December Newsletter

Our December newsletter is now available.

Here’s a summary of the NLFF December 2025 Newsletter:

  • Events: Dec 10 Pizza Night & fly swap; Jan 14 AGM (critical for new executive); Jan 28 guest talk on Oldman & Livingstone rivers.
  • Conservation: Federal-to-provincial transfer of fisheries management; possible return of barbless hook law.
  • Club Future: Membership decline—volunteers urgently needed for executive roles.
  • Fishing Tips: Ice fly fishing with bead-head nymphs; winter trout flies like Zebra Midge, Perdigon, Squirmy Worm.
  • Species: Rainbow Trout spotlight; Athabasca Rainbow is threatened/endangered.
  • Community: KidsCanCatch ice-fishing event Feb 14, 2026 at Wabamun Lake.
  • Other News: Walleye licence changes, drop in sportfishing licence sales, Fishin’ Hole Christmas sale, splake stocking planned near Wabamun.