Tag Archives: walleye
Wabamun Lake Fishery Update
[Note: The following was first published in the June 2017 Alberta Outdoorsmen.] Copyright © 2017 Don H. Meredith, All Rights Reserved. [Please note: In September of 2020, Alberta Environment and Parks conducted a Fall Index Netting (FIN) of Wabamun Lake to … Continue reading
Are We Underutilizing Our Walleye?
[Note: The following was first published in the November 2016 Alberta Outdoorsmen.] Copyright © 2016 Don H. Meredith, All Rights Reserved. On arriving at the rural community hall, I saw the parking lot overflowing with pickups, cars and recreational vehicles. As … Continue reading
Struggling to Protect Fisheries
[Note: The following was first published in the May 2015 Alberta Outdoorsmen.] Copyright © 2015 Don H. Meredith, All Rights Reserved. As I stepped out of the drift boat into the cool waters of Vancouver Island’s Elk River, my eyes … Continue reading
Two Fish, One Fish, No Fish—Alberta’s Fish Crisis
Guest Blog: For many decades, Lorne Fitch was a respected fisheries biologist with the Alberta Fish and Wildlife Division. He worked on the ground to maintain and improve Alberta’s fisheries, including rehabilitating fish habitat. Like many of us he has … Continue reading
NIMBY Wildlife
[Note: The following was first published in the December 2014 Alberta Outdoorsmen.] Copyright © 2014 Don H. Meredith, All Rights Reserved. “Well, the fish are going to have to get out of the way. I will not have weeds growing … Continue reading
Wabamun Lake Fisheries Update
[Note: The following was first published in the October 2012 Alberta Outdoorsmen. A more recent update was published in the June 2017 Alberta Outdoorsmen and is posted here. Wabamun Lake is located some 60 km west of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.] … Continue reading