Lake Superior Whitefish Management Meeting
Start Date: 03/30/2026
End Date: 03/30/2026
Time: 6:00 p.m. - End of Agenda
Location: In-Person; See Details for Information
Bradley Ray, Bradley.Ray@wisconsin.gov or 715-779-4036
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) will hold an informational public meeting at 6 p.m. on Monday, March 30, 2026, to discuss the recreational lake whitefish fishery in Lake Superior's Chequamegon Bay.
The popularity of angling for lake whitefish in the Chequamegon Bay region has increased in recent years, both through the ice and from a boat. During the development of the 2020-2029 Lake Superior Fisheries Management Plan, the advisory panel identified lake whitefish angling in this region as a specific topic of interest, and the DNR has spent the years since collecting additional data from the fishery during creel surveys and with independent monitoring on the R/V Hack Noyes.
The data collected thus far has provided the DNR with a wide variety of information, shedding light on important metrics such as abundance and harvest levels, sizes of fish available and harvested, growth rates and survival, angler participation, angling effort and harvest efficiency. The findings of this work will be discussed by DNR staff at the meeting.
More information on Lake Superior fisheries management is available on the DNR’s Fisheries Webpage.
Join the meeting in-person:
Vaughn Public Library, Community Room (3rd floor)
502 Main St. W
Ashland, WI
