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Cast your line in the main pond in Hermitage Park or the North Saskatchewan River.
Fishing on shore or in a boat is a fun way to enjoy the outdoors.
Each year, during the Family Day long weekend in February and in the second weekend of July. Anyone can fish without an Alberta Sport Fishing Licence. Alberta Sport Fishing Regulations still apply.
This pond is free for public use:
Health Canada sets fish consumption guidelines based on:
You should not eat fish from the North Saskatchewan River more than once a week, and do not eat the liver or other organs. Pregnant women, women of child-bearing age, and children under the age of 15 should not consume the fish at all.
The mercury in many areas of the province, including the North Saskatchewan River, is likely from natural sources (Alberta Guide to Sportfishing Regulations).
Fish for these species in the North Saskatchewan River (within city limits).
Burbot is easily identified by its dark body and white belly. Its most notable feature is the single barbel or whisker hanging from the lower jaw. The Alberta angling record for the species is 5.9 kg. Burbot reach a maximum weight of 8.5 kg. The longest known specimen is 100 cm.
Both goldeye and mooneye are deep, laterally compressed fish with silvery scales. The goldeye has a bright, yellow or golden eye. In contrast, only the upper half of the mooneye's iris is yellow. The Alberta angling records for goldeye and mooneye are 1.9 kg and 0.5 kg respectively. Length data for goldeye isn't reliable but 50 cm goldeye have been caught in Alberta. The maximum fork length for Alberta mooneye is 35.25 cm.
Lake sturgeon are the largest and longest living fish in the river. There is no mistaking the sturgeon with its long whiskers (barbels) and the five rows of bony plates, called scutes, along its body. The plates are sharp on young fish, but smooth out with age. The Alberta angling record is 47.7 kg and the maximum fork length is 170 cm.
Mountain whitefish often move in groups (schools) from one pool to another. Occasionally, you can see them just downstream from the north end of the Quesnell Bridge. The Alberta angling record is 2.57 kg, with a length of 58.5 cm.
Pike is a predatory fish at the top of the food chain. Its habitat is calm, deep water in ponds and creek mouths. Spawning occurs in the spring on flooded vegetation. The current Alberta angling record is 17.2 kg and the maximum weight is 19.5 kg.
Sauger and walleye are very similar in appearance, but sauger has characteristic black spots on its spiny dorsal fin. The Alberta angling record is 2.8 kg and the maximum length is 59.6 cm.
Five species of sucker can be caught in the river: silver redhorse, shorthead redhorse, quillback, white and longnose sucker. The mountain sucker is also occasionally caught in the Edmonton area. All are easily identified as suckers by their thick downward pointing lips which they use to suck food from the river bottom. Suckers weighing up to 3.66 kg have been caught in the North Saskatchewan River.
Walleye is the largest member of the perch family. Walleye get their name from the glossy appearance of their large eyes. Walleye can be distinguished from the sauger by the white spots on the its tail. The Alberta angling record is 6.7 kg with a length of 73.7 cm.
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