Zone 1: Eastern Slopes
Last Update/Review: August 6, 2002
Zone 1 consists of the mountains and foothills that form the 'Eastern Slopes' along the Rocky Mountains from Montana to the Grande Prairie region. Throughout this zone, creeks flow into larger streams, which in turn form major rivers. These watersheds with their alpine and foothills lakes and their clear cold streams, support numerous trout and mountain whitefish populations, as well as Arctic grayling populations in the north. Four Watershed Units separate sportfishing regulations by the following major watersheds: the Oldman and Bow rivers (ES1), the Red Deer and North Saskatchewan rivers (ES2), the Athabasca and Pembina rivers (ES3), and the Smoky River (ES4).
Click on the map to the right to view a map of all three zones.
Travel
You can reach the major centres in Zone 1 by travelling all-season highways from Edmonton, Calgary, Red Deer and Lethbridge. Air services make regularly scheduled flights from the Calgary International Airport to Lethbridge.
For further tourism information about zone 1, check the following gateway site: Fly Fishing Alberta's Chinook Country.
Game Fish
The following are the more common game fish in Zone 1:
