LETHBRIDGE NORTHERN IRRIGATION DISTRICT CANAL ABOVE OLDMAN FLUME

AB WSC

LETHBRIDGE NORTHERN IRRIGATION DISTRICT CANAL ABOVE OLDMAN FLUME (05AB019) is a real-time streamflow monitoring station in AB, operated by the Water Survey of Canada. Riverbot tracks its streamflow and alerts anglers the moment flow and temperature hit their fishing window. 16 fish species are associated with this station in public fish records.

WSC station ID: 05AB019
Agency: WSC
Province: AB
Coordinates: 49.6871, -113.5769

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Fishing regulations

ES1 zone default

Default area rules for fish in the public records above. A grey row means the release has no canonical regulation match for that species.

ES1 zone default only. Water-specific, national-park, sanctuary, licence, and in-season exceptions may apply.

Bull Trout Open · Harvest status unknown Jan 1 – Dec 31; Sep 1 – Oct 31; Jun 16 – Aug 31 Details Close
- Jan 1 – Dec 31
  
  Daily limit
  limit 0
  
  Notes
  lake
  
  Official rule · retrieved Jul 25, 2026
- Jun 16 – Aug 31
  
  Daily limit
  limit 0
  
  Bait
  Bait ban
  
  Notes
  stream
  
  Official rule · retrieved Jul 25, 2026
Burbot Open · Harvest allowed within limits Sep 1 – Oct 31; Jan 1 – Dec 31; Jun 16 – Aug 31 Details Close
- Jan 1 – Dec 31
  
  Daily limit
  limit 10
  
  Notes
  lake
  
  Official rule · retrieved Jul 25, 2026
- Jun 16 – Aug 31
  
  Daily limit
  limit 10
  
  Bait
  Bait ban
  
  Notes
  stream
  
  Official rule · retrieved Jul 25, 2026
Mountain Whitefish Open · Harvest allowed within limits Jun 16 – Aug 31; Jan 1 – Dec 31; Sep 1 – Oct 31 Details Close
- Jun 16 – Aug 31
  
  Daily limit
  limit 5
  
  Size rule
  over 30 cm
  
  Bait
  Bait ban
  
  Notes
  stream
  
  Official rule · retrieved Jul 25, 2026
- Jan 1 – Dec 31
  
  Daily limit
  limit 5
  
  Size rule
  over 30 cm
  
  Notes
  lake
  
  Official rule · retrieved Jul 25, 2026
Northern Pike Open · Harvest allowed within limits Jun 16 – Aug 31; Jan 1 – Dec 31; Sep 1 – Oct 31 Details Close
- Jun 16 – Aug 31
  
  Daily limit
  limit 3
  
  Bait
  Bait ban
  
  Notes
  stream
  
  Official rule · retrieved Jul 25, 2026
- Jan 1 – Dec 31
  
  Daily limit
  limit 3
  
  Notes
  lake
  
  Official rule · retrieved Jul 25, 2026
Brown Trout No season data
Chars No season data
Emerald Shiner No season data
Lake Chub No season data
Lake Trout No season data
Longnose Sucker No season data
Rainbow Trout No season data
Shorthead Redhorse No season data
Spoonhead Sculpin No season data
Spottail Shiner No season data
Trout-Perch No season data
White Sucker No season data

Effective Jan 1, 2026 – Sep 14, 2027 · evaluated for 2026-07-27 in America/Edmonton

Regulations shown are for reference only and may not reflect in-season changes. Always verify current regulations with the Alberta Sportfishing Regulations before fishing.

Fish recorded near this station

Community observations nearby

Lethbridge Northern Irrigation District Canal Above Oldman Flume has 16 fish species documented via iNaturalist research-grade observations within 10 km. These community-sourced records indicate fish presence in the vicinity.

Species include: Longnose Sucker (Catostomus catostomus), White Sucker (Catostomus commersonii), Spoonhead Sculpin (Cottus ricei), Lake Chub (Couesius plumbeus), Northern Pike (Esox lucius), and 11 others.

Longnose Sucker Catostomus catostomus
White Sucker Catostomus commersonii
Spoonhead Sculpin Cottus ricei
Lake Chub Couesius plumbeus
Northern Pike Esox lucius
Spottail Shiner Hudsonius hudsonius
Burbot Lota lota
Shorthead Redhorse Moxostoma macrolepidotum
Emerald Shiner Notropis atherinoides
Rainbow Trout Oncorhynchus mykiss
Trout-Perch Percopsis omiscomaycus
Mountain Whitefish Prosopium williamsoni
Brown Trout Salmo trutta
Chars Salvelinus
Bull Trout Salvelinus confluentus
Lake Trout Salvelinus namaycush

Where these records come from

Evidence: Community observations nearby; Research-grade community observations (iNaturalist) recorded near this station, not a formal survey.
Records: 16 species; from 84 individual records
Observed: Oct 12, 2004 – Oct 21, 2024; 84 dated records

Sources

iNaturalist research-grade fish observations — 84 records