Ice fishing in Alberta

Alberta has 2,340 named lakes on this site. These are the 26 next best-documented ones, with size, nearest town and fish species where known, a summary of the provincial fishing regulations and angler ice reports. Ice thickness changes daily: measure it yourself before you go out.

Lakes

• Two Jack Lake, 39 ha, near Banff: Rainbow Trout, Lake Trout, Mountain Whitefish
• Lee Lake, 37 ha, near Blairmore: Rainbow Trout, Brook Trout
• Long Lake (AB), 20 ha, near Athabasca: Walleye, Northern Pike, Yellow Perch
• Badger Lake, 19 ha, near Enchant: Northern Pike, Walleye, Yellow Perch
• Wabamun Lake, near Entwistle: Northern Pike, Perch, Whitefish, Burbot
• Elbow Lake, near Bragg Creek: Brook Trout, Cutthroat Trout, Rainbow Trout
• Sibbald Lake, near Exshaw: Rainbow Trout, Brook Trout
• Crawling Valley Reservoir, near Bassano: Walleye, Northern Pike, Yellow Perch
• Pine Coulee Reservoir, near Nanton: Walleye, Northern Pike, Burbot, Rainbow Trout
• Twin Valley Reservoir, near Vulcan: Northern Pike, Walleye, Yellow Perch
• Little Bow Lake Reservoir, near Enchant: Northern Pike, Walleye
• Glennifer Lake, near Bowden: Northern Pike, Walleye, Lake Whitefish, Rainbow Trout
• Wizard Lake, near Mulhurst: Northern Pike, Yellow Perch, Walleye
• Jackfish Lake (Parkland), near Stony Plain: Northern Pike, Yellow Perch, Walleye
• Floating Stone Lake, near St. Paul: Walleye, Northern Pike, Yellow Perch
• Gregoire Lake, near Anzac: Walleye, Northern Pike, Yellow Perch, Lake Whitefish
• Christina Lake (AB), near Anzac: Walleye, Northern Pike, Yellow Perch, Lake Whitefish
• Gardiner Lake, near Fort McMurray: Lake Trout, Northern Pike
• Peerless Lake, near Wabasca-Desmarais: Lake Trout, Walleye, Northern Pike, Lake Whitefish
• Margaret Lake, near Manning: Walleye, Northern Pike
• Swan Lake (AB), near High Prairie: Walleye, Northern Pike, Yellow Perch
• Lac Cardinal, near Grimshaw: Northern Pike, Yellow Perch, Walleye
• Figure Eight Lake, near Berwyn: Rainbow Trout, Northern Pike
• Lake Minnewanka, near Banff: Lake Trout, Mountain Whitefish, Rainbow Trout
• Upper Waterton Lake, near Cardston: Lake Trout, Rainbow Trout, Mountain Whitefish, Northern Pike
• Swan Lake, near Pouce Coupe: Northern Pike, Burbot, Walleye, Yellow Perch

Guides

• Ice thickness guidance
• Walleye ice fishing
• Northern Pike ice fishing
• Yellow Perch ice fishing
• Lake Whitefish ice fishing
• Mountain Whitefish ice fishing
• Burbot ice fishing
• Lake Trout ice fishing
• Rainbow Trout ice fishing

Other provinces

• Ice fishing in British Columbia
• Ice fishing in Manitoba
• Ice fishing in New Brunswick
• Ice fishing in Newfoundland and Labrador
• Ice fishing in Nova Scotia
• Ice fishing in Northwest Territories
• Ice fishing in Nunavut
• Ice fishing in Ontario
• Ice fishing in Prince Edward Island
• Ice fishing in Quebec
• Ice fishing in Saskatchewan
• Ice fishing in Yukon

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