Brook Trout ice fishing in Alberta

8 Alberta lakes on this site have brook trout on record, largest first. A lake without a record may still hold them: records come from provincial open data and our own research, and are not complete. Some records are stocking records, which show what a province has stocked, not everything in the lake.

Lakes

• Maligne Lake, 20.5 km², near Jasper Park Lodge
• Medicine Lake, 4.21 km², near Jasper Park Lodge
• Chain Lakes Reservoir, 3.05 km², near Longview
• Police Outpost Lake, 94 ha, near Cardston
• Beaver Mines Lake, 48 ha, near Blairmore
• Lee Lake, 37 ha, near Blairmore
• Elbow Lake, near Bragg Creek
• Sibbald Lake, near Exshaw

General brook trout tips

Brook trout are a small-water favourite; tiny jigs or spoons tipped with a worm or maggot, fished shallow to mid-depth.

This is general guidance for the species, written by Ice Fish Canada, not a report from any one lake. Limits, size rules and closures vary by lake, so read the current Alberta regulations before you fish. Measure the ice yourself: see the ice thickness guidance.

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