Athabasca - Brule Regulation question
 

I figure some of you fish out here often and might know the answer to this. The regulations for the Athabasca river state the following:

ES3 Lake and Stream Listings
Athabasca River upstream of Sec. Rd. 658 near Whitecourt to Brule Lake near Jasper National Park Boundary – River only

Apr. 1 to Aug. 31 –Rainbow and Bull Trout limit 0; Other trout limit
2; Arctic Grayling limit 2 over 35 cm; Mountain Whitefish limit 5 over 30 cm; Walleye limit 3 over 50 cm; Pike limit 3 over 63 cm; Maggots are the only bait allowed and only after Aug 15.

Sept. 1 to Oct. 31 – Rainbow and Bull Trout limit 0; Other Trout limit 2; Arctic Grayling limit 0; Mountain Whitefish limit 5 over 30 cm; Walleye limit 3 over 50 cm; Pike limit 3 over 63 cm; Maggots are the only bait allowed.

Nov. 1 to Mar. 31 – CLOSED
8 downstream of Sec. Rd. 658 – see Fish Management Zone 3, Watershed Unit NB2.

Notice it says "near Whitecourt to Brule Lake near Jasper National Park Boundary - River only". Brule Lake is not mentioned in the regulations, so does this mean that Brule Lake is the provincial regulations and 5 rainbow trout can be taken from the lake but not the river?

This seems to be a bit of an omission or contradiction of the protect of the Athabasca rainbows and needs some changing.

Brule "lake" ends at the park boudary on its far south/west end so park rules kick in once you hit the park. Brule lake is actually just a flood plane off the athabasca river. I am assuming it doesn't have specific regs because its part of the athabasca river. In early spring and late fall there is no lake, just the river snaking through the sand.

read under the Athabasca river regulations it should mention it there and if it doesn't it simply falls under general alberta regulations .

Jasper National Park of Canada
Fishing Regulations Summary

There are zero possession limits for many native species. You must correctly identify your catch. If you are not sure, please release it.
CATCH AND POSSESSION LIMITS
SPECIES LIMIT
Bull trout 0
Kokanee salmon 0

Cutthroat trout

(Kootenay, Banff, Yoho)
(Waterton - Belly Rivers and tributaries, Upper, Middle and Lower Waterton Lakes)



0

0
Cutthroat trout (all other park waters) 2
Lake and Mountain whitefish caught in Lac Beauvert, Jasper 0
Trout (Johnson Lake, Banff only) 1
All species not mentioned below 0
Arctic grayling, rainbow trout, brown trout, brook trout, lake trout, northern pike, mountain whitefish, lake whitefish 2
Maximum daily catch and possession limit 2
If a fish has been filleted, two fillets will be considered one fish.

It is unlawful to:

continue fishing on any day after having caught and retained the maximum daily catch and possession limit.
possess more than 2 game fish at one time.






this was last years i couldnt find current season.
link. http://www.google.ca/url?sa=t&rct=j&...45373924,d.cGE



from the park boundary downstream is all athabasca regs.

As mentioned Brule lake is the Athabasca so the river regs are in effect.
New parks regs come out in early may.