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Originally Posted by Canehdianman
My understanding is that when the Fisheries Act (of Canada) was amended in 2011, the prohibition on the use of barbed fish hooks was removed. The Alberta Fishery Regulations were updated to reflect this, and as such, this made the ban on the use of barbed fish hooks unenforceable.
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Yeah it isn't explicitly listed in the regulations anymore. That being said if you don't intend on keeping the fish, I would still recommend crimping barbs.
Anywhere that is zero limit for trout you should have your barbs crimped. Not enforceable anymore, but you don't want to be ripping lips apart trying to release a nice trout.