I had the opportunity to speak to a fisheries bio recently and unfortunately, all of our major drainages in Southern Alberta have whirling disease already. The Bow, Red Deer and Oldman all have it and it continues to spread up and down stream. That said, there are other diseases and invasive species that we can spread so it's still a good practice. The most important thing is letting your waders and boots fully dry before fishing in a different body of water.
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