Alberta River Fishing Reports — August 2026

AllSouthernCentralNorthern

42 rivers

Southern Alberta

Bow River at Calgary

Southern Alberta

Normal

95.5m³/s

1.20m

Brown Trout

Rainbow Trout

MTN Whitefish

2h ago

Bow River below Carseland Dam

Southern Alberta

Normal

81.5m³/s

2.58m

Walleye

Northern Pike

Goldeye

Sauger

Brown Trout

2h ago

Bow River near Banff

Southern Alberta

Normal

47.8m³/s

2.33m

Cutthroat Trout

MTN Whitefish

Bull Trout

3h ago

Bow River near Cochrane

Southern Alberta

Normal

89.2m³/s

16.50m

Brown Trout

Rainbow Trout

Cutthroat Trout

MTN Whitefish

Bull Trout

3h ago

Castle River

Southern Alberta

Normal

3.9m³/s

0.68m

Cutthroat Trout

Bull Trout

MTN Whitefish

3h ago

Crowsnest River

Southern Alberta

Normal

3.1m³/s

1.38m

Brown Trout

Rainbow Trout

MTN Whitefish

2h ago

Elbow River before Glenmore Reservoir

Southern Alberta

Normal

7.1m³/s

3.72m

Brown Trout

Rainbow Trout

MTN Whitefish

3h ago

Elbow River west of Calgary

Southern Alberta

Normal

7.3m³/s

0.96m

Cutthroat Trout

Brown Trout

MTN Whitefish

Bull Trout

3h ago

Ghost River

Southern Alberta

Normal

5.4m³/s

0.67m

Cutthroat Trout

Bull Trout

MTN Whitefish

2h ago

Highwood River near High River

Southern Alberta

High

6.7m³/s

1.16m

Cutthroat Trout

Brown Trout

Bull Trout

MTN Whitefish

2h ago

Jumpingpound Creek near Calgary

Southern Alberta

Normal

0.8m³/s

2.46m

Brown Trout

MTN Whitefish

2h ago

Jumpingpound Creek West

Southern Alberta

Low

0.1m³/s

0.30m

Brown Trout

Bull Trout

MTN Whitefish

2h ago

Milk River

Southern Alberta

High

16.8m³/s

0.83m

Brown Trout

Rainbow Trout

Northern Pike

Walleye

Goldeye

MTN Whitefish

2h ago

North Milk River

Southern Alberta

Normal

16.6m³/s

0.94m

Brown Trout

Rainbow Trout

MTN Whitefish

2h ago

Oldman River near Fort Macleod

Southern Alberta

No current flow data

Brown Trout

Walleye

Northern Pike

MTN Whitefish

Goldeye

Oldman River near Lethbridge

Southern Alberta

Very Low

20.9m³/s

0.26m

Brown Trout

Rainbow Trout

MTN Whitefish

Walleye

Northern Pike

3h ago

Oldman River west of Fort Macleod

Southern Alberta

Normal

6.1m³/s

5.89m

Cutthroat Trout

Bull Trout

MTN Whitefish

Brown Trout

2h ago

Pincher Creek

Southern Alberta

Normal

0.2m³/s

0.22m

Cutthroat Trout

Brown Trout

2h ago

Sheep River near Okotoks

Southern Alberta

Normal

3.6m³/s

26.11m

Brown Trout

Cutthroat Trout

Bull Trout

MTN Whitefish

3h ago

Willow Creek near Fort Macleod

Southern Alberta

No current flow data

Brown Trout

MTN Whitefish

Willow Creek near Willow Creek Provincial Park

Southern Alberta

Very Low

1.0m³/s

94.67m

Brown Trout

MTN Whitefish

3h ago

Willow Creek West

Southern Alberta

Low

0.1m³/s

1.26m

Brown Trout

MTN Whitefish

2h ago

Central Alberta

Clearwater River West

Central Alberta

Normal

21.2m³/s

1.01m

Cutthroat Trout

Bull Trout

MTN Whitefish

Brown Trout

3h ago

Fallentimber Creek

Central Alberta

Normal

1.1m³/s

1.03m

Brown Trout

Bull Trout

Cutthroat Trout

MTN Whitefish

3h ago

James River

Central Alberta

Very Low

1.2m³/s

3.80m

Cutthroat Trout

Brown Trout

Bull Trout

MTN Whitefish

2h ago

Little Red Deer River

Central Alberta

Normal

2.1m³/s

0.89m

Brown Trout

MTN Whitefish

Walleye

3h ago

North Ram River

Central Alberta

Very Low

0.9m³/s

0.80m

Bull Trout

Cutthroat Trout

MTN Whitefish

3h ago

North Saskatchewan River — Edmonton

Central Alberta

Normal

165.0m³/s

3.23m

Walleye

Northern Pike

Goldeye

Burbot

MTN Whitefish

Lake Sturgeon

2h ago

North Saskatchewan River — Upper

Central Alberta

Low

106.0m³/s

1.78m

Bull Trout

Cutthroat Trout

MTN Whitefish

Brown Trout

2h ago

Raven River

Central Alberta

Low

1.3m³/s

0.61m

Brown Trout

MTN Whitefish

3h ago

Red Deer River — Dickson Tailwaters

Central Alberta

Low

21.8m³/s

1.42m

Rainbow Trout

Brown Trout

MTN Whitefish

5h ago

Red Deer River — Headwaters

Central Alberta

Normal

13.6m³/s

0.70m

Cutthroat Trout

Bull Trout

MTN Whitefish

3h ago

Red Deer River — Red Deer City

Central Alberta

Normal

27.1m³/s

2.62m

Walleye

Northern Pike

Goldeye

Brown Trout

MTN Whitefish

2h ago

Red Deer River — Sundre / Foothills

Central Alberta

Normal

24.8m³/s

1.57m

Brown Trout

Bull Trout

MTN Whitefish

Cutthroat Trout

3h ago

Northern Alberta

Athabasca River at Athabasca

Northern Alberta

Normal

489.0m³/s

1.67m

Walleye

Northern Pike

Goldeye

MTN Whitefish

2h ago

Athabasca River at Hinton

Northern Alberta

Normal

255.0m³/s

27.51m

Bull Trout

Cutthroat Trout

Arctic Grayling

MTN Whitefish

Walleye

2h ago

Athabasca River below Fort McMurray

Northern Alberta

Normal

779.0m³/s

2.39m

Walleye

Northern Pike

Goldeye

Burbot

Lake Sturgeon

2h ago

Clearwater River near Fort McMurray

Northern Alberta

Normal

74.8m³/s

3.54m

Walleye

Northern Pike

Arctic Grayling

Goldeye

Burbot

2h ago

Peace River at Dunvegan Bridge

Northern Alberta

High

1830.0m³/s

4.13m

Walleye

Northern Pike

Goldeye

Burbot

MTN Whitefish

Arctic Grayling

2h ago

Peace River at Fort Vermilion

Northern Alberta

Normal

1780.0m³/s

4.08m

Walleye

Northern Pike

Goldeye

Burbot

3h ago

Peace River at Peace Point

Northern Alberta

Normal

1960.0m³/s

4.80m

Walleye

Northern Pike

Goldeye

Burbot

Lake Sturgeon

2h ago

Pembina River

Northern Alberta

High

23.4m³/s

2.16m

Walleye

Northern Pike

Goldeye

Burbot

2h ago

Hydrometric data © Environment and Climate Change Canada, used under the ECCC End-Use Licence. Station data from the Water Survey of Canada. Confirm advisories on River Basins advisories.