Alberta Lakes With Golden Trout

Walleye and Sauger 3 in combined total.
Alberta lakes with golden trout. The hike is challenging but rewarding. Golden trout are the most colourful of trout with an olive-green back and bright red-to-gold sides and belly. Because of their vulnerability Alberta Environment and Parks has implemented a zero possession limit on Arctic Grayling Athabasca Rainbow Trout Bull Trout Westslope Cutthroat Trout and Lake Sturgeon.
Lake Trout are a grey fish with irregular white spots and a forked caudal fin. Michelle Lake Aug 1 to Oct 31 Golden Trout 379. Back when it was first stocked in Michelle lakes in 1977 the average fish size recorded shortly after in the early 80s was right around that mark as they grew quickly.
The fry are rounded up and transported by helicopter to the neighboring lakes each year. Fortunately for us we have several lakes that have self sustaining goldens. Arctic Grayling 0.
Where the creek flowed into lower Michele lake fly fishing with terrestrials was hot. You couldnt keep them off. Trout 5 in total combined of.
The 2004 aging results show that some natural reproduction may have occurred in. Golden trout were originally stocked in Alberta in 1959 in Barnaby and Rainy Ridge Lakes. I have some underwater footage of one of my catches.
21082016 The golden trout originally came from the Kern River area in California. 26082019 The Alberta record for a golden trout is 4 lb 65 oz in Barnaby Ridge Lake. Lake of the Falls July 1 to Oct 31 Cutthroat.