Waterbody recordES1

Little Elbow River

Little Elbow River is a small mountain stream in Kananaskis Country in southwestern Alberta, located just west of Bragg Creek and southwest of Calgary. It is a cold, fast-flowing tributary of the Elbow River that supports typical foothills coldwater species such as trout and mountain whitefish. No waterbody-specific regulations for this waterbody. Refer to default regulations for this subarea ES1.

StreamWU ES150.75116, -114.99084
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Regulations

No waterbody-specific regulations.

Default regulations
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20 rulesView details
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
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