Lake · Cardston County, Alberta
Payne Lake
Overview
- Area
- 218 ha (539 acres)
- Mean depth (estimated)
- ≈ 4.2 m (14 ft)
Mean depth: HydroLAKES (Messager et al. 2016)
Fish
- Rainbow trout Oncorhynchus mykissStocked · 2026 · Fish stocking: Government of Alberta, Forestry and Parks. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Alberta
Not listed doesn't mean no fish.
Rules
Summary, not the law. Check the official regulations before you fish.
HuntGrid has no rules for this water yet.
Official regulations: Alberta Forestry and Parks
Public access
No public access site is listed for this water yet.
Listed by public agencies. A listed site doesn't make the water or its shore open to fishing: when in doubt, it's unknown. Check signs and local rules.
Stocking
| Year | Species | Stage | Number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 16, 2026 | Rainbow Trout | 11 cm | 15,859 |
| Oct 16, 2026 | Rainbow Trout | 20.4 cm | 10,720 |
| Oct 15, 2026 | Rainbow Trout | 18.7 cm | 23,000 |
| Oct 15, 2026 | Rainbow Trout | 20.4 cm | 12,056 |
| Oct 14, 2026 | Rainbow Trout | 20.1 cm | 11,440 |
| Oct 14, 2026 | Rainbow Trout | 20.4 cm | 3,252 |
| Oct 14, 2026 | Rainbow Trout | 20.8 cm | 6,472 |
| May 26, 2026 | Rainbow Trout | 20.9 cm | 2,028 |
| May 25, 2026 | Rainbow Trout | 20.2 cm | 6,066 |
| May 25, 2026 | Rainbow Trout | 20.9 cm | 5,998 |
| Apr 21, 2026 | Rainbow Trout | 15.8 cm | 20,000 |
| Apr 14, 2026 | Rainbow Trout | 20.2 cm | 13,400 |
| Apr 9, 2026 | Rainbow Trout | 12.3 cm | 77,502 |
| Oct 7, 2025 | Rainbow Trout | 17 cm | 20,047 |
| Oct 6, 2025 | Rainbow Trout | 16.9 cm | 20,137 |
| Oct 6, 2025 | Rainbow Trout | 20.1 cm | 2,207 |
| Oct 6, 2025 | Rainbow Trout | 20.1 cm | 12,465 |
| Sep 22, 2025 | Rainbow Trout | 16.5 cm | 10,190 |
| Sep 22, 2025 | Rainbow Trout | 19.5 cm | 7,732 |
| Sep 22, 2025 | Rainbow Trout | 19.7 cm | 7,419 |
As the agency publishes it. Newest first: 20 of 102.
Sources and licences
- Natural Resources Canada, CanVec Hydro Features (1:50,000). Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada.; Natural Resources Canada, Canadian Geographical Names Database (CGNDB); Adapted from Statistics Canada, 2021 Census Boundary Files (census divisions and subdivisions, provinces). This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product. · Open Government Licence – Canada 2.0
- Lake mean depth: HydroLAKES (Messager et al. 2016, Nature Communications 7:13603), CC BY 4.0 · CC BY 4.0
- Fish stocking: Government of Alberta, Forestry and Parks. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Alberta · Open Government Licence – Alberta
The outline is drawn from the official water data credited above, without a basemap. These pages show no angler's catches, spots or tracks.