Fishing
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Fishing Season Definitions
These definitions are provided for use with the season dates tables.
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Channel and flathead catfish
Waters Dates for Hook and Line Harvest General Inland Waters Continuous Lower Wisconsin River (Columbia, Dane and Sauk counties) below the Prairie du Sac Dam downstream to the railroad bridge at Sauk City…
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Largemouth and smallmouth bass seasons
Be sure to view definitions for help in reading these tables.
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Fishing seasons
Opening day for Wisconsin fishing is traditionally the first Saturday in May. Season dates often vary by species and waterbody. Check The Guide To Hook And Line Fishing Season Dates, 2024-2025, for specifics of where you plan to fish. 2024-…
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Fisheries Management Legal Notices
Fisheries Management creates and revises regulations to carry out its mission to enhance and restore outstanding fisheries in Wisconsin’s waters. One of the methods for revising regulations allows the department to more efficiently apply an…
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Fisheries survey reports
Each survey report listed here is a summary document that outlines significant findings and observations obtained during a survey conducted by staff of the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) and subsequent analysis of the data by DNR staff. The…
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Quality fishing waters
Some Wisconsin lakes and rivers are managed with special regulations, which, in many cases, provide quality fishing opportunities. Special regulations for musky, bass, walleye, northern pike are those that differ from the general statewide…
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Clamming (mussel) regulations
The word "clam" is a general legal definition used in Wisconsin's clamming law that refers to freshwater mussels. This Web page is a summary of Wisconsin's clamming statutes and administrative rules. Refer to Section 29.537, Wis. Stat., and…