(e) Walleye, sauger and hybrids | 1. Chippewa river and all tributaries upstream to the first dam or lake, Flambeau river upstream to the Thornapple flowage dam including all tributaries upstream to the first dam or lake, Jump river and its tributaries upstream to the first dam or lake | a. Hook and line | First Saturday in May to the first Sunday in March | 5 in total but only 1 may be longer than 18” 3 in total | None but except the possession of fish from 14 to 18 inches is prohibited and only 1 fish may be longer than 18 |
2. Flambeau river upstream from the Thornapple flow- age dam including impoundments and tribu- taries upstream to the first dam or lake, south fork Flambeau river and tribu- taries upstream to the first dam or lake | a. Hook and line | First Saturday in May to the first Sunday in March | 5 in total but only 1 may be longer than 14” 3 in total | None but only 1 fish may be longer than 14 |
3. Chain, Clear, Island, McCann lakes (Island chain of lakes), and connecting waters, Pulaski lake, Sand lake | a. Hook and line | First Saturday in May to the first Sunday in March | 3 in total | 18 |
(i) Walleye, sauger and hybrids | 1. Grindstone lake, Chippewa river downstream from Radisson flowage including all tributaries upstream to the first dam or lake, Winter lake and Brunet river upstream from Winter lake to the Lake Loretta dam | a. Hook and line | First Saturday in May to the first Sunday in March | 5 in total but only 1 may be longer than 18” 3 in total | None but except the possession of fish from 14 to 18 inches is prohibited and only 1 fish may be longer than 18 |
2. Flambeau river, north fork Flambeau river and south fork Flambeau river including their tributaries upstream to the first dam or lake, West Fork Chippewa river upstream to FR 174, Moose lake | a. Hook and line | First Saturday in May to the first Sunday in March | 5 in total but only 1 may be longer than 14” 3 in total | None but only 1 fish may be longer than 14 |
3. Clear lake | a. Hook and line | First Saturday in May to the first Sunday in March | 1 | 28 |
4. Big Chetac lake, Birch lake, Black Dan lake, Durphee lake, Island lake (T39N R5W S2), Osprey lake, Sand lake, including Sissabagama creek upstream to Sand lake road, Nelson lake, Sissabagama lake, and Whitefish lake | a. Hook and line | First Saturday in May to the first Sunday in March | 3 in total | 18 |
5. Chippewa flowage and all connected waters within T39N R6, T39N R7, T39N R8, T40N R6, T40N R7, T40N R8 except the Chippewa river downstream from the Chippewa flowage (Winter) dam | a. Hook and line | First Saturday in May to November 30 | 5 3 in total | None 15 except the possession of fish from 20 to 24 is prohibited and only 1 fish may be longer than 24 |
(d) Walleye, sauger and hybrids | 1. Diamond lake, North Harper lake, Sackett lake, South Harper lake, Jump river and tributaries upstream to the first dam or lake | a. Hook and line | First Saturday in May to the first Sunday in March | 5 in total but only 1 may be longer than 18” 3 in total | None but except the possession of fish from 14 to18 inches is prohibited and only 1 fish may be longer than 18 |
(h) Walleye, sauger and hybrids | 1. Trout lake | a. Hook and line | First Saturday in May to the first Sunday in March | 3 in total | 15 |
2. Eagle chain (includes Catfish, Cranberry, Duck, Eagle, Lynx, Otter, Scattering Rice, Voyageur, Watersmeet including Wisconsin river from Otter Rapids dam to county highway G, Yellow birch lake, all connecting waters and Eagle river upstream to Oneida county line the Long Lake (Burnt Rollways) dam in Oneida county); Big Portage lake, Forest lake, Lost Canoe lake, Plum lake, West Plum lake | a. Hook and line | First Saturday in May to the first Sunday in March | 3 in total but only1 may be longer than 18" | None except the possession of fish from 14" through 18” 14 to 18 is prohibited and only 1 fish may be longer than 18 |
3. Anvil, Big Portage, Forest, Lost Canoe, and Plum lakes | a. Hook and line | First Saturday in May to the first Sunday in March | 5 in total but only1 may be longer than 18" | None except the possession of fish from 14" through 18" is prohibited |
4. Alder, Averill, Big(T42N R6E S4), Big Arbor Vitae, Big Muskellunge, Birch, Boulder, Buckskin, Clear, Crab, Emily, Fawn(T42N R5E S11), Fishtrap, Harris, High, Kentuck, Ike Walton, Island, Laura, Little Arbor Vitae, Little Star, Manitowish, North Crab, North Turtle, Oxbow, Presque Isle chain (includes Averill, Presque Isle, and Van Vliet lakes combined), Rest, Rock, Rush, South Turtle, Spider, Squaw, Star, Stone, Van Vliet, and Wild Rice lakes, Big Crooked lake (T42N R6E S12), Jenny lake, Sanford lake, Pike chain of lakes (Amik, Pike, Round, and Turner lakes combined) on the Price county border | a. Hook and line | First Saturday in May to the first Sunday in March | 5 in total but only 1 may be longer than 14” 3 in total | None but only 1 fish may be longer than 14 |
5. Big Crooked (T42N R6E S12), Jenny lake, Sanford lake, Bear river, Manitowish river (including Benson lake, Sturgeon lake, and Vance lake) | a. Hook and line | First Saturday in May to the first Sunday in March | 5 3 in total | None |
6. Big Crooked lake (T41N R5E S22), Gunlock lake, Lac du Flambeau Chain (includes Big Crawling Stone, Little Crawling Stone, Little Sand, Fence, Flambeau, Long Interlaken, Moss, North Placid, Pokegama, South Placid, To− To−Tom, White Sand(T41N R5E S27) and Whitefish lakes and all connecting waters) and Little Trout lake | a. Hook and line | First Saturday in May to the first Sunday in March | 3 in total unless otherwise posted at public boat landings pursuant to s. NR 20.37 | 18 unless otherwise posted at public boat landings pursuant to s. NR 20.37 |
8. All other waters wholly within the area commonly known as the Lac du Flam beau reservation | a. Hook and line | First Saturday in May to the first Sunday in March | 3 unless otherwise posted at public boat landings pursuant to s. NR20.37 | 15 unless otherwise posted at public boat landings pursuant to s. NR 20.37 |
9. Sparkling lake | a. Hook and line | First Saturday in May to the first Sunday in March | 3 in total | 18 |
10. Escanaba lake | a. Hook and line. Daily permit required. (see s. 20.14 41) | Continuous | 1 in total | 28 |
11. Deerskin lake, Found lake, Gunlock lake, Little Trout lake, Long lake, Dead Pike lake, Shishebogama lake, Sparkling lake, and White Sand (T42 N R7E S27) lakes | a. Hook and line | First Saturday in May to the first Sunday in March | 3 in total | 18 |
12. Sherman lake | a. Hook and line | Continuous | None | None |
13. Nebish lake, Pallette lake, Mystery lake, Spruce lake | a. Hook and line | Continuous | 5 in total | 15 |
14. North and South Twin lakes combined | a. Hook and line | First Saturday in May to the first Sunday in March | 3 in total | 15 except the possession of fish from 20 to 24 is prohibited and only 1 fish may be longer than 24 |
(g) Walleye, sauger and hybrids | 1. Bass (Patterson) lake, Minong flowage upstream to the confluence of Totagatic river and Bergen creek, Shell lake | a. Hook and line | First Saturday in May to the first Sunday in March | 5 3 in total | None, but only 1 may be longer than 14 |
2. Shell lake | a. Hook and line | First Saturday in May to the first Sunday in March | 5 in total | None |
3. Balsam lake, Birch lake, Red Cedar lake, Long lake, Middle McKenzie lake, Nancy lake | a. Hook and line | First Saturday in May to the first Sunday in March | 3 in total | 18 |
(o) Walleye, sauger and walleye−sauger hybrids | 6m. All waters wholly within and lakes partially within the Ceded Territory as defined in NR 13.02(1) | a. Hook and line | First Saturday in May to the first Sunday in March | 3 in total | 15 except the possession of fish from 20 to 24 is prohibited and only 1 fish may be longer than 24 |
Reduced Daily Bag Limits for Walleye Angling Percent of safe harvest speared, trapped or netted |
Daily bag limit | Current population estimate | Population estimate made 1-2 years ago | Population estimate made 3 years ago or more or regression model |
4 | 1-7 | 1-14 | 1-20 |
3 | 8-18 | 15-39 | 21-54 |
2 | 19-36 | 40-76 | 55-84 |
1 | 37-68 | 77-94 | 85-94 |
0 | 69% or more | 95% or more | 95% or more |
1. In lakes | First Saturday in May to March 1 | 5 3 in total | 15 |
2. In rivers & impoundments | March 2 to the Friday before the first Saturday in May | 1 in total | 15 |
First Saturday in May to March 1 | 5 3 in total | 15 |
Reduced Daily Bag Limits for Walleye Angling % of safe harvest to be speared, trapped or netted |
Daily bag limit | Current pop. est. population estimate | pop. est. made 1-2 yrs. ago Population estimate made 1-2 years ago | pop. est. made 3 yrs. ago Population estimate made 3 years ago or more or regression model |
4 | 1-7 | 1-14 | 1-20 |
3 | 8-18 | 15-39 | 21-54 |
2 | 19-36 | 40-76 | 55-84 |
1 | 37-68 | 77-94 | 85-94 |
0 | 69% or more | 95% or more | 95% or more |
