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DNR Announces New Angling Regulation For Walleye Rehabilitation On Four Lakes Of Concern In Oneida And Vilas Counties
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) today announced a new walleye slot limit this spring on Clear and Katherine lakes in Oneida County and Anvil and Laura lakes in Vilas County.
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DNR Announces New Northern Pike Regulations For Big Muskego Lake And Bass Bay For 2022 Fishing Season Effective May 7
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) today announced new fishing regulations for northern pike in Big Muskego Lake, Bass Bay and connecting waters for the 2022 fishing season effective May 7.
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DNR Announces Changes To Northern Wisconsin Walleye Regulations For 2022 Fishing Season
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) today announced that new fishing regulations will go into effect on numerous northern water bodies for the 2022 fishing season.
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2022 Ojibwe Spring Fishing Season Starting Soon
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) reminds Wisconsinites of the protected tribal right to fish in certain Wisconsin waterways and the legal consequences they could face if found interfering with that right during the upcoming Ojibwe spring fishing season.
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Washington Island Catch-And-Release Bass Season To Expire April 1, 2022
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) today announced the early catch-and-release season for bass will expire on April 1, 2022, for the Washington Island complex in Door County, including waters within a quarter-mile of Washington, Detroit, Plum, Pilot, Hog and Rock islands.
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New PFAS Fish Consumption Advisory Issued For Black Earth Creek
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) and the Department of Health Services (DHS) today announced a new PFAS-based consumption advisory for Black Earth Creek to the confluence with Blue Mound Creek in Dane County following results of fish sampling conducted in 2020.
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DNR Announces New Winnebago System Fisheries Biologists
The Department of Natural Resources (DNR) today announced Margaret Stadig and Angelo Cozzola are the new Lake Winnebago System fisheries biologists. Both Stadig and Cozzola started their new roles on Monday, Feb. 14.
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2022 Sturgeon Spearing Season Opens Feb. 12
A giant among Wisconsin’s inland fresh water fishes, the bottom‐dwelling lake sturgeon is a living fossil – a relic from the Middle Ages of fish evolution. The Winnebago system is home to one of the largest lake sturgeon populations in North America and is one of only two locations where lake sturgeon can be harvested with a spear.
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DNR Angler Recruitment Grants Now Available
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is accepting Angler Recruitment, Retention and Reactivation Grant applications now through 11:59 p.m. on Feb. 15, 2022.
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New PFAS Fish Consumption Advisory Issued For Bay Of Green Bay And Associated Tributaries
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) and the Department of Health Services (DHS) today announced a new PFAS-based consumption advisory for the Bay of Green Bay and its tributaries following results of fish sampling conducted in 2020.