Alberta government reopens 12 lakes for fishing — some have been closed since 1996
Originally Published by CBC News, April 1, 2017
The province has reopened a dozen more Alberta lakes for fishing this year.
Eight lakes in particular have been reopened for walleye fishing. Some of these lakes have been closed since 1996, when the province implemented major restrictions on walleye fishing due to population decline, the Alberta government said in a media release Saturday.
Some have been closed even longer than 1996 — Glennifer Reservoir, south of Red Deer, was last open to fishing 29 years ago.
April 1 marks the first day of the 2017 sport fishing season.
Alberta lakes that have reopened for fishing include:
- Walleye: Pine Coulee Reservoir, Burnstick Lake, Gleniffer Reservoir, Gull Lake, Lac Bellevue, Bourque Lake, Hilda Lake and Lac La Biche.
- Pike: Pine Coulee Reservoir, Magee Lake, Manatokan Lake, Bangs Lake.
- Yellow Perch: Strubel Lake.
To maintain walleye populations and prevent overfishing in the reopened lakes, the province is implementing a tag system that will work as a draw.
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