Reflections Quite some time ago when I was a child, I heard my grand dad packing his fishing gear early in the morning. I would rise with him and sit eating Captain Crunch at the kitchen table before he left. “Grandpa, where are you going today I’d say inquisitively”? “I am going trout fishing Michael; …
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Jun 09
Why Leaving A Prime Fishing Location Is Not A Good Idea
Never Get Going When The Going Gets Good! I have seen it time and time again; an angler packs up and leaves a spot when the bite is on. But why? Why do we leave when the bite is on, give up on a prime piece of real estate and go home or go …
May 29
A Focus On Alberta Fisheries Management (Part 1)
An Introduction to Alberta’s Wonderful World of Fishes From the tiny nine-spine stickleback, which grows to a length of only six centimetres to the two-metre long lake sturgeon, Alberta has a very interesting and varied fish fauna. Adjectives such as cool and cold-water, stocked, introduced, native, bait, prey, game and hybrid are used to …
May 26
A Focus On Alberta Fisheries Management (Part 2)
Managing Our Fisheries Resources The Demand for Fish Exceeds Supply Alberta does not have an abundance of fish habitat; only 2.4 percent of Alberta is covered with fresh water. About 800 Alberta lakes contain native game fish populations. Compare this to Saskatchewan’s estimated 94,000 fish-bearing lakes, Manitoba’s 110,000 and Ontario’s 250,000! …