Fishing
- News
2021 Ojibwe Spring Harvest Season Underway
Spring in Wisconsin means warmer weather, melting ice and the start of the 2021 Ojibwe spring harvest season.
- News
DNR Working With Multiple Agencies To Remove Invasive Carp From Mississippi River
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) and neighboring state and federal agencies will conduct an intensive invasive carp removal effort in Pool 8 of the Mississippi River near La Crosse beginning April 5. The innovative Modified Unified Method (MUM) combines netting and herding techniques to drive and concentrate invasive carp from a large area of water into a small zone for removal.
- News
Walleye Lakes of Concern Project Targets Four Area Lakes
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) will host a public informational meeting to discuss a proposed walleye rehabilitation effort on Katherine and Clear Lakes in Oneida County and Laura and Anvil Lakes in Vilas County.
- Hearing/Meeting
Public hearing on an emergency rule EmR2104 (Board Order FH-17-20 (E)), to revise ch. NR 20 relating to Minocqua Chain walleye harvest regulations
This emergency rule will extend the existing walleye harvest regulation on the Minocqua Chain of Lakes for the 2021 fishing season.
- Hearing/Meeting
Lake Michigan Whitefish Virtual Meeting
The Wisconsin DNR will be developing new regulations for the lake whitefish commercial industry.
- Hearing/Meeting
Lake Superior Commercial Fishing Board
The Lake Superior Commercial Fishing Board (LSCFB) will meet to discuss trap net rules and specifications; a prioritized list of activities for LSCFB to pursue; and other topics.
- Hearing/Meeting
Public hearing on a permanent rule, Board Order FH-09-20, to revise Ch. NR 20 relating to fishing regulations on inland, outlying and boundary waters (the 2021 Fisheries Management Spring Hearings rule)
Permanent rule relating to fishing regulations on inland, outlying and boundary waters conducted at the 2021 Fisheries Management Spring Hearings.
- Hearing/Meeting
Public hearing on a permanent rule, Board Order FH-10-20, to revise chs. NR 20 and 25 relating to fish harvest in Lake Superior
This public hearing will take place virtually via Zoom. The public has the opportunity to testify at the hearing.
- News
Lake Michigan Whitefish Virtual Meeting March 11
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) will be developing new regulations for the lake whitefish commercial industry. To gain stakeholder participation from a wide variety of sources, the DNR will host a virtual public meeting to hear from anyone interested in Lake Michigan whitefish and discuss the lake whitefish rules for the Green Bay emergency rule.
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Fishing Regulations
Fishing regulations are used as a tool to ensure good fishing exists in the future. Fishing regulations are used to: