NR 25.09(2)(a)7.d.d. Gill nets of this size may not exceed 30 meshes in depth for one-half of the total length of these nets set at any time by a licensed commercial fisher, and the remaining half may not exceed 50 meshes in depth.
NR 25.09(2)(a)8.8. ‘Gill nets greater than 61/2 inch stretch measure.’ A licensee may use gill nets with a mesh size greater than 6½ inch stretch measure under all of the following conditions and in accordance with subd. 9.:
NR 25.09(2)(a)8.b.b. Gill nets of this size may be used only during the open seasons for whitefish and yellow perch.
NR 25.09(2)(a)8.c.c. Gill nets of this size may not be more than 12 meshes in depth.
NR 25.09(2)(a)9.9. ‘Total gill net length with gill nets of 4 inch or larger stretch measure.’ A licensee may use gill nets with a mesh size of 4 inch or larger stretch measure. The total length of gill nets used under each license may not exceed 12,000 feet at any one time.
NR 25.09(2)(a)10.10. ‘Gill net lifting requirements.’ A licensee shall lift all gill nets within the following time intervals:
NR 25.09(2)(a)10.a.a. Once every 24 hours in open water less than 150 feet (25 fathoms) deep for all mesh sizes in Green Bay.
NR 25.09(2)(a)10.am.am. Once every 24 hours in open water less than 150 feet (25 fathoms) deep for mesh sizes greater than 23/4 inch stretch measure in Lake Michigan.
NR 25.09(2)(a)10.b.b. Once every 120 hours in open water 150 feet (25 fathoms) deep or deeper for mesh sizes of 23/4 or less inch stretch measure in Lake Michigan.
NR 25.09(2)(a)10.c.c. Once every 48 hours in commercial ice fishing.
NR 25.09(2)(a)10.d.d. Once every 120 hours in open water less than 150 feet (25 fathoms) deep for mesh sizes of 23/4 inch or less stretch measure in Lake Michigan.
NR 25.09(2)(b)(b) Entrapping nets.
NR 25.09(2)(b)1.1. A licensee may use drop nets and fyke nets under all of the following conditions:
NR 25.09(2)(b)1.a.a. A licensee may only use drop nets and fyke nets during the open season for yellow perch, except by permit issued under s. NR 25.10 (4).
NR 25.09(2)(b)1.b.b. The licensee may use up to 30 drop nets or fyke nets in aggregate under each license, as measured by the number of pots or cribs allowed.
NR 25.09(2)(b)1.c.c. The licensee shall lift drop and fyke nets a minimum of once every 72 hours.
NR 25.09(2)(b)2.2. A licensee may use pound nets and trap nets under all of the following conditions:
NR 25.09(2)(b)2.a.a. Only when the pot or crib is set, placed or operated in water not more than 150 feet (25 fathoms) deep, except from June 29 to Labor Day south of a line extending from the Lake Michigan shoreline along 44º52’30” north latitude where the entire net, including the lead, is set, placed or operated in water not more than 150 feet (25 fathoms) or less than 60 feet (10 fathoms) deep.
NR 25.09(2)(b)2.b.b. From the day following Labor Day to June 28, the licensee may use no more than 12 pound nets and trap nets in aggregate under each license, as measured by the number of pots or cribs, except in southern Green Bay as described under s. NR 25.102. From June 29 to Labor Day in the waters of Lake Michigan lying south of a line extending from the Lake Michigan shoreline along 44º52’30” north latitude, the licensee may use no more than 3 pound nets and trap nets in aggregate under each license, as measured by the number of pots or cribs, while north of this line the licensee may use no more than 12 pound nets and trap nets in aggregate under each license.
NR 25.09(2)(b)2.c.c. The licensee shall lift nets under this subdivision a minimum of once every 120 hours.
NR 25.09(2)(b)2.d.d. Each net shall have the fish holding or pot portion rendered inoperable during the closed season for whitefish and shall have the webbing removed from the water within 14 days after the close of the whitefish season.
NR 25.09(2)(b)2.e.e. From June 29 through Labor Day, a licensee may not use pound nets or trap nets in Lake Michigan between 44º52’30” north latitude and 44º08’55” north latitude, between 44º05’33” north latitude and 43º40’50” north latitude, and south of 43º34’39” north latitude. Unless the department has granted an extension of time, the licensee shall remove the webbing of each pound net and each trap net from the water by June 28 and may not reinstall it until the day after Labor Day. If adverse weather conditions or unanticipated equipment problems prevent removal of the webbing by June 28, a licensee may request and the department may grant a brief extension of time sufficient to allow safe removal. See map for details.
NR 25.09(2)(b)2.f.f. The licensee shall mark each pound or trap net with 2 flags, one above the other, on a single staff attached to the inside or shallow lead end of the net, one flag on a staff attached to the pot or lifting buoy, one flag on a staff attached to the anchor at the outward end of the king line, and one float measuring a minimum of 5 inches in diameter attached to the anchor at the outward end of each net wing. All staffs shall be marked with reflective tape. All flags shall measure not less than 9 inches high by 18 inches wide and shall be displayed so that the top edge of the flag is not less than 5 feet above the water, except that the lower of 2 flags on one staff shall be displayed so that the bottom edge is not less than 3 feet above the water. Two flags displayed on one staff shall be separated by not less than 6 inches. All floats and all flags required under this subd. 2. f. except the flag attached to the king line anchor shall be of a highly visible color commonly referred to as hunter orange or blaze orange with a color range between 595 nm and 605 nm. The flag attached to the king line anchor shall be a dark color other than orange. The license number or fleet reporting number of the commercial fishing license holder shall be displayed and maintained in legible, block figures at least 1 inch high on the bowl of the pot or lifting buoy. Flags are not required October 16 through April 14.
NR 25.09(2)(b)2.g.g. A licensee may use pound nets and trap nets for legal fish species in Lake Michigan and Green Bay.
NR 25.09(2)(c)(c) Seines. A licensee may use seines. Seines shall have a mesh size of not less than 3 inch stretch measure and shall be at least 75 feet in length.
NR 25.09(2)(d)(d) Trawls.
NR 25.09(2)(d)1.1. In southern Green Bay north of a line from the southernmost point of Little Tail point to the Green Bay navigation channel entrance light at 87º544.176 west longitude, 44º3911.088 north latitude only, a licensee may use trawls only under the following provisions:
NR 25.09(2)(d)1.a.a. The licensee may only use trawls for taking smelt under s. NR 25.06 (2) (c).