Stocking programs ?

[Bonescreek]

Does Alberta offer any stocking programs from Fish and Wildlife
for trout, dollyvardon, walleye, pike, musky, bass etc. ?

If they do is it required to either buy a year long permit for each or vote
in a draw like you do for bear or turkey or goats ?

If not are the above listed fish considered wild and not stocked and
there fore do not require anything other than a standard fishing lic. ?

I'm trying to figure out if the draw system used for hunting is used for
fishing as well.

Not trying to open a "can of worms" here just occurred to me about
the draw concept with hunting. Never herd a word about it in the fishing world.

[CardiacCowboy]

Standard fishing license is good for stocked fish. There is a tag lottery for some walleyes.

If you have a license there is a list of stocked waters and the reg for those fish in the regulations.

There is an online version of the regs if you want to check it out http://www.outdoorsmenforum.ca/showthread.php?t=378149

[SNAPFisher]

Originally Posted by Bonescreek

Does Alberta offer any stocking programs from Fish and Wildlife
for trout, dollyvardon, walleye, pike, musky, bass etc. ?

If they do is it required to either buy a year long permit for each or vote
in a draw like you do for bear or turkey or goats ?

If not are the above listed fish considered wild and not stocked and
there fore do not require anything other than a standard fishing lic. ?

I'm trying to figure out if the draw system used for hunting is used for
fishing as well.

Not trying to open a "can of worms" here just occurred to me about
the draw concept with hunting. Never herd a word about it in the fishing world.

All can be found on one page here:
https://mywildalberta.ca/fishing/fis...g/default.aspx

Should help you find out some more about what types of fish exist in AB, what is stocked, and the regs.

[i love fishing]

Trout is commonly stocked in alberta. (Rainbows, Cutthroats, Browns, Tigers, Brooks.)

Rainbows, Browns, Tigers and Brookies are stocked every year.
Cutthroats are stocked every two years.
Bulls and arctic Grayling are stocked every 4-5 years.

Dolly Vardens were stocked in Chester Lake a long time ago but they have manage to spread to Smuts Creek and Mud lake.

Walleye are stocked once in a while to designated lakes, but no musky in Alberta. We use a tag system for walleye in some lakes.

Bass were stocked back then in Island Lake and I have heard of people still catching them these days.

Out of all these fish, only the walleyes, Cutthroats, Bulls, and Arctic Graylings are native to Alberta.

[McLeod]

Athabasca Rainbows are native too

[i love fishing]

Originally Posted by McLeod

Athabasca Rainbows are native too

Yes, I forgot about it. My bad