2024 Walleye Special Harvest Licence Draw

Draw Dates and Important Information

  • Walleye Special Harvest Draws are open starting Tuesday, April 2 at 9:00AM (MT) until Thursday, April 18 at 11:59PM (MT).
  • Draw results and licences will be available Tuesday, May 7 at 9:00AM.
  • Anglers can purchase a special harvest licence, either an awarded Walleye licence or an undersubscribed licence starting Tuesday, May 7 at 9:00AM.
  • Anglers can purchase a second Special Harvest licence in a different class starting Tuesday May 14 at 9:00am.
    • If a Class A licence (drawn or undersubscribed), has been purchased a Class B or Class C licence can be obtained.
    • If a Class B licence (drawn or undersubscribed), has been purchased a Class A or Class C licence can be obtained.
    • If a Class C licence (first-come, first-served), has been purchased a Class A or B licence can be purchased.
  • Class C Walleye Special Harvest Licences will be issued through a first come first serve licence process beginning Tuesday, May 7 at 9:00AM. Information and quota limits will be available here when ready.
  • If you are drawn for a Walleye Special Harvest Licence, the authorization to purchase that licence cannot be cancelled. All licences and applications are Non-Refundable and Non-Transferable.

Licence Information

  • Draw licences may be purchased for $11.00 (plus GST).
  • Anglers who wish to retain a walleye in one of the specified lakes are required to hold a Special Walleye Licence (including seniors, youths, and Métis people, who do not hold a domestic fishing licence).
    • An Alberta Resident Sportfishing Licence is also required unless you are under 16 years of age, an Alberta resident aged 65 or older, or a first Nations’ person who is defined as an Indian under the federal Indian Act.
    • A Sportfishing Licence is required to purchase a Special Walleye Licence even during a free fishing weekend.
    • The angler must carry both the Resident Sportfishing Licence and the Special Walleye Licence and tag(s) on his/her person while angling.

For more information, draw types, restrictions, requirements and other instructions please visit MyWildAlberta.ca.

How to View Results

  • Draw results and licences will be available online beginning Tuesday, May 7 at 9:00AM.
  • To view your draw results online sign in with your WiN or your identifier on file.
    • Select My Account then Orders/Reprints to view your results.

Undersubscribed Licences

If there are not enough draw applicants to fill the quota set for the licences through the draw process, the undersubscribed licences will be made available for sale to eligible Alberta resident anglers on a first-come, first-served basis.
  • Undersubscribed results and licences will be available online beginning Tuesday, May 9 at 9:00AM, and licences can be purchased then if all Special Harvest Licences are not applied for and subsequently drawn.
  • Follow the simple steps below to purchase an undersubscribed walleye licence:
    • View what undersubscribed licences are available online beginning Tuesday, May 9 at 9:00AM. Select the licence you want to purchase for $11.00 (plus GST) online at the same time or go to a Licence Issuer the same day.
  • Real time licence availability will appear once you have logged into your profile and selected the undersubscribed species. Once the quota has been depleted the licence will no longer appear.
  • Normal licence restrictions apply regarding licence combinations and eligibility. For example, if you were drawn in one of the Special Walleye Licence draws, you cannot obtain another licence through the undersubscribed process.
  • An angler does not have to apply in the draw in order to be eligible to obtain an undersubscribed licence. Draw priorities are not affected by the acquisition of an undersubscribed licence.
  • For historical undersubscribed licence information, please see here.

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Need help or have questions pertaining to the 2023 Special Walleye Licence Draw or Undersubscribed Licences? Contact the Help Desk at 1-888-944-5494.

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