Fishing

Once you start getting in there exploring the area and talking to local fishermen you'll quickly learn there's a great range of types of fishing within Yellowhead County.

Alberta Parks. Zoom into the area that covers between the eastern Jasper Park gates and east to Pembina River (around HWY 22) and scroll down to Activities and click on Fishing - there a number of spots listed here to get you going.

Here are a few other great websites to help you find some fishing spots in Yellowhead County:

My Wild Alberta - an Alberta Government site

Alberta Fishing Guide - choose Eastern Slopes 3 and what type of fish and river or lake, etc to really narrow down your search

Alberta Fishing Regulations - official Alberta Government fishing regulations

Anglers Atlas - lots of creeks and lakes (some depth charts) Zoom into Edson or Hinton for a large variety of options (or search for Easterns Slopes Zone 3 for the Ten Most Popular Fishing Spots)

ifishAlberta - large selection of Alberta lakes (they also have an app!) 

Hook and Bullet - Another great resource to get you going.

Sportfishing Licence to fish in Alberta. Please refer to Alberta Guide to Sportfishing Regulations for information regarding catch limits, bait bans and, seasonal closures. This free publication can be obtained at numerous locations including your district Fish and Wildlife offices or online at www.albertaregulations.ca/fishingregs

* walk in access only
** Walleye are Catch and Release Only