Alberta Sport Fish Species

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Across
  1. 6. Small trout with worm-like markings and red spots with blue halos
  2. 7. Alberta’s provincial fish, protected with zero possession limits
  3. 12. Trout with red slash marks under its jaw
  4. 14. Cold-water species with a deeply forked tail and small mouth
  5. 15. Fish with large, golden eyes and a compressed body, often caught on flies
  6. 17. Ancient bottom-feeder with bony plates and a shovel-like snout
  7. 18. Aggressive predator with a duckbill-shaped snout and sharp teeth
  8. 19. Walleye relative with dark blotches and no white tip on the tail fin
Down
  1. 1. Common fish with thick lips and a cylindrical body
  2. 2. Trout with a pinkish lateral stripe and black spots across its body
  3. 3. Small baitfish with a distinctive black spot at the base of its tail
  4. 4. Striped schooling fish popular with ice anglers
  5. 5. Alberta’s only freshwater cod, with a single barbel under its chin
  6. 8. Sucker species with a long, pointed snout and reddish fins
  7. 9. Silvery fish with a small mouth, often mistaken for suckers
  8. 10. Silvery fish with large eyes and a forked tail, often confused with goldeye
  9. 11. Fish with a sail-like dorsal fin and iridescent body, found in northern streams
  10. 13. Golden-brown trout with black and red spots, originally from Europe
  11. 14. Deep-water fish with light spots on a dark body, found in cold lakes
  12. 16. Alberta’s most popular sport fish, prized for its white, flaky meat