Im not 100% sure on this but I believe it is stocked for commercial fisherman... It is a lake where anglers are not permitted because it is on the cold lake military base.
has nothing to do with the base, that lake is the center of the air weapons range, not safe to fish or drive around there. Not sure about the commercial aspect
I did talk with a guy on Cold Lake during the XMas break who said he was off the next day to net Primrose - had a commercial license. Unless he was out right lying to me, which would not make any sense, it sounds like commercial fishing happens there which would be the only type of fishing I am aware of.
The reason Primrose Lake is stocked is because that lake is the main source of walleye for stocking throughout the rest of the province and to maintain a good population, it is stocked. And because it is not open to angling there is some degree of control over the population. The fact that commercial fishermen are given exclusive access to the lake does not sit well with me however. To the best of my knowledge(which is fairly limited) they are given access for about a 2 week period over Christmas when the airbase is closed down.
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