This study documents traditional fisheries and their uses within the aboriginal community of Fort McKay, located about 50 km north of Fort McMurray in north-eastern Alberta. Fourteen current and past fishermen in the community of Fort MacKay were interviewed between March 22, 1997 to March 22, 1998 for this study. The purpose of this study was to identify and describe the distribution of traditional fishing locations of the Fort McKay First Nation; to determine the relative importance and use of these fisheries; to determine all uses for the fisheries resource in the community; and to initiate a way of monitoring the Namur/Gardiner lakes system in particular, since this system is still relatively undisturbed and relied upon to provide quality fish to the Fort McKay community.Eighty-eight sites in forty-one different locations were identified as traditional fishing grounds for the Fort McKay First Nation, which concentrate on the Athabasca River corridor, Namur/Gardiner Lakes system and the Firebag River drainage. The author describes how fishing camps were set up along these traditional locations to smoke and dry fish for human consumption, provide stores of dog food and bait for trapping fur bearers. This study goes on to document some particulars regarding traditional fishing such as the various species caught, number of lines set, fishing methods, type of bait, and the angling gear used.