ZONE 2 Parkland Prairie - PP2
The Parkland-Prairie consists approximately of the southeastern quarter of the province, east of Highway 2 from the Montana border to the North Saskatchewan River. Four major rivers that start in the mountains flow through the Parkland-Prairie. Shallow lakes and reservoirs are also found in the Parkland-Prairie.
The Parkland-Prairie two Watershed Units are the Milk and South Saskatchewan rivers, including portions of the Oldman and Bow rivers (PP1), and the Red Deer, Battle and North Saskatchewan rivers (PP2).
PP2 WATERSHED UNIT REGULATIONS
The Red Deer River watershed downstream of the Dickson Dam west of Innisfail, the Battle River watershed, and the North Saskatchewan River watershed downstream of Highway 22/39 near Drayton Valley, excluding tributary watersheds entering on the left (north) bank downstream of Highway 38 near Redwater (NOTE: The boundary between the Parkland-Prairie and Northern Boreal zones follows the north terrace and river break along the North Saskatchewan River valley).
BAIT FISHING
● Fishing with Bait, including Bait Fish in PP2 lakes and streams is allowed except at locations listed with Bait Bans under site specific regulations.
Mainstem of a river: includes the mainstem channel and any side channel, oxbows, riparian flow channels, and plunge pools below spillways.
PP2 LAKE AND STREAM LISTINGS
For waterbody specific regulations, click the links below.
PP2 - Lakes, Reservoirs and Ponds
PP2 - Rivers, Creeks and Streams
PP2 Default Sportfishing Regulations
● The names of most PP2 lakes and streams are listed alphabetically in the site specific regulation tables on the following pages.
● Smaller streams may not be listed, but may be included as tributaries to a listed larger stream.
● If a listed waterbody does not have a season listed, it is CLOSED to fishing during that period.
● If a PP2 lake, reservoir, river, stream or species is not listed, follow the default regulations below.
● General regulation stocked trout lakes are listed here.
DEFAULT REGULATIONS FOR LAKES
OPEN all year
● Walleye limit 3 over 50 cm
● Northern Pike limit 3 over 63 cm
● Yellow Perch limit 15
● Lake Whitefish limit 10
● Burbot limit 2 (Burbot limit 0 Feb. 1 to Mar. 31)
● Trout limit 5
● Mountain Whitefish limit 5 over 30 cm
● Bait allowed
DEFAULT REGULATIONS FOR STREAMS
OPEN May 15 to Mar. 31
● Lake Sturgeon limit 0
● Walleye and Sauger limit 3
● Walleye over 50 cm
● Northern Pike limit 3 over 63 cm
● Trout limit 2
● Mountain Whitefish limit 5 over 30 cm
● Yellow Perch limit 15
● Lake Whitefish limit 10
● Burbot limit 2 (Burbot limit 0 Feb. 1 to Mar. 31)
● Goldeye limit 10
● Bait allowed
CLOSED Apr. 1 to May 14