Willow Creek

Willow Creek is a stream in southern Alberta near Pine Coulee Reservoir, southwest of Lethbridge and close to Fort Macleod. Regulations vary by reach: the mainstem downstream of the Pine Coulee diversion is open May 8–Oct 31 with a 2-trout daily limit (rainbow and cutthroat must be over 30 cm), a 3-fish daily limit for northern pike, and mountain whitefish up to 5 (over 30 cm); the same downstream mainstem is also open Nov 1–Mar 15 but with zero retention for trout, northern pike and mountain whitefish. The mainstem and tributaries upstream of the diversion are open June 16–Oct 31 with a 2-trout daily limit (brook trout retention allowed up to 2; rainbow and cutthroat are not retained), mountain whitefish limit 5 over 30 cm, and tributaries downstream of the headpond are open June 16–Oct 31; a bait ban applies to the listed sections.