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Green Bay Fishing Regulations 2026
Green Bay fishing regulations in 2026: top targets are walleye, musky, bass. 1,655 current rules across 23 species from DNR.
Species pages for Green Bay
Dedicated rule pages for the most-targeted species at this water.
Rules (1655)
DNR regulates 1655 rules across 23 species at this water.
Walleye
Manger Lagoon - City Of Green Bay
- Daily bag
- 1 fish/day
only persons 15 years of age and younger and certain disabled anglers may fish these waters
All Wisconsin-Minnesota Boundary Waters Below The Red Wing Dam On The Mississippi River
- Daily bag
- 3 fish/day
Altoona Lake Upstream To The Lake Eau Claire Dam
- Daily bag
- 1 fish
- Max size
- 20"
may be over 24”
Amber Lake (Formerly Squaw Lake)Open
- Status
- Permitted
- Daily bag
- 1 fish/day
- Slot min
- 15"
- Slot max
- 20"
of any length may be kept, but only one fish can be over 14” one fish may be over 24” Walleye from 15” but less than 20” may be kept
Arbor Vitae, LittleOpen
- Status
- Permitted
of any length may be kept, but only one fish can be over 14”
Bass (Patterson) Lake (S17, T40n, R10w)Open
- Status
- Permitted
of any length may be kept, but only one fish can be over 14”
Bass Lake (T40n, R2w, S15—West Of Park Falls)Open
- Status
- Permitted
of any length may be kept
Bear River
- Daily bag
- 1 fish
- Min size
- 12"
- Max size
- 15"
over 15” may be kept only one over 15” may be kept
Bearskin LakeOpen
- Status
- Permitted
- Max size
- 14"
of any length may be kept, but only one fish can be over 14” only one fish can be over 14”
Beauregard Lake
- Daily bag
- 1 fish/day
- Slot min
- 20"
- Slot max
- 24"
only one over 24” may be kept walleye from 20-24” may not be kept
Big Butternut Lake
- Max size
- 24"
- Slot min
- 15"
- Slot max
- 20"
except one fish may be over 24”
Big Eau Pleine Reservoir (Upstream From Dam Road)
- Min size
- 24"
- Slot min
- 15"
- Slot max
- 20"
one fish may be over 24 inches
Big Falls Flowage Dam (Flambeau River) Upstream To Crowley Flowage Dam (North Fork Flambeau River) In Price County
- Min size
- 24"
- Max size
- 20"
except one fish may be over 24”
Big Falls Flowage Dam In Rusk County (Flambeau River) Upstream To Crowley Flowage Dam (North Fork Flambeau River)
- Min size
- 24"
- Max size
- 20"
except one fish may be over 24”
Big Lake (S4, T42n, R6e)Open
- Status
- Permitted
of any length may be kept, but only one fish can be over 14”
Big Muskellunge LakeOpen
- Status
- Permitted
of any length may be kept, but only one fish can be over 14”
Big Rib River (Upstream Of I-39 Northbound Lane)
- Min size
- 28"
- Slot min
- 15"
- Slot max
- 20"
one fish may be over 28 inches
Birch LakeOpen
- Status
- Permitted
of any length may be kept, but only one fish can be over 14”
Bony LakeOpen
- Status
- Permitted
- Daily bag
- 1 fish/day
- Slot min
- 14"
- Slot max
- 18"
of any length may be kept, except fish from 14” to 18” may not be kept and only one fish over 18” may be kept only one fish over 18” may be kept fish from 14” to 18” may not be kept
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, Combined)
- Max size
- 24"
- Slot min
- 15"
- Slot max
- 20"
except one fish may be over 24”
Boulder LakeOpen
- Status
- Permitted
of any length may be kept, but only one fish can be over 14”
Buena Vista Creek (Upstream To The Nepco Dam)
- Daily bag
- 1 fish
- Max size
- 20"
- Slot min
- 15"
- Slot max
- 20"
one fish may be over 28 inches but less than 20 inches may be kept, except one fish may be over 28 inches from 15” but less than 20” may be kept, except one fish may be over 28”
Butternut LakeOpen
- Status
- Permitted
- Min size
- 14"
- Max size
- 14"
of any length may be kept, but only one fish can be over 14” only one fish can be over 14”
Ceded Territory: Quality Opportunity
- Daily bag
- 3 fish a day
- Possession
- 1 fish
- Slot min
- 20"
- Slot max
- 24"
one fish over 24 inches
Chippewa Falls Flowage Dam Upstream To Lake Wissota Dam
- Min size
- 13"
- Slot min
- 16"
- Slot max
- 24"
must be released must be released and only one may be over 24”
Chippewa Flowage And The Chippewa River Downstream To The Arpin Dam Combined
- Daily bag
- 3 fish/day
Chippewa River Downstream Of Arpin Dam To The Lake Holcombe Dam And Tributaries To The First Dam Or Lake (Including The Flambeau River Upstream To Thornapple Flowage Dam)Catch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
- Min size
- 24"
- Slot min
- 16"
- Slot max
- 24"
walleye from 16” to 24” must be released only one may be over 24”
Chippewa River Upstream From The Dells Pond Dam, Including Dells Pond Upstream To The Chippewa Falls Flowage Dam (Includes Tributaries From Their Mouths Upstream To The First Dam Or Lake)
- Daily bag
- 1 fish
- Min size
- 13"
- Slot min
- 16"
- Slot max
- 24"
may be over 24”
Clear Lake (S16, T39n, R7e)
- Daily bag
- 1 fish
- Slot min
- 22"
- Slot max
- 28"
may not be kept
Cornell Flowage Upstream To Lake Holcombe Dam
- Daily bag
- 1 fish
- Min size
- 13"
- Slot min
- 16"
- Slot max
- 24"
may be over 24”
Crab LakeOpen
- Status
- Permitted
of any length may be kept, but only one fish can be over 14”
Cranberry Lake (Eagle Chain - See Vilas Co)
- Max size
- 14"
except one fish over 18” may be kept
Crescent Lake
- Daily bag
- 1 fish/day
- Slot min
- 22"
- Slot max
- 28"
walleye from 22”-28” may not be kept
Crescent Lake (Near Rhinelander)
- Daily bag
- 1 fish
- Slot min
- 22"
- Slot max
- 28"
may not be kept
Crowley Flowage Dam Upstream To Pixley Flowage Dam
- Min size
- 24"
- Max size
- 20"
except one fish may be over 24”
Dairyland Reservoir Dam Upstream To Big Falls Flowage Dam
- Min size
- 24"
- Max size
- 20"
except one fish may be over 24”
Deer Lake (Including Bridge Lake, Lake Nokomis And Rice River Flowage Combined)
- Min size
- 24"
- Slot min
- 15"
- Slot max
- 20"
one fish may be over 24 inches
Dells Pond In Eau Claire County Upstream To Chippewa Falls Flowage Dam
- Min size
- 13"
- Slot min
- 16"
- Slot max
- 24"
must be released must be released and only one may be over 24”
Diamond LakeOpen
- Status
- Permitted
- Max size
- 14"
of any length may be kept, but only one fish can be over 14” only one fish can be over 14”
Eagle Chain (And Connecting Waters Including Catfish, Cranberry, Duck, Eagle, Lynx, Otter, Scattering Rice, Voyageur, Watersmeet And Yellow Birch Lakes Combined)
- Max size
- 14"
except, one fish may be over 18”
East Fork Lemonweir River (Upstream To The Highway 173 Bridge)
- Min size
- 28"
- Slot min
- 15"
- Slot max
- 20"
one fish may be over 28 inches
Eau Claire Lake, MiddleOpen
- Status
- Permitted
- Daily bag
- 1 fish/day
- Slot min
- 14"
- Slot max
- 18"
of any length may be kept, except fish from 14” to 18” may not be kept and only one fish over 18” may be kept only one fish over 18” may be kept fish from 14” to 18” may not be kept
Eau Claire River (Downstream From The Schofield Dam)
- Min size
- 28"
- Slot min
- 15"
- Slot max
- 20"
one fish may be over 28 inches
Elk River Upstream From Jobes Dam To Musser Flowage Dam (Including Phillips Chain Of Lakes: Duroy, Elk, Long, Wilson Lakes, And Connecting Waters)
- Min size
- 24"
- Max size
- 20"
- Slot min
- 15"
- Slot max
- 20"
except one fish may be over 24”
Elk River Upstream From Musser Flowage Dam (Including Musser Flowage)
- Min size
- 24"
- Max size
- 20"
- Slot min
- 15"
- Slot max
- 20"
except one fish may be over 24”
Elk River Upstream From The Lac Sault Dore Dam (Including Lac Sault Dore (Soo Lake) And Grassy Lake) To Jobes Dam
- Min size
- 24"
- Max size
- 20"
- Slot min
- 15"
- Slot max
- 20"
except one fish may be over 24”
Escanaba LakeIn season
- Season opens
- Jun 13
- Season closes
- Mar 7
- Slot min
- 15"
- Slot max
- 20"
second Saturday in June (June 13, 2026) first Sunday in March (March 7, 2027) may be kept and only one fish may be over 24” until department notification that the annual quota has been reached, and thereafter only catch-and-release fishing for walleye is allowed
Flambeau River (Above Turtle Flambeau Flowage)
- Min size
- 12"
- Max size
- 15"
only one over 15” may be kept
Flambeau River And Its Impoundments, Sloughs And Tributaries (From Big Falls Flowage Dam In Rusk County Upstream To Crowley Flowage Dam On The North Fork Flambeau River In Price County)
- Min size
- 24"
- Max size
- 20"
except one fish may be over 24”
Flambeau River, North Fork (From Upper Park Falls Flowage Dam In Price County Upstream To The Fish Refuge Below The Turtle-Flambeau Dam In Iron County)
- Min size
- 24"
- Max size
- 20"
- Slot min
- 15"
- Slot max
- 20"
one fish may be over 24” except one fish may be over 24”
Flambeau River, South Fork 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)
- Min size
- 24"
- Max size
- 20"
except one fish may be over 24”
Flambeau River, South Fork And Its Tributaries Upstream To The First Dam Or Lake (Including Elk River Upstream To Lac Sault Dore Dam)
- Min size
- 24"
- Max size
- 20"
except one fish may be over 24”
Forest LakeCatch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
- Max size
- 14"
except, one fish may be over 18”
Fox RiverOpen
- Status
- Permitted
From the De Pere Dam upstream, of any length may be kept and there is a continuous open season
Fox River (From Appleton Lock 1 Downstream To De Pere Dam)Open
- Status
- Permitted
of any length may be kept
Fox River (From Appleton Lock 1 Upstream To Neenah-Menasha Dams (Winnebago County), Including Little Lake Butte Des Morts, Its Tributaries, Backwaters And Sloughs, Mud Creek And Neenah Slough)Open
- Status
- Permitted
of any length may be kept
Fox River (From The Neenah-Menasha Dams Downstream To Appleton Lock 1 - Outagamie County)Open
- Status
- Permitted
of any length may be kept
Fox River From Its Mouth Upstream To The Dam At DepereOut of season
- Season opens
- Mar 2
- Season closes
- May 1
- Daily bag
- 1 in total
- Min size
- 28"
Hasbrook LakeOpen
- Status
- Permitted
- Max size
- 14"
of any length may be kept, but only one fish can be over 14” only one fish can be over 14”
Hat Rapids Dam Downstream To Kings Dam In Lincoln County (Including Lake Alice)
- Max size
- 24"
- Slot min
- 15"
- Slot max
- 20"
except one fish may be over 24”
Hat Rapids Flowage (From Upstream Bank Of Pelican River Mouth) Downstream To Hat Rapids Dam
- Max size
- 24"
- Slot min
- 15"
- Slot max
- 20"
except one fish may be over 24”
Ike Walton LakeOpen
- Status
- Permitted
of any length may be kept, but only one fish can be over 14”
Inland Lakes And Rivers Within The Ceded Territory
- Daily bag
- 3 fish
- Min size
- 24"
- Slot min
- 15"
- Slot max
- 20"
one fish may be over 24” walleye and sauger from 15” but less than 20” may be kept, except one fish may be over 24”
Johnson Creek (Upstream Of I-39 Southbound Lane)
- Min size
- 28"
- Slot min
- 15"
- Slot max
- 20"
one fish may be over 28 inches
Julia Lake (S12, T38n, R11e)Open
- Status
- Permitted
- Max size
- 14"
of any length may be kept only one fish may be over 14”
Julia Lake (Three Lakes Area; S6, T38n, R12e)Open
- Status
- Permitted
- Max size
- 14"
of any length may be kept, but only one fish can be over 14” only one fish can be over 14”
Jump River (And Its Tributaries Upstream To The First Dam Or Lake)Catch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
- Min size
- 24"
- Slot min
- 16"
- Slot max
- 24"
walleye from 16” to 24” must be released only one may be over 24”
Jump River (And Tributaries To The First Dam Or Lake)
- Min size
- 13"
- Slot min
- 16"
- Slot max
- 24"
except walleye from 16” to 24” must be released, and only one may be over 24” must be released
Jump River (Includes Tributaries From Their Mouths Upstream To The First Dam Or Lake
- Daily bag
- 1 fish
may be over 24”
Jump River (Includes Tributaries From Their Mouths Upstream To The First Dam Or Lake)
- Min size
- 13"
- Slot min
- 16"
- Slot max
- 24"
Ladysmith Flowage Dam Upstream To Dairyland Reservoir Dam
- Min size
- 24"
- Max size
- 20"
except one fish may be over 24”
Lake Alexander From Alexander Dam Upstream To Grandfather Dam
- Min size
- 28"
- Slot min
- 15"
- Slot max
- 20"
one fish may be over 28 inches
Lake Alice From Kings Dam Upstream To Hat Rapids DamIn season
- Season opens
- May 2
- Season closes
- Mar 7
2026 through March 7, 2027
Lake Eau Claire Dam Upstream
- Daily bag
- 1 fish
- Max size
- 20"
may be over 24”
Lake Holcombe Upstream To The Arpin Dam In Sawyer County, Including The Flambeau River Upstream To The Thornapple Flowage Dam In Rusk County
- Daily bag
- 1 fish
- Min size
- 13"
- Slot min
- 16"
- Slot max
- 24"
may be over 24”
Lake Koshkonong (And Connected Tributaries Upstream To The First Dam Unless Otherwise Listed)Open
- Status
- Permitted
may be kept
Lake Menomin (Including The Red Cedar River Upstream From The Lake Menomin Dam To The Cedar Falls Dam
- Daily bag
- 1 fish
- Max size
- 20"
may be over 24”
Lake Michigan Waters North Of Waldo Boulevard, ManitowocOut of season
- Season opens
- Mar 8
- Season closes
- Apr 30
- Daily bag
- 1 in total
- Min size
- 28"
Lake Michigan Waters South Of Waldo Boulevard, ManitowocOut of season
- Season opens
- Mar 8
- Season closes
- Apr 30
- Daily bag
- 1 in total
Lake Nokomis/Rice Reservoir Chain (Including Bridge Lake, Deer Lake, Lake Nokomis And Rice River Flowage Combined)
- Min size
- 24"
- Slot min
- 15"
- Slot max
- 20"
one fish may be over 24 inches
Lake Wissota Upstream To Old Abe Flowage Dam In Jim Falls, Including The Yellow River Upstream To Svetlik Dam At Cadott
- Daily bag
- 1 fish
- Min size
- 13"
- Slot min
- 16"
- Slot max
- 24"
may be over 24”
Lemonweir River (Including All Sloughs, Bayous, And Flowages Upstream To The First Dam Or Highway Bridge)
- Min size
- 28"
- Slot min
- 15"
- Slot max
- 20"
one fish may be over 28”
Lemonweir River (Including All Sloughs, Bayous, And Flowages Upstream To The First Water Control Structure, Dam, Or Highway Bridge)
- Min size
- 28"
- Max size
- 28"
- Slot min
- 15"
- Slot max
- 20"
one fish may be over 28 inches except one fish may be over 28”
Little Eau Claire River
- Max size
- 28"
- Slot min
- 15"
- Slot max
- 20"
except one fish may be over 28”
Little Eau Claire River (Upstream Of I-39 Southbound Lane)
- Min size
- 28"
- Slot min
- 15"
- Slot max
- 20"
one fish may be over 28 inches
Little Eau Pleine Flowage And River (Upstream Of State Highway 34)
- Max size
- 28"
- Slot min
- 15"
- Slot max
- 20"
except one fish may be over 28”
Little Eau Pleine River (Upstream From State Highway 34)
- Min size
- 28"
- Slot min
- 15"
- Slot max
- 20"
one fish may be over 28 inches
Little Lake Butte Des Morts (Including Mud Creek, Neenah Slough And Tributaries, Backwaters And Sloughs, And The Fox River From Neenah-Menasha Dams Downstream To Appleton Lock 1 - Outagamie County)Open
- Status
- Permitted
of any length may be kept
Loon Lake
- Daily bag
- 1 fish/day
- Slot min
- 20"
- Slot max
- 24"
only one over 24” may be kept walleye from 20-24” may not be kept
Lower Park Falls Flowage Dam Upstream To The Fish Refuge Below The Upper Park Falls Flowage Dam
- Min size
- 24"
- Max size
- 20"
except one fish may be over 24”
Lyman Lake
- Daily bag
- 1 fish/day
- Slot min
- 20"
- Slot max
- 24"
only one over 24” may be kept walleye from 20-24” may not be kept
Manitowish Chain Of Lakes (Alder, Clear (T42n R5e S12), Fawn (T42n R5e S11), Island, Manitowish, Little Star, Rest, Spider, Stone And Wild Rice Lakes And Connecting Waters Combined)
- Daily bag
- 3 fish/day
- Slot min
- 15"
- Slot max
- 20"
chainwide from 15” but less than 20” may be kept and only one fish may be over 24”
Manitowish River (Including Benson, Sturgeon And Vance Lakes) Downstream From The Rest Lake Dam
- Daily bag
- 1 fish
- Min size
- 12"
can be over 15”
Manitowish River Upstream Of The Flambeau River To The Rest Lake Dam (Including Benson, Sturgeon And Vance Lakes)
- Min size
- 12"
- Max size
- 15"
only one over 15” may be kept
Mercer LakeOpen
- Status
- Permitted
- Max size
- 14"
of any length may be kept, but only one fish can be over 14” only one fish can be over 14”
Merrill Flowage From Merrill Dam Upstream To Alexander Dam
- Min size
- 28"
- Slot min
- 15"
- Slot max
- 20"
one fish may be over 28 inches
Mineral LakeOpen
- Status
- Permitted
of any length may be kept, but only one fish can be over 14”
Minnesuing Lake
- Daily bag
- 1 fish/day
- Slot min
- 20"
- Slot max
- 24"
only one over 24” may be kept walleye from 20-24” may not be kept
Minocqua Chain (And Connecting Waters, Including Jerome, Kawaguesaga, Little Tomahawk, Mid, Minocqua, Mud And Tomahawk Lakes)
- Daily bag
- 1 fish
- Slot min
- 22"
- Slot max
- 28"
may not be kept
Minong Flowage (Including Cranberry Lake; Upstream To The Confluence Of Totagatic River And Bergen Creek)Open
- Status
- Permitted
of any length may be kept, but only one fish can be over 14”
Minong Flowage (Upstream To And Including Cranberry Lake)Open
- Status
- Permitted
- Daily bag
- 1 fish
of any length may be kept can be over 14”
Mirror Lake
- Daily bag
- 1 fish/day
only persons 15 years of age and younger and certain disabled anglers may fish these waters
Mississippi River (Pool 9)
- Daily bag
- 6 fish/day
- Possession
- 1 fish
- Slot min
- 20"
- Slot max
- 27"
in total only one over 27” may be kept walleye 20-27” must be released
Mississippi River (Pools 3–8)
- Daily bag
- 4 fish/day
- Possession
- 1 fish
in total only one walleye or sauger over 20” may be kept
Montreal River (West Branch)
- Max size
- 14"
only one fish can be over 14”
Moose LakeOpen
- Status
- Permitted
- Min size
- 14"
of any length may be kept, but only one fish can be over 14” only one fish can be over 14”
Nemadji RiverIn season
- Season opens
- May 9
- Season closes
- Mar 1
- Daily bag
- 2 fish/day
North Crab LakeOpen
- Status
- Permitted
of any length may be kept, but only one fish can be over 14”
Old Abe Flowage Upstream To Cornell Flowage Dam
- Daily bag
- 1 fish
- Min size
- 13"
- Slot min
- 16"
- Slot max
- 24"
may be over 24”
Oneida LakeOpen
- Status
- Permitted
- Max size
- 14"
of any length may be kept, but only one fish can be over 14” only one fish can be over 14”
Oxbow LakeOpen
- Status
- Permitted
of any length may be kept, but only one fish can be over 14”
Peplin Creek (Upstream Of I-39 Southbound Lane)
- Min size
- 28"
- Slot min
- 15"
- Slot max
- 20"
one fish may be over 28 inches
Pike Lake Chain (Amik, Pike, Round And Turner Lakes Combined)
- Slot min
- 15"
- Slot max
- 20"
may be kept, except one fish may be over 24”
Pike Lake Chain (Includes Buskey Bay, Millicent, Hart, Twin Bear, Eagle, Flynn And McCarry Lakes Combined)
- Daily bag
- 1 fish/day
- Slot min
- 22"
- Slot max
- 28"
fish from 22” to 28” may not be kept
Pike Lake Chain (Includes Pike, Round, Turner, Amik Lakes And Connecting Waters Combined)
- Min size
- 24"
- Max size
- 20"
except one fish may be over 24”
Pixley Flowage Dam Upstream To Lower Park Falls Flowage Dam
- Min size
- 24"
- Max size
- 20"
except one fish may be over 24”
Plum Lake (S36, T41n R7e)
- Slot min
- 15"
- Slot max
- 20"
may be kept, except one fish may be over 24”
Pools 9-12
- Daily bag
- 6 fish/day
- Possession
- 1 fish
- Slot min
- 20"
- Slot max
- 27"
in total only one over 27” walleye 20–27” must be released
Presque Isle Chain (Including Presque Isle, Averill, Van Vliet Lakes Combined)Open
- Status
- Permitted
of any length may be kept, but only one fish can be over 14”
RehabilitationCatch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
- Daily bag
- 1 fish a day
- Slot min
- 22"
- Slot max
- 28"
Remington Lake
- Daily bag
- 1 fish/day
only persons 15 years of age and younger and certain disabled anglers may fish these waters
Reservoir Pond (Including Horn, Explosion And Little Horn Lakes Combined)
- Daily bag
- 3 fish/day
from these lakes combined
Rock LakeOpen
- Status
- Permitted
of any length may be kept, but only one fish can be over 14”
Shell LakeOpen
- Status
- Permitted
of any length may be kept, but only one fish can be over 14”
Sherman LakeOpen
- Status
- Permitted
- Max size
- 14"
of any length may be kept but only one fish can be over 14” only one fish can be over 14”
Slow Growth
- Daily bag
- 3 fish a day
- Possession
- 1 fish
- Min size
- 13"
- Slot min
- 16"
- Slot max
- 24"
one fish over 24 inches
Solberg Lake (Including Tributaries Up To The First Dam Or Lake)
- Min size
- 24"
- Max size
- 20"
except one fish may be over 24”
South Fork Lemonweir River (Upstream To The Tomah Dam)
- Min size
- 28"
- Max size
- 28"
- Slot min
- 15"
- Slot max
- 20"
one fish may be over 28 inches except one fish may be over 28”
Special Opportunity Or BiomanipulationCatch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
Spillerberg LakeOpen
- Status
- Permitted
of any length may be kept, but only one fish can be over 14”
Squirrel LakeOpen
- Status
- Permitted
- Max size
- 14"
of any length may be kept, but only one fish can be over 14” only one fish can be over 14”
St. Croix River Downstream From The St. Croix Falls Dam To PrescottOut of season
- Season opens
- May 2
- Season closes
- Mar 1
- Daily bag
- 4 fish/day
- Possession
- 1 fish
in total only one walleye or sauger over 20” may be kept
St. Croix River Upstream Of The St. Croix Falls DamOut of season
- Season opens
- May 2
- Season closes
- Mar 1
- Daily bag
- 6 fish/day
in total
St. Louis RiverOut of season
- Season opens
- May 9
- Season closes
- Mar 1
- Daily bag
- 2 fish/day
in total
Star LakeOpen
- Status
- Permitted
of any length may be kept, but only one fish can be over 14”
Syene Ponds
- Daily bag
- 1 fish/day
only persons 15 years of age and younger and certain disabled anglers may fish these waters
Thornapple Flowage Dam Upstream To Ladysmith Flowage Dam
- Min size
- 24"
- Max size
- 20"
except one fish may be over 24”
Three Lakes Chain (Including Big, Big Fork, Big Stone, Mud, (Crystal), Deer, Dog, Fourmile, Island, Laurel, Little Fork, Long, Medicine, Moccasin, Planting Ground, Rangeline, Round, Spirit, Townline, Virgin And Whitefish Lakes And Connecting Waters Combined)Open
- Status
- Permitted
- Max size
- 14"
of any length may be kept, but only one fish can be over 14” only one fish can be over 14”
Token Creek Ponds
- Daily bag
- 1 fish/day
only persons 15 years of age and younger and certain disabled anglers may fish these waters
Turtle Lakes, North And SouthOpen
- Status
- Permitted
of any length may be kept, but only one fish can be over 14”
Turtle River, Little
- Min size
- 12"
- Max size
- 15"
only one over 15” may be kept
Turtle/Flambeau Flowage
- Min size
- 12"
- Max size
- 15"
only one over 15” may be kept
Twin Lakes, North And South, Combined
- Min size
- 24"
- Slot min
- 15"
- Slot max
- 20"
one fish can be over 24” from 15” but less than 20” may be kept, except one fish can be over 24”
Upper Park Falls Flowage Dam Upstream To The Fish Refuge Below The Turtleflambeau Dam In Iron County
- Min size
- 24"
- Max size
- 20"
except one fish may be over 24”
West Fork Chippewa River (From Moose Lake Dam Upstream To Fr 176)Open
- Status
- Permitted
- Min size
- 14"
of any length may be kept, but only one fish can be over 14” only one fish can be over 14”
West Plum Lake
- Daily bag
- 1 fish/day
- Slot min
- 15"
- Slot max
- 20"
one fish may be over 24” Walleye from 15” but less than 20” may be kept
Windigo LakeOpen
- Status
- Permitted
- Min size
- 14"
of any length may be kept but only one fish can be over 14” only one fish can be over 14”
Winnebago System Waters
- Daily bag
- 3 in total
only 1 may be a sauger or hybrid
Wisconsin River (Downstream Of The Hydro Dam In Merrill Including All Sloughs, Bayous, And Flowages Up To The First Dam Or Highway Bridge)
- Min size
- 28"
- Slot min
- 15"
- Slot max
- 20"
one fish may be over 28 inches
Wisconsin River (Including All Sloughs, Bayous, And Flowages Upstream To The First Dam Or Highway Bridge, Except The Western Boundary Of The Wisconsin River On Lake Petenwell Is County Highway G)
- Min size
- 28"
- Slot min
- 15"
- Slot max
- 20"
one fish may be over 28”
Wisconsin River (Including All Sloughs, Bayous, And Flowages Upstream To The First Dam Or Highway Bridge)
- Daily bag
- 1 fish
- Max size
- 20"
- Slot min
- 15"
- Slot max
- 20"
one fish may be over 28 inches but less than 20 inches may be kept, except one fish may be over 28 inches from 15” but less than 20” may be kept, except one fish may be over 28”
Wisconsin River (Including All Sloughs, Bayous, Flowages, And Tributaries Upstream To The First Dam Or Highway Bridge)
- Daily bag
- 3 fish
in total for walleye, sauger or hybrids
Wisconsin River (Including Castle Rock And Petenwell Flowages And Sloughs, Bayous, And Flowages Upstream To The First Dam Or Highway Bridge)
- Max size
- 20"
except one fish may be over 28”
Wisconsin River (Including Lake Wi And Sloughs, Bayous (Okee Bay, Whalen’s Grade), Flowages And Tributaries Upstream To The First Dam Or Highway Bridge)
- Daily bag
- 1 fish
- Max size
- 20"
Upstream from the Prairie du Sac Dam, over 28” Upstream from the Prairie du Sac Dam
Wisconsin River (Otter Rapids Dam (In Vilas County) Downstream To Rainbow Flowage)
- Max size
- 24"
- Slot min
- 15"
- Slot max
- 20"
except one fish may be over 24”
Wisconsin River (Rainbow Dam Downstream To Rhinelander Flowage)
- Max size
- 24"
- Slot min
- 15"
- Slot max
- 20"
except one fish may be over 24”
Wisconsin River (Rainbow Flowage (South Of Wilderness Trail In Vilas County Downstream To Rainbow Dam))
- Max size
- 24"
- Slot min
- 15"
- Slot max
- 20"
except one fish may be over 24”
Wisconsin River (Rhinelander Dam Downstream To Hat Rapids Flowage)
- Max size
- 24"
- Slot min
- 15"
- Slot max
- 20"
except one fish may be over 24”
Wisconsin River (Upstream From The Prairie Du Sac Dam)
- Min size
- 28"
- Max size
- 20"
only one fish over 28” may be kept
Wisconsin River From Wausau Dam In Marathon County Upstream To The Merrill Dam
- Min size
- 28"
- Slot min
- 15"
- Slot max
- 20"
one fish may be over 28 inches
Yellow River (Downstream From The Highway 54 Dam At Dexterville Including All Sloughs, Bayous, And Flowages Upstream To The First Dam Or Highway Bridge)
- Daily bag
- 1 fish
- Max size
- 20"
- Slot min
- 15"
- Slot max
- 20"
one fish may be over 28 inches but less than 20 inches may be kept, except one fish may be over 28 inches from 15” but less than 20” may be kept, except one fish may be over 28”
Yellow River (Including All Sloughs, Bayous, And Flowages Upstream To The First Dam Or Highway Bridge)
- Min size
- 28"
- Slot min
- 15"
- Slot max
- 20"
one fish may be over 28”
Yellowstone Lake (Including The Yellowstone River From The Lake Upstream To County Highway F)
- Slot min
- 15"
- Slot max
- 18"
Wisconsin statewide
- Daily bag
- 5 fish in total
- Possession
- 10 fish in total
- Min size
- 18"
Durphee Lake (In Combination With Schoolhouse Lake)
Smallmouth Bass
Green Bay And Waters Within 5 Miles Of The Door County Shoreline In Lake MichiganCatch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
- Season opens
- Jul 1
- Season closes
- Mar 7
- Daily bag
- 5 in total
At all other times of year
Major Green Bay TributariesOut of season
- Season opens
- Jul 1
- Season closes
- Mar 7
- Daily bag
- 5
Other Green Bay TributariesIn season
- Season opens
- May 2
- Season closes
- Mar 7
- Daily bag
- 5
Manger Lagoon - City Of Green Bay
- Daily bag
- 1 fish/day
only persons 15 years of age and younger and certain disabled anglers may fish these waters
Amey Pond
- Daily bag
- 1 fish
- Slot min
- 14"
- Slot max
- 18"
may be longer than 18” must be released
Apple Lake (Fomerly Squaw)
- Max size
- 14"
except one fish may be over 18”
Arrowhead Lake
- Daily bag
- 1 fish
- Slot min
- 14"
- Slot max
- 18"
may be longer than 18” must be released
Beulah Lake
- Min size
- 16"
- Slot max
- 12"
less than 12” and over 16” may be kept
Big Bass Lake
- Min size
- 18"
- Slot max
- 14"
one fish may be over 18 inches less than 14 inches may be kept
Big Lake (S4, T42n, R6e)Catch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
may not be kept (catch and release only)
Bittersweet LakeCatch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
may not be kept
Butternut Lake
- Daily bag
- 1 fish
- Min size
- 18"
- Max size
- 14"
may be over 18” one fish may be over 18” less than 14” may be kept
Cable Lake
- Daily bag
- 1 fish in total
- Min size
- 18"
Combined management with Wiley Lake
Camelot Lake
- Daily bag
- 1 fish
- Slot min
- 14"
- Slot max
- 18"
may be longer than 18” must be released
Consumptive Opportunity
- Daily bag
- 5 fish a day
- Possession
- 1 fish
- Slot min
- 14"
- Slot max
- 18"
one over 18 inches
Cosgrove And Little Cosgrove Lakes
- Daily bag
- 1 fish
- Max size
- 14"
may be over 18”
Forest LakeCatch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
- Daily bag
- 1 fish
- Min size
- 18"
Fox Lake And Its Tributaries And Connected Open Waters
- Daily bag
- 1 fish
- Min size
- 18"
Fox River (From Appleton Lock 1 Upstream To Neenah-Menasha Dams (Winnebago County), Including Little Lake Butte Des Morts, Its Tributaries, Backwaters And Sloughs, Mud Creek And Neenah Slough)Open
- Status
- Open
continuous open season
Fox River (From The Neenah-Menasha Dams Downstream To Appleton Lock 1 - Outagamie County)Open
- Status
- Open
continuous open season
Fox River From Lake Winnebago Upstream To The Dam Above Princeton
- Daily bag
- 5 in total
Franklin Lake
- Daily bag
- 1 fish
- Min size
- 18"
- Max size
- 14"
may be over 18” one fish may be over 18” less than 14” may be kept
Gile Flowage
- Min size
- 18"
- Max size
- 14"
one fish may be over 18” less than 14” may be kept
Jordan Lake
- Daily bag
- 1 fish
- Slot min
- 14"
- Slot max
- 18"
may be longer than 18” must be released
Kakagon River And SloughClosed
- Status
- Prohibited
- Season opens
- Jun 20
- Season closes
- Mar 7
- Daily bag
- 1 in total with LMB
- Min size
- 22"
catch and release only
Krause SpringsIn season
- Season opens
- May 2
- Season closes
- Oct 15
- Daily bag
- 5 fish/day
in total with largemouth bass
Lac Courte Oreilles Chain (Lac Courte Oreilles Lake, Little Lac Courte Oreilles Lake And Billy Boy Flowage)
- Daily bag
- 1 fish
- Min size
- 18"
Lake Alice From Kings Dam Upstream To Hat Rapids DamIn season
- Season opens
- May 2
- Season closes
- Mar 7
2026 through March 7, 2027
Lemonweir River (Including All Sloughs, Bayous, And Flowages Upstream To The First Water Control Structure, Dam, Or Highway Bridge)
- Daily bag
- 1 fish
- Min size
- 18"
Little Lake Butte Des Morts (Including Mud Creek, Neenah Slough And Tributaries, Backwaters And Sloughs, And The Fox River From Neenah-Menasha Dams Downstream To Appleton Lock 1 - Outagamie County)Open
- Status
- Open
continuous open season
Long Lake (T32n, R8w) Including Dark And Herde Lakes
- Daily bag
- 1 fish
- Min size
- 18"
Mason Lake
- Daily bag
- 1 fish
- Min size
- 18"
- Slot min
- 14"
- Slot max
- 14"
may be longer than 18” one fish may be over 18 inches must be released less than 14 inches may be kept
McGee LakeClosed
- Status
- Closed
- Season opens
- May 2
- Season closes
- Oct 15
- Daily bag
- 5 fish/day
- Gear
- Artificial Only
during the closed trout season artificial lure only season in total with largemouth bass from May 2 to Oct. 15
Memorable Opportunity Or Fishery Rehabilitation
- Daily bag
- 1 fish a day
- Min size
- 18"
Mirror Lake
- Daily bag
- 1 fish/day
only persons 15 years of age and younger and certain disabled anglers may fish these waters
Mission Lake
- Min size
- 18"
- Slot max
- 14"
one fish may be over 18 inches less than 14 inches may be kept
Mud Lake (Nw Corner Of Dane County, West Of Fish Lake; S3&4,T9n,R7e)
- Daily bag
- 1 fish
- Min size
- 18"
Namekagon Lake (Including Jackson And Garden Lakes)
- Daily bag
- 1 fish
- Min size
- 18"
Northern ZoneCatch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
- Season opens
- Jun 20
- Season closes
- Mar 7
- Daily bag
- 5 fish in combination
All other times of year: catch and release only. June 20, 2026 to March 7, 2027 — Smallmouth bass harvest. Five largemouth or smallmouth bass in combination may be kept
Oberlin LakeCatch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
may not be kept (catch and release only)
Other Lake Michigan WatersCatch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
- Season opens
- May 2
- Season closes
- Mar 7
- Daily bag
- 5 in total
At all other times of year
Park Lake (Including The Fox River Upstream To Highway 33)
- Daily bag
- 1 fish
- Min size
- 18"
Parker Lake
- Daily bag
- 1 fish
- Slot min
- 14"
- Slot max
- 18"
may be longer than 18” must be released
Pelican Lake
- Daily bag
- 1 fish/day
- Max size
- 14"
one fish may be over 18” except one fish may be over 18”
Pike Lake Chain (Includes Buskey Bay, Millicent, Hart, Twin Bear, Eagle, Flynn And McCarry Lakes Combined)
- Daily bag
- 1 fish/day
- Min size
- 18"
Pipe And North Pipe Lakes
- Daily bag
- 1 fish
- Min size
- 18"
only one may be a smallmouth bass
Presque Isle Chain (Including Presque Isle, Averill, Van Vliet Lakes Combined)
- Daily bag
- 1 fish
- Min size
- 18"
Prong LakeCatch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
may not be kept (catch and release only)
Rabe LakeIn season
- Season opens
- May 3
- Season closes
- Oct 15
- Daily bag
- 5 fish/day
in total with largemouth bass
Remington Lake
- Daily bag
- 1 fish/day
only persons 15 years of age and younger and certain disabled anglers may fish these waters
Round Lake (S35, T20n, R11e)
- Daily bag
- 3 fish
- Min size
- 18"
- Max size
- 14"
less than 14” may be kept, except one fish may be over 18” one fish may be over 18”
Round Lake Chain (Round And Little Round Lakes)
- Daily bag
- 1 fish
- Min size
- 18"
Saul SpringsIn season
- Season opens
- May 3
- Season closes
- Oct 15
- Daily bag
- 5 fish/day
in total with largemouth bass
Sawyer Lake
- Slot min
- 16"
- Slot max
- 12"
greater than 16 inches may be kept less than 12 inches may be kept
Sherwood Lake
- Daily bag
- 1 fish
- Slot min
- 14"
- Slot max
- 18"
may be longer than 18” must be released
Shishebogama Lake
- Max size
- 14"
may be kept, except one fish over 18” may be kept
Smith LakeCatch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
may not be kept (catch and release only)
Smoky Lake
- Daily bag
- 1 fish
- Min size
- 18"
- Slot min
- 14"
- Slot max
- 18"
only one bass over 18” may be kept between 14-18” must be released
Southern ZoneCatch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
- Season opens
- May 2
- Season closes
- Mar 7
- Daily bag
- 5 fish in combination
All other times of year: catch and release only. May 2, 2026 to March 7, 2027 —Largemouth and smallmouth bass harvest. Five largemouth or smallmouth bass in combination may be kept
Spread Eagle Chain Of Lakes
- Daily bag
- 1 fish
- Min size
- 18"
- Max size
- 14"
over 18” may be kept one fish over 18” may be kept less than 14” may be kept
St. Croix River Upstream Of The St. Croix Falls DamCatch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
- Season opens
- Sep 14
- Season closes
- Mar 1
- Daily bag
- 5 fish/day
catch and release only in total
St. Louis River And The St. Croix River Downstream Of The St. Croix Falls DamOut of season
- Season opens
- May 23
- Season closes
- Mar 1
- Daily bag
- 5 fish/day
in total
Stevens Point Flowage Dam To The Altech Park Spillway
- Daily bag
- 1 fish
- Min size
- 18"
Syene Ponds
- Daily bag
- 1 fish/day
only persons 15 years of age and younger and certain disabled anglers may fish these waters
Tiger Cat Chain Of Lakes (Burns, Lower Twin, McClaine, And Placid Lakes, Tigercat Flowage And Upper Twin Lake All Downstream To The Tiger Cat Flowage Dam Combined)
- Min size
- 18"
- Max size
- 14"
except one fish may be over 18”
Token Creek Ponds
- Daily bag
- 1 fish/day
only persons 15 years of age and younger and certain disabled anglers may fish these waters
Tributaries To Lake Michigan North Of Hwy 29 (Door And Kewaunee Counties)In season
- Season opens
- Jun 20
- Season closes
- Mar 7
- Daily bag
- 5
Tributaries To Lake Michigan South Of Hwy 29In season
- Season opens
- May 2
- Season closes
- Mar 7
- Daily bag
- 5
Trophy Opportunity Or Biomanipulation
- Daily bag
- 1 fish a day
- Min size
- 22"
Trude Lake
- Min size
- 18"
- Max size
- 14"
one fish over 18” may be kept less than 14” may be kept
Trump Lake
- Min size
- 18"
- Max size
- 14"
one fish may be over 18” less than 14” may be kept
Turtle/Flambeau Flowage
- Min size
- 18"
- Max size
- 14"
one fish over 18” may be kept less than 14” may be kept
White Mound Lake
- Min size
- 18"
- Max size
- 14"
except one fish may be over 18”
White Sand Lake—Highway K (T42n, R7e, S27)
- Daily bag
- 1 fish
- Min size
- 18"
Wiley Lake
- Daily bag
- 1 fish in total
- Min size
- 18"
Combined management with Cable Lake
Wilson Lake
- Slot min
- 12"
- Slot max
- 16"
less than 12” and greater than 16” may be kept
Wisconsin River (Including All Sloughs, Bayous, And Flowages Upstream To The First Dam Or Highway Bridge)
- Daily bag
- 1 fish
- Min size
- 18"
From the Stevens Point Flowage Dam to the AlTech Park spillway
Within One-Fourth Mile Of All Islands In The Town Of Washington IslandClosed
- Status
- Prohibited
- Season opens
- Jul 1
- Season closes
- Mar 7
- Daily bag
- 5 in total
- Min size
- 12"
There is no catch and release fishing prior to July 1 opener
Wolf River From Its Mouth Upstream To The Dam In The City Of Shawano
- Daily bag
- 5 in total
Yellowstone Lake (Including The Yellowstone River From The Lake Upstream To County Highway F)
- Slot min
- 12"
- Slot max
- 15"
Wisconsin statewideOpen
- Status
- Permitted
- Daily bag
- 5 fish in total
- Possession
- 10 fish in total
- Min size
- 14"
of any length may be kept; Durphee Lake (In Combination With Schoolhouse Lake)
Largemouth Bass
All Tributaries To Green Bay (Major And Other) And Tributaries To Lake MichiganIn season
- Season opens
- May 2
- Season closes
- Mar 7
- Daily bag
- 5
Manger Lagoon - City Of Green Bay
- Daily bag
- 1 fish/day
only persons 15 years of age and younger and certain disabled anglers may fish these waters
Amey Pond
- Daily bag
- 1 fish
- Slot min
- 14"
- Slot max
- 18"
may be longer than 18” must be released
Apple Lake (Fomerly Squaw)
- Max size
- 14"
except one fish may be over 18”
Arrowhead Lake
- Daily bag
- 1 fish
- Slot min
- 14"
- Slot max
- 18"
may be longer than 18” must be released
Beulah Lake
- Min size
- 16"
- Slot max
- 12"
less than 12” and over 16” may be kept
Big Bass Lake
- Min size
- 18"
- Slot max
- 14"
one fish may be over 18 inches less than 14 inches may be kept
Big Lake (S4, T42n, R6e)Catch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
may not be kept (catch and release only)
Bittersweet LakeCatch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
may not be kept
Butternut Lake
- Daily bag
- 1 fish
- Min size
- 18"
- Max size
- 14"
may be over 18” one fish may be over 18” less than 14” may be kept
Cable Lake
- Daily bag
- 1 fish in total
- Min size
- 18"
Combined management with Wiley Lake
Camelot Lake
- Daily bag
- 1 fish
- Slot min
- 14"
- Slot max
- 18"
may be longer than 18” must be released
Consumptive Opportunity
- Daily bag
- 5 fish a day
- Possession
- 1 fish
- Slot min
- 14"
- Slot max
- 18"
one over 18 inches
Cosgrove And Little Cosgrove Lakes
- Daily bag
- 1 fish
- Max size
- 14"
may be over 18”
Forest LakeCatch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
- Daily bag
- 1 fish
- Min size
- 18"
Fox Lake And Its Tributaries And Connected Open Waters
- Daily bag
- 1 fish
- Min size
- 18"
Fox River (From Appleton Lock 1 Upstream To Neenah-Menasha Dams (Winnebago County), Including Little Lake Butte Des Morts, Its Tributaries, Backwaters And Sloughs, Mud Creek And Neenah Slough)Open
- Status
- Open
continuous open season
Fox River (From The Neenah-Menasha Dams Downstream To Appleton Lock 1 - Outagamie County)Open
- Status
- Open
continuous open season
Fox River From Lake Winnebago Upstream To The Dam Above Princeton
- Daily bag
- 5 in total
Franklin Lake
- Daily bag
- 1 fish
- Min size
- 18"
- Max size
- 14"
may be over 18” one fish may be over 18” less than 14” may be kept
Gile Flowage
- Min size
- 18"
- Max size
- 14"
one fish may be over 18” less than 14” may be kept
Jordan Lake
- Daily bag
- 1 fish
- Slot min
- 14"
- Slot max
- 18"
may be longer than 18” must be released
Kakagon River And SloughClosed
- Status
- Prohibited
- Season opens
- May 2
- Season closes
- Mar 7
- Daily bag
- 1
- Min size
- 22"
catch and release only
Krause SpringsIn season
- Season opens
- May 2
- Season closes
- Oct 15
- Daily bag
- 5 fish/day
in total with smallmouth bass
Lake Alice From Kings Dam Upstream To Hat Rapids DamIn season
- Season opens
- May 2
- Season closes
- Mar 7
2026 through March 7, 2027
Lemonweir River (Including All Sloughs, Bayous, And Flowages Upstream To The First Water Control Structure, Dam, Or Highway Bridge)
- Daily bag
- 1 fish
- Min size
- 18"
Little Lake Butte Des Morts (Including Mud Creek, Neenah Slough And Tributaries, Backwaters And Sloughs, And The Fox River From Neenah-Menasha Dams Downstream To Appleton Lock 1 - Outagamie County)Open
- Status
- Open
continuous open season
Mason Lake
- Daily bag
- 1 fish
- Min size
- 18"
- Slot min
- 14"
- Slot max
- 14"
may be longer than 18” one fish may be over 18 inches must be released less than 14 inches may be kept
McGee LakeClosed
- Status
- Closed
- Season opens
- May 2
- Season closes
- Oct 15
- Daily bag
- 5 fish/day
- Gear
- Artificial Only
during the closed trout season artificial lure only season in total with smallmouth bass from May 2 to Oct. 15
Memorable Opportunity Or Fishery Rehabilitation
- Daily bag
- 1 fish a day
- Min size
- 18"
Mirror Lake
- Daily bag
- 1 fish/day
only persons 15 years of age and younger and certain disabled anglers may fish these waters
Mission Lake
- Min size
- 18"
- Slot max
- 14"
one fish may be over 18 inches less than 14 inches may be kept
Mud Lake (Nw Corner Of Dane County, West Of Fish Lake; S3&4,T9n,R7e)
- Daily bag
- 1 fish
- Min size
- 18"
Northern ZoneCatch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
- Season opens
- May 2
- Season closes
- Mar 7
- Daily bag
- 5 fish
All other times of year: catch and release only. May 2, 2026 to March 7, 2027 — Largemouth bass harvest.
Oberlin LakeCatch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
may not be kept (catch and release only)
Other Lake Michigan WatersCatch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
- Season opens
- May 2
- Season closes
- Mar 7
- Daily bag
- 5 in total
At all other times of year
Park Lake (Including The Fox River Upstream To Highway 33)
- Daily bag
- 1 fish
- Min size
- 18"
Parker Lake
- Daily bag
- 1 fish
- Slot min
- 14"
- Slot max
- 18"
may be longer than 18” must be released
Paya Lake
- Daily bag
- 5 fish
- Max size
- 18"
- Slot min
- 14"
- Slot max
- 18"
only one over 18” may be kept may not be kept
Pelican Lake
- Daily bag
- 1 fish/day
- Max size
- 14"
one fish may be over 18” except one fish may be over 18”
Pipe And North Pipe Lakes
- Daily bag
- 5 fish
in total with smallmouth bass
Presque Isle Chain (Including Presque Isle, Averill, Van Vliet Lakes Combined)
- Daily bag
- 1 fish
- Min size
- 18"
Prong LakeCatch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
may not be kept (catch and release only)
Rabe LakeIn season
- Season opens
- May 3
- Season closes
- Oct 15
- Daily bag
- 5 fish/day
in total with smallmouth bass
Remington Lake
- Daily bag
- 1 fish/day
only persons 15 years of age and younger and certain disabled anglers may fish these waters
Round Lake (S35, T20n, R11e)
- Daily bag
- 3 fish
- Min size
- 18"
- Max size
- 14"
less than 14” may be kept, except one fish may be over 18” one fish may be over 18”
Saul SpringsIn season
- Season opens
- May 3
- Season closes
- Oct 15
- Daily bag
- 5 fish/day
in total with smallmouth bass
Sawyer Lake
- Slot min
- 16"
- Slot max
- 12"
greater than 16 inches may be kept less than 12 inches may be kept
Sherwood Lake
- Daily bag
- 1 fish
- Slot min
- 14"
- Slot max
- 18"
may be longer than 18” must be released
Shishebogama Lake
- Max size
- 14"
may be kept, except one fish over 18” may be kept
Smith LakeCatch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
may not be kept (catch and release only)
Smoky Lake
- Daily bag
- 1 fish
- Min size
- 18"
- Slot min
- 14"
- Slot max
- 18"
only one bass over 18” may be kept between 14-18” must be released
Southern ZoneCatch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
- Season opens
- May 2
- Season closes
- Mar 7
- Daily bag
- 5 fish in combination
All other times of year: catch and release only. May 2, 2026 to March 7, 2027 —Largemouth and smallmouth bass harvest. Five largemouth or smallmouth bass in combination may be kept
Spread Eagle Chain Of Lakes
- Daily bag
- 1 fish
- Min size
- 18"
- Max size
- 14"
over 18” may be kept one fish over 18” may be kept less than 14” may be kept
Spruce LakeOpen
- Status
- Open
- Daily bag
- 2 fish
- Min size
- 12"
season is open all year
St. Croix River Upstream Of The St. Croix Falls DamCatch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
- Season opens
- Sep 14
- Season closes
- Mar 1
- Daily bag
- 5 fish/day
catch and release only in total
St. Louis River And The St. Croix River Downstream Of The St. Croix Falls DamOut of season
- Season opens
- May 23
- Season closes
- Mar 1
- Daily bag
- 5 fish/day
in total
Stevens Point Flowage Dam To The Altech Park Spillway
- Daily bag
- 1 fish
- Min size
- 18"
Syene Ponds
- Daily bag
- 1 fish/day
only persons 15 years of age and younger and certain disabled anglers may fish these waters
Tiger Cat Chain Of Lakes (Burns, Lower Twin, McClaine, And Placid Lakes, Tigercat Flowage And Upper Twin Lake All Downstream To The Tiger Cat Flowage Dam Combined)
- Min size
- 18"
- Max size
- 14"
except one fish may be over 18”
Token Creek Ponds
- Daily bag
- 1 fish/day
only persons 15 years of age and younger and certain disabled anglers may fish these waters
Trophy Opportunity Or Biomanipulation
- Daily bag
- 1 fish a day
- Min size
- 22"
Trude Lake
- Min size
- 18"
- Max size
- 14"
one fish over 18” may be kept less than 14” may be kept
Trump Lake
- Min size
- 18"
- Max size
- 14"
one fish may be over 18” less than 14” may be kept
Turtle/Flambeau Flowage
- Min size
- 18"
- Max size
- 14"
one fish over 18” may be kept less than 14” may be kept
White Mound Lake
- Min size
- 18"
- Max size
- 14"
except one fish may be over 18”
White Sand Lake—Highway K (T42n, R7e, S27)
- Daily bag
- 1 fish
- Min size
- 18"
Wiley Lake
- Daily bag
- 1 fish in total
- Min size
- 18"
Combined management with Cable Lake
Wilson Lake
- Slot min
- 12"
- Slot max
- 16"
less than 12” and greater than 16” may be kept
Wisconsin River (Including All Sloughs, Bayous, And Flowages Upstream To The First Dam Or Highway Bridge)
- Daily bag
- 1 fish
- Min size
- 18"
From the Stevens Point Flowage Dam to the AlTech Park spillway
Within One-Fourth Mile Of All Islands In The Town Of Washington IslandClosed
- Status
- Prohibited
- Season opens
- Jul 1
- Season closes
- Mar 7
- Daily bag
- 5 in total
- Min size
- 12"
There is no catch and release fishing prior to July 1 opener
Wolf River From Its Mouth Upstream To The Dam In The City Of Shawano
- Daily bag
- 5 in total
Yellowstone Lake (Including The Yellowstone River From The Lake Upstream To County Highway F)
- Slot min
- 12"
- Slot max
- 15"
Wisconsin statewideOpen
- Status
- Permitted
- Daily bag
- 5 fish in total
- Possession
- 10 fish in total
- Min size
- 14"
of any length may be kept; Durphee Lake (In Combination With Schoolhouse Lake)
Muskellunge
Black River (Including Tributaries Up To The First Road Crossing Or Dam)Closed
- Status
- Closed
Hook and line fishing is closed all year
Buffalo LakeClosed
- Status
- Closed
Hook and line fishing is closed all year
Chippewa Flowage (Includes Lake Chippewa, West Fork Of Chippewa River Upstream To The Moose Lake Dam, James Slough And Scott, Tyner, Crane, James, Crystal And Moonshine Lakes)
- Min size
- 50"
Chippewa River (Downstream From Winter Dam Including All Tributaries Upstream To The First Dam Or Lake)
- Min size
- 50"
East Fork Lemonweir River (Upstream To The Highway 173 Bridge)Closed
- Status
- Closed
Hook and line fishing is closed all year
Eau Claire River (Downstream From The Schofield Dam)Closed
- Status
- Closed
Hook and line fishing is closed all year
Fox RiverClosed
- Status
- Closed
- Min size
- 50"
Hook and line fishing is closed all year
Fox River (From Appleton Lock 1 Downstream To De Pere Dam)
- Min size
- 50"
Fox River (From Appleton Lock 1 Upstream To Neenah-Menasha Dams (Winnebago County), Including Little Lake Butte Des Morts, Its Tributaries, Backwaters And Sloughs, Mud Creek And Neenah Slough)
- Min size
- 50"
Fox River (From The Neenah-Menasha Dams Downstream To Appleton Lock 1 - Outagamie County)
- Min size
- 50"
Grand River (From The Grand River Wildlife Area Dam Downstream To The Fox River)Closed
- Status
- Closed
Hook and line fishing is closed all year
Grandfather Flowage From Grandfather Dam Upstream To Grandmother DamClosed
- Status
- Closed
Hook and line fishing is closed all year
Grandmother Flowage From Grandmother Dam Upstream To Pride DamClosed
- Status
- Closed
Hook and line fishing is closed all year
Lac Courte Oreilles Chain (Lac Courte Oreilles Lake, Little Lac Courte Oreilles Lake And Billy Boy Flowage)
- Min size
- 50"
Lake Holcombe Including The Chippewa River Upstream To The Confluence With The Flambeau River, To The Mouth Of Main Creek, And To The Mouth Of The Jump River
- Min size
- 50"
Lake Mohawksin From Pride Dam Upstream To Kings DamClosed
- Status
- Closed
Hook and line fishing is closed all year
Lake Monona (Including Yahara River Up To Tenney Locks And Down To Hwy 12/18 Bridge, Starkweather And Wingra Creeks)
- Min size
- 50"
Lake SuperiorOut of season
- Season opens
- May 23
- Season closes
- Dec 31
- Daily bag
- 1
open water only
Lake Waubesa (Including Yahara River From Hwy 12/18 Bridge Down To Babcock Locks, Nine Springs Creek, Swan Creek And Upper Mud Lake
- Min size
- 50"
Lake Wissota Upstream To Old Abe Flowage Dam In Jim Falls, Including The Yellow River Upstream To Svetlik Dam At Cadott
- Min size
- 50"
Little Lake Butte Des Morts (Including Mud Creek, Neenah Slough And Tributaries, Backwaters And Sloughs, And The Fox River From Neenah-Menasha Dams Downstream To Appleton Lock 1 - Outagamie County)
- Min size
- 50"
Manitowish River (Including Benson, Sturgeon And Vance Lakes) Downstream From The Rest Lake Dam
- Min size
- 50"
Manitowish River Upstream Of The Flambeau River To The Rest Lake Dam (Including Benson, Sturgeon And Vance Lakes)
- Min size
- 50"
Minocqua Chain (And Connecting Waters, Including Jerome, Kawaguesaga, Little Tomahawk, Mid, Minocqua, Mud And Tomahawk Lakes)
- Min size
- 50"
Namekagon River From The Trego Dam To The Confluence With The St. Croix River
- Min size
- 50"
North Of Waldo Boulevard, ManitowocOut of season
- Season opens
- May 23
- Season closes
- Dec 31
- Daily bag
- 1
- Min size
- 54"
on open water only
Oconomowoc River (From Lac Labelle Upstream To The Outlet Of North Lake, Including Connecting Portions With Fowler Lake, Lac Labelle, Oconomowoc Lake, Okauchee Lake, And Upper Oconomowoc Lake)
- Min size
- 50"
Presque Isle Chain (Including Presque Isle, Averill, Van Vliet Lakes Combined)
- Min size
- 50"
Solberg Lake (Including Tributaries Up To The First Dam Or Lake)
- Min size
- 28"
South Fork Lemonweir River (Upstream To The Tomah Dam)Closed
- Status
- Closed
Hook and line fishing is closed all year
South Of Waldo Boulevard, ManitowocOut of season
- Season opens
- May 2
- Season closes
- Dec 31
- Daily bag
- 1
Wisconsin River (Downstream Of The Hydro Dam In Merrill Including All Sloughs, Bayous, And Flowages Up To The First Dam Or Highway Bridge)Closed
- Status
- Closed
Hook and line fishing is closed all year
Wisconsin River (From The Lake Dubay Dam Upstream To The Hydro Dam In Merrill Including Lake Dubay, Mosinee Flowage, Half Moon Lake, Lake Wausau, Wausau Dam Lake, And All Sloughs, Bayous, Flowages And Tributaries Upstream To The First Dam Or Highway Bridge)
- Min size
- 50"
Wisconsin River (Including All Sloughs, Bayous, And Flowages Upstream To The First Dam Or Highway Bridge, Except The Western Boundary Of The Wisconsin River On Lake Petenwell Is County Highway G)
- Min size
- 50"
Wisconsin River (Including All Sloughs, Bayous, And Flowages Upstream To The First Dam Or Highway Bridge)
- Min size
- 50"
Wisconsin River (Including All Sloughs, Bayous, Flowages, And Tributaries Upstream To The First Dam Or Highway Bridge)
- Min size
- 50"
Upstream of the Highway 12 bridge
Wisconsin River (Including Castle Rock And Petenwell Flowages And Sloughs, Bayous, And Flowages Upstream To The First Dam Or Highway Bridge)
- Min size
- 50"
Wisconsin River (Including Lake Wi And Sloughs, Bayous (Okee Bay, Whalen’s Grade), Flowages And Tributaries Upstream To The First Dam Or Highway Bridge)
- Min size
- 50"
Wisconsin River From Wausau Dam In Marathon County Upstream To The Merrill Dam
- Min size
- 50"
Yellowstone Lake (Including The Yellowstone River From The Lake Upstream To County Highway F)
- Min size
- 50"
Wisconsin statewideIn season
- Season opens
- May 2
- Season closes
- Dec 31
- Daily bag
- 1 fish
- Possession
- 2 fish in total
- Min size
- 40"
May 2, 2026 to Dec. 31, 2026 (on open water only).
All Species
Cov Dej Ntws Mus Rau Hauv Lub Pas Dej Michigan Thiab Green Bay
- Daily bag
- 5 fish/day
- Min size
- 10"
All Other Green Bay And Fox River Tributaries And Ditches, Including Tributaries To The Above Streams, From Their Mouth Up To The First Dam Or LakeClosed
- Status
- Prohibited
- Season opens
- May 2
- Season closes
- Mar 7
no hook and line fishing allowed for any species from after the first Sunday in March to before the first Saturday in May Open season is from the first Saturday in May through the first Sunday in March, excluding the Menominee River.
Green Bay Streams Up To The First Dam, Lake Or Designated TributaryClosed
- Status
- Prohibited
- Daily bag
- 5 fish/day
- Min size
- 10"
- Gear
- Hooks Restricted
From Jan. 1 to the first Saturday in May, hook and line fishing is prohibited from one−half hour after sunset to one− half hour before sunrise From Sept. 15 to the first Saturday of the following May, you may not use hooks that have a gap size larger than one-half inch from point to shank.
Txhua Lub Pas Dej Michigan Cov Ncauj Dej Thaib Txhua Lwm Cov Ncauj Dej Green Bay, Cov Niam Dej Thiab Cov Kwj Dej Ntws Los Rau Mus Rau Thawj Lub Pas Dej Toov Los Sis Pas Dej Tsis Suav Nrog Qhov Tsis Siv Rau Niam Dej Menonminee (Marinette Khauj Tim).
- Gear
- Angling Only
Kev nuv ntses hmo ntuj los ntawm tus nuv ntses thiab txoj hlua: Txij thaum lub Ib Hlis Ntuj Tim 1 txog thawj hnub Saturday nyob hauv lub Tsib Hlis Ntuj, nuv ntses thiab khi nuv ntses ua ib kab sab yuav txwv huv si los ntawm ib‑nrab teev tom qab hnub poob lawm mus rau ib‑nrab teev ua ntej hnub tawm
Tus Dej Duck (Brown Khauj Tim) Los Ntawm Thawj Lub Pas Dej Nyob Sab Sauv Tus Cog Mus Taw Lub Chaw Ncig Pamperin (Lub Zos Howard) Ntws Mus Rau Green BayOpen year-round
- Season opens
- Jan 1
- Season closes
- Dec 31
Niam Dej Suamico (Brown Khauj Tim), Los Ntawm Tus Choj Cth “Hs” Ntws Mus Rau Green BayOpen year-round
- Season opens
- Jan 1
- Season closes
- Dec 31
Niam Dej Suamico (Oconto Khauj Tim), Los Ntawm Tus Choj Cth “J” Ntws Mus Rau Green BayOpen year-round
- Season opens
- Jan 1
- Season closes
- Dec 31
Niam Dej Pensaukee (Oconto Khauj Tim), Los Ntawm Tus Choj Cth “J” Ntws Mus Rau Green BayOpen year-round
- Season opens
- Jan 1
- Season closes
- Dec 31
Niam Dej Oconto (Oconto Khauj Tim), Los Ntawm Lub Pas Dej Toov Stiles Ntws Mus Rau Green BayOpen year-round
- Season opens
- Jan 1
- Season closes
- Dec 31
Niam Dej Little (Marinette Khauj Tim), Los Ntawm Tus Choj Txoj Kev Rader Ntws Mus Rau Green BayOpen year-round
- Season opens
- Jan 1
- Season closes
- Dec 31
Niam Dej Peshtigo (Marinette Khauj Tim), Los Ntawm Lub Pas Dej Toov Peshtigo Ntws Mus Rau Green BayOpen year-round
- Season opens
- Jan 1
- Season closes
- Dec 31
Green Bay Thiab Niam Dej FoxClosed
- Status
- Prohibited
Yuav tsis pub nuv ntses thiab khi nuv ntses ua ib kab sab rau hom ntses twg li nyob rau txhua qhov chaw hauv cov dej thiab kwj dej ntws los rau Green Bay thiab Niam Dej Fox, suav nrog rau cov dej uas nyob saum tom cov dej ntws los, los, los nawm lub ncauj dej mus txog rau ntawm thawj lub pas dej toov los sis lub pas dej tom qab thawj hnub Sunday hauv lub Peb Hlis Ntuj ua ntej thawj hnub Saturday hauv lub Tsib Hlis Ntuj.
Lwm Qhov Chaw Ntawm Cov Dej Ntws Los Rau Green BayIn season
- Season opens
- May 1
- Season closes
- Mar 1
Lub caij uas qhib nuv ntses nyob rau lwm qhov chaw ntawm cov dej ntws los rau Green Bay yog los ntawm thawj hnub Saturday nyob hauv lub Tsib Hlis Ntuj mus rau thawj hnub Sunday nyob hauv lub Peb Hlis Ntuj, tsis suav nrog Niam Dej Menominee.
Duck Creek (Brown Co.), From The First Dam Above The Pamperin Park Footbridge (Village Of Howard) Downstream To Green BayOpen
- Status
- Open
year-round season
Suamico River (Brown Co.), From The Cth “Hs” Bridge Downstream To Green BayOpen
- Status
- Open
year-round season
Little Suamico River (Oconto Co.), From The Cth “J” Bridge Downstream To Green BayOpen
- Status
- Open
year-round season
Pensaukee River (Oconto Co.), From The Cth “J” Bridge Downstream To Green BayOpen
- Status
- Open
year-round season
Oconto River (Oconto Co.), From The Stiles Dam Downstream To Green BayOpen
- Status
- Open
year-round season
Little River (Marinette Co.), From The Rader Road Bridge Downstream To Green BayOpen
- Status
- Open
year-round season
Peshtigo River (Marinette Co.), From The Peshtigo Dam Downstream To Green BayOpen
- Status
- Open
year-round season
Arroyo Duck (Condado De Brown), Desde La Primera Represa Arriba De La Pasarela Del Parque Pamperin (Pueblo De Howard) Aguas Abajo Hasta Green Bay.Open year-round
- Season opens
- Jan 1
- Season closes
- Dec 31
Río Suamico (Condado De Brown), Desde El Puente Cth “Hs” Aguas Abajo Hasta Green Bay.Open year-round
- Season opens
- Jan 1
- Season closes
- Dec 31
Río Little Suamico (Condado De Oconto), Desde El Puente Cth “J” Aguas Abajo Hasta Green Bay.Open year-round
- Season opens
- Jan 1
- Season closes
- Dec 31
Río Pensaukee (Condado De Oconto), Desde El Puente Cth “J” Aguas Abajo Hasta Green Bay.Open year-round
- Season opens
- Jan 1
- Season closes
- Dec 31
Río Oconto (Condado De Oconto), Desde La Represa Stiles Aguas Abajo Hasta Green Bay.Open year-round
- Season opens
- Jan 1
- Season closes
- Dec 31
Río Little (Condado De Marinette), Desde El Puente De Rader Road Aguas Abajo Hasta Green Bay.Open year-round
- Season opens
- Jan 1
- Season closes
- Dec 31
Río Peshtigo (Condado De Marinette), Desde La Represa Peshtigo Aguas Abajo Hasta Green Bay.Open year-round
- Season opens
- Jan 1
- Season closes
- Dec 31
Other Green Bay Tributaries, Excluding The Menominee RiverIn season
- Season opens
- May 3
- Season closes
- Mar 1
All Other Green Bay Tributary Streams, Rivers And Ditches Upstream To Their First Dam Or Lake, Except This Does Not Apply To The Menominee RiverOpen
- Status
- Open
year-round season; Marinette Co.
All Lake Michigan Tributaries And All Other Green Bay Tributary Streams, Rivers, And Ditches Upstream To Their Frst Dam Or Lake, Except This Does Not Apply To The Menominee RiverClosed
- Status
- Closed
- Gear
- Single Pointed Hooks
Jan. 1 to the frst Saturday in May, hook and line fishing is prohibited from one-half hour after sunset to one-half hour before sunrise.; Marinette County From Sept. 15 to the frst Saturday of the following May, you may not use hooks that have a gap size larger than one-half inch from point to shank.; Marinette County
Manger Lagoon - City Of Green BayOpen
- Status
- Open
year-round season; only persons 15 years of age and younger and certain disabled anglers may fish these waters
Lake Trout
Tus Dej Duck (Brown Khauj Tim) Los Ntawm Thawj Lub Pas Dej Nyob Sab Sauv Tus Cog Mus Taw Lub Chaw Ncig Pamperin (Lub Zos Howard) Ntws Mus Rau Green BayOpen year-round
- Season opens
- Jan 1
- Season closes
- Dec 31
Niam Dej Suamico (Brown Khauj Tim), Los Ntawm Tus Choj Cth “Hs” Ntws Mus Rau Green BayOpen year-round
- Season opens
- Jan 1
- Season closes
- Dec 31
Niam Dej Little (Marinette Khauj Tim), Los Ntawm Tus Choj Txoj Kev Rader Ntws Mus Rau Green BayOpen year-round
- Season opens
- Jan 1
- Season closes
- Dec 31
Lwm Cov Dej Ntws Los Rau Green Bay Thiab Cov Kwj Dej Suav Nrog Rau Cov Dej Ntws Los Rau Cov Feem Xyuam Dej Uas Muaj Npe Saum Toj NoIn season
- Season opens
- May 3
- Season closes
- Mar 1
Duck Creek (Brown Co.) From The First Dam Above The Pamperin Park Footbridge (Village Of Howard) Downstream To Green BayOpen
- Status
- Open
- Season opens
- Jan 1
- Season closes
- Dec 31
year-round season
Suamico River (Brown Co.), From The Cth “Hs” Bridge Downstream To Green BayOpen
- Status
- Open
- Season opens
- Jan 1
- Season closes
- Dec 31
year-round season
Little Suamico River (Oconto Co.), From The Cth “J” Bridge Downstream To Green BayOpen
- Status
- Open
- Season opens
- Jan 1
- Season closes
- Dec 31
year-round season
Pensaukee River (Oconto Co.), From The Cth “J” Bridge Downstream To Green BayOpen
- Status
- Open
- Season opens
- Jan 1
- Season closes
- Dec 31
year-round season
Oconto River (Oconto Co.), From The Stiles Dam Downstream To Green BayOpen
- Status
- Open
- Season opens
- Jan 1
- Season closes
- Dec 31
year-round season
Little River (Marinette Co.), From The Rader Road Bridge Downstream To Green BayOpen
- Status
- Open
- Season opens
- Jan 1
- Season closes
- Dec 31
year-round season
Peshtigo River (Marinette Co.), From The Peshtigo Dam Downstream To Green BayOpen
- Status
- Open
- Season opens
- Jan 1
- Season closes
- Dec 31
year-round season
All Other Green Bay Tributaries And Ditches Including Tributaries To The Sections Of Above Named StreamsIn season
- Season opens
- May 3
- Season closes
- Mar 1
2025 - March 1, 2026
Trucha De Lago
Arroyo Duck (Condado De Brown), Desde La Primera Represa Arriba De La Pasarela Del Parque Pamperin (Pueblo De Howard) Aguas Abajo Hasta Green BayOpen year-round
- Season opens
- Jan 1
- Season closes
- Dec 31
Afluentes De Green Bay: Arroyo Duck (Condado De Brown), Desde La Primera RepresaOpen year-round
- Season opens
- Jan 1
- Season closes
- Dec 31
Río Suamico (Condado De Brown), Desde El Puente Cth “Hs” Aguas Abajo Hasta Green Bay.Open year-round
- Season opens
- Jan 1
- Season closes
- Dec 31
Río Little Suamico (Condado De Oconto), Desde El Puente Cth “J” Aguas Abajo Hasta Green Bay.Open year-round
- Season opens
- Jan 1
- Season closes
- Dec 31
Río Pensaukee (Condado De Oconto), Desde El Puente Cth “J” Aguas Abajo Hasta Green Bay.Open year-round
- Season opens
- Jan 1
- Season closes
- Dec 31
Río Oconto (Condado De Oconto), Desde La Represa Stiles Aguas Abajo Hasta Green Bay.Open year-round
- Season opens
- Jan 1
- Season closes
- Dec 31
Río Little (Condado De Marinette), Desde El Puente De Rader Road Aguas Abajo Hasta Green Bay.Open year-round
- Season opens
- Jan 1
- Season closes
- Dec 31
Río Peshtigo (Condado De Marinette), Desde La Represa Peshtigo Aguas Abajo Hasta Green Bay.Open year-round
- Season opens
- Jan 1
- Season closes
- Dec 31
Todos Los Demás Afluentes Y Zanjas De Green Bay, Incluidos Los Afluentes A Las Secciones De Las Corrientes Mencionadas ArribaIn season
- Season opens
- May 3
- Season closes
- Mar 1
Muskellunge (Includes Hybrids)
Menominee River—From The Hattie Street Dam In The City Of Marinette Downstream To The Eastern End Of The Breakwalls In Green BayIn season
- Season opens
- Jun 1
- Season closes
- Dec 31
- Daily bag
- 1
- Min size
- 50"
on open water only
Lake Michigan Tributaries North Of Hwy 10 (Located In The Counties Of Marinette, Oconto, Brown, Door, Kewaunee And Manitowoc). All Green Bay Tributaries Upstream To The Frst Dam Or LakeIn season
- Season opens
- May 23
- Season closes
- Dec 31
- Daily bag
- 1
- Min size
- 54"
on open water only
Walleye And Sauger (Includes Hybrids)
Major Green Bay Tributaries And Tributaries To Lake Michigan North Of Waldo Blvd, ManitowocIn season
- Season opens
- May 2
- Season closes
- Mar 7
- Daily bag
- 5
- Min size
- 15"
All Other Tributaries And Ditches To Green Bay Upstream To Frst Dam/LakeIn season
- Season opens
- May 2
- Season closes
- Mar 7
- Daily bag
- 5
- Min size
- 15"
Bass
McGee LakeClosed
- Status
- Closed
Bass season is closed during the closed trout season
Nemadji RiverIn season
- Season opens
- May 23
- Season closes
- Mar 7
- Daily bag
- 5 fish
- Min size
- 12"
Trout And Salmon
All Other Tributaries And Ditches To Green Bay Upstream To Frst Dam Or LakeIn season
- Season opens
- May 2
- Season closes
- Mar 7
- Daily bag
- 5
- Min size
- 10"
Tributaries To Lake Michigan And Major Green Bay Tributaries
- Daily bag
- 5
- Min size
- 10"
Catfish (Channel And Flathead)
All Other Tributaries To Green Bay In Brown CountyIn season
- Season opens
- May 2
- Season closes
- Mar 7
- Daily bag
- 25
All Other Tributaries To Green BayIn season
- Season opens
- May 2
- Season closes
- Mar 7
- Daily bag
- 10
Plus 11 more species. See the Wisconsin pillar page for the full list.
FAQ
Who regulates fishing on Green Bay?
DNR regulates fishing on Green Bay.
What species can I target on Green Bay?
Green Bay is best known for walleye, musky, bass. Other species are present and tracked in the rule tables below.
Where should I verify these rules?
These rules summarize DNR's published content. Always confirm with the official source before keeping a catch.
Reference only. Regulations change mid-season. Always verify with the official source before keeping a catch.