ELBOW RIVER BELOW GLENMORE DAM

ELBOW RIVER AB WSC

ELBOW RIVER BELOW GLENMORE DAM (05BJ001) is a real-time river monitoring station on the ELBOW RIVER in AB, operated by the Water Survey of Canada. Riverbot tracks its river conditions, including water level, and streamflow and keeps recent, datum-labelled water-level history for anglers. 18 fish species are associated with this station in public fish records.

WSC station ID: 05BJ001
Operated by: Water Survey of Canada
Province: AB
Coordinates: 51.0128, -114.0932

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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.

Burbot Open · Harvest allowed within limits Sep 1 – Oct 31; Jan 1 – Dec 31; Jun 16 – Aug 31 Details Close
- Sep 1 – Oct 31
  
  Daily limit
  limit 10
  
  Bait
  Bait ban
  
  Notes
  stream
  
  Official rule · retrieved Jul 25, 2026
- Jan 1 – Dec 31
  
  Daily limit
  limit 10
  
  Notes
  lake
  
  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
- Jan 1 – Dec 31
  
  Daily limit
  limit 5
  
  Size rule
  over 30 cm
  
  Notes
  lake
  
  Official rule · retrieved Jul 25, 2026
- Sep 1 – Oct 31
  
  Daily limit
  limit 0
  
  Bait
  Bait ban
  
  Notes
  stream
  
  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
- Jan 1 – Dec 31
  
  Daily limit
  limit 3
  
  Notes
  lake
  
  Official rule · retrieved Jul 25, 2026
- Sep 1 – Oct 31
  
  Daily limit
  limit 3
  
  Bait
  Bait ban
  
  Notes
  stream
  
  Official rule · retrieved Jul 25, 2026
Yellow Perch Open · Harvest allowed within limits Jan 1 – Dec 31; Sep 1 – Oct 31; Jun 16 – Aug 31 Details Close
- Jan 1 – Dec 31
  
  Daily limit
  limit 15
  
  Notes
  lake
  
  Official rule · retrieved Jul 25, 2026
- Sep 1 – Oct 31
  
  Daily limit
  limit 15
  
  Bait
  Bait ban
  
  Notes
  stream
  
  Official rule · retrieved Jul 25, 2026
Brook Stickleback No season data
Brook Trout No season data
Brown Trout No season data
Common Suckers No season data
Fathead Minnow No season data
Lake Chub No season data
Longnose Dace No season data
Longnose Sucker No season data
Plains Sucker No season data
Prussian Carp No season data
Rainbow Trout No season data
Spoonhead Sculpin No season data
Trout-Perch No season data
White Sucker No season data

Effective Jan 1, 2026 – Sep 14, 2027 · evaluated for 2026-09-10 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

Elbow River Below Glenmore DAM has 18 fish species documented via iNaturalist research-grade observations within 10 km. These community-sourced records indicate fish presence in the vicinity.

Species include: Prussian Carp (Carassius gibelio), Common Suckers (Catostomus), Longnose Sucker (Catostomus catostomus), White Sucker (Catostomus commersonii), Spoonhead Sculpin (Cottus ricei), and 13 others.

Prussian Carp Carassius gibelio
Common Suckers Catostomus
Longnose Sucker Catostomus catostomus
White Sucker Catostomus commersonii
Spoonhead Sculpin Cottus ricei
Lake Chub Couesius plumbeus
Brook Stickleback Culaea inconstans
Northern Pike Esox lucius
Burbot Lota lota
Rainbow Trout Oncorhynchus mykiss
Plains Sucker Pantosteus jordani
Yellow Perch Perca flavescens
Trout-Perch Percopsis omiscomaycus
Fathead Minnow Pimephales promelas
Mountain Whitefish Prosopium williamsoni
Longnose Dace Rhinichthys cataractae
Brown Trout Salmo trutta
Brook Trout Salvelinus fontinalis

Where these records come from

Evidence: Community observations nearby; Research-grade community observations (iNaturalist) recorded near this station, not a formal survey.
Records: 18 species; from 200 individual records
Observed: Jun 10, 2023 – Jul 20, 2026; 200 dated records

Sources

iNaturalist research-grade fish observations — 200 records