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Lake Michigan Fishing Regulations 2026
Lake Michigan fishing regulations in 2026: top targets are salmon, trout, walleye. 1,663 current rules across 43 species from 3 state agencies (Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin).
Species pages for Lake Michigan
Dedicated rule pages for the most-targeted species at this water.
Illinois waters
95 rules from DNR, 9 species.
Trout
Apple RiverCatch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
Early season Catch and Release Fishing is permitted (9)
Campus Pond – Eastern Illinois UniversityClosed
- Status
- Closed
Spring Closed Season (8)
Crawford County State Fish & Wildlife Area PondsClosed
- Status
- Closed
(Picnic Pond) Fall Closed Season
Derby LakeClosed
- Status
- Closed
- Daily bag
- 1 fish
Spring Closed Season (8) 1 Fish Daily Harvest Limit Trout (Derby Lake)
Fairgrounds Pond – Fort Massac State ParkClosed
- Status
- Closed
Spring Closed Season (8)
Horton LakeCatch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
Early season Catch and Release Fishing is permitted (9)
Illinois Department Of Transportation LakeCatch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
Early season Catch and Release Fishing is permitted (9)
Jim Edgar/Panther Creek State Fish And Wildlife Area – Gridley Road LakeCatch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
Early season Catch and Release Fishing is permitted (9)
Kent CreekCatch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
Catch and Release Fishing Only (9)
Lake Of The Woods & Elk’s PondClosed
- Status
- Closed
Spring Closed Season (8)
Morgan Lake/Mauvaise TerreCatch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
Early season Catch and Release Fishing is permitted (9)
Picnic PondClosed
- Status
- Closed
- Daily bag
- 1 fish
Fall Closed Season (7) 1 Fish Daily Harvest Limit Trout (Picnic Pond)
Pine CreekCatch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
Early season Catch and Release Fishing is permitted (9)
Rock CreekCatch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
Early season Catch and Release Fishing is permitted (9)
Rock Springs Cattail PondClosed
- Status
- Closed
Spring Closed Season (8)
Salt Creek Downstream To Arlington Heights RoadClosed
- Status
- Closed
Fall Closed Season (7)
Siloam Springs LakeCatch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
- Season opens
- Mar 15
Early season Catch and Release Fishing is permitted (9) Spring Closed Season (8); Early season Catch and Release Fishing is permitted (9)
Silver Springs State Fish And Wildlife Area - Big Lake And Area Ponds
- Season opens
- Mar 15
Spring Closed Season (8)
Willow LakeCatch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
Early season Catch and Release Fishing is permitted
Illinois statewide
- Daily bag
- 5 fish/day
either singly or in the aggregate with Salmon
Walleye
Crab Orchard National Wildlife Refuge-Crab Orchard Lake
- Daily bag
- 3 fish/day
- Min size
- 18"
Mississippi River
- Min size
- 15"
- Slot min
- 20"
- Slot max
- 27"
Protected Slot Length Limit with no possession of Fish greater than or equal to 20 inches and less than 27 inches
Mississippi River (Between Il & Ia)
- Min size
- 15"
- Slot min
- 20"
- Slot max
- 27"
Protected Slot Length Limit with no possession of Fish greater than or equal to 20 inches and less than 27 inches
Rock River
- Min size
- 15"
- Slot min
- 20"
- Slot max
- 27"
Protected Slot Length Limit with no possession of Fish greater than or equal to 20 inches and less than 27 inches
Salt Creek Downstream To The Route 10 Bridge
- Daily bag
- 3 fish/day
- Min size
- 18"
Illinois statewide
- Daily bag
- 6 fish/day
- Min size
- 14"
either singly or in the aggregate with Sauger or their Hybrid (Saugeye), Except In Those Waters Listed Under Site Specific Regulations. All Walleye, Sauger, Or Their Hybrid (Saugeye) Taken Must Be 14˝ In Total Length Or Longer, Except In The Mississippi River, Wabash River, Or As Specified Under Site Specific Regulations.
Yellow Perch
Lake MichiganIn season
- Season opens
- Jun 16
- Season closes
- Apr 30
- Daily bag
- 15 fish/day
Closed May 1 through June 15 (6)
Large Or Smallmouth Bass
Trout And Salmon
Lake Michigan
- Daily bag
- 5 fish/day
- Min size
- 10"
singly or in the aggregate, except for Lake Trout
Salmon
Illinois statewide
- Daily bag
- 5 fish/day
- Min size
- 10"
either singly or in the aggregate with Trout Every Salmon 10 inches in total length or longer snagged must be taken into immediate possession and included in the daily harvest limit.
Lake Trout
Lake Whitefish Or Round Whitefish
Fish (All Species)
Lake MichiganOpen
- Status
- Permitted
All devices used for sport fishing on Lake Michigan must be attended at all times
Michigan waters
211 rules from DNR, 10 species.
Walleye
Banks
- Possession
- 1 fish
- Min size
- 20"
not more than 1 fish of any of these species.
Black R.In season
- Season opens
- May 15
- Season closes
- Mar 15
from Alverno Dam downstream to its confluence with the Cheboygan R.
Clark
- Possession
- 1 fish
- Min size
- 20"
not more than 1 fish of any of these species.
Corey
- Possession
- 1 fish
- Min size
- 20"
not more than 1 fish of any of these species.
Cub
- Possession
- 1 fish
- Min size
- 20"
not more than 1 fish of any of these species.
Deer Island
- Possession
- 1 fish
- Min size
- 20"
not more than 1 fish of any of these species.
Dorothy
- Possession
- 1 fish
- Min size
- 20"
not more than 1 fish of any of these species.
East Bear
- Possession
- 1 fish
- Min size
- 20"
not more than 1 fish of any of these species.
Elsie
- Possession
- 1 fish
- Min size
- 20"
not more than 1 fish of any of these species.
Fisher
- Possession
- 1 fish
- Min size
- 20"
not more than 1 fish of any of these species.
Florence
- Possession
- 1 fish
- Min size
- 20"
not more than 1 fish of any of these species.
Germain
- Possession
- 1 fish
- Min size
- 20"
not more than 1 fish of any of these species.
Glimmerglass
- Possession
- 1 fish
- Min size
- 20"
not more than 1 fish of any of these species.
Golden Silence
- Possession
- 1 fish
- Min size
- 20"
not more than 1 fish of any of these species.
Hay
- Possession
- 1 fish
- Min size
- 20"
not more than 1 fish of any of these species.
Helen
- Possession
- 1 fish
- Min size
- 20"
not more than 1 fish of any of these species.
High
- Possession
- 1 fish
- Min size
- 20"
not more than 1 fish of any of these species.
Honey
- Possession
- 1 fish
- Min size
- 20"
not more than 1 fish of any of these species.
Jay
- Possession
- 1 fish
- Min size
- 20"
not more than 1 fish of any of these species.
Johnston Springs
- Possession
- 1 fish
- Min size
- 20"
not more than 1 fish of any of these species.
Katherine
- Possession
- 1 fish
- Min size
- 20"
not more than 1 fish of any of these species.
Kerr
- Possession
- 1 fish
- Min size
- 20"
not more than 1 fish of any of these species.
Liluis
- Possession
- 1 fish
- Min size
- 20"
not more than 1 fish of any of these species.
Lois
- Possession
- 1 fish
- Min size
- 20"
not more than 1 fish of any of these species.
Loon
- Possession
- 1 fish
- Min size
- 20"
not more than 1 fish of any of these species.
Louise
- Possession
- 1 fish
- Min size
- 20"
not more than 1 fish of any of these species.
Marsh
- Possession
- 1 fish
- Min size
- 20"
not more than 1 fish of any of these species.
Moss
- Possession
- 1 fish
- Min size
- 20"
not more than 1 fish of any of these species.
Mountain
- Possession
- 1 fish
- Min size
- 20"
not more than 1 fish of any of these species.
Snap Jack
- Possession
- 1 fish
- Min size
- 20"
not more than 1 fish of any of these species.
Trapper
- Possession
- 1 fish
- Min size
- 20"
not more than 1 fish of any of these species.
West Bear
- Possession
- 1 fish
- Min size
- 20"
not more than 1 fish of any of these species.
Whitefish
- Possession
- 1 fish
- Min size
- 20"
not more than 1 fish of any of these species.
Michigan statewide
- Daily bag
- 5 fish/day
- Possession
- 10 fish
- Min size
- 15"
combined with Sauger
Rainbow Trout
Au Sable River Mainstream (Crawford Co.) From South Wakeley Bridge Rd. (Wakeley Bridge) To McMasters Bridge Rd. (McMasters Bridge)Open
- Status
- Open
open all year
Au Sable River Mainstream (Oscoda Co.) From Mio Power Line (T26n, R3e, S7; 44° 39’ 40.550" N/ 84° 7’ 24.280" W) To Evans Rd. (McKinley Bridge)Open
- Status
- Open
open all year
Au Sable River North Branch (Crawford Co.) From Sheep Ranch (T28n, R2w, S12; 44° 49’ 40.470" N/ 84° 29’ 25.933" W) To Confluence With MainstreamOpen
- Status
- Open
open all year
Au Sable River South Branch (Crawford Co.) From Lower High Banks (T25n, R2w, S13; 44° 33’ 49.735" N/ 84° 29’ 59.107" W) To Confluence With MainstreamOpen
- Status
- Open
open all year
Bear Creek
- Possession
- 1 fish
Year-round — the daily possession limit shall not include more than one (1) Rainbow Trout.
Betsie River
- Possession
- 1 fish
Year-round — the daily possession limit shall not include more than one (1) Rainbow Trout.
Betsie River From Kurick Rd. Downstream To M-22.
- Daily bag
- 1 fish
Year-round —the daily possession limit shall not include more than one (1) Rainbow Trout.
Big South Branch Pere Marquette River From Confluence Of Beaver/ Winnepesaug Creeks Downstream To Confluence With Pere Marquette River
- Possession
- 1 fish/day
Year-round
Big South Branch Pere Marquette River From Confluence Of Beaver/Winnepesaug Creeks Downstream To Confluence With Pere Marquette River
- Possession
- 1 fish/day
Year-round
Black River (Otsego And Montmorency Cos.) From Tin Shanty Bridge Rd. To The Town Corner Lake Stairs (T32n, R1e, S31 Se/Se; 45° 6’ 50.872" N/ 84° 21’ 0.488" W)Open
- Status
- Open
open all year
Carp River
- Possession
- 1 fish
Year-round — the daily possession limit shall not include more than one (1) Rainbow Trout.
Carp River From Morgan Creek Downstream To L. Superior
- Possession
- 1 fish/day
Year-round
Duck Creek (Gogebic Co.) From Railroad Bridge (T44n, R39w, S16) To Confluence With Middle Branch Ontonagon RiverOpen
- Status
- Open
open all year
Escanaba River (Delta Co.) From Boney Falls Dam To Mouth Of Silver CreekOpen
- Status
- Open
- Min size
- 12"
open all year
Little Manistee River
- Possession
- 1 fish
NOTE: The daily possession limit shall not include more than one (1) Rainbow Trout from 300’ downstream of Little Manistee River Weir down to the boundary with Manistee Lake, which is defined as the power line crossing downstream of Stronach Road Bridge (also referred to as Water Street on some maps).
Little Manistee River From Johnson Rd. (Johnson’s Bridge) Downstream To The Boundary With Manistee Lake, Which Is Defined As The Power Line Crossing Downstream Of Stronach Road Bridge (Also Referred To As Water Street On Some Maps)
- Possession
- 1 fish/day
Year-round — from Johnson Rd. downstream to 300 feet above the Little Manistee River Weir
Manistee River
- Possession
- 1 fish
Year-round — the daily possession limit shall not include more than one (1) Rainbow Trout.
Manistee River (Crawford And Kalkaska Cos.) From M-72 To Sunset Trail Rd. (Ccc Bridge)Open
- Status
- Open
open all year
Manistee River (Crawford Co.) From Co. Rd. 612 To M-72Open
- Status
- Open
open all year
Manistee River From Tippy Dam Downstream To Railroad Bridge Below M-55 (T21n, R16w, S6)
- Possession
- 1 fish/day
Year-round
Muskegon River From Croton Dam Downstream To M-120
- Possession
- 5 fish/day
- Min size
- 20"
Year-round, no more than three (3) trout 15" or greater and shall not include more than one (1) Rainbow Trout 20 inches or greater Year-round, shall not include more than one (1) Rainbow Trout 20 inches or greater
North Branch White River From Arthur Rd. Downstream To Confluence With White River
- Possession
- 1 fish/day
Year-round
Pere Marquette River
- Daily bag
- 1 fish
- Possession
- 1 fish
Year-round — the daily possession limit shall not include more than one (1) Rainbow Trout.
Pere Marquette River (Lake Co.) From M-37 To The Downstream Edge Of The Boat Ramp/Slide At Gleason’s Landing (T17n, R14w, S13; 43° 52’ 14.521" N/ 85° 55’ 21.752" W)
- Possession
- 1 fish
From Sep. 1 – the Fri. before the last Sat. in April
Pere Marquette River From Reek Rd. (Indian Bridge) Downstream To Old Us-31
- Possession
- 1 fish/day
Year-round
Pere Marquette River From The Upstream Edge Of The Boat Ramp At Rainbow Rapids (T18n, R14w, S27) Downstream To Reek Rd. (Indian Bridge)
- Possession
- 1 fish/day
Year-round
Pigeon River: (Cheboygan And Otsego Cos.) From Elk Hill Campground Horse Trail (T32n, R1w, S10; 45° 10’ 50.753" N/ 84° 25’ 27.866" W) To Pine Grove Campground Stairs (T33n, R1w, S17; 45° 14’ 38.497" N/ 84° 26’ 47.983" W)Open
- Status
- Open
open all year
Platte River From Us-31 Bridge At Veteran’s Park Downstream To L. Michigan.
- Daily bag
- 1 fish
The daily possession limit shall not include more than one (1) Rainbow Trout.
Rogue River
- Daily bag
- 5 fish
- Possession
- 1 fish
- Slot max
- 15"
Year-round — From Rockford Dam downstream to confluence with Grand River — the daily possession limit for Type 4 still applies with up to five (5) Rainbow Trout allowed in the daily possession limit, no more than three (3) trout 15" or greater and shall not include more than one (1) Rainbow Trout 20 inches or greater.
Whitefish River
- Possession
- 1 fish
Year-round - the daily possession limit shall not include more than one (1) Rainbow Trout.
Whitefish River From 38th Road (U.s.f.s. 2236) Downstream To Us-2 Bridge In T41n, R21w, S28.
- Daily bag
- 1 fish
Year-round - the daily possession limit shall not include more than one (1) Rainbow Trout.
Michigan statewide
- Daily bag
- 5 fish/day
- Min size
- 10"
general statewide inland streams rule; combined trout limits may apply on specific waters
Brook Trout
Au Sable River Mainstream (Crawford Co.) From South Wakeley Bridge Rd. (Wakeley Bridge) To McMasters Bridge Rd. (McMasters Bridge)
- Season closes
- Sep 30
- Min size
- 10"
Au Sable River Mainstream (Oscoda Co.) From Mio Power Line (T26n, R3e, S7; 44° 39’ 40.550" N/ 84° 7’ 24.280" W) To Evans Rd. (McKinley Bridge)
- Season closes
- Sep 30
Au Sable River North Branch (Crawford Co.) From Sheep Ranch (T28n, R2w, S12; 44° 49’ 40.470" N/ 84° 29’ 25.933" W) To Confluence With Mainstream
- Season closes
- Sep 30
- Min size
- 10"
Au Sable River South Branch (Crawford Co.) From Lower High Banks (T25n, R2w, S13; 44° 33’ 49.735" N/ 84° 29’ 59.107" W) To Confluence With Mainstream
- Season closes
- Sep 30
- Min size
- 10"
Black River (Otsego And Montmorency Cos.) From Tin Shanty Bridge Rd. To The Town Corner Lake Stairs (T32n, R1e, S31 Se/Se; 45° 6’ 50.872" N/ 84° 21’ 0.488" W)
- Season closes
- Sep 30
- Min size
- 10"
Cooks Run To The Mouth Of The North Branch Of The Paint River
- Season closes
- Sep 30
Duck Creek (Gogebic Co.) From Railroad Bridge (T44n, R39w, S16) To Confluence With Middle Branch Ontonagon River
- Season closes
- Sep 30
Escanaba River (Delta Co.) From Boney Falls Dam To Mouth Of Silver Creek
- Season closes
- Sep 30
- Min size
- 10"
Isle Royale National Park WatersCatch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
Within 4.5 miles of Isle Royale; no possession.
L. SuperiorClosed
- Status
- Closed
- Daily bag
- 1 fish/day
- Min size
- 20"
within 4.5 miles of Isle Royale, no possession of Brook Trout
Little Manistee River (Lake Co.) From North Peacock Trail (Spencer’s Bridge) To Johnson Rd. (Johnson’s Bridge)
- Season closes
- Sep 30
Manistee River (Crawford And Kalkaska Cos.) From M-72 To Sunset Trail Rd. (Ccc Bridge)
- Season closes
- Sep 30
- Min size
- 10"
Manistee River (Crawford Co.) From Co. Rd. 612 To M-72
- Season closes
- Sep 30
- Min size
- 10"
Pere Marquette RiverClosed
- Status
- Prohibited
- Min size
- 8"
harvest of fish greater than 14" and less than 18" shall be prohibited
Pere Marquette River (Lake Co.) From M-37 To The Downstream Edge Of The Boat Ramp/Slide At Gleason’s Landing (T17n, R14w, S13; 43° 52’ 14.521" N/ 85° 55’ 21.752" W)Closed
- Status
- Closed
- Min size
- 8"
- Slot min
- 14"
- Slot max
- 18"
From Sep. 1 – the Fri. before the last Sat. in April From the last Sat. in April – Aug. 31 harvest of fish greater than 14" and less than 18" shall be prohibited. From the last Sat. in April – Aug. 31
Pigeon River: (Cheboygan And Otsego Cos.) From Elk Hill Campground Horse Trail (T32n, R1w, S10; 45° 10’ 50.753" N/ 84° 25’ 27.866" W) To Pine Grove Campground Stairs (T33n, R1w, S17; 45° 14’ 38.497" N/ 84° 26’ 47.983" W)
- Season closes
- Sep 30
- Min size
- 10"
Michigan statewide
- Daily bag
- 5 fish/day
- Min size
- 7"
inland streams and rivers statewide general rule; combined trout limits may apply on specific waters
Brown Trout
Au Sable River Mainstream (Crawford Co.) From South Wakeley Bridge Rd. (Wakeley Bridge) To McMasters Bridge Rd. (McMasters Bridge)
- Season closes
- Sep 30
- Min size
- 18"
Au Sable River Mainstream (Oscoda Co.) From Mio Power Line (T26n, R3e, S7; 44° 39’ 40.550" N/ 84° 7’ 24.280" W) To Evans Rd. (McKinley Bridge)
- Season closes
- Sep 30
- Min size
- 18"
Au Sable River North Branch (Crawford Co.) From Sheep Ranch (T28n, R2w, S12; 44° 49’ 40.470" N/ 84° 29’ 25.933" W) To Confluence With Mainstream
- Season closes
- Sep 30
- Min size
- 18"
Au Sable River South Branch (Crawford Co.) From Lower High Banks (T25n, R2w, S13; 44° 33’ 49.735" N/ 84° 29’ 59.107" W) To Confluence With Mainstream
- Season closes
- Sep 30
- Min size
- 18"
Black River (Otsego And Montmorency Cos.) From Tin Shanty Bridge Rd. To The Town Corner Lake Stairs (T32n, R1e, S31 Se/Se; 45° 6’ 50.872" N/ 84° 21’ 0.488" W)Open
- Status
- Open
open all year
Duck Creek (Gogebic Co.) From Railroad Bridge (T44n, R39w, S16) To Confluence With Middle Branch Ontonagon River
- Season closes
- Sep 30
Escanaba River (Delta Co.) From Boney Falls Dam To Mouth Of Silver Creek
- Season closes
- Sep 30
- Min size
- 12"
Little Manistee River (Lake Co.) From North Peacock Trail (Spencer’s Bridge) To Johnson Rd. (Johnson’s Bridge)
- Season closes
- Sep 30
- Min size
- 15"
Manistee River (Crawford And Kalkaska Cos.) From M-72 To Sunset Trail Rd. (Ccc Bridge)
- Season closes
- Sep 30
- Min size
- 18"
Manistee River (Crawford Co.) From Co. Rd. 612 To M-72
- Season closes
- Sep 30
- Min size
- 18"
Pere Marquette RiverClosed
- Status
- Prohibited
harvest of fish greater than 14" and less than 18" shall be prohibited
Pere Marquette River (Lake Co.) From M-37 To The Downstream Edge Of The Boat Ramp/Slide At Gleason’s Landing (T17n, R14w, S13; 43° 52’ 14.521" N/ 85° 55’ 21.752" W)Closed
- Status
- Closed
- Slot min
- 14"
- Slot max
- 18"
From Sep. 1 – the Fri. before the last Sat. in April harvest of fish greater than 14" and less than 18" shall be prohibited. From the last Sat. in April – Aug. 31
Pigeon River: (Cheboygan And Otsego Cos.) From Elk Hill Campground Horse Trail (T32n, R1w, S10; 45° 10’ 50.753" N/ 84° 25’ 27.866" W) To Pine Grove Campground Stairs (T33n, R1w, S17; 45° 14’ 38.497" N/ 84° 26’ 47.983" W)
- Season closes
- Sep 30
- Min size
- 12"
Michigan statewide
- Daily bag
- 5 fish/day
- Min size
- 8"
general statewide inland streams rule; combined trout limits may apply on specific waters
Lake Sturgeon
Sturgeon Bay (Lake Michigan)Catch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
- Season opens
- Jul 16
- Season closes
- Mar 15
- Slot min
- 42"
- Slot max
- 50"
Lake Sturgeon less than 42" and greater than 50" must be released immediately.
Trout
Spring Mill PondCatch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
- Gear
- Artificial Only
April 1 - Fri. before the last Sat. in April, catch-and-immediate-release of trout with artificial lures only
Michigan statewide
- Daily bag
- 5 fish/day
combined total for all trout and salmon species, except for specific regulations
Chinook Salmon
Coho Salmon
Pink Salmon
Salmon
Michigan statewide
- Daily bag
- 5 fish/day
combined total for all trout and salmon species, except for specific regulations
Wisconsin waters
1357 rules from DNR, 40 species.
Walleye
Lake Michigan Waters South Of Waldo Boulevard, ManitowocOut of season
- Season opens
- Mar 8
- Season closes
- Apr 30
- Daily bag
- 1 in total
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"
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 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
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
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)
Trout
Arroyo Bear Y Todos Sus Afluentes (Arroyo Del Valle Newton Y 5-9)
- Daily bag
- 3 fish/day
Bass LakeIn season
- Season opens
- May 2
- Season closes
- Mar 7
- Daily bag
- 3 fish/day
at 5 a.m.
Bear Creek And All Its Tributaries (Newton Valley Creek And 5-9)
- Daily bag
- 3 fish/day
in total
Beaver Dam LakeIn season
- Season opens
- May 3
- Season closes
- Mar 1
- Daily bag
- 1 fish/day
- Min size
- 18"
at 5 a.m. 2026
Big Green River — Upstream From Sth 133
- Daily bag
- 1 fish/day
- Min size
- 12"
only one may be greater than 12"
Big Roche A Cri Creek
- Daily bag
- 3 fish/day
- Min size
- 8"
Three trout in total
Black Earth Creek — Ush 14 (East Side Of Mazomanie) Upstream To South Valley Rd
- Daily bag
- 1 fish/day
- Min size
- 18"
Black Earth Creek — Ush 14 (East Side Of Mazomanie) Upstream To South Valley Road
- Daily bag
- 1 fish/day
- Min size
- 18"
Black River (Including Tributaries Up To The First Road Crossing Or Dam)Closed
- Status
- Closed
Hook and line fishing is closed all year
Borah Creek
- Daily bag
- 1 fish/day
- Min size
- 12"
only one may be greater than 12"
Brule River — Downstream From Ush 2In season
- Season opens
- Apr 25
- Season closes
- Sep 30
- Min size
- 7"
2026
Brule River — Upstream From Ush 2In season
- Season opens
- Apr 25
- Season closes
- Sep 30
2026
Buffalo LakeClosed
- Status
- Closed
Hook and line fishing is closed all year
Camp Creek
- Daily bag
- 1 fish/day
- Min size
- 12"
only one may be greater than 12"
Crooked Creek
- Daily bag
- 1 fish/day
- Min size
- 12"
only one may be greater than 12"
Duncan Creek — Downstream Of Bloomer Dam To Cty Hwy B
- Daily bag
- 3 fish/day
in total
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
Elk Creek — Downstream From Elk Creek Lake Dam And All Tributaries
- Daily bag
- 1 fish/day
- Min size
- 18"
Elk Creek LakeIn season
- Season opens
- May 3
- Season closes
- Mar 1
at 5 a.m. 2026
Fox RiverClosed
- Status
- Closed
Hook and line fishing is closed all year
Gilbert LakeIn season
- Season opens
- May 2
- Season closes
- Mar 7
- Daily bag
- 3 fish/day
at 5 a.m.
Gordon Creek Sth 78 Upstream To Spring Creek Road
- Daily bag
- 1 fish/day
- Min size
- 12"
only one may be greater than 12"
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
Inland Streams, Springs And Spring PondsIn season
- Season opens
- Apr 4
- Season closes
- Oct 15
Open season: April 4 - Oct. 15, 2026
Iron River — Upstream From The Sea Lamprey Barrier At The Former Site Of The Orienta Dam
- Daily bag
- 3 fish/day
- Min size
- 8"
in total
Johns LakeIn season
- Season opens
- May 2
- Season closes
- Mar 7
- Daily bag
- 3 fish/day
at 5 a.m.
Keyes LakeIn season
- Season opens
- May 3
- Season closes
- Mar 1
- Daily bag
- 2 fish/day
- Min size
- 12"
at 5 a.m. 2026
Kinnickinnic River And Tributaries (21-4, 30-1, 30-10, 36-1, 36-15, Kelly Creek, Nye Creek, Parker Creek, 13-2, Ted Creek)
- Daily bag
- 1 fish/day
- Min size
- 12"
only one may be greater than 12"
Knapp Creek Upstream From Sth 171
- Daily bag
- 1 fish/day
- Min size
- 12"
only one may be greater than 12"
Lago De La Represa BeaverIn season
- Season opens
- May 3
- Season closes
- Mar 1
- Daily bag
- 1 fish/day
- Min size
- 18"
Lake Mohawksin From Pride Dam Upstream To Kings DamClosed
- Status
- Closed
Hook and line fishing is closed all year
Little Grant River — Govier Road Upstream To Milner Road
- Daily bag
- 1 fish/day
- Min size
- 12"
only one may be greater than 12"
Little Long LakeIn season
- Season opens
- May 2
- Season closes
- Mar 7
- Daily bag
- 3 fish/day
at 5 a.m.
Little Roche A Cri, Big Roche A Cri Creeks
- Daily bag
- 3 fish/day
- Min size
- 8"
in total
Lodi (Spring) Creek — Downstream From Cth J
- Daily bag
- 2 fish/day
- Min size
- 12"
- Gear
- Artificial Only
Long Lake (Town Of Saxeville)In season
- Season opens
- May 2
- Season closes
- Mar 7
- Daily bag
- 3 fish/day
at 5 a.m.
Long Lake Branch Of White River — Downstream From Taylor Lane To White River
- Daily bag
- 1 fish/day
- Min size
- 18"
Long Lake Branch Of White River — Downstream From Taylor Lane To White River Dam
- Daily bag
- 1 fish/day
- Min size
- 18"
Lub Pas Dej Ntev Uas Yog Ncau Ntawm Niam Dej White
- Daily bag
- 1 fish/day
- Min size
- 18"
Lyman (Hartford) LakeIn season
- Season opens
- May 2
- Season closes
- Mar 7
- Daily bag
- 3 fish/day
at 5 a.m.
Manger Lagoon - City Of Green Bay
- Daily bag
- 3 fish/day
only persons 15 years of age and younger and certain disabled anglers may fish these waters
Marengo River — Upstream From Sth 13 To County Line Road
- Daily bag
- 3 fish/day
in total
Mill Creek Ush 14 Upstream To Quarry Hill Road
- Daily bag
- 1 fish/day
- Min size
- 12"
only one may be greater than 12"
Mirror LakeIn season
- Season opens
- May 2
- Season closes
- Mar 7
- Daily bag
- 3 fish/day
at 5 a.m. only persons 15 years of age and younger and certain disabled anglers may fish these waters
Mount Vernon Creek — Cth U Downstream To Sth 92
- Min size
- 12"
- Max size
- 12"
only one may be greater than 12"
Niam Dej Blue — Ncauj Dej Mus Rau 0.5 Mile Ncauj Dej Ntawm Txoj Kev Blue RiverCatch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
txhua tus ntses trout uas txhom tau yuav tsum muab tso tam sim
Niam Dej Blue — Ncauj Dej Ntws Los Mus Rau Txoj Kev Snow BottomCatch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
txhua tus ntses trout uas txhom tau yuav tsum muab tso tam sim
Niam Dej Blue — Txoj Kev Biba Ncauj Dej Ntws Los Mus Rau Txoj Kev Snow Bottom
- Daily bag
- 2 fish/day
- Min size
- 12"
Niam Dej Grant — Cth A Ncauj Dej Ntws Mus Rau Cth KCatch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
txhua tus ntses trout uas txhom tau yuav tsum muab tso tam sim
Niam Dej Hunting — Ntws Nqis Los Ntawm Txoj Kev Fitzgerald Dam
- Daily bag
- 3 fish/day
Niam Dej Montreal (Ls) — Ntws Nqis Los Ntawm Superior Falls
- Min size
- 10"
Niam Dej Namekagon —Khauj Tim Tus Choj E (Washburn) Ncauj Dej Ntws Mus Rau Lub Pas Dej Toov Namekagon
- Daily bag
- 1 fish/day
- Min size
- 14"
Niam Dej Oconto (Ceg Dej Sab Qab Teb)
- Daily bag
- 2 fish/day
- Min size
- 12"
Oconto River South Branch From Menominee County Line Downstream To Sth 32
- Daily bag
- 2 fish/day
- Min size
- 12"
Oconto River South Branch Upstream From Menominee County Line
- Daily bag
- 3 fish/day
- Min size
- 8"
Three trout in total
Onion River Downstream From Cth E To Cth N
- Daily bag
- 2 fish/day
- Min size
- 12"
Paradise Springs Creek
- Daily bag
- 3 fish/day
- Min size
- 8"
Three trout in total
Pas Dej GotoIn season
- Season opens
- May 3
- Season closes
- Mar 1
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Pas Dej GreenIn season
- Season opens
- May 3
- Season closes
- Mar 1
- Daily bag
- 3 fish/day
- Min size
- 14"
5 teev sawv ntxov 2026
Pas Dej LucerneOpen
- Status
- Permitted
- Season opens
- May 3
- Season closes
- Mar 1
Daj 5 teev sawv ntxov 2026
Pas Dej MichiganOpen
- Status
- Permitted
Cov cai tshwj xeeb: ciam txwv qhov ntev thiab qhov nuv ntau yuav sib txawv raws tus dej
Pas Dej Michigan Thiab Pas Dej Superior Cov Ncauj Dej Ntws Los Rau
- Possession
- 3 fish
- Min size
- 8"
Pas Dej Superior Cov Ncauj Dej Ntws Los RauOpen
- Status
- Permitted
Cov cai tshwj xeeb: ciam txwv qhov ntev thiab qhov nuv ntau yuav sib txawv raws tus dej
Pas Dej Txhawv Elvoy (S20 , T41n, R13e)
- Daily bag
- 3 fish/day
- Min size
- 10"
Pas Dej Txhawv Tsis Muaj Npe 2-1 (Polar Los Sis Cov Nplooj Ntawv S2, T33n, R11e)
- Daily bag
- 3 fish/day
Pas Dej Txhawv Tsis Muaj Npe 2-14 (S2, T33n, R11e)
- Daily bag
- 3 fish/day
Pearl LakeIn season
- Season opens
- May 2
- Season closes
- Mar 7
- Daily bag
- 3 fish/day
at 5 a.m.
Pine LakeIn season
- Season opens
- May 2
- Season closes
- Mar 7
- Daily bag
- 3 fish/day
at 5 a.m.
Popple River — Downstream From Sth 139
- Daily bag
- 3 fish/day
- Min size
- 8"
in total
Ramal De Long Del Río White : Aguas Abajo De La Vía De Taylor A La Represa Del Río White
- Daily bag
- 1 fish/day
- Min size
- 18"
Redgranite QuarryIn season
- Season opens
- May 2
- Season closes
- Mar 7
- Daily bag
- 3 fish/day
at 5 a.m.
Remington Lake
- Daily bag
- 3 fish/day
only persons 15 years of age and younger and certain disabled anglers may fish these waters
Río Iron : Aguas Arriba Desde La Barrera De Lampreas De Mar En El Anterior Sitio De La Represa Orienta
- Daily bag
- 3 fish/day
- Min size
- 8"
Río Marengo : Aguas Arriba Desde Sth 13 Hasta La Carretera Limítrofe Del Condado
- Daily bag
- 3 fish/day
Río White : Aguas Abajo Desde El Puente Pikes Hasta La Represa Del Río White
- Daily bag
- 1 fish/day
- Min size
- 18"
Río White : Aguas Arriba Desde El Puente Pikes
- Daily bag
- 3 fish/day
- Min size
- 8"
Río White (Bifurcación Sur Y Aguas De Manantial)
- Daily bag
- 3 fish/day
- Min size
- 8"
Rosenow Creek And Tributary
- Daily bag
- 3 fish/day
- Min size
- 8"
Three trout in total
Rush River And Tributaries
- Daily bag
- 1 fish/day
- Min size
- 12"
only one may be greater than 12"
Sand Creek — 10th St Downstream To Red Cedar River
- Daily bag
- 1 fish/day
- Min size
- 18"
- Gear
- Artificial Only
Scuppernong River Including South Branch
- Daily bag
- 3 fish/day
- Min size
- 8"
Three trout in total
Skunk LakeIn season
- Season opens
- May 2
- Season closes
- Mar 7
- Daily bag
- 3 fish/day
at 5 a.m.
South Fork Lemonweir River (Upstream To The Tomah Dam)Closed
- Status
- Closed
Hook and line fishing is closed all year
Spring LakeIn season
- Season opens
- May 2
- Season closes
- Mar 7
- Daily bag
- 3 fish/day
at 5 a.m.
Syene Ponds
- Daily bag
- 3 fish/day
only persons 15 years of age and younger and certain disabled anglers may fish these waters
Token Creek Ponds
- Daily bag
- 3 fish/day
only persons 15 years of age and younger and certain disabled anglers may fish these waters
Tus Dej Bear Thiab Txhua Cov Ncauj Dej Ntws Los Rau (Tus Dej Newton Valley Thiab 5-9)
- Daily bag
- 3 fish/day
xam ua ke
Tus Dej Bronson — Ntws Nqis Los Ntawm Txoj Kev VavrickaCatch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
txhua tus ntses trout uas txhom tau yuav tsum muab tso tam sim
Tus Dej Castle Rock — Ncauj Dej Ntws Los Ntawm Txoj Kev Witek Mus Rau Tus Choj Thib Peb Cth Q (T7n, R1w, Nqe. 30, Sesw)
- Daily bag
- 2 fish/day
- Min size
- 12"
Tus Dej Castle Rock Thiab Spring — Los Ntawm Tus Choj Thib Peb Cth Q (T7n R1w Ntu 30, Sesw) Ncauj Dej Ntws Mus Rau Txoj Kev ChurchCatch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
txhua tus ntses trout uas txhom tau yuav tsum muab tso tam sim
Tus Dej East Branch Raccoon — Txoj Kev Cleophus (T11n, R11e, Ntu. 13) Ntws Nqis Mus Rau State Li Ciam TebCatch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
txhua tus ntses trout uas txhom tau yuav tsum muab tso tam sim
Tus Dej Elk – Ntws Nqis Los Ntawm Lub Pas Dej Toov Tus Dej Elk Thiab Txhua Cov Ncauj Dej Los Rau
- Daily bag
- 1 fish/day
- Min size
- 18"
Tus Dej FiddlerCatch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
txhua tus ntses trout uas txhom tau yuav tsum muab tso tam sim
Tus Dej Hauer Thiab Cov Pas Dej Txhawv
- Daily bag
- 1 fish/day
- Min size
- 14"
Tus Dej PammelCatch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
txhua tus ntses trout uas txhom tau yuav tsum muab tso tam sim
Tus Dej Sand - Thib 10 St Nqis Mus Rau Niam Dej Red Cedar
- Daily bag
- 1 fish/day
- Min size
- 18"
Tus Dej SteinerCatch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
txhua tus ntses trout uas txhom tau yuav tsum muab tso tam sim
Tus Dej Tshuam Doc Smith — Los Ntawm Tus Dej Castle Rock Ntws Los Mus Rau 0.5 Mile Lub Ncauj Dej Los Ntawm Txoj Kev EversonCatch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
txhua tus ntses trout uas txhom tau yuav tsum muab tso tam sim
Tus Dej Woods — Ntws Los Ntawm Sth 101
- Daily bag
- 2 fish/day
- Min size
- 12"
Txhua Cov Dej Uas Tsis Muaj NpeCatch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
- Daily bag
- 3 fish/day
txhua tus ntses trout uas txhom tau yuav tsum muab tso tam sim
Unnamed Creek 36-14 (S36, T9n, R3w)
- Daily bag
- 3 fish/day
- Min size
- 8"
in total
Waupaca (Tomorrow) River — River Road Upstream To Durant Road In Portage County
- Daily bag
- 1 fish/day
- Min size
- 18"
- Gear
- Artificial Only
over 18” only artificial lures may be used
Waupaca Chain Of Lakes (All Lakes)In season
- Season opens
- May 2
- Season closes
- Mar 7
- Daily bag
- 2 fish/day
- Min size
- 12"
at 5 a.m. over 12”
White River — Downstream From Pikes Bridge To The White River Dam
- Daily bag
- 1 fish/day
- Min size
- 18"
White River — Upstream From Pikes Bridge
- Daily bag
- 3 fish/day
- Min size
- 8"
in total
White River (Main Branch) — Lower Millpond Dam (Cty Rd Yy) Upstream To State Hwy 21 And 73
- Daily bag
- 2 fish/day
- Min size
- 12"
- Gear
- Artificial Only
over 12” only artificial lures may be used
White River (South Fork And Springs)
- Daily bag
- 3 fish/day
- Min size
- 8"
in total
White River (Unnamed Tributaries)
- Daily bag
- 3 fish/day
- Min size
- 8"
in total
Wild Rose Millpond — From Hwy 22 Upstream To Cty Road AaIn season
- Season opens
- May 2
- Season closes
- Mar 7
- Daily bag
- 3 fish/day
at 5 a.m.
Willow Creek Lost Hollow Road Upstream To Sth 58 Bridge 0.25 Mile North Of Loyd
- Daily bag
- 1 fish/day
- Min size
- 12"
only one may be greater than 12"
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
Wolf River — Downstream From Cth T
- Daily bag
- 3 fish/day
3 trout in total
Woods Creek — Downstream From Sth 101
- Daily bag
- 2 fish/day
- Min size
- 12"
Brook Trout
Ash Creek — Upstream From Cth TbCatch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
all brook trout caught must be immediately released
Baker CreekCatch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
- Daily bag
- 5 fish/day
all brook trout caught must be immediately released
Bark River And All Its Tributaries (Ls)Catch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
all brook trout must be immediately released
Beaver CreekCatch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
all brook trout caught must be immediately released
Big Green Lake And Tributaries Upstream To The First DamCatch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
all brook trout caught must be immediately released
Big Spring BranchCatch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
- Daily bag
- 5 fish/day
all brook trout caught must be immediately released
Big Spring Branch — Upstream From Pine Tree RoadCatch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
- Daily bag
- 5 fish/day
all brook trout caught must be immediately released
Bishop Branch And TributariesCatch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
all brook trout caught must be immediately released
Bishop Branch And Tributaries (Cook Creek, Maple Dale Creek, Pine Hollow Creek And Bishops Branch Tributary)Catch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
all brook trout caught must be immediately released
Cady CreekCatch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
- Daily bag
- 5 fish/day
all brook trout caught must be immediately released
Cave Hollow CreekCatch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
- Daily bag
- 5 fish/day
all brook trout caught must be immediately released
Ceg Dej Bishop Thiab Cov Ceg Dej Ntws Los Rau (Tus Dej Cook, Tus Dej Maple Dale, Tus Dej Pine Hollow Thiab Ceg Dej Bishops Lub Ncauj Dej Ntws Los Rau)Catch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
txhua tus ntses brook ntes tau yuav tsum muab tso tam sim
Clam River, North Fork From Spring Lake Road To Cty Hwy HCatch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
must be immediately released
Dell Creek — Coon Bluff Rd Upstream To South AvenueCatch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
all brook trout caught must be immediately released
Dell Creek — Coon Bluff Road Upstream To South AvenueCatch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
all brook trout caught must be immediately released
Durward’s Glenn Creek (Prentice Creek)
- Daily bag
- 5 fish/day
- Max size
- 9"
in total
Garbers CouleeCatch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
- Daily bag
- 5 fish/day
all brook trout caught must be immediately released
Grinsell BranchCatch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
all brook trout caught must be immediately released
Halls BranchCatch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
all brook trout caught must be immediately released
Hanzel CreekCatch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
all brook trout caught must be immediately released
Harker Creek — Upstream Of The Confluence With Flint CreekCatch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
- Daily bag
- 5 fish/day
all brook trout caught must be immediately released
Kwj Dej CadyCatch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
txhua tus ntses brook ntes tau yuav tsum muab tso tam sim
Lake Superior
- Daily bag
- 5 in total of which
- Min size
- 20"
only 1 may be rainbow trout and 1 may be brook trout
Lee CreekCatch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
all brook trout caught must be immediately released
Lowery Creek — Upstream From State Highway 23Catch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
- Daily bag
- 5 fish/day
all brook trout caught must be immediately released
Martin CreekCatch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
all brook trout caught must be immediately released
Melancthon CreekCatch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
- Daily bag
- 5 fish/day
all brook trout caught must be immediately released
Niam Dej Bark Thiab Txhua Cov Dej Ntws Los Rau Nws (Ls)Catch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
yuav tsum muab tso tam sim
Nichols Creek — (North Branch Milwaukee River From The Headwaters To Sth 28)Catch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
all brook trout caught must be immediately released
Nichols Creek (North Branch Milwaukee River From The Headwaters To Sth 28)Catch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
brook trout must be immediately released
North Fork Clam River From Spring Lake Road To Cty Hwy HCatch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
brook trout must be immediately released
North Pine CreekCatch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
- Daily bag
- 5 fish/day
all brook trout caught must be immediately released
Otter Creek — Upstream From Cave Hollow RoadCatch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
all brook trout caught must be immediately released
Otter Creek Upstream From Cave Hollow RoadCatch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
brook trout must be immediately released
Pine CreekCatch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
- Daily bag
- 5 fish/day
all brook trout caught must be immediately released
Pine Hollow CreekCatch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
all brook trout caught must be immediately released
Plum CreekCatch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
all brook trout caught must be immediately released
Pompey Pillar Creek — Upstream From Cth ICatch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
- Daily bag
- 5 fish/day
all brook trout caught must be immediately released
RedCatch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
- Daily bag
- 1 fish
- Possession
- 1 fish
- Min size
- 18"
- Max size
- 12"
all brook trout must be immediately released only one trout over 12 inches
Seas Branch CreekCatch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
all brook trout caught must be immediately released
Sixmile CreekCatch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
all brook trout caught must be immediately released
Tenney Springs CreekCatch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
all brook trout caught must be immediately released
Trout Creek — Upstream From Dry DamCatch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
- Daily bag
- 5 fish/day
all brook trout caught must be immediately released
Tus Dej Ash — Ncauj Dej Los Ntawm Cth TbCatch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
txhua tus ntses brook ntes tau yuav tsum muab tso tam sim
Tus Dej BakerCatch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
txhua tus ntses brook ntes tau yuav tsum muab tso tam sim
Tus Dej BeaverCatch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
txhua tus ntses brook ntes tau yuav tsum muab tso tam sim
Tus Dej Cave HollowCatch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
txhua tus ntses brook ntes tau yuav tsum muab tso tam sim
Tus Dej Dell — Txoj Kev Coon Bluff Ncauj Dej Ntws Mus Rau South AvenueCatch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
txhua tus ntses brook ntes tau yuav tsum muab tso tam sim
Tus Dej Harker — Ncauj Dej Ntawm Qhov Sib Tshuam Nrog Tus Dej FlintCatch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
txhua tus ntses brook ntes tau yuav tsum muab tso tam sim
Tus Dej Lowery — Ncauj Dej Ntws Los Ntawm State Highway 23Catch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
txhua tus ntses brook ntes tau yuav tsum muab tso tam sim
Tus Dej MelancthonCatch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
txhua tus ntses brook ntes tau yuav tsum muab tso tam sim
Tus Dej North PineCatch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
txhua tus ntses brook ntes tau yuav tsum muab tso tam sim
Tus Dej PineCatch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
txhua tus ntses brook ntes tau yuav tsum muab tso tam sim
Tus Dej PlumCatch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
txhua tus ntses brook ntes tau yuav tsum muab tso tam sim
Tus Dej Pompey Pillar — Ncauj Dej Los Ntawm Cth ICatch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
txhua tus ntses brook ntes tau yuav tsum muab tso tam sim
Tus Dej Seas BranchCatch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
txhua tus ntses brook ntes tau yuav tsum muab tso tam sim
Tus Dej Tenney SpringsCatch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
txhua tus ntses brook ntes tau yuav tsum muab tso tam sim
Tus Dej Trout — Ncauj Dej Los Ntawm Lub Pas Dej Toov DryCatch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
txhua tus ntses brook ntes tau yuav tsum muab tso tam sim
Tus Dej Tshuam Big Spring — Ntws Los Ntawm Txoj Kev Pine TreeCatch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
txhua tus ntses brook ntes tau yuav tsum muab tso tam sim
Tus Dej Uas Tsis Muaj Npe 18-13Catch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
txhua tus ntses brook ntes tau yuav tsum muab tso tam sim
Tus Dej Whittlesey (Ls)Catch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
yuav tsum muab tso tam sim
Unnamed Creek 18-13Catch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
all brook trout caught must be immediately released
Unnamed Tributary To Melancthon CreekCatch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
- Daily bag
- 5 fish/day
all brook trout caught must be immediately released
Whittlesey Creek (Ls) — Downstream From Town Hall RoadCatch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
all brook trout must be immediately released
Brown Trout
Bark River And All Its Tributaries (Ls)
- Daily bag
- 2 fish/day
- Min size
- 10"
over 15”
Big Spring Branch — Upstream From Pine Tree Road
- Daily bag
- 5 fish/day
Bishop Branch And Tributaries (Cook Creek, Maple Dale Creek, Pine Hollow Creek And Bishops Branch Tributary)
- Daily bag
- 5 fish/day
Brule River (Ls) — Cth S Downstream To Cth B
- Daily bag
- 2 fish/day
- Min size
- 15"
Ceg Dej Bishop Thiab Cov Ceg Dej Ntws Los Rau (Tus Dej Cook, Tus Dej Maple Dale, Tus Dej Pine Hollow Thiab Ceg Dej Bishops Lub Ncauj Dej Ntws Los Rau)
- Daily bag
- 5 fish/day
Dell Creek — Coon Bluff Rd Upstream To South Avenue
- Daily bag
- 5 fish/day
Grinsell BranchOpen
- Status
- Permitted
brown and rainbow trout of any length may be kept
Hanzel CreekOpen
- Status
- Permitted
brown and rainbow trout of any length may be kept
Harker Creek — Upstream Of The Confluence With Flint Creek
- Daily bag
- 5 fish/day
Lake Superior
- Daily bag
- 5 in total of which
- Min size
- 15"
only 1 may be rainbow trout and 1 may be brook trout
Lake Superior Streams
- Daily bag
- 2 fish/day
- Min size
- 10"
over 15”, for any stream not listed in the Specific Waters Listed by County section for any stream not listed in the Specific Waters Listed by County section
Lake Superior Streams — Only 2 Brown Trout Over 15" Allowed In Daily Bag
- Daily bag
- 2 fish/day
Lake Superior Streams (All Streams Are Located In Ashland, Bayfield, Douglas And Iron Counties And Shown As Black On The Maps)
- Min size
- 10"
Lee CreekOpen
- Status
- Permitted
brown and rainbow trout of any length may be kept
Martin CreekOpen
- Status
- Permitted
brown and rainbow trout of any length may be kept
Niam Dej Bark Thiab Txhua Cov Dej Ntws Los Rau Nws (Ls)
- Daily bag
- 1 fish/day
Nichols Creek (North Branch Milwaukee River From The Headwaters To Sth 28)Open
- Status
- Permitted
brown and rainbow trout of any length may be kept
North Fork Clam River From Spring Lake Road To Cty Hwy HOpen
- Status
- Permitted
brown and rainbow trout of any length may be kept
Otter Creek Upstream From Cave Hollow RoadOpen
- Status
- Permitted
brown and rainbow trout of any length may be kept
Red
- Daily bag
- 1 fish
- Possession
- 1 fish
- Min size
- 18"
- Max size
- 12"
only one trout over 12 inches
Sixmile CreekOpen
- Status
- Permitted
brown and rainbow trout of any length may be kept
Unnamed Tributary To Melancthon CreekOpen
- Status
- Permitted
- Daily bag
- 5 fish/day
brown and rainbow trout of any length may be kept
Whittlesey Creek (Ls) — Downstream From Town Hall Road
- Daily bag
- 2 fish/day
- Min size
- 10"
over 15”
Wolf River — Downstream From Cth T
- Daily bag
- 1 fish/day
- Min size
- 18"
- Max size
- 12"
1 fish may be over 18” except 1 trout may be over 18”
Rainbow Trout
Bark River And All Its Tributaries (Ls)
- Daily bag
- 1 fish/day
- Min size
- 26"
Big Spring Branch — Upstream From Pine Tree Road
- Daily bag
- 5 fish/day
Bishop Branch And Tributaries (Cook Creek, Maple Dale Creek, Pine Hollow Creek And Bishops Branch Tributary)
- Daily bag
- 5 fish/day
Brule River (Ls) — Cth S Downstream To Cth B
- Daily bag
- 1 fish/day
- Min size
- 26"
Ceg Dej Bishop Thiab Cov Ceg Dej Ntws Los Rau (Tus Dej Cook, Tus Dej Maple Dale, Tus Dej Pine Hollow Thiab Ceg Dej Bishops Lub Ncauj Dej Ntws Los Rau)
- Daily bag
- 5 fish/day
Dell Creek — Coon Bluff Rd Upstream To South Avenue
- Daily bag
- 5 fish/day
Grinsell BranchOpen
- Status
- Permitted
brown and rainbow trout of any length may be kept
Hanzel CreekOpen
- Status
- Permitted
brown and rainbow trout of any length may be kept
Harker Creek — Upstream Of The Confluence With Flint Creek
- Daily bag
- 5 fish/day
Lake Superior
- Daily bag
- 5 in total of which
- Min size
- 26"
only 1 may be rainbow trout and 1 may be brook trout
Lake Superior Streams
- Daily bag
- 1 fish/day
- Min size
- 26"
for any stream not listed in the Specific Waters Listed by County section
Lake Superior Streams — Only 1 Rainbow Trout Allowed In Daily Bag
- Daily bag
- 1 fish/day
Lake Superior Streams (All Streams Are Located In Ashland, Bayfield, Douglas And Iron Counties And Shown As Black On The Maps)
- Min size
- 26"
Lee CreekOpen
- Status
- Permitted
brown and rainbow trout of any length may be kept
Martin CreekOpen
- Status
- Permitted
brown and rainbow trout of any length may be kept
Nichols Creek (North Branch Milwaukee River From The Headwaters To Sth 28)Open
- Status
- Permitted
brown and rainbow trout of any length may be kept
North Fork Clam River From Spring Lake Road To Cty Hwy HOpen
- Status
- Permitted
brown and rainbow trout of any length may be kept
Otter Creek Upstream From Cave Hollow RoadOpen
- Status
- Permitted
brown and rainbow trout of any length may be kept
Red
- Daily bag
- 1 fish
- Possession
- 1 fish
- Min size
- 18"
- Max size
- 12"
only one trout over 12 inches
Sixmile CreekOpen
- Status
- Permitted
brown and rainbow trout of any length may be kept
Unnamed Tributary To Melancthon CreekOpen
- Status
- Permitted
- Daily bag
- 5 fish/day
brown and rainbow trout of any length may be kept
Whittlesey Creek (Ls) — Downstream From Town Hall Road
- Daily bag
- 1 fish/day
- Min size
- 26"
Wolf River — Downstream From Cth T
- Daily bag
- 1 fish/day
- Min size
- 18"
- Max size
- 12"
1 fish may be over 18” except 1 trout may be over 18”
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
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
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
Muskellunge (Includes Hybrids)
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
Lake Michigan Tributaries South Of Hwy 10 (Located In The Counties Of Manitowoc, Sheboygan, Ozaukee, Milwaukee, Racine And Kenosha)In season
- Season opens
- May 2
- Season closes
- Dec 31
- Daily bag
- 1
- Min size
- 40"
Lake Michigan Tributaries South Of Us Hwy. 10 (Including The Manitowoc River)
- Daily bag
- 2
- Min size
- 26"
All Species
Lake Michigan 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.
Lake MichiganClosed
- Status
- Closed
- Gear
- Motor Trolling Permitted
Bait-minnow harvest is closed to all persons on VHS Known and Suspect Waters. Minnow harvest gear is prohibited on these waters. with three hooks, baits or lures per person
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
Sauger
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
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
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
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"
Tributaries To Lake Michigan South Of Waldo Blvd, Manitowoc
- Daily bag
- 5
- Min size
- 15"
Yellow Perch
Lake MichiganClosed
- Status
- Closed
- Season opens
- May 1
- Season closes
- Jun 15
- Daily bag
- 5
Plus 28 more species. See the Wisconsin pillar page for the full list.
FAQ
Which states regulate fishing on Lake Michigan?
Lake Michigan spans 3 states (Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin). Each state's wildlife agency sets rules for its own waters; DNR / DNR / DNR.
What species can I target on Lake Michigan?
Lake Michigan is best known for salmon, trout, walleye. Other species are present and tracked in the rule tables below.
Where should I verify these rules?
These rules summarize DNR / DNR / 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.