Zone 2: Parkland Prairie
Last Update/Review: August 6, 2002
Zone 2 consists of approximately the southeastern quarter of the province, east of Highway 2 from the Montana border to the North Saskatchewan River. Four major rivers that start in the mountains flow through the Parkland-Prairie. For most of the summer, these rivers are large silty and warm. Shallow lakes and resevoirs are also found in the Parkland-Prairie. The most common game fish of the zone are yellow perch, northern pike, and lake whitefish, although walleye have been introduced into several resevoirs. Rainbow trout are stocked into many ponds and small resevoirs throughout the Parkland-Prairie. Sportfishing regulations are separated into Watershed Units for the Milk and South Saskatchewan rivers, including portions of the Oldman and Bow rivers(PP1), and the Red Deer, Battle and North Saskatchewan rivers (PP2).
Click on the map to the right to view a map of all three zones.
Travel
You can reach the major centres in zone 2 by travelling all-season highways from Edmonton, Red Deer, Calgary and Lethbridge. Air services make regularly scheduled flights from the Calgary International Airport to Lethbridge and Medicine Hat. Charter air services are also available.
Game Fish
The following are the more common game fish in Zone 2:
