
The province says it currently has no plans to remove the fish. “Suspect it came into Alberta as a goldfish that was misidentified and potentially dumped.” It’s still unclear how the species ended up in the nine-foot deep lake, but officials believe high water events may have led to a spillover.

Its ability to reproduce asexually gives it a major advantage over competing fish. The Prussian carp is considered one of the most successful invasive fish species in Europe. Due to their size and fast growth rates it is easy to see why many fisheries and match fishermen love them. The F1 Carp is a hybrid species between crucian and common carp and typically grows faster than any other carp species. They are morphologically similar to two closely related species within the Carassius genus, the Goldfish (Carassius auratus) and the Crucian Carp (Carassius carassius). Prussian Carp are silvery-brown bodied fish which can grow to as much as 30 cm in length and 3 kg in mass. It is also illegal to move live fish from one water body to another. It is illegal to use live bait fish in Alberta. What do you do if you catch a Prussian carp?Ĭatch it, kill it – if you catch Prussian carp while angling, please kill it and either take it home to eat or properly dispose of it in the garbage.Ĭan you use Prussian carp as bait Alberta? Thus while several of the drops can be class III, bank scouting and portaging is easy and there’s always ample time to recover from swims. The Red Deer can be described as a pool drop river, in that it has a number of distinct rapids separated by extended sections of float.

See map below for fishing and boat launch locations. For river fishing, the Red Deer River provides both foot and boat access. There are currently three ponds located within the City that offer both summer and winter fishing opportunities (Bower Ponds, Mitchell Pond and Three Mile Bend Pond). The gold is there, but it has eroded for millions of years and been moved around by prehistoric glaciers. Honestly, the type of fine gold that you will get out of the Red Deer River is similar to what you can find in the Athabasca, North Saskatchewan, and Peace Rivers as well. Fishing Dock Fishing at Bower Ponds is permitted.
