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Best walleye lakes in Alberta

20 Alberta waters hold walleye, 20 mapped with real state-agency depth surveys. Ranked below by size and depth-data quality — open any water to see exactly where to fish it: depth contours, scored spots with plain-English reasons, seasonal windows and bait picks. Low-light predator with reflective eyes. Feeds on structure edges at dawn, dusk and night.

1. Lesser Slave Lake — 69 ft max · survey depth data · Walleye, Northern Pike, Yellow Perch, Lake Whitefish
2. Lac la Biche — 73 ft max · survey depth data · Walleye, Northern Pike, Yellow Perch, Lake Whitefish
3. Cold Lake — 325 ft max · survey depth data · Walleye, Northern Pike, Yellow Perch, Lake Trout
4. Wabamun Lake — 35 ft max · survey depth data · Walleye, Northern Pike, Yellow Perch, Lake Whitefish
5. Pigeon Lake — 30 ft max · survey depth data · Walleye, Northern Pike, Yellow Perch, Lake Whitefish
6. Gull Lake — 25 ft max · survey depth data · Walleye, Northern Pike, Yellow Perch, Lake Whitefish
7. Sylvan Lake — 60 ft max · survey depth data · Walleye, Northern Pike, Yellow Perch, Lake Whitefish
8. Sturgeon Lake — 31 ft max · survey depth data · Walleye, Northern Pike, Yellow Perch, Lake Whitefish
9. Moose Lake — 60 ft max · survey depth data · Walleye, Northern Pike, Yellow Perch, Lake Whitefish
10. Marie Lake — 85 ft max · survey depth data · Walleye, Northern Pike, Yellow Perch, Lake Whitefish
11. Touchwood Lake — 131 ft max · survey depth data · Walleye, Northern Pike, Yellow Perch, Lake Whitefish
12. Buck Lake — 40 ft max · survey depth data · Walleye, Northern Pike, Yellow Perch, Lake Whitefish
13. Bassano Reservoir — 40 ft max · survey depth data · Walleye, Northern Pike, Burbot
14. Whitefish Lake — 110 ft max · survey depth data · Walleye, Northern Pike, Yellow Perch, Lake Whitefish
15. Pine Lake — 39 ft max · survey depth data · Walleye, Northern Pike, Yellow Perch
16. Baptiste Lake — 83 ft max · survey depth data · Walleye, Northern Pike, Yellow Perch, Burbot
17. Amisk Lake — 191 ft max · survey depth data · Walleye, Northern Pike, Yellow Perch, Lake Whitefish
18. Lower Kananaskis Lake — 138 ft max · survey depth data · Walleye, Northern Pike, Rainbow Trout, Yellow Perch
19. Ethel Lake — 99 ft max · survey depth data · Walleye, Northern Pike, Yellow Perch, Lake Whitefish
20. Crowsnest Lake — 90 ft max · survey depth data · Walleye, Northern Pike, Yellow Perch, Lake Trout

When to fish walleye in Alberta

• Spring 4–15 ft — Spawning runs to gravel shoals, rocky shorelines and inflows.
• Summer 15–35 ft — Deep humps and breaklines by day; edges and flats in low light.
• Fall 12–40 ft — Fish steep structure near deep basins; big fish move shallow at night.
• Winter 20–40 ft — Deep basin flats and humps; short dawn/dusk feeding windows.

Also in Alberta: best northern pike lakes · best yellow perch lakes · best lake whitefish lakes · best burbot lakes

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