ES1: Crowsnest Lake - Alberta Fishing
LakeSubarea: ES149.63201, -114.64234
Overview
Crowsnest Lake is a mountain lake in southwestern Alberta near Crowsnest Pass (Coleman/Blairmore), fished for trout, lake trout and mountain whitefish. The lake is open year‑round; bait is allowed but live bait fish are prohibited; daily limits on the lake are 5 trout total (maximum 3 lake trout) and mountain whitefish 5 over 30 cm. Tributaries have seasonal restrictions: June 16–Aug 31 tributaries are open with a bait ban (brook trout 2, mountain whitefish 5 over 30 cm and no retention of other trout); Sept 1–Oct 31 tributaries are open with a bait ban and no trout or mountain whitefish may be kept.
Regulations
Regulation — OPEN ALL YEAR • 5 troutTap to expand
- Season
- OPEN ALL YEAR
- Bait allowed
- Bait except bait fish allowed
- Total trout
- 5 trout
- Mountain whitefish
- 5 over 30 cm
- Last update
- Sep 16, 2025
- Lake trout
- 3 fish
Tributaries — OPEN JUNE 16 TO AUG. 31 • Other trout 0Tap to expand
- Detail
- Tributaries
- Season
- OPEN JUNE 16 TO AUG. 31
- Bait allowed
- Bait ban
- Total trout
- Other trout 0
- Mountain whitefish
- 5 over 30 cm
- Last update
- Sep 16, 2025
- Brook trout
- 2 fish
Tributaries — OPEN SEPT. 1 TO OCT. 31 • 0 troutTap to expand
- Detail
- Tributaries
- Season
- OPEN SEPT. 1 TO OCT. 31
- Bait allowed
- Bait ban
- Total trout
- 0 trout
- Mountain whitefish
- 0 fish
- Last update
- Sep 16, 2025
Stocking history
Sep 16, 2025 — CUTTHROAT TROUT • 2,600Tap to expand
- Stocking date
- Sep 16, 2025
- Species
- CUTTHROAT TROUT
- Count
- 2,600
- Avg length
- 20
- Avg weight
- 80
- Genotype
- 2N
- Strain
- Allison Creek
Apr 25, 2025 — CUTTHROAT TROUT • 7,000Tap to expand
- Stocking date
- Apr 25, 2025
- Species
- CUTTHROAT TROUT
- Count
- 7,000
- Avg length
- 12.3
- Avg weight
- 19.9
- Genotype
- 2N
- Strain
- Allison Creek