WESTERN IRRIGATION DISTRICT CANAL NEAR HEADGATES

AB WSC

WESTERN IRRIGATION DISTRICT CANAL NEAR HEADGATES (05BM015) 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. 19 fish species are associated with this station in public fish records.

WSC station ID: 05BM015
Agency: WSC
Province: AB
Coordinates: 51.0442, -114.0094

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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
- 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
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
- Jun 16 – Aug 31
  
  Daily limit
  limit 15
  
  Bait
  Bait ban
  
  Notes
  stream
  
  Official rule · retrieved Jul 25, 2026
Brook Stickleback No season data
Brown Trout No season data
Common Suckers No season data
Fathead Minnow No season data
Goldfish No season data
Grass Carp No season data
Lake Chub No season data
Longnose Dace No season data
Longnose Sucker No season data
Prussian Carp No season data
Rainbow Trout No season data
Spoonhead Sculpin No season data
Trout-Perch No season data
Westslope Cutbow 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

Western Irrigation District Canal Near Headgates has 19 fish species documented via iNaturalist research-grade observations within 10 km. These community-sourced records indicate fish presence in the vicinity.

Species include: Goldfish (Carassius auratus), Prussian Carp (Carassius gibelio), Common Suckers (Catostomus), Longnose Sucker (Catostomus catostomus), White Sucker (Catostomus commersonii), and 14 others.

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

Where these records come from

Evidence: Community observations nearby; Research-grade community observations (iNaturalist) recorded near this station, not a formal survey.
Records: 19 species; from 200 individual records
Observed: Oct 2, 2019 – Jul 20, 2026; 200 dated records

Sources

iNaturalist research-grade fish observations — 200 records