Alberta watershed unitEastern Slopes Zone
ES1 Fishing Regulations – Eastern Slopes Zone
ES1
Default regulations
The default regulations for this watershed unit.
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Season
OPEN all year
Bait
Bait except Bait Fish allowed
Bull Trout
0 — Catch & Release
Arctic Grayling
0 — Catch & Release
Trout
5
Mountain Whitefish
5 over 30 cm
Walleye
3 over 50 cm
Pike
3
Perch
15
Lake Whitefish
10
Burbot
10
Last updated: Apr 24, 2026
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Season
OPEN June 16 to Aug. 31
Bait
Bait Ban
Bull Trout
0 — Catch & Release
Arctic Grayling
0 — Catch & Release
Trout
2
Cutthroat and Rainbow
over 35 cm
Mountain Whitefish
5 over 30 cm
Walleye
3 over 50 cm
Northern Pike
3
Yellow Perch
15
Lake Whitefish
10
Burbot
10
Season
OPEN Sept. 1 to Oct. 31
Bait
Bait Ban
Bull Trout
0 — Catch & Release
Arctic Grayling
0 — Catch & Release
Trout and Mountain Whitefish
0 — Catch & Release
Walleye
3 over 50 cm
Northern Pike
3
Yellow Perch
15
Lake Whitefish
10
Burbot
10
Season
CLOSED Nov. 1 to June 15
No additional rules listed.
Last updated: Apr 24, 2026
Waterbodies
Waterbody-specific regulations in ES1.
Lakes (67)Open list
- Aster Lake
- Barnaby LakeAlso known as Lower Southfork Lake
- Bear Pond
- Bearspaw Reservoir
- Big Iron Lake
- Burns Lake
- Burstall LakesAlso known as Upper Burstall Lake
- Burstall LakesAlso known as Lower Burstall Lake
- Burstall LakesAlso known as Middle Burstall Lake
- Carburn Park Pond
- Carnarvon Lake
- Champion LakesAlso known as Upper Champion Lake
- Champion LakesAlso known as Lower Champion Lake
- Chester Lake
- Commonwealth LakeAlso known as Birdwood Lake
- Crowsnest Lake
- East Scarpe LakeAlso known as South Scarpe Lake
- Emerald LakeAlso known as Hart Lake
- Fortress Lake
- Galatea LakesAlso known as Lower Galatea Lake
- Galatea LakesAlso known as Upper Galatea Lake
- Gap Lake
- Ghost Reservoir
- Glenmore Reservoir
- Headwall LakesAlso known as Upper Headwall Lake
- Headwall LakesAlso known as Lower Headwall Lake
- Hogarth LakesAlso known as Upper Hogarth Lake
- Hogarth LakesAlso known as Middle Hogarth Lake
- Hogarth LakesAlso known as Lower Hogarth Lake
- Invincible Lake
- Kids Can Catch Pond
- Lake Of The Horns
- Lillian Lake
- Loomis Lake
- Lower Kananaskis Lake
- Lys Lake
- Maude Lake
- Memorial LakesAlso known as South Memorial Lake
- Memorial LakesAlso known as West Memorial Lake
- Memorial LakesAlso known as East Memorial Lake
- Mitford Ponds
- Mount Lorette Ponds
- Mud Lake
- Odlum Lake
- Oldman Reservoir
- Picklejar Lakes
- Pine Coulee Reservoir
- Quarry Lake
- Rainy Ridge Lake
- Rawson Lake
- Ribbon Lake
- Rummel Lake
- Running Rain LakeAlso known as Storm Lake
- Shark Lake
- Southfork LakesAlso known as Middle Southfork Lake
- Southfork LakesAlso known as Upper Southfork Lake
- Sparrow'S Egg Lake
- Spray Lakes Reservoir
- Stenton Lake
- Talus Lake
- Three Isle Lake
- Tombstone LakesAlso known as Upper Tombstone Lake
- Tombstone LakesAlso known as Lower Tombstone Lake
- Upper Kananaskis Lake
- Watridge Lake
- Wedge Pond
- Window Mountain Lake
Streams (34)Open list
Rivers that span multiple watershed units may not all appear in this list. For better results, use the search tool on fishr.
- Beaver Creek
- Beaver Creek
- Belly River
- Boulton Creek
- Canmore Creek
- Canyon Creek
- Carbondale River
- Castle River
- Crowsnest River
- Elbow River
- Fish Creek
- Ghost River
- Gold Creek
- Gorge Creek
- Hidden Creek
- Highwood River
- Jumpingpound Creek
- Kananaskis River
- Livingstone River
- Mill Creek
- Pincher Creek
- Policeman Creek
- Prairie Creek
- Quirk Creek
- Sheep River
- Silvester Creek
- Smith-Dorrien Creek
- Storm Creek
- Threepoint Creek
- Waiparous Creek
- Waterton River
- West Castle River
- Willow Creek
- Wolf Creek