For more information, or to sign up a volunteer, please send a message to
grayling @ nlft.org
Northern Lights Fly Tyers/TUC Edmonton has an opportunity to get involved in a project to study the Arctic Grayling. Arctic grayling are truly a special fish, but in much of the southern portion of their range, their vulnerability to development, harvest, and changing landscapes have rendered their populations fragile and in need of special care.
2025 initiatives
- Onset Hobo Temp data loggers will be installed by volunteers in early June, and retrieved in October.
- Collect aerial videography for reaches not surveyed during previous years of the project
- Volunteers will angle for grayling at locations on Rat Creek that have not previously been visited or require follow-up. Additional pelvic fin rays from Rat Creek will be collected to support ongoing DNA analyses by Dr. Joshua Miller (McEwan University). His research may provide clues as to the effects of the 2016 – 2020 angling closure on grayling population recovery. Mountain Whitefish samples will be analysed for comparison.
- Assist AEPA with volunteer angling survey (if necessary) to evaluate effectiveness of angling closure on Upper Pembina system.
This project is financially supported by the Alberta Conservation Association.
2011-2024 project activities
Visit this page for information about previous phases of our project.