(g) Walleye, sauger and hybrids | 1. Spider−Moquah chain (Spider lake and Moquah lake combined) | a. Hook and line | First Saturday in May to the first Sunday in March | 3 in total | 18 |
2. Butternut lake (on Price County border), Gordon lake, Zielke lake, North Fork Flambeau river from Upper Park Falls Flowage dam in Price County upstream to the Turtle-Flambeau flowage in Iron County and its tributaries upstream to the first lake, dam, or fish refuge, Mineral lake, Spillerberg lake | a. Hook and line | First Saturday in May to the first Sunday in March | 3 in total | None but only 1 may be longer than 14 |
3. All tributaries and connected sloughs to Lake Superior | a. Hook and line | First Saturday in May to the first Sunday in March | 5 in total | 15 but only 1 may be longer than 20 |
(f) Walleye, sauger and hybrids | 1. Red Cedar lake, Hemlock lake, Beaver Dam lake, Bear lake (on Washburn County border), Horseshoe lake (T36N, R14E, S3, 115 ac.), Lower Turtle lake, Upper Turtle lake | a. Hook and line | First Saturday in May to the first Sunday in March | 3 in total | 18 |
2. Loon lake | a. Hook and line | First Saturday in May to the first Sunday in March | 3 in total | None but only 1 may be longer than 14 |
(i) Walleye, sauger and hybrids | 1. Bony lake, Middle Eau Claire lake, Pike Lake chain (includes Buskey Bay lake, Millicent lake, Hart lake, Twin Bear lake, Eagle lake, Flynn lake and McCarry lake combined) | a. Hook and line | First Saturday in May to the first Sunday in March | 3 in total | None except the possession of fish from 14 to 18 is prohibited and only 1 fish may be longer than 18 |
2. All tributaries to Lake Superior and their connected sloughs | a. Hook and line | First Saturday in May to the first Sunday in March | 5 in total | 15 but only 1 may be longer than 20 |
3. Lake Owen, Lower Eau Claire lake, Upper Eau Claire lake | a. Hook and line | First Saturday in May to the first Sunday in March | 3 in total | 18 |
4. Namekagon lake (including Garden lake) | 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 |
(h) Walleye, sauger, and hybrids | 1. Big McKenzie lake (on Washburn County border), Middle McKenzie lake (on Washburn County border) | a. Hook and line | First Saturday in May to the first Sunday in March | 3 in total | 18 |
(g) Walleye, sauger and hybrids | 1. The daily bag limit and length restrictions apply separately to each of the following sections of the Chippewa River and its impoundments and tributaries upstream to the first dam or lake: upstream from Dells Pond Dam (including Dells Pond) in Eau Claire County to Chippewa Falls Flowage Dam, upstream from Chippewa Falls Flowage Dam to Lake Wissota Dam, upstream from Lake Wissota Dam (including Lake Wissota) to Old Abe Flowage Dam in Jim Falls including Yellow River upstream to the Suetlik dam at Cadott, upstream from Old Abe Flowage Dam in Jim Falls (including Old Abe Flowage) to Cornell Flowage Dam, upstream from Cornell Flowage Dam (including Cornell Flowage) to Lake Holcombe Dam, upstream from Lake Holcombe Dam (including Lake Holcombe) to the Arpin dam in Sawyer County including the Flambeau river upstream to the Thornapple flowage dam in Rusk County; 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 | 3 in total | None except the possession of fish from 14 to 18 is prohibited and only 1 fish may be longer than 18 |
2. Island chain (Chain lake, Clear lake, Island lake, McCann lake and connecting waters combined on Rusk County border), Long lake (T32N R8W including Herde lake and Dark lake combined), Sand lake (on Rusk County border) | a. Hook and line | First Saturday in May to the first Sunday in March | 3 in total | 18 |
(h) Walleye, sauger and hybrids | 1. Nemadji river | a. Hook and line | Saturday 2 weeks prior to the Saturday nearest Memorial day to March 1 | 2 in total | 15 |
2. Tributaries to Lake Superior and their connected sloughs upstream to the first dam or lake | a. Hook and line | First Saturday in May to the first Sunday in March | 5 in total | 15 but only 1 may be longer than 20 |
3. Lyman lake, Minnesuing lake, Minong flowage including Cranberry lake and upstream to the confluence of Totagatic river and Bergen creek in Washburn county | a. Hook and line | First Saturday in May to the first Sunday in March | 3 in total | None, but only 1 may be longer than 14 |
4. Amnicon lake, Lake Nebagamon, Lower Eau Claire lake, Red lake | a. Hook and line | First Saturday in May to the first Sunday in March | 3 in total | 18 |
(h) Walleye, sauger and hybrids | 1. Chippewa river downstream from Dells Pond dam including sloughs, bayous, flowages and tributaries upstream to the first highway or railroad bridge; Eau Claire river including sloughs and bayous from Altoona dam downstream to the Chippewa river | a. Hook and line | Continuous | 5 in total | 15 |
2. Chippewa river upstream from Dells Pond dam upstream to Chippewa Falls Flowage Dam in Chippewa County including sloughs, bayous, flowages and tributaries upstream to the first dam or lake | a. Hook and line | First Saturday in May to the first Sunday in March | 3 in total | None except the possession of fish from 14 to 18 is prohibited and only 1 fish may be longer than 18 |
3. Eau Claire river upstream from Altoona dam (including Altoona lake) to Lake Eau Claire dam including sloughs, bayous, flowages, and tributaries upstream to the first dam or lake | 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 |
4. Eau Claire river upstream from Lake Eau Claire dam (including Lake Eau Claire) including sloughs, bayous, flowages, and tributaries upstream to the first dam or lake | 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 |
(e) Walleye, sauger and hybrids | 1. Keyes lake, Sea Lion lake, Spread Eagle chain of lakes (Bass, East, Long, Middle, North, Railroad, South and West lakes combined) | a. Hook and line | First Saturday in May to the first Sunday in March | 3 in total | 18 |
(h) Walleye, sauger and hybrids | 1. Crane lake, Franklin lake, Hilbert lake (on Marinette County border), Jungle lake, Lucerne lake, Metonga lake, Pickerel lake (on Langlade County border) | a. Hook and line | First Saturday in May to the first Sunday in March | 3 in total | 18 |
2. Julia lake (on Oneida County border) | a. Hook and line | First Saturday in May to the first Sunday in March | 3 in total | None but only 1 may be longer than 14 |
(g) Walleye, sauger and hybrids | 1. Grand Portage lake, Mercer lake | a. Hook and line | First Saturday in May to the first Sunday in March | 3 in total | 18 |
2. Gile flowage, Island lake (connected to Montreal river), Pine lake, Randall lake, North Fork Flambeau river from Upper Park Falls Flowage dam in Price County upstream to the Turtle-Flambeau flowage in Iron County and its tributaries upstream to the first lake, dam, or fish refuge, West Branch Montreal river | a. Hook and line | First Saturday in May to the first Sunday in March | 3 in total | None but only 1 may be longer than 14 |
3. Tributaries to Lake Superior and their connected sloughs | a. Hook and line | First Saturday in May to the first Sunday in March | 5 in total | 15 but only 1 may be longer than 20 |
4. Bear river, Flambeau river upstream of Turtle-Flambeau flowage (at Murray’s Landing), Little Turtle river, Manitowish river (including Benson lake, Sturgeon lake, and Vance lake), Trude lake, Turtle-Flambeau flowage | a. Hook and line | First Saturday in May to the first Sunday in March | 3 in total | None |
5. Sherman lake | a. Hook and line | Continuous | None | None |
(e) Walleye, sauger and hybrids | 1. Jessie lake, Pickerel lake (on Forest County border), Rolling Stone lake, Rose lake, Sawyer lake | a. Hook and line | First Saturday in May to the first Sunday in March | 3 in total | 18 |
(g) Walleye, sauger and hybrids | 1. The boundary of the Wisconsin and Somo rivers is the Tomahawk Railway Railroad bridge on the west side of lake Mohawksin, the boundary of the Wisconsin and Tomahawk rivers is the Canadian National Railroad bridge nearest Baymill road, and the boundary of the Wisconsin and Spirit rivers is the confluence of the Spirit river with the Wisconsin river located one mile south of the Spirit river dam; The daily bag limit and length restrictions apply separately to each of the following sections of the Wisconsin River and its sloughs, bayous, flowages, and tributaries upstream to the first dam or highway bridge: Kings dam downstream to Pride dam (including Lake Mohawksin), Pride dam downstream to Grandmother dam, Grandmother dam downstream to Grandfather dam | a. Hook and line | Continuous | 3 in total | 15 except the possession of fish from 20 to 24 is prohibited and only 1 fish may be longer than 24 |
2. Wisconsin river upstream from Kings dam to the Hat Rapids dam in Oneida county including Lake Alice and sloughs, bayous, tributaries, and flowages upstream to the first dam or highway bridge | 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 |
3. The daily bag limit and length restrictions apply separately to each of the following sections of the Wisconsin River and its sloughs, bayous, flowages, and tributaries upstream to the first dam or highway bridge: Grandfather dam downstream to Lake Alexander dam, Lake Alexander dam downstream to Merrill dam, Merrill dam downstream to the Wausau dam in Marathon County | a. Hook and line | Continuous | 3 in total | 15 except the possession of fish from 20 to 28 is prohibited and only 1 fish may be longer than 28 |
4. Rice Reservoir chain (including Bridge lake, Deer lake, Lake Nokomis, and Rice River flowage 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 |
(i) Walleye, sauger and hybrids | 1. Wisconsin river downstream of the Wausau dam (in Wausau) including sloughs, bayous, tributaries, and flowages upstream to the first dam or highway bridge except the eastern boundary of the Wisconsin River and Peplin and Johnson Creeks and the Little Eau Claire River, at Lake DuBay, is the south−bound lane of Interstate 39 and the eastern boundary of the Wisconsin river and the Eau Claire river is the Schofield dam | a. Hook and line | Continuous | 5 in total | 15 except the possession of fish from 20 to 28 is prohibited and only 1 fish may be longer than 28 |
2. Wisconsin river upstream of the Wausau dam to the Merrill dam in Lincoln County including Wausau Dam lake in Wausau and sloughs, bayous, tributaries, and flowages upstream to the first dam or highway bridge | a. Hook and line | Continuous | 3 in total | 15 except the possession of fish from 20 to 28 is prohibited and only 1 fish may be longer than 28 |
3. Big Eau Pleine reservoir (upstream from Dam road) | 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 |
4. Big Rib river downstream from highway 29, Johnson creek downstream from county highway X, Little Eau Claire river downstream from county highway X, Little Eau Pleine river downstream from state highway 34, Peplin creek downstream from county highway X | a. Hook and line | First Saturday in May to the first Sunday in March | 5 in total | 15 except the possession of fish from 20 to 28 is prohibited and only 1 fish may be longer than 28 |
5. Big Rib river upstream from highway 29, Johnson creek upstream from county highway X, Little Eau Claire river upstream from county highway X, Little Eau Pleine river upstream from state highway 34, Peplin creek upstream from county highway X | 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 28 is prohibited and only 1 fish may be longer than 28 |
(f) Walleye, sauger and hybrids | 1. Big Newton lake, Eagle lake, Hilbert lake (on Forest County border), Little Newton lake, Oneonta lake, Thunder lake | a. Hook and line | First Saturday in May to the first Sunday in March | 3 in total | 18 |
(f) Walleye, sauger, and hybrids | Archibald lake, Bass lake (T32N R15E S9), Bear lake (including Munger lake combined), Boot lake, Chain lake, Crooked lake, John lake, Maiden lake, Reservoir pond (including Horn lake, Explosion lake, and Little Horn lake combined), Surprise lake, Townsend flowage, Waubee lake, Wheeler lake | a. Hook and line | First Saturday in May to the first Sunday in March | 3 in total | 18 |
(b) Largemouth and smallmouth bass | 4. Minocqua chain (includes Jerome lake, Kawaguesaga lake, Little Tomahawk lake, Mid lake, Minocqua lake, Mud lake, Tomahawk lake, Minocqua thoroughfare, Tomahawk thoroughfare, and connecting waters combined), Squash lake, Julia lake (T36N R08E S12 near Rhinelander) | a. Hook and line | First Saturday in May to Friday preceding the third Saturday in June | 0 for smallmouth bass, 5 for largemouth bass | None for largemouth bass only |
Third Saturday in June to the first Sunday in March | 5 in total | None |
(g) Walleye, sauger and hybrids | 1. Bearskin lake, Buckskin lake (on Vilas County border), Crescent lake (near Rhinelander), Diamond lake, George lake, Hasbrook lake, Julia lake (on Forest County border), Katherine lake, Mercer lake, Oneida lake, Squaw lake (on Vilas County border), Squirrel lake, Three lakes chain (includes Big, Big Fork, Big Stone, Deer, Dog, Fourmile, Island, Laurel, Little Fork, Long, Medicine, Moccasin, Mud, Planting Ground, Rangeline, Round, Spirit, Townline, Virgin, and Whitefish lakes and all connecting waters and Eagle river downstream to the Long Lake (Burnt Rollways) dam combined) | a. Hook and line | First Saturday in May to the first Sunday in March | 3 in total | None, but only 1 may be longer than 14 |
2. Bird lake, Maple lake, North Nokomis lake, Shishebogama lake (on Vilas County border), Squash lake (near Rhinelander), Stella lake, Thunder lake (T38N R10E S11), Two Sisters lake | a. Hook and line | First Saturday in May to the first Sunday in March | 3 in total | 18 |
3. Minocqua chain (Jerome lake, Kawaguesaga lake, Mid lake, Minocqua lake, Mud lake, Minocqua thoroughfare, Tomahawk thoroughfare, Little Tomahawk lake, Tomahawk lake, and connecting waters combined) | a. Hook and line | First Saturday in May to the first Sunday in March | 0, catch and release only, until April 1, 2020, when it becomes 2 in total | On April 1, 2020, the size limit becomes 18 |
4. Rice Reservoir Chain (including Bridge lake, Deer lake, Lake Nokomis, and Rice River flowage combined), Moen chain (Moen lake, Second lake, Third lake, Fourth lake, Fifth lake and connecting waters combined), Sugar Camp chain (Dam lake, Sand lake, Echo lake, Chain lake, Stone lake (T39N R9E S32) and connecting waters combined); The daily bag limit and length restrictions apply separately to each of the following sections of the Wisconsin River and its impoundments, sloughs, and tributaries upstream to the first dam or highway bridge: Otter Rapids dam (in Vilas county) downstream to Rainbow flowage, Rainbow flowage (south of Wilderness Trail in Vilas county downstream to Rainbow dam), Rainbow dam downstream to Rhinelander flowage, Boom-Rhinelander chain (includes Rhinelander flowage from Bridge Road downstream to St Regis dam, Boom lake, Bass lake, Thunder lake, and Lake Creek upstream to Forest Lane), Rhinelander dam downstream to Hat Rapids flowage, Hat Rapids flowage (from upstream bank of Pelican river mouth) downstream to Hat Rapids dam, Hat Rapids dam downstream to Kings dam in Lincoln county (including Lake Alice) | 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 |
5. Cranberry lake which is part of the Eagle chain on the Vilas County border (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 the Long Lake (Burnt Rollways) dam in Oneida county combined) | a. Hook and line | First Saturday in May to the first Sunday in March | 3 in total | None except the possession of fish from 14 to 18 is prohibited and only 1 fish may be longer than 18 |
(f) Walleye, sauger and hybrids | 1. Cedar lake | a. Hook and line | First Saturday in May to the first Sunday in March | 3 in total | None except the possession of fish from14 to 18 is prohibited and only 1 fish may be longer than 18 |
2. Balsam lake, Big Round lake, Big Butternut lake, Half Moon lake, Pipe and North Pipe lakes combined, Ward lake | a. Hook and line | First Saturday in May to the first Sunday in March | 3 in total | 18 |
(g) Walleye, sauger and hybrids | 1. Thompson lake, Whitcomb 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 | 3 in total | None except the possession of fish from 14 to 18 inches is prohibited and only 1 fish may be longer than 18 |
2. Butternut lake (on Ashland County border), Long (Boyd’s) lake, Pike chain of lakes (Amik lake, Pike lake, Round lake, Turner lake and connecting waters combined), Solberg lake (including its tributaries upstream to the first dam or highway bridge and Squaw Creek upstream to the first dam); The daily bag limit and length restrictions apply separately to each of the following sections of the Elk river and its impoundments, sloughs, and tributaries upstream to the first dam or lake: Elk river upstream from the Lac Sault Dore dam (including Lac Sault Dore and Grassy lake) to Jobes dam, Elk river upstream from Jobes dam to Musser Flowage dam (including Phillips chain of lakes: Duroy, Elk, Long, Wilson lakes, and connecting waters and Squaw creek upstream to Solberg dam); The daily bag limit and length restrictions apply separately to each of the following sections of the North Fork Flambeau river and its impoundments, sloughs, and tributaries upstream to the first dam, lake, or fish refuge: Upper Park Falls Flowage dam upstream to the Turtle-Flambeau flowage in Iron County, Lower Park Falls Flowage dam upstream to Upper Park Falls Flowage dam, Pixley Flowage dam upstream to Lower Park Falls Flowage dam, Crowley Flowage dam upstream to Pixley Flowage dam, Big Falls Flowage dam in Rusk County (Flambeau river) upstream to Crowley Flowage dam (North Flambeau river); South Fork Flambeau river upstream from its confluence with the Flambeau river and its impoundments, sloughs, and tributaries upstream to the first dam or lake including Elk river upstream from its confluence with the South Fork Flambeau river to Lac Sault Dore dam | a. Hook and line | First Saturday in May to the first Sunday in March | 3 in total | None but only 1 may be longer than 14 |
3. Elk river from Musser Flowage dam upstream (including Musser flowage) and its impoundments, sloughs, and tributaries upstream to the first dam or lake | 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 |
(e) Walleye, sauger and hybrids | 1. Chippewa river from Lake Holcombe dam in Chippewa County upstream to the Arpin dam in Sawyer County and all its tributaries upstream to the first dam or lake including 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 | 3 in total | None except the possession of fish from 14 to 18 is prohibited and only 1 fish may be longer than 18 |
2. The daily bag limit and length restrictions apply separately to each of the following sections of the Flambeau river and its impoundments, sloughs, and tributaries upstream to the first dam or lake: Big Falls Flowage dam (Flambeau river) upstream to Crowley Flowage dam (North Flambeau river) in Price County, Dairyland Reservoir dam upstream to Big Falls Flowage dam, Ladysmith Flowage dam upstream to Dairyland Reservoir dam, Thornapple Flowage dam upstream to Ladysmith Flowage dam; South Fork Flambeau river upstream from its confluence with the Flambeau river and its impoundments, sloughs, and tributaries upstream to the first dam or lake including Elk river upstream from its confluence with the South Fork Flambeau river to Lac Sault Dore dam | a. Hook and line | First Saturday in May to the first Sunday in March | 3 in total | None but only 1 may be longer than 14 |
3. Island chain (Chain lake, Clear lake, Island lake, McCann lake and connecting waters combined on Chippewa County border), Pulaski lake, Sand lake (on Chippewa County border) | 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 Arpin dam to the Lake Holcombe dam in Chippewa County including all tributaries upstream to the first dam or lake and the Flambeau river upstream to Thornapple Flowage dam | a. Hook and line | First Saturday in May to the first Sunday in March | 3 in total | None except the possession of fish from 14 to 18 is prohibited and only 1 fish may be longer than 18 |
2. West Fork Chippewa river upstream to FR 174, Moose lake, Sand lake including Sissabagama creek upstream to Sand lake road, Windigo lake, Flambeau river and its impoundments, sloughs, and tributaries upstream to the first dam or lake from Big Falls Flowage dam (Flambeau river) in Rusk County upstream to Crowley Flowage dam (North Flambeau river) in Price County, South Fork Flambeau river upstream from its confluence with the Flambeau river and its impoundments, sloughs, and tributaries upstream to the first dam or lake | a. Hook and line | First Saturday in May to the first Sunday in March | 3 in total | None except only 1 may be longer than 14 |
4. Big Chetac lake, Birch lake (on Washburn County border), Black Dan lake, Durphee lake, Island lake (T39N R5W S2), Osprey lake, 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 including the Chippewa river downstream from the Chippewa flowage (Winter) dam) to the Arpin dam | a. Hook and line | First Saturday in May to November 30 | 3 in total | 15 except the possession of fish from 20 to 24 is prohibited and only 1 fish may be longer than 24 |
