Fisheries publications
Fishing Wisconsin
- Fisheries management and administrative reports
- Fish fact sheets
- Fisheries and aquatic sciences research
- Species management plans
- Fish and habitat
- Stocking and propagation
- Expenditures
- Management
More resources
Fisheries management and administrative reports
Fish fact sheets
- Largemouth Bass: fact sheet [PDF].
- Bluegill: Fact Sheet [PDF]
- Brook Trout: Lake Michigan Game Fish Life History [PDF]
- Brown Trout: Lake Michigan Game Fish Life History [PDF]
- Bullheads: fact sheet [PDF].
- How to Skin Bullheads [PDF]
- Catfish: Fact Sheet [PDF]
- Chinook Salmon: Lake Michigan Game Fish Life History [PDF]
- Coho Salmon: Lake Michigan Game Fish Life History [PDF]
- Crappie: Fact Sheet [PDF]
- Lake Michigan Trout and Salmon [PDF].
- Lake Sturgeon: Fact Sheet [PDF]
- Lake Trout: Lake Michigan Game Fish Life History [PDF]
- Muskellunge / Northern Pike Identification [PDF].
- Muskellunge: Fact Sheet [PDF]
- Northern Pike: fact sheet [PDF]
- Northern Pike - how to fillet them [PDF]
- Pumpkinseed: Fact Sheet [PDF]
- Rainbow Trout: Fact Sheet [PDF]
- Steelhead: Lake Michigan Game Fish Life History [PDF].
- Walleye: fact sheet [PUB-FH-708, PDF], August 1989, 6 pages.
- Green Bay's Other Perch [PDF].
- Yellow Perch: fact sheet [PDF].
Species management plans
- Inland Trout Management Plan [PDF]
- Lake Sturgeon Management Plan [PDF]
- Catfish management plan [PDF]
- Black Bass Management Plan [PDF]
- Walleye Management Plan [PDF]
- Fisheries, Wildlife and Habitat Management Plan for Wisconsin [PDF]
Fish and habitat reports
Stocking and propagation
- A Review of Stocking Strategies in Wisconsin, With an Analysis of Projected Stocking Needs: 2010-2019 [PDF] - September 2010
- Environmental Permits for Wisconsin Fish Farms [PUB FH-059, PDF], July 2002.
- An Evaluation of Stocking Strategies in Wisconsin with an Analysis of Projected Stocking Needs [PDF] - a report for The Joint Legislative Audit Committee, April 1999.
- Fish Propagation System Action Plan for Meeting Wisconsin's Fish Stocking Needs [PDF]
- Natural Waterbody Permits for Fish Farms [PUB-FH-060, PDF], July 2002.
- Production Capacities of the DNR's Fish Propagation Facilities [PDF]
Expenditures
- Expenditures of Great Lakes Salmon and Trout Stamp Revenues
- Expenditures of Great Lakes Salmon and Trout Stamp Revenues FY 2006-2011 [PDF] Administrative Report No. 66
- Expenditures of Great Lakes Salmon and Trout Stamp Revenues FY 2004-2007 [PDF]. Administrative Report No. 59
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- Expenditures of Great Lakes Salmon and Trout Stamp Revenues FY 2000-2003 [PDF]. Administrative Report No. 51.
- Expenditures of Inland Waters Trout Stamp Revenues
- Expenditures of Inland Waters Trout Stamp Revenues FY 2015-2018 [PDF] Administrative Report No. 92, 2019
- Expenditures of Inland Waters Trout Stamp Revenues FY 2011-2012 [PDF] Press Quality [PDF] Administrative Report No. 76, December 2014
- Expenditures of Inland Waters Trout Stamp Revenues FY 2008-2010 [PDF]. Administrative Report No. 67, June 2011
- Expenditures of Inland Waters Trout Stamp Revenues FY 2004-2007 [PDF]. Administrative Report No. 60, April 2009
- Expenditures of Inland Waters Trout Stamp Revenues FY 2000-2003 [PDF]. Administrative Report No. 52.
- Expenditures of Inland Waters Trout Stamp Revenues FY 1998-2001 [PDF]. Administrative Report No. 46.
Management
- Winnebago System walleye management plan, 2018 [PDF]
- Lake Michigan Integrated Fisheries Management Plan, 2017-2026 [PDF]
- Lake Michigan Integrated Fisheries Management Plan, 2017-2026 Appendix [PDF]
- Management plan for restoring a sustainable population of northern pike in the
Milwaukee Estuary Area of Concern (AOC) [PDF] - Wisconsin’s Fish Contaminant Monitoring and Advisory Program: 1970-2010 [PDF]
- Lake Superior Fishing Agreement 2005-2015 [PDF]
- Smallmouth Bass and Muskellunge Fisheries in Three Northwestern Wisconsin Rivers [PDF], "Guide to the Future" 5-Year Summary Project Report, 2017
- Smallmouth Bass and Muskellunge Fisheries in Three Northwestern Wisconsin Rivers [PDF], "Guide to the Future" Project Report, 2014
- Smallmouth Bass and Muskellunge Fisheries in Three Northwestern Wisconsin Rivers [PDF], "Guide to the Future" Project Report, 2013
- Smallmouth Bass and Muskellunge Fisheries in Three Northwestern Wisconsin Rivers [PDF], "Guide to the Future" Project Report, 2012
- Population Dynamics of Lake Whitefish in the Apostle Islands region of Lake Superior [PDF], Management Report No. 154, July 2011
- Biological and Social Dynamics of the White River Brown Trout Fishery [PDF], Management Report No. 153, Sept 2008
- Dispersal of Stocked Lake Sturgeon in Wisconsin Waters of Lake Superior [PDF], Management Report No. 152, Oct 2007
- A Statewide Mail Survey to Estimate 2000-2001 Angler Catch, Harvest, and Effort [PDF], Management Report No. 151, Sept 2005