Alberta watershed unitEastern Slopes Zone
ES3 Fishing Regulations – Eastern Slopes Zone
ES3
Default regulations
The default regulations for this watershed unit.
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Season
OPEN all year
Bait
Bait except bait fish allowed
Bull Trout
0 — Catch & Release
Arctic Grayling
0 — Catch & Release
Trout
5
Mountain Whitefish
5 over 30 cm
Walleye
3 over 50 cm
Northern Pike
3
Yellow Perch
15
Lake Whitefish
10
Burbot
10
Last updated: Apr 24, 2026
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Season
OPEN June 16 to Aug. 31
Bait
Bait Ban
Athabasca Rainbow and Bull Trout
0 — Catch & Release
Arctic Grayling
0 — Catch & Release
Other Trout
2
Mountain Whitefish
5 over 30 cm
Walleye
3 over 50 cm
Northern Pike
3 over 63 cm
Yellow Perch
15
Lake Whitefish
10
Burbot
10
Season
OPEN Sept. 1 to Oct. 31
Bait
Bait Ban
Athabasca Rainbow and Bull Trout
0 — Catch & Release
Whitefish
0 — Catch & Release
Walleye
3 over 50 cm
Northern Pike
3 over 63 cm
Yellow Perch
15
Lake Whitefish
10
Burbot
10
Other Trout, Arctic Grayling and Mountain
Season
CLOSED Nov. 1 to June 15
No additional rules listed.
Last updated: Apr 24, 2026
Waterbodies
Waterbody-specific regulations in ES3.
Lakes (29)Open list
- Bear Lake
- Blue Lake
- Busby Lake
- Cache Lake
- Chip Lake
- Embarras Pit Lakes
- Fickle Lake
- Graveyard Lake
- Gregg Lake
- Horseshoe Lake
- Jarvis Lake
- Lac Des Roches
- Lodgepole Pond
- Long Lake
- Lovett Lake
- Marsh Lake
- Millers Lake
- Minnow Lake
- Mystery Lake
- Pit 24
- Pit 35
- Pit 44
- Pit 45
- Rock Lake
- Shiningbank Lake
- Silkstone Lake
- Sphinx Lake
- Sundance Lake
- Wolf Lake
Streams (19)Open list
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