Fishing at Limestone Lake, Lamont County, Alberta

• Overview

  Within Lamont County, Alberta, you have Limestone Lake. The country round it is mixed forest from end to end. Surface area is around 50 hectares, which gives you real water without needing a boat. With 6.8 km or so of shoreline, boat anglers cover ground the bank cannot. You are 24 km from Lamont. The nearest city of size is Edmonton, 74 km away. One jurisdiction covers this water end to end.

• Where to Fish on Limestone Lake

  No depth figure has reached our records, which makes a plummet useful. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. The shape of Limestone Lake rewards a slow walk along one bank. Bright sun pushes fish under whatever cover exists.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July runs about 16°C on average, January about -15°C. Winter closes the water for a while, and the reopening is worth catching. Once it clears, about late April, the fishing comes on quickly. On average, late April opens the water and mid November closes it again. Fishing peaks soon after break-up and again before the cold returns. On Limestone Lake that shapes the whole year.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public sources are silent on who controls the bank. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. Nothing formal is recorded here: no ramp, no car park, no marked path. Some banks are open only from a marked point. Some ground is open by custom rather than by right, so tread carefully. Peno Lake sits 14 km off and takes the overflow. What applies at Limestone Lake may have changed since it was mapped.