In the 2011 fishing season, Special Walleye Licences will be available for:

  • Pigeon Lake
  • Wolf Lake (66-7-W4)
  • Newell Lake
  • Amisk
  • Garner
  • Baptiste
  • Pinehurst
  • Rolling Hills Reservior
  • Long (63-19-W4)
  • Lac Ste Anne
  • Lac La Nonne
  • Isle Lake

The licences are available through a draw system similar to the hunting draws process, and tags issued with each licence must be affixed to walleye the angler chooses to keep.

The Special Walleye Licence was developed as a fisheries management tool that enables Alberta Sustainable Resource Development to carefully manage the number and sizes of walleye being harvested. This innovative licence allows anglers to harvest walleye from specified lakes with developing or recovering walleye populations.

Highlights of the 2011 Special Walleye Licence:

  • Draw Application Period is Wednesday, March 23 to Thursday, April 21, 2011

  • Draw applications can be purchased online, at licence issuers or on the draw line at 1-900-451-3474 ($3.25 for first minute and $1.15 for each additional minute).

    To purchase online, visit:

  • Licences not allocated during the draw process will be available for reservation on a first-come, first-served basis from May 13 (09:00 a.m.) to March 8, 2012 (Midnight) by calling 1-900-451-3474 ($1.25/minute) or online at albertarelm.com ($3.04 per application)on first come first served basis.

  • Walleye Harvest Seasons have been extended to allow use of the Special Walleye Licence tags for the open angling season on the following lakes:

    • Newell Lake – May 8, 2011 to March 15, 2012
    • Pigeon Lake – May 20, 2011 to March 31, 2012
    • Wolf Lake (66-7-W4)– June 1, 2011 to March 31, 2012
    • Amisk – May 20, 2011 to March 31, 2012
    • Garner – May 20, 2011 to March 31, 2012
    • Long (63-19-W4) – May 20, 2011 to March 31, 2012
    • Pinehurst – May 20, 2011 to March 31, 2012
    • Baptiste – May 20,2011 to March 31, 2012
    • Rolling Hills Reservoir – May 8, 2011 to March 15, 2012
    • Lac Ste Anne – May 20, 2011 to March 31, 2012
    • Lac La Nonne – May 20, 2011 to March 31, 2012
    • Isle Lake – May 20, 2011 to March 31, 2012

  • Only Alberta Residents can apply for and hold a Special Walleye Licence

  • The cost of the Special Walleye Licence is $10.50 (GST not included)

  • The number of walleye tags issued per licence is 2 large, 3 medium or 3 small fish

  • The 2011 Special Walleye Licence Draws Pamphlet is available at licence issuers and Fish and Wildlife District offices

Additional details of the Special Walleye Licence:

  • An angler can apply for a licence for each of the three size classes of walleye.

  • The applicant can specify up to three water body preferences on each licence draw application (within each draw, state 1st, 2nd and 3rd choices for the lakes from the choices).

  • Tags will be drawn in order of larger to smaller fish size category licences.

  • Once successfully drawn, the angler's name will be removed from successive draws.

  • Normal licence restrictions apply regarding licence combinations and eligibility. For example, if you were already drawn in one of the Special Walleye Licence draws, you cannot obtain another licence through the undersubscribed process. An angler may hold only one Special Fish Harvest Licence for walleye per year.

  • The lake, species, size limit, bag limit, and/or open season will be printed on the Special Walleye Licence.

  • To buy your licence online, you must have a prenumbered 10 digit Government of Alberta paper tag and wire before you begin your purchase. Online paper tags are also available at your nearest Fish and Wildlife office.

  • For information about tagging your walleye, please see the 2011 Alberta Guide to Sportfishing Regulations.

Need Help?

Call the information line between 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. Monday to Friday:

  • Toll free: 1-877-289-0999

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Updated: May 18, 2011