NORTH SASKATCHEWAN RIVER AT EDMONTON

NORTH SASKATCHEWAN RIVER AB WSC

NORTH SASKATCHEWAN RIVER AT EDMONTON (05DF001) is a real-time streamflow monitoring station on the NORTH SASKATCHEWAN RIVER 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. 25 fish species are associated with this station in public fish records.

WSC station ID: 05DF001
Agency: WSC
Province: AB
Coordinates: 53.5372, -113.4855

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Fishing regulations

PP2 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.

PP2 zone default only. Water-specific, national-park, sanctuary, licence, and in-season exceptions may apply.

Burbot Open · Harvest allowed within limits Jan 1 – Dec 31; May 15 – Mar 31 Details Close
- Jan 1 – Dec 31
  
  Daily limit
  limit 2
  
  Notes
  lake
  
  Official rule · retrieved Jul 25, 2026
- May 15 – Mar 31
  
  Daily limit
  limit 2
  
  Notes
  stream
  
  Official rule · retrieved Jul 25, 2026
Goldeye Open · Harvest allowed within limits May 15 – Mar 31 Details Close
- May 15 – Mar 31
  
  Daily limit
  limit 10
  
  Notes
  stream
  
  Official rule · retrieved Jul 25, 2026
Lake Sturgeon Open · Harvest status unknown May 15 – Mar 31 Details Close
- May 15 – Mar 31
  
  Daily limit
  limit 0
  
  Notes
  stream
  
  Official rule · retrieved Jul 25, 2026
Mountain Whitefish Open · Harvest allowed within limits May 15 – Mar 31; Jan 1 – Dec 31 Details Close
- May 15 – Mar 31
  
  Daily limit
  limit 5
  
  Size rule
  over 30 cm
  
  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 May 15 – Mar 31; Jan 1 – Dec 31 Details Close
- May 15 – Mar 31
  
  Daily limit
  limit 3
  
  Size rule
  over 63 cm
  
  Notes
  stream
  
  Official rule · retrieved Jul 25, 2026
- Jan 1 – Dec 31
  
  Daily limit
  limit 3
  
  Size rule
  over 63 cm
  
  Notes
  lake
  
  Official rule · retrieved Jul 25, 2026
Walleye Open · Harvest allowed within limits Jan 1 – Dec 31; May 15 – Mar 31 Details Close
- Jan 1 – Dec 31
  
  Daily limit
  limit 3
  
  Size rule
  over 50 cm
  
  Notes
  lake
  
  Official rule · retrieved Jul 25, 2026
- May 15 – Mar 31
  
  Size rule
  over 50 cm
  
  Notes
  stream
  
  Official rule · retrieved Jul 25, 2026
- May 15 – Mar 31
  
  Daily limit
  limit 3
  
  Notes
  stream
  
  Official rule · retrieved Jul 25, 2026
Brook Stickleback No season data
Brown Trout No season data
Emerald Shiner No season data
Fathead Minnow No season data
Flathead Chub No season data
Lake Chub No season data
Lake Trout No season data
Longnose Dace No season data
Longnose Sucker No season data
Mooneye No season data
Northern Redbelly Dace No season data
Rainbow Trout No season data
River Shiner No season data
Sauger No season data
Saugeye No season data
Shorthead Redhorse 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 2026-07-27 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

North Saskatchewan River At Edmonton has 25 fish species documented via iNaturalist research-grade observations within 10 km. These community-sourced records indicate fish presence in the vicinity.

Species include: River Shiner (Alburnops blennius), Longnose Sucker (Catostomus catostomus), White Sucker (Catostomus commersonii), Northern Redbelly Dace (Chrosomus eos), Spoonhead Sculpin (Cottus ricei), and 20 others.

River Shiner Alburnops blennius
Longnose Sucker Catostomus catostomus
White Sucker Catostomus commersonii
Northern Redbelly Dace Chrosomus eos
Spoonhead Sculpin Cottus ricei
Lake Chub Couesius plumbeus
Brook Stickleback Culaea inconstans
Northern Pike Esox lucius
Goldeye Hiodon alosoides
Mooneye Hiodon tergisus
Lake Sturgeon Huso fulvescens
Burbot Lota lota
Shorthead Redhorse Moxostoma macrolepidotum
Emerald Shiner Notropis atherinoides
Rainbow Trout Oncorhynchus mykiss
Trout-Perch Percopsis omiscomaycus
Fathead Minnow Pimephales promelas
Flathead Chub Platygobio gracilis
Mountain Whitefish Prosopium williamsoni
Longnose Dace Rhinichthys cataractae
Brown Trout Salmo trutta
Lake Trout Salvelinus namaycush
Sauger Sander canadensis
Saugeye Sander canadensis × vitreus
Walleye Sander vitreus

Where these records come from

Evidence: Community observations nearby; Research-grade community observations (iNaturalist) recorded near this station, not a formal survey.
Records: 25 species; from 197 individual records
Observed: Aug 14, 2019 – Jul 9, 2026; 197 dated records

Sources

iNaturalist research-grade fish observations — 197 records