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Fishing Season in High Gear!

Fall Fishing Season in High Gear

The water is cooling off and the days are getting far shorter. The roar of fishing boats has already subsided on many lakes as many cabin owners have put their boats on their trailers and pulled their docks out of the water. The September Labour Day Long Weekend is usually the unofficial end to summer across the Prairie Provinces of Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba. For the dedicated anglers, this means less fishing pressure, fewer boats, and fish that are turning from their summer laziness to early fall feeding.



The Beginning of Fall Hunting Seasons

The first day of September arrives and the sound of shotguns can be heard as the day begins. The hunting season is finally here and waterfowl are being hunted across the prairies. Big game hunters will need to begin their preparations, getting gear ready and sighting in the rifles for when the rut will be on as the days grow shorter and cooler.

Many Bow Hunters are already in their stands, knowing that the early season is both the best time to find that velvet antlered deer and to catch the elusive bucks before they become more wary with the increasing human presence in their territory.

We help connect hunters with the great outdoors in Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba to enjoy the world class hunting, fishing and camping. If you are looking for a hunting adventure, we help you find the hunting outfitter, guided hunting trip, fishing lodge, or campground that matches your outdoor quest. Check out our Outfitters, Guides and Lodges pages. Many hunting outfitters are still operating despite the closed border to USA tourists/hunters so now it the time if you have ever wondered what the guided hunting experience is like. We can tell you from personal experience, it is something you can image don’t really understand just how good hunting can be, until you have hunted with the professionals.




If you are looking for the regulations and dates for fishing in Saskatchewan, check the 2025 Anglers Guide.


We help connect hunters and anglers with the great outdoors in Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba to enjoy the world class hunting, fishing and campgrounds. If you are looking for a hunting adventure, we help you find the hunting outfitter, guided hunting trip, fishing lodge, or campground that matches your outdoor quest. Check out our Outfitters, Guides and Lodges pages.

Late Season Camping

We have some great resources for helping you find that late season camping spot. Our Camping pages include links to Provincial Parks in Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba. As most families pack away the tents, sleeping bags, and prep the trailers for storage, campgrounds open up for the hearty campers who prefer the quiet coolness of fall camping. Wondering which campground suits you best? Check out the provincial park ratings in the links just below for each province or go straight to our listings of Provincial Parks and Campgrounds.

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All three provinces now have an online campground site reservation system.

  • For Alberta, use reserve.albertaparks.ca. Beginning Feb 19th.
  • For Saskatchewan, use saskparks.tourismsaskatchewan.com. Beginning April 7th.
  • For Manitoba, use prspub.gov.mb.ca. Begins April 3rd for most campgrounds.

Happy Camping!


PrairieOutdoors.com is your online outdoor hunting directory for hunting, fishing, and camping information for Western Canada (Alberta, Saskatchewan & Manitoba) including listings of hunting outfitters, guides, fishing tournaments, fishing lodges, resorts, and campgrounds.

In Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba we have over 200,000 lakes and hundreds of rivers, featuring some of the finest fresh water game fishing possible.   The wild life is plentiful and world renowned for trophy quality hunting and fishing.  Many hunting and fishing world records have come from this area including the Hanson Buck and the Broder Buck. We have wild mountain streams in Alberta featuring Brown trout and Rainbow trout that will rip the backing out of your reel.  Bring your heavy line and get ready to set the hook for Northern Pike that will spin your boat around.  The flocks of Canada Geese and Snow Geese will fill the sky in numbers only counted in hundreds of thousands.  The southern prairies feature excellent pheasant hunting along the creek beds and abundant numbers of “Prairie Chicken” (sharp-tail grouse) and “Huns” (Hungarian Partridge).  With a good dog and a quick 12 gauge you can get your limit.  Trophy walleye can be pulled from lakes year round and the ice fishing is an unbelievable adventure.  Imagine pulling a 30 inch walleye or a 48 inch pike through 3 feet of ice.  If bear hunting is your sport, the forest are well stocked with the wary creatures.
If you have the patience, you have a great chance to pick a black bear in one of the many color phases ranging from pure black, to chocolate brown, to cinnamon and even the rare blonde bear. World record whitetail, elk, moose and mule deer are wandering the forests and plains where the big game are plentiful and big bodied.

Within this directory you will find information about:

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The geographic area we cover includes:

  • Western Canada
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Fish Species include:

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  • Perch
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Big Game Hunting:

  • Whitetail Deer Hunting
  • Mule Deer Hunting, including the World record mule deer,
    the Broder Buck
  • Moose
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  • Antelope

Bird Hunting

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