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How to identify your catch
Banff National Park
Anglers are responsible for correctly distinguishing one fish species from another. If you are not sure which species you have caught, release it immediately. There are zero possession limits for many native species.
Legend
- BNP: Banff National Park
- JNP: Jasper National Park
- KNP: Kootenay National Park
- YNP: Yoho National Park
- WLNP: Waterton Lakes National Park
- MRGNP: Mount Revelstoke and Glacier National Park
Black spots, light background
![Cutthroat Trout](http://pcweb2.azureedge.net/-/media/pn-np/ab/jasper/WET4/activ/peche-fishing/identify-your-catch-2022/Cutthroat-trout-1135x550-op.jpg)
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Introduced Cutthroat Trout look similar to Westslope Cutthroat Trout - a species at risk. To keep these fish safe, follow our fishing regulations.
![Rainbow Trout](http://pcweb2.azureedge.net/-/media/pn-np/ab/jasper/WET4/activ/peche-fishing/identify-your-catch-2022/Rainbow-trout-1135x550-op.jpg)
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Introduced Rainbow Trout look very similar to Athabasca Rainbow Trout - a species at risk. To keep these fish safe, follow our fishing regulations.
![Kokanee Salmon - not spawning](http://pcweb2.azureedge.net/-/media/pn-np/ab/jasper/WET4/activ/peche-fishing/identify-your-catch-2022/Kokanee-Salmon-not-spawning-1135x550-op.jpg)
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![Kokanee Salmon - spawning](http://pcweb2.azureedge.net/-/media/pn-np/ab/jasper/WET4/activ/peche-fishing/identify-your-catch-2022/Kokanee-Salmon-spawning-1135x550-op.jpg)
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![Brown Trout](http://pcweb2.azureedge.net/-/media/pn-np/ab/jasper/WET4/activ/peche-fishing/identify-your-catch-2022/Brown-trout-1135x550-op.jpg)
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![Arctic Grayling](http://pcweb2.azureedge.net/-/media/pn-np/ab/jasper/WET4/activ/peche-fishing/identify-your-catch-2022/Arctic-grayling-1135x550-op.jpg)
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Species at risk
Artic grayling can be identified by their colourful and very large dorsal fin and by their large scales with brown spots on the body behind the head.
Artic Grayling are a species at risk due to overharvest and passage barriers.
No black spots on the body
![Bull Trout](http://pcweb2.azureedge.net/-/media/pn-np/ab/jasper/WET4/activ/peche-fishing/identify-your-catch-2022/Bull-trout-1135x550-op.jpg)
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Species at risk
Bull trout are slim fish with a large head. Their back is olive-green to grey while their sides are silvery and marked with pale yellow to red spots. There are no spots on the dorsal fin.
Bull Trout are a threatened species due to small population and concerns of viability. They have a zero possession limit across the province – IF YOU CATCH THIS FISH YOU MUST RELEASE IT.
![Brook Trout](http://pcweb2.azureedge.net/-/media/pn-np/ab/jasper/WET4/activ/peche-fishing/identify-your-catch-2022/Brook-trout-1135x550-op.jpg)
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![Lake Trout](http://pcweb2.azureedge.net/-/media/pn-np/ab/jasper/WET4/activ/peche-fishing/identify-your-catch-2022/lake-trout-1135x550-op.jpg)
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Species at risk
Lake Trout are a grey fish with irregular white spots and a forked caudal fin.
Lake Trout are a sensitive species due to being limited to a few lakes.
Others
![Northern Pike](http://pcweb2.azureedge.net/-/media/pn-np/ab/jasper/WET4/activ/peche-fishing/identify-your-catch-2022/Northern-pike-1135x550-op.jpg)
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![Mountain Whitefish](http://pcweb2.azureedge.net/-/media/pn-np/ab/jasper/WET4/activ/peche-fishing/identify-your-catch-2022/Mountain-whitefish-1135x550-op.jpg)
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![Lake Whitefish © Karl Geist](http://pcweb2.azureedge.net/-/media/pn-np/ab/jasper/WET4/activ/peche-fishing/identify-your-catch-2022/Lake-whitefish-1135x550-op.jpg)
© Karl Geist
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