dozen fishing huts on Sylvan Lake on Sunday night.

Richard Bush of Red Deer, who had his hut on Honeymoon Bay near Range Road 20 broken into, said on Monday that 23 huts were broken into while only a single one wasn’t hit.

Bush said he had a 200-square-foot hut with many comforts, including a small fridge, stove and cupboards built into the hut, which he paid about $8,000 to build.

The break-ins occurred sometime after sundown Sunday and early Monday morning.

He said someone used bolt cutters to break through locks on all the huts.

“There’s only a few of us who know we’ve been broken into because all the rest mainly come on the weekends and through the week,” Bush said.

Bush lost an axe and the fridge.

He said many other fishers probably lost equipment, including ice augers and axes.

No fishing equipment seemed to be missing from the few who were aware of the break-ins.

Bush, who was planning to move his five-tonne, has had it at the lake since Dec. 18.

Anyone with information can phone Sylvan Lake RCMP at 403-887-3334 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477

[jrs]

McLeod, I do agree that the proper strain should be stocked in that area but i think a change to complete catch and release will do nothing (the rules are already so restrictive a legal Atha-bow is either an exceptional catch or an extremely old fish). It is ridiculous lakes such as Mary Gregg south of Hinton are still being stocked with hatchery strain fish. I simply think the threatened status in that area is a bit overboard and i am worried about what creeks may be closed. Catch and release fishing is not the problem, those little fish can handle it. Poaching in waters that are already catch and release or of undersized fish may be a bit of an issue but i still think logging and particularly culverts are the biggest issues. Closing streams will not help, it's not like there's a pile of fisherman out there during the spawning season as is and i do not think the majority of creeks that would be closed to angling see that many anglers. I'm going to send you a pm anyways, would like to know if you've heard of something i haven't.

[McLeod]

It is my opinion and others that ALL streams in the region should be C and R for Athabows and Grayling. The closing of streams options would b applicable for those waters were the populations have been decimated.
Agree with you on logging and culverts.
And yes Lakes in the region should be stocked with native fish that is why
we should be rearing native bows in the hatchery. My understanding is that only Triploid Rainbows will stocked in the future.

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The whites of their eyes
By NEIL WAUGH, THE EDMONTON SUN

Last Updated: 30th January 2010, 12:32pm

http://www.edmontonsun.com/life/columnists/outthere/2010/01/30/12678271.html

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Fishing in Alberta
January 31, 2010
Viewed: 24 times

http://www.wfn.tv/ambassador/blog.php?blog=402288

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Elkwater Lake hosting introduction to ice fishing on Feb. 13
Published on Febuary 4th, 2010

http://www.swbooster.com/Living/Environment/2010-02-04/article-630260/Elkwater-Lake-hosting-introduction-to-ice-fishing-on-Feb.-13/1

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Stuff Sack
By Compiled By Trent Edwards, Calgary Herald
February 4, 2010

http://www.calgaryherald.com/travel/Stuff+Sack/2521195/story.html

Back Cast Is Back

Festival - Fly fishers dreaming of summer days casting on wild rivers can live vicariously through films this weekend at Mount Royal University.

The third annual Back Cast Fly Fishing Film Festival will be held Friday and Saturday at the school's Jenkins Theatre.

Each night will include a different program of short films from around the world with a fly-fishing theme.

An adult ticket is $15 for one night; $25 for both nights.

Proceeds from the event will benefit Western Sky Land Trust, a local nonprofi t initiative to conserve paddling areas (visit westernskylandtrust.ca).

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Family fun in Alberta
By Debbie Olsen, For The Calgary Herald
February 6, 2010

Free Fishing Family Day Weekend

Alberta has two free fishing weekends each year: the Family Day weekend and one in the summer that coincides with National Fishing Week. From Feb. 13 to 15, Albertans can fish in any public water body that has an open fishing season (not including national parks) without buying a licence. You can pick up a free copy of the 2009 Alberta Guide to Sportfishing Regulations wherever licences are sold or at mywildalberta.com.

http://www.calgaryherald.com/travel/Family+Alberta/2530200/story.html

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The prisoner of Pigeon Lake
By Neil Waugh

Last Updated: 5th February 2010, 2:48pm

http://www.edmontonsun.com/life/columnists/outthere/2010/02/05/12762061.html

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Issues: Draining the Athabasca River
Ricardo Acuña / ualberta.ca/parkland
Week of February 11, 2010, Issue #747

http://www.vueweekly.com/article.php?id=14297

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Copyright(©) 2010 Government of Alberta
February 5, 2010
Fishing trip memories are bigger than the catch:

Fish for free February 13-15

http://alberta.ca/home/NewsFrame.cfm?ReleaseID=/acn/201002/277839F038026-9A08-73BA-75CB236F98CDB46C.html

[sdimedru]

A bit of Alberta/Fishing connection, I'm curious to know which 2 municipalities in Alberta require emergency attention...



Canada is full of crap
When it comes to sewage, many places aren’t as pretty as they seem

By GREG WESTON, QMI Agency
Last Updated: February 18 2010, 9:26am

http://www.torontosun.com/news/columnists/greg_weston/2010/02/17/12919366.html

[DarkAisling]

A bit of Alberta/Fishing connection, I'm curious to know which 2 municipalities in Alberta require emergency attention...

This is from a couple of years ago, but it indicates that Canmore has flushed raw sewage into the Bow:
http://www.water-matters.org/node/104

[sdimedru]

This is from a couple of years ago, but it indicates that Canmore has flushed raw sewage into the Bow:
http://www.water-matters.org/node/104

interesting article, thx for that

[sdimedru]

A little miracle on ice
By Neil Waugh
Last Updated: February 27, 2010 12:00am

http://www.edmontonsun.com/life/columnists/outthere/2010/02/26/13040451.html

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Athabasca rainbow trout in danger
Posted By Sébastien Perth
Posted 5 days ago
Mike Constable
Sun Media

http://www.whitecourtstar.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2473609

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Bass Pro Shops 2010 Spring Fishing Classic
March 12, 1:55 PM
Calgary Hunting Examiner
Scott Pulvermacher

http://www.examiner.com/x-30256-Calgary-Hunting-Examiner~y2010m3d12-Bass-Pro-Shops-2010-Spring-Fishing-Classic

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Special walleye licence program expands to more Alberta lakes
SE AB Content - Environment
Friday, 12 March 2010 23:50

http://www.prairiepost.com/news/se-alberta-news/environment/793-special-walleye-licence-program-expands-to-more-alberta-lakes.html

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Lake Wabamun's Hurt Locker
By Neil Waugh
Last Updated: March 13, 2010 12:00am

http://www.edmontonsun.com/life/columnists/outthere/2010/03/12/13213266.html

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Boat show a ‘sure sign of spring’: Organizer
ANDREAS MORSE
FOR METRO EDMONTON
March 15, 2010 5:19 a.m

http://www.metronews.ca/edmonton/local/article/477850--boat-show-a-sure-sign-of-spring-organizer


Those dockdogs sound like alot of fun!

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North Saskatchewan River joyrider nabbed through YouTube footage
edmontonjournal.com
March 23, 2010

http://www.edmontonjournal.com/technology/North+Saskatchewan+River+joyrider+nabbed+through+Y ouTube+footage/2717642/story.html

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Hundreds of fish rescued from drying ponds
By Pam Doyle
Canmore Leader

http://www.canmoreleader.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2504414

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Red Deer Advocate
Saddled up at park
By Laura Tester - Red Deer Advocate
Published: March 31, 2010 8:24 AM

http://www.albertalocalnews.com/reddeeradvocate/news/local/Saddled_up_at_park_89602862.html

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Banff Crag & Canyon
Greatest catch
Posted By Larissa Barlow
Posted 1 day ago

http://www.banffcragandcanyon.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2522433

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Alberta Guide to Sportfishing Regulations on shelves now
Posted 3 hours ago
By Chad Kujat
Edson Fish and Wildlife Officer

http://www.edsonleader.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2532302

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Off The Hook

Walking on frozen water is no miracle, but for Buck Clark and his fellow fishermen, there are some enduring mysteries associated with cutting a hole in an iced-over lake, staying warm and reeling in dinner.

By Kevin Brooker, Calgary Herald
April 16, 2010 3:54 PM


http://www.calgaryherald.com/life/Hook/2913530/story.html

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TransAlta turns over waterfront to Wabamun
20 hectares at site of closed power plant gives village long-awaited chance at expansion

By Dave Cooper, Edmonton JournalApril 20, 2010 8:59 AM
Comments (1)

http://www.edmontonjournal.com/business/TransAlta+turns+over+waterfront+Wabamun/2927632/story.html


hopefully Alberta SRD is kept in the loop so that the weedbeds and sensitive areas can be protected from shore development....

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By-the-Lake park welcomes anglers
Posted By Jerold LeBlanc/Staff Writer
Posted 1 day ago

http://www.wetaskiwintimes.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2544544

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Prairie pothole fishing — an endangered pastime
By NEIL WAUGH, THE EDMONTON SUN
Last Updated: April 24, 2010 12:00am

http://www.edmontonsun.com/life/columnists/outthere/2010/04/23/13695961.html

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Cutbacks hit camping crowd
By CANDICE WARD, Edmonton Sun
Last Updated: April 28, 2010 9:53pm

http://www.edmontonsun.com/news/alberta/2010/04/28/13756701.html

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Study looks at whitefish evolution in Alberta lake
The Canadian Press
Date: Saturday May. 1, 2010 3:54 PM ET

http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20100501/whitefish-survival-100501/20100501?hub=SciTech

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Rainbows at risk
By Neil Waugh
Last Updated: May 1, 2010 12:00am

http://www.edmontonsun.com/life/columnists/outthere/2010/04/30/13785776.html

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Something fishy in the state of Edmonton
Urban Foodie by Christopher Thrall
FOR METRO EDMONTON
May 06, 2010 4:09 a.m.

http://www.metronews.ca/edmonton/comment/article/520219--something-fishy-in-the-state-of-edmonton

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Springtime in Alberta
By Neil Waugh
Last Updated: May 8, 2010 12:00am

http://www.edmontonsun.com/life/columnists/outthere/2010/05/07/13871056.html#/life/columnists/outthere/2010/05/07/pf-13871056.html

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Springtime in Alberta
By Neil Waugh
Last Updated: May 8, 2010 12:00am

http://www.edmontonsun.com/life/columnists/outthere/2010/05/07/13871056.html#/life/columnists/outthere/2010/05/07/pf-13871056.html

Anyone know where Neil might have found a place to wade in at Muir?

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Last-stand brown trout
By Neil Waugh
Last Updated: May 15, 2010 12:00am

http://www.edmontonsun.com/life/columnists/outthere/2010/05/14/13950606.html

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A desperate, lasting sadness
By Neil Waugh
Last Updated: May 22, 2010 12:00am

http://www.edmontonsun.com/life/columnists/outthere/2010/05/21/14041991.html

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Pelicans move on from weir
By SHAWN LOGAN, Calgary Sun
Last Updated: June 28, 2010 2:07pm

http://www.calgarysun.com/entertainment/2010/06/28/14546446.html

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Raven River tricksters
By Neil Waugh
Last Updated: June 7, 2010 12:00am

http://www.edmontonsun.com/life/columnists/outthere/2010/06/04/14268366.html

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Hammer time at Wabamun
By Neil Waugh
Last Updated: June 19, 2010 12:00am

http://www.edmontonsun.com/life/columnists/outthere/2010/06/18/14444821.html

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Opening day advantage
By Neil Waugh
Last Updated: June 26, 2010 12:00am

http://www.edmontonsun.com/life/columnists/outthere/2010/06/25/14519881.html

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Free fishing weekend on tap
http://hqgrandeprairie.com/news/11761/Free%20fishing%20weekend%20on%20tap/

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Life under water in Calgary
By Andrew Penner
July 8, 2010

http://www.calgaryherald.com/life/Life+under+water+Calgary/3251141/story.html

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Restocked Wabamun walleye a boon to anglers
Government program aims to take pressure off overfished area lakes
edmontonjournal.com July 13, 2010 12:02 PM

http://www.edmontonjournal.com/news/Restocked+Wabamun+walleye+boon+anglers/3272164/story.html