Hot weather and low water levels in southern Alberta rivers are putting fish under stress.
Alberta Environment and Parks today issued a news release warning anglers to guard against fish death by fishing only in stocked ponds or lakes, fishing early in the morning when water is cooler and minimizing fish handling in catch and release situations.
The department said fish in several rivers are particularly vulnerable, among them:
•   Castle River and tributaries from Highway 3 upstream to Westcastle River.
•   Oldman River from Racehorse Creek downstream to Oldman Reservoir and from Highway 2 near Fort Macleod downstream to Highway 3 in Lethbridge.
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•   Crowsnest River from Crowsnest Lake downstream to Oldman Reservoir.
•   Belly River downstream of Secondary Road 800.
•   Waterton River downstream of Waterton Reservoir.
•   St. Mary and tributaries downstream of St. Mary Reservoir.
•   Sheep River from Gorge Creek downstream to Highwood River.
•   Highwood River from Kananaskis Country Boundary downstream to the mouth of Bow River.
•   Bow River from the Western Irrigation District weir to Bassano Dam.
Information on stocked ponds and lakes, as well as advice on proper fish handling, is available at mywildalberta.com.
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