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Lake Michigan Trout Fishing Regulations 2026
Lake Michigan Trout regulations as of 2026-05-08: Status Catch And Release; Status Closed; Status Closed. Sourced across 3 state agencies.
Rules (834)
Illinois (63)
Apple RiverCatch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
Early season Catch and Release Fishing is permitted (9)
Argyle LakeClosed
- Status
- Closed
Fall Closed Season (7)
Axehead LakeClosed
- Status
- Closed
Spring Closed Season (8)
Banana LakeClosed
- Status
- Closed
Spring Closed Season (8)
Baumann Park LakeClosed
- Status
- Closed
Spring Closed Season (8)
Beall Woods LakeClosed
- Status
- Closed
Spring Closed Season (8)
Beaver Dam LakeClosed
- Status
- Closed
Fall Closed Season (7)
Belk Park PondClosed
- Status
- Closed
Spring Closed Season (8)
Belleau LakeClosed
- Status
- Closed
Spring Closed Season (8)
Bird Park QuarryClosed
- Status
- Closed
Spring Closed Season (8)
Boston PondClosed
- Status
- Closed
Spring Closed Season (8)
Busse LakeClosed
- Status
- Closed
Fall Closed Season (7)
Busse Lake SpillwayClosed
- Status
- Closed
Fall Closed Season (7)
Campus Pond – Eastern Illinois UniversityClosed
- Status
- Closed
Spring Closed Season (8)
Casey Park PondClosed
- Status
- Closed
Spring Closed Season (8)
Centennial Park PondClosed
- Status
- Closed
Spring Closed Season (8)
Cermack QuarryClosed
- Status
- Closed
Spring Closed Season (8)
Citizen’s LakeClosed
- Status
- Closed
Fall Closed Season (7)
Clear LakeClosed
- 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)
Ferne Clyffe LakeClosed
- Status
- Closed
Spring Closed Season (8)
Forest Park LagoonClosed
- Status
- Closed
Spring Closed Season (8)
Four LakesClosed
- Status
- Closed
Spring Closed Season (8)
Frank Holten LakesClosed
- Status
- Closed
Spring Closed Season (8)
Glen O Jones Trout PondClosed
- Status
- Closed
Fall Closed Season (7)
Green LakeClosed
- 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)
Kaufman LakeClosed
- Status
- Closed
Spring Closed Season (8)
Kent CreekCatch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
Catch and Release Fishing Only (9)
Lake AtwoodClosed
- Status
- Closed
Spring Closed Season (8)
Lake MendotaClosed
- Status
- Closed
Spring Closed Season (8)
Lake Michigan
- Daily bag
- 2 fish/day
- Daily bag
- 5 fish/day
- Min size
- 10"
singly or in the aggregate, except for Lake Trout
Lake MillikenClosed
- Status
- Closed
Spring Closed Season (8)
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)
Patriot’s Park LakeClosed
- Status
- Closed
Fall Closed Season (7)
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)
Piscasaw CreekClosed
- Status
- Closed
Spring Closed Season (8)
Prospect Park PondClosed
- Status
- Closed
Spring Closed Season (8)
Randolph County LakeClosed
- Status
- Closed
Fall Closed Season (7)
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)
Sag Quarry East
- Season opens
- Mar 15
Spring Closed Season (8)
Salt Creek Downstream To Arlington Heights RoadClosed
- Status
- Closed
Fall Closed Season (7)
Sam Dale Trout Pond
- Season opens
- Mar 15
Spring Closed Season (8)
Sand Pond
- Season opens
- Mar 15
Spring Closed Season (8)
Schiller Pond
- Season opens
- Mar 15
Spring Closed Season (8)
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 LakeClosed
- Status
- Closed
Spring Closed Season (8)
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
Wood RiverClosed
- Status
- Closed
Spring Closed Season (8)
Illinois statewide
- Daily bag
- 5 fish/day
either singly or in the aggregate with Salmon
Michigan (117)
Au Sable River Mainstream (Crawford Co.) From South Wakeley Bridge Rd. (Wakeley Bridge) To Mcmasters Bridge Rd. (Mcmasters Bridge)Open
- Status
- Open
- Season closes
- Sep 30
- Season closes
- Sep 30
- Min size
- 10"
- Min size
- 18"
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
- Season closes
- Sep 30
- Season closes
- Sep 30
- Min size
- 18"
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
- Season closes
- Sep 30
- Season closes
- Sep 30
- Min size
- 10"
- Min size
- 18"
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
- Season closes
- Sep 30
- Season closes
- Sep 30
- Min size
- 10"
- Min size
- 18"
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
- Status
- Open
- Season closes
- Sep 30
- Min size
- 10"
open all year
Brule R. Above Us-2 Bridge
- Min size
- 8"
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
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 RiverOpen
- Status
- Open
- Season closes
- Sep 30
- Season closes
- Sep 30
open all year
Escanaba River (Delta Co.) From Boney Falls Dam To Mouth Of Silver CreekOpen
- Status
- Open
- Season closes
- Sep 30
- Season closes
- Sep 30
- Min size
- 10"
- Min size
- 12"
- Min size
- 12"
open all year
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
Lake Type A
- Min size
- 10"
- Min size
- 12"
- Min size
- 12"
Lake Type B
- Min size
- 10"
- Min size
- 12"
- Min size
- 12"
Lake Type C
- Min size
- 8"
- Min size
- 8"
Lake Type D
- Min size
- 15"
- Min size
- 15"
- Min size
- 15"
Lake Type E
- Min size
- 15"
- Min size
- 15"
- Min size
- 15"
Lake Type F
- Min size
- 10"
- Min size
- 10"
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 (Lake Co.) From North Peacock Trail (Spencer’s Bridge) To Johnson Rd. (Johnson’s Bridge)
- Season closes
- Sep 30
- Season closes
- Sep 30
- Min size
- 15"
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
- Season closes
- Sep 30
- Season closes
- Sep 30
- Min size
- 10"
- Min size
- 18"
open all year
Manistee River (Crawford Co.) From Co. Rd. 612 To M-72Open
- Status
- Open
- Season closes
- Sep 30
- Season closes
- Sep 30
- Min size
- 10"
- Min size
- 18"
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 RiverClosed
- Status
- Prohibited
- Status
- Prohibited
- Daily bag
- 1 fish
- Possession
- 1 fish
- Min size
- 8"
harvest of fish greater than 14" and less than 18" shall be prohibited 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)Closed
- Status
- Closed
- Status
- Closed
- Possession
- 1 fish
- Min size
- 8"
- Slot min
- 14"
- Slot min
- 14"
- Slot max
- 18"
- 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
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
- Season closes
- Sep 30
- Season closes
- Sep 30
- Min size
- 10"
- Min size
- 12"
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.
Prairie Creek
- Possession
- 1 fish/day
Year-round
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.
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
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
- Daily bag
- 5 fish/day
- Daily bag
- 5 fish/day
- Daily bag
- 5 fish/day
- Min size
- 7"
- Min size
- 8"
- Min size
- 10"
combined total for all trout and salmon species, except for specific regulations inland streams and rivers statewide general rule; combined trout limits may apply on specific waters general statewide inland streams rule; combined trout limits may apply on specific waters
Wisconsin (654)
Ab Brook
- Max size
- 8"
Arroyo Bear Y Todos Sus Afluentes (Arroyo Del Valle Newton Y 5-9)
- Daily bag
- 3 fish/day
Arroyo Fairbanks
- Min size
- 12"
Arroyo Fordham
- Daily bag
- 3 fish/day
Arroyo Neenah
- Daily bag
- 2 fish/day
- Min size
- 12"
- Gear
- Artificial Only
Ash CreekOpen
- Status
- Permitted
- Status
- Permitted
Ash Creek — Upstream From Cth TbCatch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
- Daily bag
- 5 fish/day
- Daily bag
- 5 fish/day
all brook trout caught must be immediately released
Baker CreekCatch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
- Daily bag
- 5 fish/day
- Daily bag
- 5 fish/day
- Daily bag
- 5 fish/day
all brook trout caught must be immediately released
Balsam LakeOpen
- Status
- Permitted
Bark River And All Its Tributaries (Ls)Catch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
- Daily bag
- 2 fish/day
- Daily bag
- 1 fish/day
- Min size
- 10"
- Min size
- 26"
all brook trout must be immediately released over 15”
Bass L (Weyerhaeuser)
- Daily bag
- 1 fish/day
- Min size
- 14"
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 CreekCatch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
- Daily bag
- 5 fish/day
- Daily bag
- 5 fish/day
all brook trout caught must be immediately released
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 Lake And Tributaries Upstream To The First DamCatch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
all brook trout caught must be immediately released
Big Green RiverOpen
- Status
- Permitted
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
Big Spring BranchCatch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
- Daily bag
- 5 fish/day
- Daily bag
- 5 fish/day
- 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
- Daily bag
- 5 fish/day
- Daily bag
- 5 fish/day
all brook trout caught must be immediately released
Big Spring CreekOpen
- Status
- Permitted
- Status
- Permitted
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
- Daily bag
- 5 fish/day
- Daily bag
- 5 fish/day
all brook trout caught must be immediately released
Black Earth CreekOpen
- Status
- Permitted
- Status
- Permitted
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"
Blue RiverOpen
- Status
- Permitted
- Status
- Permitted
Bois Brule RiverOpen
- Status
- Permitted
- Status
- Permitted
- Status
- Permitted
Borah CreekOpen
- Status
- Permitted
- Daily bag
- 1 fish/day
- Min size
- 12"
only one may be greater than 12"
Brandy Creek
- Daily bag
- 3 fish/day
- Min size
- 8"
Three trout in total
Brill River
- Daily bag
- 2 fish/day
- Min size
- 12"
Brule Creek
- Daily bag
- 3 fish/day
- Min size
- 10"
Brule River
- Daily bag
- 5 fish/day
- Daily bag
- 5 fish/day
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
- Daily bag
- 5 fish/day
- Daily bag
- 5 fish/day
2026
Brule River (Ls) — Cth S Downstream To Cth B
- Daily bag
- 2 fish/day
- Daily bag
- 1 fish/day
- Min size
- 10"
- Min size
- 15"
- Min size
- 26"
Brule Springs
- Daily bag
- 3 fish/day
- Min size
- 10"
Cady CreekCatch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
- Daily bag
- 5 fish/day
- Daily bag
- 5 fish/day
- Daily bag
- 5 fish/day
all brook trout caught must be immediately released
Camp CreekOpen
- Status
- Permitted
- Daily bag
- 1 fish/day
- Min size
- 12"
only one may be greater than 12"
Castle Rock CreekOpen
- Status
- Permitted
- Status
- Permitted
Cave Hollow CreekCatch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
- Daily bag
- 5 fish/day
- Daily bag
- 5 fish/day
- 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
- Daily bag
- 5 fish/day
- Daily bag
- 5 fish/day
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Chaffee Creek
- Daily bag
- 3 fish/day
- Min size
- 8"
in total
Clam River, North Fork From Spring Lake Road To Cty Hwy HCatch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
must be immediately released
Coon CreekOpen
- Status
- Permitted
- Status
- Permitted
Cov Dej Ntws Rau Hauv Pas Dej Superior
- Min size
- 10"
- Min size
- 26"
Cov Pas Dej Txhawv Blues
- Daily bag
- 3 fish/day
Cov Pas Dej Txhawv Mercer
- Daily bag
- 3 fish/day
Cov Pas Dej Txhawv Willow
- Daily bag
- 3 fish/day
Cov Pas Dej Txhawv Woodduck
- Daily bag
- 3 fish/day
Crooked Creek
- Daily bag
- 1 fish/day
- Min size
- 12"
only one may be greater than 12"
Dej Kwj Ha Spring
- Daily bag
- 5 fish/day
- Daily bag
- 5 fish/day
- Daily bag
- 5 fish/day
- Max size
- 9"
Dell Creek — Coon Bluff Rd Upstream To South AvenueCatch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
- Daily bag
- 5 fish/day
- Daily bag
- 5 fish/day
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
Devil’s CreekOpen
- Status
- Permitted
Devils River
- Daily bag
- 3 fish/day
- Min size
- 8"
Three trout in total
Duncan Creek — Downstream Of Bloomer Dam To Cty Hwy B
- Daily bag
- 3 fish/day
in total
Durward’s Glenn Creek (Prentice Creek)
- Daily bag
- 5 fish/day
- Daily bag
- 5 fish/day
- Daily bag
- 5 fish/day
- Max size
- 9"
in total
East Branch Eau Claire RiverOpen
- Status
- Permitted
Eau Galle River
- Min size
- 12"
only one may be greater than 12"
Elk Creek
- Min size
- 12"
only one may be greater than 12"
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
Fairbanks Creek
- Daily bag
- 2 fish/day
- Min size
- 12"
Flag RiverOpen
- Status
- Permitted
- Status
- Permitted
- Status
- Permitted
Flume Creek
- Daily bag
- 3 fish/day
- Min size
- 8"
Three trout in total
Fordham Creek
- Daily bag
- 3 fish/day
in total
Garbers CouleeCatch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
- Daily bag
- 5 fish/day
- Daily bag
- 5 fish/day
- Daily bag
- 5 fish/day
all brook trout caught must be immediately released
Genesee Creek
- Daily bag
- 3 fish/day
- Min size
- 8"
Three trout in total
Gilbert LakeIn season
- Season opens
- May 2
- Season closes
- Mar 7
- Daily bag
- 3 fish/day
at 5 a.m.
Gill Creek
- Daily bag
- 3 fish/day
- Min size
- 8"
in total
Gordon CreekOpen
- Status
- Permitted
Gordon Creek Sth 78 Upstream To Spring Creek Road
- Daily bag
- 1 fish/day
- Min size
- 12"
only one may be greater than 12"
Green
- Daily bag
- 5 fish
- Daily bag
- 5 fish
- Daily bag
- 5 fish
Grinsell BranchCatch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
- Status
- Permitted
- Status
- Permitted
all brook trout caught must be immediately released brown and rainbow trout of any length may be kept
Halls BranchCatch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
all brook trout caught must be immediately released
Hanzel CreekCatch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
- Status
- Permitted
- Status
- Permitted
all brook trout caught must be immediately released brown and rainbow trout of any length may be kept
Harker Creek — Upstream Of The Confluence With Flint CreekCatch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
- Daily bag
- 5 fish/day
- Daily bag
- 5 fish/day
- Daily bag
- 5 fish/day
all brook trout caught must be immediately released
Hatchery CreekOpen
- Status
- Permitted
Honey CreekOpen
- Status
- Permitted
Hoover Creek
- Daily bag
- 3 fish/day
- Min size
- 8"
in total
Inland Streams, Springs And Spring PondsIn season
- Season opens
- Apr 4
- Season closes
- Oct 15
Open season: April 4 - Oct. 15, 2026
Irish Creek
- Daily bag
- 3 fish/day
- Min size
- 8"
in total
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
- Max size
- 12"
Knapp Creek Upstream From Sth 171
- Daily bag
- 1 fish/day
- Min size
- 12"
only one may be greater than 12"
Kriwanek Creek
- Daily bag
- 3 fish/day
- Min size
- 8"
Three trout in total
Krohns Lake
- Daily bag
- 3 fish/day
- Min size
- 8"
Three trout in total
Kwj Dej CadyCatch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
txhua tus ntses brook ntes tau yuav tsum muab tso tam sim
Lago De La Represa BeaverIn season
- Season opens
- May 3
- Season closes
- Mar 1
- Daily bag
- 1 fish/day
- Min size
- 18"
Lake Michigan TributariesOpen
- Status
- Open
year-round season
Lake Michigan Tributaries (Statewide Lm Default)
- Daily bag
- 5 fish/day
Lake Superior Streams
- Daily bag
- 2 fish/day
- Daily bag
- 1 fish/day
- Min size
- 10"
- Min size
- 26"
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 1 Rainbow Trout Allowed In Daily Bag
- Daily bag
- 1 fish/day
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"
- Min size
- 26"
Lee CreekCatch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
- Status
- Permitted
- Status
- Permitted
all brook trout caught must be immediately released brown and rainbow trout of any length may be kept
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"
Lowery Creek — Upstream From State Highway 23Catch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
- Daily bag
- 5 fish/day
- Daily bag
- 5 fish/day
- Daily bag
- 5 fish/day
all brook trout caught must be immediately released
Lub Pas Dej Homme
- Daily bag
- 3 fish/day
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.
Manley Creek
- Daily bag
- 5 fish/day
- Daily bag
- 5 fish/day
- Daily bag
- 5 fish/day
- Max size
- 9"
Marengo River — Upstream From Sth 13 To County Line Road
- Daily bag
- 3 fish/day
in total
Martin CreekCatch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
- Status
- Permitted
- Status
- Permitted
all brook trout caught must be immediately released brown and rainbow trout of any length may be kept
Mccann Creek
- Daily bag
- 5 fish/day
- Daily bag
- 5 fish/day
- Daily bag
- 5 fish/day
- Max size
- 9"
in total
Mcgee Lake
- Daily bag
- 2 fish/day
- Min size
- 12"
Mecan RiverOpen
- Status
- Permitted
- Status
- Permitted
Melancthon CreekCatch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
- Daily bag
- 5 fish/day
- Daily bag
- 5 fish/day
- Daily bag
- 5 fish/day
all brook trout caught must be immediately released
Mill Brook
- Daily bag
- 3 fish/day
- Min size
- 8"
Three trout in total
Mill CreekOpen
- Status
- Permitted
Mill Creek Ush 14 Upstream To Quarry Hill Road
- Daily bag
- 1 fish/day
- Min size
- 12"
only one may be greater than 12"
Mimi LakeOpen
- Status
- Permitted
Mirror LakeOpen
- Status
- Permitted
- Status
- Permitted
- Season opens
- May 2
- Season closes
- Mar 7
- Daily bag
- 3 fish/day
at 5 a.m.
Mount Vernon Creek — Cth U Downstream To Sth 92
- Min size
- 12"
- Max size
- 12"
only one may be greater than 12"
Mukwonago RiverOpen
- Status
- Permitted
- Daily bag
- 3 fish/day
- Min size
- 8"
Three trout in total
Mullet River
- Daily bag
- 3 fish/day
- Min size
- 8"
Three trout in total
Namekagon River
- Daily bag
- 1 fish/day
- Min size
- 14"
- Gear
- Artificial Only
Neenah Creek
- Daily bag
- 2 fish/day
- Min size
- 12"
- Gear
- Artificial Only
Niam Dej Bark Thiab Txhua Cov Dej Ntws Los Rau Nws (Ls)Catch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
- Daily bag
- 1 fish/day
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Niam Dej Big Green
- Max size
- 12"
Niam Dej Blue
- Daily bag
- 2 fish/day
- Min size
- 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 Brule
- Min size
- 7"
Niam Dej Brule (Ls)
- Daily bag
- 2 fish/day
- Daily bag
- 1 fish/day
- Min size
- 26"
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
- Daily bag
- 1 fish/day
- Min size
- 14"
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"
Niam Dej Plover
- Daily bag
- 3 fish/day
Niam Dej Prairie
- Daily bag
- 3 fish/day
Niam Dej White
- Daily bag
- 1 fish/day
- Min size
- 18"
Niam Dej White (West Branch)
- Daily bag
- 3 fish/day
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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
- Status
- Permitted
- Status
- Permitted
brook trout must be immediately released brown and rainbow trout of any length may be kept
North Fok Clam RiverOpen
- Status
- Permitted
- Status
- Permitted
North Fork Clam River From Spring Lake Road To Cty Hwy HCatch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
- Status
- Permitted
- Status
- Permitted
brook trout must be immediately released brown and rainbow trout of any length may be kept
North Pine CreekCatch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
- Daily bag
- 5 fish/day
- Daily bag
- 5 fish/day
- Daily bag
- 5 fish/day
all brook trout caught must be immediately released
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"
Otter Creek
- Daily bag
- 3 fish/day
in total
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
- Status
- Permitted
- Status
- Permitted
brook trout must be immediately released brown and rainbow trout of any length may be kept
Paradise SpringsOpen
- Status
- Permitted
Paradise Springs Creek
- Daily bag
- 3 fish/day
- Min size
- 8"
Three trout in total
Pas Dej Bahr
- Daily bag
- 3 fish/day
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"
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Pas Dej Hawk
- Daily bag
- 3 fish/day
Pas Dej Johns
- Daily bag
- 3 fish/day
Pas Dej Keyes
- Daily bag
- 2 fish/day
- Min size
- 12"
Pas Dej Korth
- Daily bag
- 3 fish/day
Pas Dej Long (Lub Nroog Ntawm Saxeville)
- Daily bag
- 3 fish/day
Pas Dej LucerneOpen
- Status
- Permitted
- Season opens
- May 3
- Season closes
- Mar 1
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Pas Dej Lyman (Hartford)
- Daily bag
- 3 fish/day
Pas Dej Mcgee
- Daily bag
- 2 fish/day
- Min size
- 12"
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 Pearl
- Daily bag
- 3 fish/day
Pas Dej Perch (S2 , T36n, R7e)
- Daily bag
- 3 fish/day
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
Pas Dej Wazee
- Daily bag
- 2 fish/day
- Min size
- 12"
Pearl LakeIn season
- Season opens
- May 2
- Season closes
- Mar 7
- Daily bag
- 3 fish/day
at 5 a.m.
Pebble Creek
- Daily bag
- 3 fish/day
- Min size
- 8"
Three trout in total
Pine CreekCatch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
- Daily bag
- 5 fish/day
- Daily bag
- 5 fish/day
- 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
Pine LakeIn season
- Season opens
- May 2
- Season closes
- Mar 7
- Daily bag
- 3 fish/day
at 5 a.m.
Pine River (Upper) — Upstream From Cth Aa
- Daily bag
- 3 fish/day
Pinnacle Rock PondOpen
- Status
- Permitted
Platte River
- Daily bag
- 2 fish/day
- Min size
- 12"
Plum CreekCatch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
- Min size
- 12"
all brook trout caught must be immediately released only one may be greater than 12"
Pompey Pillar Creek — Upstream From Cth ICatch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
- Daily bag
- 5 fish/day
- Daily bag
- 5 fish/day
- Daily bag
- 5 fish/day
all brook trout caught must be immediately released
Poncho Creek
- Daily bag
- 3 fish/day
- Min size
- 8"
Three trout in total
Popple River
- Daily bag
- 3 fish/day
- Min size
- 8"
Three trout in total
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"
RedCatch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
- Daily bag
- 1 fish
- Daily bag
- 1 fish
- Daily bag
- 1 fish
- Possession
- 1 fish
- Possession
- 1 fish
- Possession
- 1 fish
- Min size
- 18"
- Min size
- 18"
- Min size
- 18"
- Max size
- 12"
- Max size
- 12"
- Max size
- 12"
all brook trout must be immediately released only one trout over 12 inches
Redgranite QuarryIn season
- Season opens
- May 2
- Season closes
- Mar 7
- Daily bag
- 3 fish/day
at 5 a.m.
Remington PondOpen
- Status
- Permitted
- Status
- Permitted
- Status
- Permitted
Río Brill
- Daily bag
- 2 fish/day
- Min size
- 12"
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 Namekagon
- Daily bag
- 1 fish/day
- Min size
- 14"
- Gear
- Artificial Only
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 (Afluentes Sin Nombre)
- Daily bag
- 3 fish/day
- Min size
- 8"
Río White (Bifurcación Este)
- Daily bag
- 3 fish/day
- Min size
- 8"
Río White (Bifurcación Oeste)
- Daily bag
- 3 fish/day
- Min size
- 8"
Río White (Bifurcación Sur Y Aguas De Manantial)
- Daily bag
- 3 fish/day
- Min size
- 8"
Roche A Cri Creek
- Daily bag
- 3 fish/day
- Min size
- 8"
Three trout in total
Rosenow CreekOpen
- Status
- Permitted
Rosenow Creek And Tributary
- Daily bag
- 3 fish/day
- Min size
- 8"
Three trout in total
Rowan CreekOpen
- Status
- Permitted
- Status
- Permitted
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
Seas Branch CreekCatch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
- Daily bag
- 5 fish/day
- Daily bag
- 5 fish/day
all brook trout caught must be immediately released
Seymour Creek
- Daily bag
- 3 fish/day
- Min size
- 8"
Three trout in total
Sixmile CreekCatch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
- Status
- Permitted
- Status
- Permitted
all brook trout caught must be immediately released brown and rainbow trout of any length may be kept
Skunk LakeIn season
- Season opens
- May 2
- Season closes
- Mar 7
- Daily bag
- 3 fish/day
at 5 a.m.
South Fork White RiverOpen
- Status
- Permitted
- Status
- Permitted
Spring
- Daily bag
- 5 fish/day
- Daily bag
- 5 fish/day
- Daily bag
- 5 fish/day
- Max size
- 9"
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Spring Brook
- Daily bag
- 3 fish/day
- Daily bag
- 5 fish/day
- Daily bag
- 5 fish/day
- Daily bag
- 5 fish/day
- Min size
- 8"
- Max size
- 9"
Three trout in total
Spring Creek (Lodi)Open
- Status
- Permitted
- Status
- Permitted
Spring LakeIn season
- Season opens
- May 2
- Season closes
- Mar 7
- Daily bag
- 3 fish/day
at 5 a.m.
Stress SpringsOpen
- Status
- Permitted
Sugar River CreekOpen
- Status
- Permitted
Swan Creek
- Daily bag
- 3 fish/day
- Min size
- 8"
Three trout in total
Tenney Springs CreekCatch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
- Daily bag
- 5 fish/day
- Daily bag
- 5 fish/day
all brook trout caught must be immediately released
Tichigan Creek
- Daily bag
- 3 fish/day
- Min size
- 8"
Three trout in total
Trout Creek — Upstream From Dry DamCatch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
- Daily bag
- 5 fish/day
- Daily bag
- 5 fish/day
- Daily bag
- 5 fish/day
all brook trout caught must be immediately released
Ttus Dej Bears Grass
- Max size
- 9"
Turtle CreekOpen
- Status
- Permitted
- Status
- Permitted
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 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 BeaverCatch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
txhua tus ntses brook ntes tau yuav tsum muab tso tam sim
Tus Dej Black Earth
- Daily bag
- 1 fish/day
- Min size
- 18"
Tus Dej Bohemian Valley
- Daily bag
- 10 fish/day
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 Brule
- Daily bag
- 3 fish/day
- Min size
- 10"
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 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 Duncan
- Daily bag
- 3 fish/day
xam ua ke
Tus Dej Durward’s Glenn (Tus Dej Prentice)
- Max size
- 9"
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 Elvoy
- Daily bag
- 3 fish/day
- Min size
- 10"
Tus Dej FiddlerCatch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
txhua tus ntses trout uas txhom 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 Hauer Thiab Cov Pas Dej Txhawv
- Daily bag
- 1 fish/day
- Min size
- 14"
Tus Dej Knapp
- Max size
- 12"
Tus Dej Little La Crosse
- Daily bag
- 3 fish/day
Tus Dej Lodi (Spring)
- Daily bag
- 2 fish/day
- Min size
- 12"
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 Manley
- Max size
- 9"
Tus Dej Mccann
- Max size
- 9"
Tus Dej MelancthonCatch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
txhua tus ntses brook ntes tau yuav tsum muab tso tam sim
Tus Dej Millville
- Daily bag
- 2 fish/day
- Min size
- 12"
Tus Dej Mormon Coulee
- Daily bag
- 10 fish/day
Tus Dej Mount Vernon
- Max size
- 12"
Tus Dej North PineCatch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
txhua tus ntses brook ntes tau yuav tsum muab tso tam sim
Tus Dej Otter
- Daily bag
- 3 fish/day
xam ua ke
Tus Dej PammelCatch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
txhua tus ntses trout uas txhom 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 Pine (Saum Toj)
- Daily bag
- 3 fish/day
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 Sand - Thib 10 St Nqis Mus Rau Niam Dej Red Cedar
- Daily bag
- 1 fish/day
- Min size
- 18"
Tus Dej Seas BranchCatch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
- Daily bag
- 5 fish/day
- Daily bag
- 5 fish/day
txhua tus ntses brook ntes tau yuav tsum muab tso tam sim
Tus Dej SteinerCatch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
txhua tus ntses trout uas txhom 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 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 Uas Tsis Muaj Npe 18-13Catch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
- Daily bag
- 5 fish/day
- Daily bag
- 5 fish/day
txhua tus ntses brook ntes tau yuav tsum muab tso tam sim
Tus Dej Whittlesey (Ls)Catch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
- Daily bag
- 1 fish/day
yuav tsum muab tso tam sim
Tus Dej Woods
- Daily bag
- 2 fish/day
- Min size
- 12"
Tus Dej Woods — Ntws Los Ntawm Sth 101
- Daily bag
- 2 fish/day
- Min size
- 12"
Txhua Cov Dej
- Daily bag
- 10 fish/day
Txhua Cov Dej Uas Tsis Muaj NpeCatch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
- Daily bag
- 3 fish/day
- Max size
- 12"
- Max size
- 12"
txhua tus ntses trout uas txhom tau yuav tsum muab tso tam sim
Unnamed Creek 18-13Catch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
- Daily bag
- 5 fish/day
- Daily bag
- 5 fish/day
all brook trout caught must be immediately released
Unnamed Creek 36-14 (S36, T9n, R3w)
- Daily bag
- 3 fish/day
- Min size
- 8"
in total
Unnamed Tributary To Melancthon CreekCatch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
- Status
- Permitted
- Status
- Permitted
- Daily bag
- 5 fish/day
- Daily bag
- 5 fish/day
- Daily bag
- 5 fish/day
all brook trout caught must be immediately released brown and rainbow trout of any length may be kept
Venison Creek
- Daily bag
- 3 fish/day
- Min size
- 8"
Three trout in total
Veterans Memorial Park PondOpen
- Status
- Permitted
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”
Waupaca RiverOpen
- Status
- Permitted
- Status
- Permitted
Weber LakeOpen
- Status
- Permitted
West Twin River
- Daily bag
- 3 fish/day
- Min size
- 8"
Three trout in total
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 (East Fork)
- 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
White River (West Branch)
- Daily bag
- 3 fish/day
- Min size
- 8"
in total
White River (West Fork)
- Daily bag
- 3 fish/day
- Min size
- 8"
in total
Whittlesey Creek (Ls) — Downstream From Town Hall RoadCatch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
- Daily bag
- 2 fish/day
- Daily bag
- 1 fish/day
- Min size
- 10"
- Min size
- 26"
all brook trout must be immediately released over 15”
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 CreekOpen
- Status
- Permitted
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"
Wolf River
- Max size
- 12"
- Max size
- 12"
under 12”, except 1 trout may be over 18”
Wolf River — Downstream From Cth T
- Daily bag
- 3 fish/day
- Daily bag
- 1 fish/day
- Daily bag
- 1 fish/day
- Min size
- 18"
- Min size
- 18"
- Max size
- 12"
- Max size
- 12"
3 trout in total 1 fish may be over 18” except 1 trout may be over 18”
Wood Lake
- Daily bag
- 3 fish/day
Three trout of any length may be kept
Woods Creek — Downstream From Sth 101
- Daily bag
- 2 fish/day
- Min size
- 12"
Yellow
- Daily bag
- 3 fish
- Daily bag
- 3 fish
- Daily bag
- 3 fish
- Min size
- 8"
- Min size
- 8"
Wisconsin statewide
- Daily bag
- 5 fish/day
- Daily bag
- 3 fish/day
- Daily bag
- 3 fish/day
- Daily bag
- 3 fish/day
- Min size
- 8"
- Min size
- 12"
- Min size
- 12"
Statewide: Forest County
Also known as
Rules above match the following common names in our regulations database: Trout, Lake Trout, Trout And Salmon, Brook Trout, Brown Trout, Rainbow Trout, Trout (All Species).
Frequently asked questions
When is Trout season on Lake Michigan?
Trout season on Lake Michigan runs from Mar 15 to Sep 30 (varies by state) per DNR / DNR / DNR.
What is the size limit for Trout on Lake Michigan?
Minimum size for Trout on Lake Michigan is 10 inches in Lake Michigan. Slot or maximum sizes may apply elsewhere on the water; see the table above.
What is the daily bag limit for Trout on Lake Michigan?
Daily bag limit for Trout on Lake Michigan is 1 fish in Derby Lake.
Reference only. Regulations change mid-season. Always verify with the official source before keeping a catch. Last verified .