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Mississippi River Fishing Regulations 2026
Mississippi River fishing regulations in 2026: top targets are bass, catfish, walleye. 2,535 current rules across 64 species from 4 state agencies (Missouri, Tennessee, Illinois, Wisconsin).
Species pages for Mississippi River
Dedicated rule pages for the most-targeted species at this water.
Missouri waters
183 rules from Conservation, 31 species.
Smallmouth Bass
All Ozark StreamsIn season
- Season opens
- May 23
- Season closes
- Feb 28
- Possession
- 12 fish
- Min size
- 12"
Big Piney River - Slabtown Access To Gasconade River
- Daily bag
- 1 fish/day
Big Piney River From Slabtown Access To The Gasconade River
- Daily bag
- 1 fish/day
- Min size
- 15"
The daily limit of 6 black bass may include only 1 smallmouth bass.
Big River - Council Bluff Lake Dam To Meramec River
- Daily bag
- 1 fish/day
Big River From The Council Bluff Lake Dam To The Meramec River
- Daily bag
- 1 fish/day
- Min size
- 15"
The daily and possession limit of 12 black bass, which may include no more than 6 largemouth bass and smallmouth bass, combined total of both species, may include only 1 smallmouth bass.
Big River Mainstem And Its Tributaries, Except As Noted Below
- Daily bag
- 6 fish
may include no more than 6 largemouth bass and smallmouth bass, combined total of both species.
Blue Springs Creek
- Daily bag
- 6 fish
may include no more than 6 largemouth bass and smallmouth bass, combined total of both species.
Bourbeuse River Mainstem And Its Tributaries
- Daily bag
- 6 fish
may include no more than 6 largemouth bass and smallmouth bass, combined total of both species.
Courtois Creek Mainstem And Its Tributaries
- Daily bag
- 6 fish
may include no more than 6 largemouth bass and smallmouth bass, combined total of both species.
Dry Fork Creek Mainstem And Its Tributaries
- Daily bag
- 6 fish
may include no more than 6 largemouth bass and smallmouth bass, combined total of both species.
Eleven Point River - Thomasville Access To Arkansas Line
- Daily bag
- 1 fish/day
Eleven Point River From Thomasville Access To The Arkansas Line
- Daily bag
- 1 fish/day
- Min size
- 15"
The daily limit of 6 black bass may include only 1 smallmouth bass.
Elk River
- Daily bag
- 1 fish/day
- Min size
- 15"
The daily limit of 6 black bass may include only 1 smallmouth bass.
Gasconade River From Highway Y In Pulaski County To Highway D In Phelps County
- Daily bag
- 1 fish/day
- Min size
- 15"
The daily limit of 6 black bass may include only 1 smallmouth bass.
Huzzah Creek Mainstem And Its Tributaries
- Daily bag
- 6 fish
may include no more than 6 largemouth bass and smallmouth bass, combined total of both species.
Jacks Fork River From Highway 17 To The Current River
- Daily bag
- 1 fish/day
- Min size
- 15"
The daily limit of 6 black bass may include only 1 smallmouth bass.
James River - Hooten Town Bridge To Highway 413/265 Bridge
- Daily bag
- 1 fish/day
James River From Hooten Town Bridge (The Loop Road At Route O) To The Highway 413/Highway 265 Bridge At Galena
- Daily bag
- 1 fish/day
- Min size
- 15"
The daily limit of 6 black bass may include only 1 smallmouth bass.
Joachim Creek From Jefferson County Highway V Bridge To Highway A Bridge
- Daily bag
- 1 fish/day
- Min size
- 15"
The daily limit of 6 black bass may include only 1 smallmouth bass.
Meramec River - Highway 8 To Bird's Nest Railroad
- Daily bag
- 1 fish/day
Meramec River From Highway 8 Bridge To The Railroad Crossing At Bird’s Nest
- Daily bag
- 1 fish/day
- Min size
- 15"
Daily and possession limit of 12 black bass, which may include no more than 6 largemouth bass and smallmouth bass, combined total of both species, may include only 1 smallmouth bass.
Meramec River Mainstem And Its Tributaries, Except As Noted Below
- Daily bag
- 6 fish
may include no more than 6 largemouth bass and smallmouth bass, combined total of both species.
Mineral Fork From Highway F In Washington County To The Big River
- Daily bag
- 1 fish/day
- Min size
- 15"
Daily and possession limit of 12 black bass, which may include no more than 6 largemouth bass and smallmouth bass, combined total of both species, may include only 1 smallmouth bass.
Mineral Fork Mainstem And Its Tributaries, Except As Noted Below
- Daily bag
- 6 fish
may include no more than 6 largemouth bass and smallmouth bass, combined total of both species.
Osage Fork Of The Gasconade River - Skyline Drive To Gasconade River
- Daily bag
- 1 fish/day
Osage Fork Of The Gasconade River From Skyline Drive Bridge Near Orla In Laclede County To The Gasconade River
- Daily bag
- 1 fish/day
- Min size
- 15"
The daily limit of 6 black bass may include only 1 smallmouth bass.
Tenmile Creek From Highway B In Carter County To Cane Creek
- Daily bag
- 1 fish/day
- Min size
- 15"
The daily limit of 6 black bass may include only 1 smallmouth bass.
Largemouth Bass
All Ozark StreamsIn season
- Season opens
- May 23
- Season closes
- Feb 28
- Possession
- 12 fish
- Min size
- 12"
Big River Mainstem And Its Tributaries, Except As Noted Below
- Daily bag
- 6 fish
may include no more than 6 largemouth bass and smallmouth bass, combined total of both species.
Blue Springs Creek
- Daily bag
- 6 fish
may include no more than 6 largemouth bass and smallmouth bass, combined total of both species.
Bourbeuse River Mainstem And Its Tributaries
- Daily bag
- 6 fish
may include no more than 6 largemouth bass and smallmouth bass, combined total of both species.
Courtois Creek Mainstem And Its Tributaries
- Daily bag
- 6 fish
may include no more than 6 largemouth bass and smallmouth bass, combined total of both species.
Dry Fork Creek Mainstem And Its Tributaries
- Daily bag
- 6 fish
may include no more than 6 largemouth bass and smallmouth bass, combined total of both species.
Huzzah Creek Mainstem And Its Tributaries
- Daily bag
- 6 fish
may include no more than 6 largemouth bass and smallmouth bass, combined total of both species.
Meramec River Mainstem And Its Tributaries, Except As Noted Below
- Daily bag
- 6 fish
may include no more than 6 largemouth bass and smallmouth bass, combined total of both species.
Mineral Fork Mainstem And Its Tributaries, Except As Noted Below
- Daily bag
- 6 fish
may include no more than 6 largemouth bass and smallmouth bass, combined total of both species.
Walleye
All Streams, Except The Missouri And Mississippi RiversOut of season
- Season opens
- Feb 20
- Season closes
- Apr 14
can be taken and possessed only between 1/2 hour before sunrise and 1/2 after sunset
Mississippi River, Including Pools 20–26Open
- Status
- Permitted
- Daily bag
- 8 fish
- Possession
- 8 fish
No seasonal restrictions on the hours for take and possession. combined total of both species.
Bull Shoals In The Swan Creek Arm Above U.s. Highway 160Out of season
- Season opens
- Feb 20
- Season closes
- Apr 14
may be taken and possessed only between 1/2 hour before sunrise to 1/2 hour after sunset
Missouri RiverOpen
- Status
- Permitted
No seasonal restrictions on the hours for take and possession
St. Francis River Above Wappapello Dam, From The Lake And Its Tributaries Including The St. Francis River And Its Tributaries
- Min size
- 18"
Wappapello Lake On The Lake And Its Tributaries Including The St. Francis River And Its Tributaries Above Wappapello Dam
- Min size
- 18"
Nongame Fish
Mississippi RiverOut of season
- Season opens
- Sep 15
- Season closes
- May 15
- Daily bag
- 20 fish/day
- Possession
- 100 fish
- Gear
- Bow
may be taken by snagging, snaring, and grabbing from March 15 through May 15 and Sept. 15
Mississippi River, Including Pools 20–26Open
- Status
- Permitted
- Season opens
- Sep 15
- Season closes
- Dec 15
- Daily bag
- 100 fish
- Possession
- 100 fish
may be taken by bow and possessed at any hour of the day in all flowing portions, except in Sand Chute below the mouth of the Salt River in Pike County where they may only be taken by bow from sunrise to midnight. Snagging, snaring, and grabbing are allowed from March 15 through May 15 and from Sept. 15 through Dec. 15. combined total of these species, except that bighead carp, common carp, goldfish, grass carp, and silver carp may be taken and possessed in any number.
Mississippi River Temporary Overflow Waters East Of The Missouri Pacific Railroad Between Cape Girardeau And Scott CityOpen
- Status
- Permitted
may be taken by bow and possessed at any hour of the day.
Mississippi River Temporary Overflow Waters East Of The Mainline And Setback Levees Between Commerce And The Arkansas State LineOpen
- Status
- Permitted
may be taken by bow and possessed at any hour of the day.
Apple Creek From The Interstate 55 Bridge To Its Confluence With The Mississippi RiverOpen
- Status
- Permitted
may be taken by bow and possessed at any hour of the day.
Diversion Channel/Hubble Creek From The Highway N Bridge To Its Confluence With The Mississippi RiverOpen
- Status
- Permitted
may be taken by bow and possessed at any hour of the day.
Blue Catfish
Mississippi River, Including Pools 20–26
- Daily bag
- 20 fish
- Possession
- 20 fish
combined total of these species.
Harry S. Truman Reservoir On The Lake And Its Tributaries
- Daily bag
- 2 fish/day
- Possession
- 10 fish
- Slot min
- 26"
- Slot max
- 34"
the daily limit may not contain more than 2 blue catfish more than 34"
Lake Of The Ozarks On The Lake And Its Tributaries
- Daily bag
- 2 fish/day
- Possession
- 10 fish
- Slot min
- 26"
- Slot max
- 34"
the daily limit may not contain more than 2 blue catfish more than 34"
Striped Bass
Mississippi River, Including Pools 20–26
- Daily bag
- 30 fish
combined total of these species.
Bull Shoals On The Lake And Its Tributaries
- Daily bag
- 3 fish/day
- Min size
- 20"
only 3 striped bass may be included in the aggregate
Norfork Lake On The Lake And Its Tributaries
- Daily bag
- 3 fish/day
- Min size
- 20"
only 3 striped bass may be included in the aggregate
Paddlefish
Mississippi RiverOut of season
- Season opens
- Sep 15
- Season closes
- Dec 15
- Daily bag
- 2 fish/day
- Possession
- 4 fish
- Gear
- Jug Line
2026
Mississippi River, Including Pools 20–26Out of season
- Season opens
- Sep 15
- Season closes
- Dec 15
Flathead Catfish
Mississippi River, Including Pools 20–26
- Daily bag
- 10 fish
- Possession
- 10 fish
All Species
Mississippi River, Including Pools 20–26Open
- Status
- Permitted
Limit of 50 hooks on a trotline
Mississippi RiverOut of season
- Season opens
- Sep 15
- Season closes
- Dec 15
- Daily bag
- 100 fish/day
- Possession
- 100 fish
- Gear
- Bow
nongame fish may be taken by snagging, snaring, and grabbing from March 15 through May 15 and Sept. 15 through Dec. 15. Applies to fishing in streams and impounded waters.
Sauger
All Streams, Except The Missouri And Mississippi RiversOut of season
- Season opens
- Feb 20
- Season closes
- Apr 14
can be taken and possessed only between 1/2 hour before sunrise and 1/2 after sunset
Mississippi River, Including Pools 20–26Open
- Status
- Permitted
- Daily bag
- 8 fish
- Possession
- 8 fish
No seasonal restrictions on the hours for take and possession. combined total of both species.
Channel Catfish
Mississippi River, Including Pools 20–26
- Daily bag
- 20 fish
- Possession
- 20 fish
combined total of these species.
Catfish
Bull Shoals Lake Lakewide
- Daily bag
- 10 fish/day
combined total of blue, channel, and flathead catfish
Norfork Lake Lakewide
- Daily bag
- 10 fish/day
combined total of blue, channel, and flathead catfish
Table Rock Lake Lakewide
- Daily bag
- 10 fish/day
combined total of blue, channel, and flathead catfish
Plus 19 more species. See the Missouri pillar page for the full list.
Tennessee waters
397 rules from TWRA, 20 species.
Largemouth Bass
Acorn LakeOpen
- Status
- Permitted
- Daily bag
- 10 fish/day
no minimum length limit
Bridgestone/Firestone Centennial Wilderness Wma Ponds
- Daily bag
- 5 fish/day
- Possession
- 1 fish
- Min size
- 16"
only one (1) fish 16 inches or longer may be harvested
Browns Creek Lake
- Daily bag
- 1 fish/day
- Possession
- 1 fish
- Slot min
- 18"
- Slot max
- 25"
only one fish longer than 25 inches may be harvested only one (1) fish longer than 25 inches may be harvested PLR
Carroll LakeOpen
- Status
- Permitted
- Daily bag
- 1 fish/day
- Possession
- 1 fish
no creel limit only one fish longer than 18 inches may be harvested only one (1) fish longer than 18 inches may be harvested
Coy Gaither-Bedford Lake
- Daily bag
- 1 fish/day
- Possession
- 1 fish
- Slot min
- 14"
- Slot max
- 18"
only one fish longer than 18 inches may be harvested only one (1) fish longer than 18 inches may be harvested PLR
Davy Crockett LakeOpen
- Status
- Permitted
- Max size
- 18"
No limit — no creel only one (1) fish longer than 18 inches may be harvested per day.
Davy Crockett Lake (Crockett Co.)Open
- Status
- Permitted
- Daily bag
- 1 fish/day
- Possession
- 1 fish
no creel limit only one fish longer than 18 inches may be harvested only one (1) fish longer than 18 inches may be harvested
Fall Creek Falls Lake
- Daily bag
- 10 fish/day
- Possession
- 1 fish
- Min size
- 16"
Only one (1) fish longer than 16 inches may be harvested Only one (1) fish longer than 16 inches may be harvested.
Garrett LakeOpen
- Status
- Permitted
- Daily bag
- 1 fish/day
- Possession
- 1 fish
no creel limit only one fish longer than 18 inches may be harvested only one (1) fish longer than 18 inches may be harvested
Gibson County Lake
- Daily bag
- 1 fish/day
- Possession
- 1 fish
- Slot min
- 18"
- Slot max
- 24"
only one fish longer than 24 inches may be harvested only one (1) fish longer than 24 inches may be harvested PLR
Glenn Springs LakeOpen
- Status
- Permitted
- Daily bag
- 1 fish/day
- Possession
- 1 fish
no creel limit only one fish longer than 18 inches may be harvested only one (1) fish longer than 18 inches may be harvested
Herb Parsons Lake
- Daily bag
- 1 fish/day
- Possession
- 1 fish
- Slot min
- 16"
- Slot max
- 20"
only one fish longer than 20 inches may be harvested only one (1) fish longer than 20 inches may be harvested PLR
Indian Boundary Lake
- Daily bag
- 5 fish/day
- Possession
- 1 fish
- Min size
- 16"
only one (1) fish 16 inches or longer may be harvested
Lake GrahamOpen
- Status
- Permitted
- Daily bag
- 1 fish/day
- Possession
- 1 fish
no creel limit only one fish longer than 18 inches may be harvested only one (1) fish longer than 18 inches may be harvested
Lake Halford
- Daily bag
- 2 fish/day
- Possession
- 2 fish
- Max size
- 18"
only two fish longer than 18 inches may be harvested only two (2) fish longer than 18 inches may be harvested
Lake Kefauver
- Daily bag
- 5 fish/day
- Possession
- 1 fish
- Min size
- 16"
only one (1) fish 16 inches or longer may be harvested
Laurel Hill Lake
- Daily bag
- 1 fish/day
- Possession
- 1 fish
- Slot min
- 13"
- Slot max
- 18"
only one fish longer than 18 inches may be harvested only one (1) fish longer than 18 inches may be harvested PLR
Maples Creek LakeOpen
- Status
- Permitted
- Daily bag
- 1 fish/day
- Possession
- 1 fish
no creel limit only one fish longer than 18 inches may be harvested only one (1) fish longer than 18 inches may be harvested
Marrowbone LakeOpen
- Status
- Permitted
- Daily bag
- 10 fish/day
no length limit.
Pin Oak Lake
- Daily bag
- 10 fish/day
- Slot min
- 18"
- Slot max
- 25"
only one (1) fish longer than 25 inches may be harvested
Poplar Tree Lake
- Daily bag
- 10 fish/day
- Possession
- 1 fish
- Min size
- 18"
only one (1) fish longer than 18 inches may be harvested
Travis McNatt LakeOpen
- Status
- Permitted
- Min size
- 16"
No creel limit, only one (1) fish longer than 16 inches may be harvested only one (1) fish longer than 16 inches may be harvested
Whiteville LakeOpen
- Status
- Permitted
- Daily bag
- 1 fish/day
- Possession
- 1 fish
no creel limit only one fish longer than 18 inches may be harvested only one (1) fish longer than 18 inches may be harvested
Woodhaven Lake
- Daily bag
- 10 fish/day
- Slot min
- 18"
- Slot max
- 25"
only one (1) fish longer than 25 inches may be harvested
Smallmouth Bass
Clinch River
- Slot min
- 13"
- Slot max
- 17"
13–17 inch PLR, only one (1) greater than 17 inches
Clinch River: Hwy. 25e Upstream To State Line
- Slot min
- 13"
- Slot max
- 17"
only one (1) greater than 17 inches
Dale Hollow
- Daily bag
- 1 fish
- Possession
- 1 fish
- Slot min
- 16"
- Slot max
- 21"
One (1) fish may be under 16 inches and one (1) may be over 21 inches. Includes Wolf River upstream to South Ford Road bridge. Includes Wolf River upstream to South Ford Road bridge.
French Broad River
- Daily bag
- 5 fish/day
- Min size
- 18"
- Slot min
- 13"
- Slot max
- 17"
13–17 inch PLR, only one (1) greater than 17 inches
French Broad River (From Hwy 321 Bridge At Newport Upstream To Nc State Line)
- Slot min
- 13"
- Slot max
- 17"
only one (1) greater than 17 inches
French Broad River (Hwy. 168 To Douglas Dam)
- Daily bag
- 5 fish/day
- Min size
- 18"
Holston River
- Slot min
- 13"
- Slot max
- 17"
13–17 inch PLR for Smallmouth Bass, only one (1) Smallmouth Bass over 17 inches per day
Holston River (I-40 Bridge Upstream To Cherokee Dam And John Sevier Dam Upstream To North Fork Holston River)
- Slot min
- 13"
- Slot max
- 17"
only one (1) Smallmouth Bass over 17 inches per day
John Sevier
- Daily bag
- 1 fish/day
- Slot min
- 13"
- Slot max
- 17"
only one (1) Smallmouth bass over 17 inches per day PLR
John Sevier Reservoir
- Slot min
- 13"
- Slot max
- 17"
13–17 inch PLR, only one (1) Smallmouth bass over 17 inches per day.
Little Pigeon River (From Mouth Upstream To The Great Smoky Mountains National Park Boundary, Including The West Prong And East Fork Of The Little Pigeon River)
- Daily bag
- 1 fish/day
- Min size
- 20"
Little River
- Slot min
- 13"
- Slot max
- 17"
13–17 inch PLR for Smallmouth Bass, only one (1) Smallmouth Bass over 17 inches per day
Little River (Rockford Dam Upstream To Great Smoky Mountains National Park Boundary)
- Slot min
- 13"
- Slot max
- 17"
only one (1) Smallmouth Bass over 17 inches per day
Nolichucky River
- Daily bag
- 1 fish/day
- Slot min
- 13"
- Slot max
- 17"
over 17 inches
Nolichucky River (Enka Dam Upstream To State Line, Includes Davy Crockett Lake)
- Slot min
- 13"
- Slot max
- 17"
only one (1) Smallmouth Bass over 17 inches per day
North Fork Holston River
- Daily bag
- 1 fish/day
- Slot min
- 13"
- Slot max
- 17"
over 17 inches
North Fork Holston River (Confluence With South Fork Holston River Upstream To State Line)
- Slot min
- 13"
- Slot max
- 17"
only one Smallmouth Bass over 17 inches per day
Pigeon River (From Hwy 321 Bridge At Newport Upstream To Nc State Line)
- Daily bag
- 1 fish/day
- Min size
- 20"
Powell River
- Daily bag
- 1 fish/day
- Slot min
- 13"
- Slot max
- 17"
over 17 inches
Powell River (Gap Creek Confluence Upstream To State Line)
- Slot min
- 13"
- Slot max
- 17"
only one (1) Smallmouth Bass over 17 inches per day
South Fork Holston River
- Daily bag
- 1 fish/day
- Slot min
- 13"
- Slot max
- 17"
over 17 inches
South Fork Holston River (Confluence With North Fork Holston River Upstream To Fort Patrick Henry Dam)
- Slot min
- 13"
- Slot max
- 17"
only one (1) Smallmouth Bass over 17 inches per day
South Holston Reservoir
- Daily bag
- 5 fish/day
- Min size
- 15"
Oct. 16–May 31
Wolf River (South Ford Road Bridge Downstream To Dale Hollow Reservoir)
- Daily bag
- 2 fish/day
- Slot min
- 16"
- Slot max
- 21"
one under 16 inches and one over 21 inches
Walleye
CalderwoodOpen
- Status
- Permitted
- Daily bag
- 8 fish/day
no length limit. no length limit
Caney Fork RiverOut of season
- Season opens
- Jan 1
- Season closes
- Apr 30
- Possession
- 3 rods and reels or poles
- Gear
- Barbless
Anglers restricted to use of one (1) hook having a single barb or lure containing a single hook with one barb from Jan. 1–April 30 No more than three (3) rods and reels or poles may be used
Caney Fork River (Headwaters Of Center Hill Reservoir)Out of season
- Season opens
- Jan 1
- Season closes
- Apr 30
- Possession
- 3 rods and reels or poles
- Gear
- Single Pointed Hooks
Anglers restricted to use of one (1) hook having a single barb or lure containing a single hook with one barb from Jan. 1–April 30. No more than three (3) rods and reels or poles may be used.
Doe Creek (Old Cabin Private Road Downstream To Roan Creek)Out of season
- Season opens
- Jan 1
- Season closes
- Apr 30
- Gear
- Single Pointed Hooks
Walleye run regulation: restricted to the use of one (1) hook having a single point or one (1) lure having no more than one (1) hook with a single point (artificial or bait)
East Fork Of The Obey RiverOut of season
- Season opens
- Jan 1
- Season closes
- Apr 15
- Possession
- 1 fish
- Gear
- Barbless
Anglers restricted to use of one hook having a single barb or lure containing a single hook with one barb from Jan. 1–April 15 Only one Walleye over 20 inches may be harvested
East Fork Of The Obey River (Headwaters Of Dale Hollow Reservoir)Out of season
- Season opens
- Jan 1
- Season closes
- Apr 15
- Possession
- 3 rods and reels or poles
- Max size
- 20"
- Gear
- Single Pointed Hooks
Anglers restricted to use of one hook having a single barb or lure containing a single hook with one barb from Jan. 1–April 15. No more than three (3) rods and reels or poles may be used. Only one Walleye over 20 inches may be harvested.
Elk River (Highway 321 Bridge Downstream ToOut of season
- Season opens
- Jan 1
- Season closes
- Apr 30
- Gear
- Single Pointed Hooks
Walleye run regulation: restricted to the use of one (1) hook having a single point or one (1) lure having no more than one (1) hook with a single point (artificial or bait) Jan. 1–April 30: Walleye run regulation: restricted to the use of one (1) hook having a single point or one (1) lure having no more than one (1) hook with a single point (artificial or bait)
Elk River (Highway 321 Bridge Downstream To Row Branch)Out of season
- Season opens
- Jan 1
- Season closes
- Apr 30
- Gear
- Single Pointed Hooks
Walleye run regulation: restricted to the use of one (1) hook having a single point or one (1) lure having no more than one (1) hook with a single point (artificial or bait)
French Broad River (From Hwy 321 Bridge At Newport Upstream To Nc State Line)
- Min size
- 15"
Obey River
- Daily bag
- 1 fish
- Max size
- 20"
Only one (1) Walleye over 20 inches may be harvested.
Pigeon River (From Hwy 321 Bridge At Newport Upstream To Nc State Line)
- Min size
- 15"
Roan Creek (Mountain Lake Estates Bridge Downstream To Doe Creek)Out of season
- Season opens
- Jan 1
- Season closes
- Apr 30
- Gear
- Single Pointed Hooks
Walleye run regulation: restricted to the use of one (1) hook having a single point or one (1) lure having no more than one (1) hook with a single point (artificial or bait)
Watauga River (Nc Line Downstream To The End Of Cowanstown Road)Out of season
- Season opens
- Jan 1
- Season closes
- Apr 30
- Gear
- Single Pointed Hooks
Walleye run regulation: restricted to the use of one (1) hook having a single point or one (1) lure having no more than one (1) hook with a single point (artificial or bait)
Striped Bass
Cordell Hull
- Daily bag
- 1 fish
- Possession
- 1 fish
- Slot min
- 32"
- Slot max
- 42"
Only one (1) fish may be over 42 inches.
Melton Hill
- Daily bag
- 1 fish/day
- Slot min
- 32"
- Slot max
- 42"
only one (1) fish may be over 42 inches PLR
Melton Hill Reservoir
- Slot min
- 32"
- Slot max
- 42"
32–42 inch PLR; only one (1) fish may be over 42 inches.
South Holston Reservoir
- Daily bag
- 1 fish/day
- Min size
- 36"
Nov. 1–March 31
Watts BarOut of season
- Season opens
- Nov 1
- Season closes
- Mar 31
- Min size
- 36"
Nov. 1–March 31: 36 inch minimum length limit.
Channel Catfish
Browns Creek Lake
- Daily bag
- 5 fish/day
in combination with Blue Catfish
Coy Gaither-Bedford Lake
- Daily bag
- 5 fish/day
- Min size
- 14"
in combination with Blue Catfish
Davy Crockett Lake (Crockett Co.)
- Daily bag
- 5 fish/day
in combination with Blue Catfish
Gibson County Lake
- Daily bag
- 5 fish/day
in combination with Blue Catfish
Glenn Springs Lake
- Daily bag
- 5 fish/day
in combination with Blue Catfish
Herb Parsons Lake
- Daily bag
- 5 fish/day
- Min size
- 16"
in combination with Blue Catfish
Lake Halford
- Daily bag
- 5 fish/day
- Min size
- 16"
in combination with Blue Catfish
Laurel Hill Lake
- Daily bag
- 5 fish/day
- Min size
- 14"
in combination with Blue Catfish
Maples Creek Lake
- Daily bag
- 5 fish/day
in combination with Blue Catfish
Vfw Lake
- Daily bag
- 5 fish/day
- Min size
- 14"
in combination with Blue Catfish
Williamsport Lakes (4 Lakes)
- Daily bag
- 5 fish/day
- Min size
- 14"
in combination with Blue Catfish
Blue Catfish
Browns Creek Lake
- Daily bag
- 5 fish/day
in combination with Channel Catfish
Coy Gaither-Bedford Lake
- Daily bag
- 5 fish/day
- Min size
- 14"
in combination with Channel Catfish
Davy Crockett Lake (Crockett Co.)
- Daily bag
- 5 fish/day
in combination with Channel Catfish
Gibson County Lake
- Daily bag
- 5 fish/day
in combination with Channel Catfish
Glenn Springs Lake
- Daily bag
- 5 fish/day
in combination with Channel Catfish
Herb Parsons Lake
- Daily bag
- 5 fish/day
- Min size
- 16"
in combination with Channel Catfish
Lake Halford
- Daily bag
- 5 fish/day
- Min size
- 16"
in combination with Channel Catfish
Laurel Hill Lake
- Daily bag
- 5 fish/day
- Min size
- 14"
in combination with Channel Catfish
Maples Creek Lake
- Daily bag
- 5 fish/day
in combination with Channel Catfish
Marrowbone Lake
- Daily bag
- 5 fish/day
in combination with Channel Catfish
Vfw Lake
- Daily bag
- 5 fish/day
- Min size
- 14"
in combination with Channel Catfish
Whiteville Lake
- Daily bag
- 5 fish/day
in combination with Channel Catfish
Williamsport Lakes (4 Lakes)
- Daily bag
- 5 fish/day
- Min size
- 14"
in combination with Channel Catfish
Catfish
Mississippi River (Includes Adjacent Sloughs, Bayous, And All River Runs And Chutes, That Are Accessible By Boat From The River Proper)
- Max size
- 34"
only one (1) fish over 34 inches in length may be harvested per day.
Bridgestone/Firestone Centennial Wilderness Wma Ponds
- Daily bag
- 5 fish/day
Tennessee statewideOpen
- Status
- Permitted
- Daily bag
- 1 fish/day
- Min size
- 15"
no limit on catfish, except only one (1) fish may exceed 34 inches Only one (1) catfish over 34 inches may be harvested per day.
Striped Bass And Hybrid Striped Bass
Mississippi River And Its Backwaters Within The Boundaries Of The Other State And Any Oxbow Lakes Through Which The Missouri-Tennessee Boundary Passes (Missouri Reciprocal Agreement)
- Daily bag
- 6
Mississippi River (Includes Adjacent Sloughs, Bayous, And All River Runs And Chutes, That Are Accessible By Boat From The River Proper)Open
- Status
- Permitted
- Daily bag
- 6 fish/day
no length limit
Crappie
Mississippi River (Includes Adjacent Sloughs, Bayous, And All River Runs And Chutes, That Are Accessible By Boat From The River Proper)Open
- Status
- Permitted
- Daily bag
- 50 fish/day
no length limit
Mississippi River And Its Backwaters Within The Boundaries Of The Other State And Any Oxbow Lakes Through Which The Missouri-Tennessee Boundary Passes (Missouri Reciprocal Agreement)
- Daily bag
- 50
Mississippi River
- Daily bag
- 50 fish/day
creel limit 50, no length limit
Sauger
Mississippi River (Includes Adjacent Sloughs, Bayous, And All River Runs And Chutes, That Are Accessible By Boat From The River Proper)Open
- Status
- Permitted
- Daily bag
- 6 fish/day
no length limit
Mississippi River And Its Backwaters Within The Boundaries Of The Other State And Any Oxbow Lakes Through Which The Missouri-Tennessee Boundary Passes (Missouri Reciprocal Agreement)
- Daily bag
- 6
White Bass
Mississippi River (Includes Adjacent Sloughs, Bayous, And All River Runs And Chutes, That Are Accessible By Boat From The River Proper)Open
- Status
- Permitted
- Daily bag
- 30 fish/day
no length limit
Black Bass
Mississippi River And Its Backwaters Within The Boundaries Of The Other State And Any Oxbow Lakes Through Which The Missouri-Tennessee Boundary Passes (Missouri Reciprocal Agreement)
- Daily bag
- 10
Mississippi River (Includes Adjacent Sloughs, Bayous, And All River Runs And Chutes, That Are Accessible By Boat From The River Proper)Open
- Status
- Permitted
- Daily bag
- 10 fish/day
no length limit
Plus 8 more species. See the Tennessee pillar page for the full list.
Illinois waters
484 rules from DNR, 28 species.
Channel Catfish
Burning Star State Fish And Wildlife Area, All Lakes And Ponds
- Daily bag
- 6 fish/day
Crab Orchard National Wildlife Refuge-Honker’s Pond
- Daily bag
- 6 fish/day
Crab Orchard National Wildlife Refuge-Little Grassy Lake
- Daily bag
- 6 fish/day
Crab Orchard National Wildlife Refuge-Restricted Use Area Ponds
- Daily bag
- 6 fish/day
Crab Orchard National Wildlife Refuge-Visitor’s Pond
- Daily bag
- 6 fish/day
Crawford County State Fish & Wildlife Area Ponds
- Daily bag
- 6 fish/day
Cypress Creek National Wildlife Refuge-All Ponds
- Daily bag
- 6 fish/day
Dupage County Forest Preserve District Lakes & Ponds
- Daily bag
- 6 fish/day
- Min size
- 12"
Duquoin State Fair Grounds – All Lakes And Ponds
- Daily bag
- 6 fish/day
Fulton County Camping And Recreation Area Waters
- Daily bag
- 6 fish/day
Jim Edgar/Panther Creek State Fish And Wildlife Area – All Lakes And Ponds
- Daily bag
- 6 fish/day
Jim Edgar/Panther Creek State Fish And Wildlife Area – Drake Lake
- Daily bag
- 6 fish/day
Jim Edgar/Panther Creek State Fish And Wildlife Area – Gridley Road Lake
- Daily bag
- 6 fish/day
Kane County Forest Preserve District Lakes And Ponds
- Daily bag
- 3 fish/day
Lake Shelbyville
- Daily bag
- 6 fish
Channel Catfish 6 Fish Daily Harvest Limit
Ohio River (Between Il & Ky)
- Daily bag
- 1 fish/day
- Min size
- 13"
for Fish greater than or equal to 28 inches
Shawnee National Forest – Bay Creek Lake #5 And #8
- Daily bag
- 6 fish/day
Shawnee National Forest – Lakes And Ponds Less Than 10 Acres
- Daily bag
- 6 fish/day
Siloam Springs State Park – Buckhorn Unit Waters
- Daily bag
- 6 fish/day
Silver Springs State Fish And Wildlife Area - Big Lake And Area Ponds
- Daily bag
- 6 fish/day
Snakeden Hollow State Fish And Wildlife Area – McMaster Lake & Other Site Waters
- Daily bag
- 6 fish/day
Sparta World Shooting And Recreational Complex Lakes
- Daily bag
- 6 fish/day
Spring State Lake
- Daily bag
- 6 fish
Channel Catfish 6 Fish Daily Harvest Limit
Wabash River
- Daily bag
- 1 fish/day
- Min size
- 13"
for Fish greater than or equal to 28 inches
William W. Powers State Recreation Area
- Daily bag
- 6 fish
Channel Catfish 6 Fish Daily Harvest Limit
Illinois statewideOpen
- Status
- Permitted
- Gear
- Angling Only
No Harvest Or Size Limits Except In Those Waters Listed Under Site Specific Regulations. May be taken by pitchfork, underwater spear gun, bow and arrow or bow and arrow device, spear or gig.
Walleye
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
Crab Orchard National Wildlife Refuge-Crab Orchard Lake
- Daily bag
- 3 fish/day
- Min size
- 18"
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.
Smallmouth Bass
Apple RiverCatch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
Catch and Release Fishing Only (9)
Calumet RiverCatch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
- Season opens
- Apr 1
- Season closes
- Jun 15
All Smallmouth Bass Must Be Immediately Released Between April 1 And June 15
Fox Chain O’lakesCatch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
All Fish must be immediately released between April 1 and June 15
Fox RiverCatch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
- Max size
- 12"
All Smallmouth Bass must be immediately released between April 1 and June 15 no more than 1 Fish greater than or equal to 12 inches and 2 Fish less than 12 inches
In Rivers And Streams And Their Tributaries Statewide
- Daily bag
- 3 fish
Contain No More Than 3 Smallmouth Bass. In Rivers And Streams And Their Tributaries Statewide, Except For The Mississippi, Ohio (Including The Golconda Marina), Wabash And Illinois Rivers, Calumet River, Lake Calumet Connecting Channel, Calumet Sag Channel
Kane County Forest Preserve District Lakes And PondsCatch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
Catch and Release Fishing Only (9)
Kankakee River
- Slot min
- 12"
- Slot max
- 18"
Protected Slot Length Limit with no possession of Fish greater than or equal to 12 inches and less than 18 inches
Kishwaukee River And South Branch Of Kishwaukee River And Tributaries
- Min size
- 14"
Rivers And Streams And Their Tributaries Statewide, Except For The Mississippi, Ohio (Including The Golconda Marina), Wabash And Illinois Rivers, Calumet River, Lake Calumet Connecting Channel, Calumet Sag Channel And Navigable Portions Of The Grand Calumet River And Little Calumet RiverCatch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
All Smallmouth Bass Must Be Immediately Released Between April 1 And June 15.
Illinois statewideOpen
- Status
- Permitted
- Season opens
- Jun 16
- Season closes
- Mar 31
- Daily bag
- 3 fish/day
No Statewide Size Limit. In Rivers And Streams And Their Tributaries Statewide, Except For The Mississippi, Ohio (Including The Golconda Marina), Wabash And Illinois Rivers, Calumet River, Lake Calumet Connecting Channel, Calumet Sag Channel And Navigable Portions Of The Grand Calumet River And Little Calumet River, all Smallmouth Bass must be immediately released between April 1 and June 15. In Rivers And Streams And Their Tributaries Statewide, Except For The Mississippi, Ohio (Including Golconda Marina), And Wabash Rivers.
Largemouth Bass
Kane County Forest Preserve District Lakes And Ponds
- Daily bag
- 4 fish/day
- Slot min
- 14"
- Slot max
- 18"
with no more than 1 Fish greater than or equal to 18 inches and 3 Fish less than 14 inches Protected Slot Length Limit with no possession of Fish greater than or equal to 14 inches and less than 18 inches
Mason Recreational Use Restrictions Lake
- Min size
- 12"
Largemouth Bass 12 inch Minimum Length Limit
Illinois statewideOpen
- Status
- Permitted
- Daily bag
- 6 fish/day
No Statewide Size Limit. either singly or in the aggregate with Smallmouth Bass and Spotted Bass, except as specified under site specific regulations
Flathead Catfish
Fox Chain O’lakes
- Daily bag
- 3 fish/day
- Max size
- 28"
no more than 1 Fish greater than or equal to 28 inches and 2 Fish less than 28 inches
Fox River
- Daily bag
- 3 fish/day
- Max size
- 28"
no more than 1 Fish greater than or equal to 28 inches and 2 Fish less than 28 inches
Refuge Area (Ellis Bay) Immediately Upstream Of Melvin Price Lock And Dam 26 Overflow Dike
- Daily bag
- 10 fish
Flathead Catfish 10 Fish Daily Harvest Limit
Vermont Lake
- Daily bag
- 3 fish/day
no more than 1 Fish >28 inches and 2 Fish <28 inches
Illinois statewideOpen
- Status
- Permitted
- Gear
- Angling Only
No Harvest Or Size Limits Except In Those Waters Listed Under Site Specific Regulations. May be taken by pitchfork, underwater spear gun, bow and arrow or bow and arrow device, spear or gig.
Paddlefish
Mississippi River
- Max size
- 33"
- Gear
- Snagging
(Eye to Fork) Maximum Length Limit (all Paddlefish greater than or equal to 33 inches must be immediately released back to the Mississippi River) Snagging for Paddlefish is permitted from one half hour before sunrise to one half hour after sunset daily, March 1 through April 15 within a 500 yard downstream limit below locks and dams on the Mississippi River between Illinois and Iowa. No sorting allowed. Once the Daily Harvest Limit of Paddlefish has been reached, snagging must cease. Legal-size Paddlefish may be released at the angler’s discretion once they are included in the Daily Harvest Limit. Gaffs may not be used to land Paddlefish
Mississippi River Between Illinois And Iowa
- Min size
- 33"
- Max size
- 33"
eye-fork length; Every Paddlefish 33 inches eye-fork length or less landed while fishing on the Mississippi River between Illinois and Iowa must be taken into immediate possession and included in the daily harvest limit. eye-fork length; Every Paddlefish greater than 33 inches eye-fork length must be immediately returned to the water.
Mississippi River Between Illinois And Missouri
- Min size
- 24"
- Max size
- 24"
eye-fork length; Paddlefish 24 inches eye-fork length or longer landed and not immediately returned to the water are considered taken into possession and must be counted toward the daily harvest limit. eye-fork length; Every Paddlefish less than 24 inches eye-fork length must be immediately returned to the water.
Mississippi River (Between Il & Ia)
- Max size
- 33"
all Paddlefish greater than or equal to 33 inches must be immediately released back to the Mississippi River; (Eye to Fork)
Striped Bass
Mississippi River Between Illinois And Iowa
- Daily bag
- 25 fish
25 Fish Daily Harvest Limit On Striped Bass, White Bass, Yellow Bass And Their Hybrids, Either Singly Or In The Aggregate
Kaskaskia River
- Daily bag
- 2 fish
- Min size
- 32"
Striped Bass 32 inch Minimum Length Limit; 2 Fish Daily Harvest Limit Striped Bass 32 inch Minimum Length Limit
Large Or Smallmouth Bass
Walleye Or Sauger
Mississippi River
- Daily bag
- 6 fish/day
with no more than 1 Fish greater than or equal to 27 inches
Mississippi River (Between Il & Ia)
- Daily bag
- 6 fish/day
with no more than 1 Fish greater than or equal to 27 inches
Northern Pike
Rock Bass
Mississippi River Between Illinois And Iowa
- Daily bag
- 25 fish
Rock Bass 25 Fish Daily Harvest Limit
Or Hybrid Crappie White Black
Plus 16 more species. See the Illinois pillar page for the full list.
Wisconsin waters
1471 rules from DNR, 23 species.
Walleye
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
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
All Wisconsin-Minnesota Boundary Waters Below The Red Wing Dam On The Mississippi River
- Daily bag
- 3 fish/day
Altoona Lake Upstream To The Lake Eau Claire Dam
- Daily bag
- 1 fish
- Max size
- 20"
may be over 24”
Amber Lake (Formerly Squaw Lake)Open
- Status
- Permitted
- Daily bag
- 1 fish/day
- Slot min
- 15"
- Slot max
- 20"
of any length may be kept, but only one fish can be over 14” one fish may be over 24” Walleye from 15” but less than 20” may be kept
Arbor Vitae, LittleOpen
- Status
- Permitted
of any length may be kept, but only one fish can be over 14”
Bass (Patterson) Lake (S17, T40n, R10w)Open
- Status
- Permitted
of any length may be kept, but only one fish can be over 14”
Bass Lake (T40n, R2w, S15—West Of Park Falls)Open
- Status
- Permitted
of any length may be kept
Bear River
- Daily bag
- 1 fish
- Min size
- 12"
- Max size
- 15"
over 15” may be kept only one over 15” may be kept
Bearskin LakeOpen
- Status
- Permitted
- Max size
- 14"
of any length may be kept, but only one fish can be over 14” only one fish can be over 14”
Beauregard Lake
- Daily bag
- 1 fish/day
- Slot min
- 20"
- Slot max
- 24"
only one over 24” may be kept walleye from 20-24” may not be kept
Big Butternut Lake
- Max size
- 24"
- Slot min
- 15"
- Slot max
- 20"
except one fish may be over 24”
Big Eau Pleine Reservoir (Upstream From Dam Road)
- Min size
- 24"
- Slot min
- 15"
- Slot max
- 20"
one fish may be over 24 inches
Big Falls Flowage Dam (Flambeau River) Upstream To Crowley Flowage Dam (North Fork Flambeau River) In Price County
- Min size
- 24"
- Max size
- 20"
except one fish may be over 24”
Big Falls Flowage Dam In Rusk County (Flambeau River) Upstream To Crowley Flowage Dam (North Fork Flambeau River)
- Min size
- 24"
- Max size
- 20"
except one fish may be over 24”
Big Lake (S4, T42n, R6e)Open
- Status
- Permitted
of any length may be kept, but only one fish can be over 14”
Big Muskellunge LakeOpen
- Status
- Permitted
of any length may be kept, but only one fish can be over 14”
Big Rib River (Upstream Of I-39 Northbound Lane)
- Min size
- 28"
- Slot min
- 15"
- Slot max
- 20"
one fish may be over 28 inches
Birch LakeOpen
- Status
- Permitted
of any length may be kept, but only one fish can be over 14”
Bony LakeOpen
- Status
- Permitted
- Daily bag
- 1 fish/day
- Slot min
- 14"
- Slot max
- 18"
of any length may be kept, except fish from 14” to 18” may not be kept and only one fish over 18” may be kept only one fish over 18” may be kept fish from 14” to 18” may not be kept
Boom-Rhinelander Chain (Includes Rhinelander Flowage From Bridge Road Downstream To St Regis Dam, Boom Lake, Bass Lake, Thunder Lake And Lake Creek Upstream To Forest Lane, Combined)
- Max size
- 24"
- Slot min
- 15"
- Slot max
- 20"
except one fish may be over 24”
Boulder LakeOpen
- Status
- Permitted
of any length may be kept, but only one fish can be over 14”
Buena Vista Creek (Upstream To The Nepco Dam)
- Daily bag
- 1 fish
- Max size
- 20"
- Slot min
- 15"
- Slot max
- 20"
one fish may be over 28 inches but less than 20 inches may be kept, except one fish may be over 28 inches from 15” but less than 20” may be kept, except one fish may be over 28”
Butternut LakeOpen
- Status
- Permitted
- Min size
- 14"
- Max size
- 14"
of any length may be kept, but only one fish can be over 14” only one fish can be over 14”
Ceded Territory: Quality Opportunity
- Daily bag
- 3 fish a day
- Possession
- 1 fish
- Slot min
- 20"
- Slot max
- 24"
one fish over 24 inches
Chippewa Falls Flowage Dam Upstream To Lake Wissota Dam
- Min size
- 13"
- Slot min
- 16"
- Slot max
- 24"
must be released must be released and only one may be over 24”
Chippewa Flowage And The Chippewa River Downstream To The Arpin Dam Combined
- Daily bag
- 3 fish/day
Chippewa River Downstream Of Arpin Dam To The Lake Holcombe Dam And Tributaries To The First Dam Or Lake (Including The Flambeau River Upstream To Thornapple Flowage Dam)Catch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
- Min size
- 24"
- Slot min
- 16"
- Slot max
- 24"
walleye from 16” to 24” must be released only one may be over 24”
Chippewa River Upstream From The Dells Pond Dam, Including Dells Pond Upstream To The Chippewa Falls Flowage Dam (Includes Tributaries From Their Mouths Upstream To The First Dam Or Lake)
- Daily bag
- 1 fish
- Min size
- 13"
- Slot min
- 16"
- Slot max
- 24"
may be over 24”
Clear Lake (S16, T39n, R7e)
- Daily bag
- 1 fish
- Slot min
- 22"
- Slot max
- 28"
may not be kept
Cornell Flowage Upstream To Lake Holcombe Dam
- Daily bag
- 1 fish
- Min size
- 13"
- Slot min
- 16"
- Slot max
- 24"
may be over 24”
Crab LakeOpen
- Status
- Permitted
of any length may be kept, but only one fish can be over 14”
Cranberry Lake (Eagle Chain - See Vilas Co)
- Max size
- 14"
except one fish over 18” may be kept
Crescent Lake
- Daily bag
- 1 fish/day
- Slot min
- 22"
- Slot max
- 28"
walleye from 22”-28” may not be kept
Crescent Lake (Near Rhinelander)
- Daily bag
- 1 fish
- Slot min
- 22"
- Slot max
- 28"
may not be kept
Crowley Flowage Dam Upstream To Pixley Flowage Dam
- Min size
- 24"
- Max size
- 20"
except one fish may be over 24”
Dairyland Reservoir Dam Upstream To Big Falls Flowage Dam
- Min size
- 24"
- Max size
- 20"
except one fish may be over 24”
Deer Lake (Including Bridge Lake, Lake Nokomis And Rice River Flowage Combined)
- Min size
- 24"
- Slot min
- 15"
- Slot max
- 20"
one fish may be over 24 inches
Dells Pond In Eau Claire County Upstream To Chippewa Falls Flowage Dam
- Min size
- 13"
- Slot min
- 16"
- Slot max
- 24"
must be released must be released and only one may be over 24”
Diamond LakeOpen
- Status
- Permitted
- Max size
- 14"
of any length may be kept, but only one fish can be over 14” only one fish can be over 14”
Eagle Chain (And Connecting Waters Including Catfish, Cranberry, Duck, Eagle, Lynx, Otter, Scattering Rice, Voyageur, Watersmeet And Yellow Birch Lakes Combined)
- Max size
- 14"
except, one fish may be over 18”
East Fork Lemonweir River (Upstream To The Highway 173 Bridge)
- Min size
- 28"
- Slot min
- 15"
- Slot max
- 20"
one fish may be over 28 inches
Eau Claire Lake, MiddleOpen
- Status
- Permitted
- Daily bag
- 1 fish/day
- Slot min
- 14"
- Slot max
- 18"
of any length may be kept, except fish from 14” to 18” may not be kept and only one fish over 18” may be kept only one fish over 18” may be kept fish from 14” to 18” may not be kept
Eau Claire River (Downstream From The Schofield Dam)
- Min size
- 28"
- Slot min
- 15"
- Slot max
- 20"
one fish may be over 28 inches
Elk River Upstream From Jobes Dam To Musser Flowage Dam (Including Phillips Chain Of Lakes: Duroy, Elk, Long, Wilson Lakes, And Connecting Waters)
- Min size
- 24"
- Max size
- 20"
- Slot min
- 15"
- Slot max
- 20"
except one fish may be over 24”
Elk River Upstream From Musser Flowage Dam (Including Musser Flowage)
- Min size
- 24"
- Max size
- 20"
- Slot min
- 15"
- Slot max
- 20"
except one fish may be over 24”
Elk River Upstream From The Lac Sault Dore Dam (Including Lac Sault Dore (Soo Lake) And Grassy Lake) To Jobes Dam
- Min size
- 24"
- Max size
- 20"
- Slot min
- 15"
- Slot max
- 20"
except one fish may be over 24”
Escanaba LakeIn season
- Season opens
- Jun 13
- Season closes
- Mar 7
- Slot min
- 15"
- Slot max
- 20"
second Saturday in June (June 13, 2026) first Sunday in March (March 7, 2027) may be kept and only one fish may be over 24” until department notification that the annual quota has been reached, and thereafter only catch-and-release fishing for walleye is allowed
Flambeau River (Above Turtle Flambeau Flowage)
- Min size
- 12"
- Max size
- 15"
only one over 15” may be kept
Flambeau River And Its Impoundments, Sloughs And Tributaries (From Big Falls Flowage Dam In Rusk County Upstream To Crowley Flowage Dam On The North Fork Flambeau River In Price County)
- Min size
- 24"
- Max size
- 20"
except one fish may be over 24”
Flambeau River, North Fork (From Upper Park Falls Flowage Dam In Price County Upstream To The Fish Refuge Below The Turtle-Flambeau Dam In Iron County)
- Min size
- 24"
- Max size
- 20"
- Slot min
- 15"
- Slot max
- 20"
one fish may be over 24” except one fish may be over 24”
Flambeau River, South Fork And Its Impoundments, Sloughs And Tributaries Upstream To The First Dam Or Lake (Including Elk River Upstream From Its Confluence With The South Fork Flambeau River To Lac Sault Dore Dam)
- Min size
- 24"
- Max size
- 20"
except one fish may be over 24”
Flambeau River, South Fork And Its Tributaries Upstream To The First Dam Or Lake (Including Elk River Upstream To Lac Sault Dore Dam)
- Min size
- 24"
- Max size
- 20"
except one fish may be over 24”
Forest LakeCatch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
- Max size
- 14"
except, one fish may be over 18”
Fox RiverOpen
- Status
- Permitted
From the De Pere Dam upstream, of any length may be kept and there is a continuous open season
Fox River (From Appleton Lock 1 Downstream To De Pere Dam)Open
- Status
- Permitted
of any length may be kept
Fox River (From Appleton Lock 1 Upstream To Neenah-Menasha Dams (Winnebago County), Including Little Lake Butte Des Morts, Its Tributaries, Backwaters And Sloughs, Mud Creek And Neenah Slough)Open
- Status
- Permitted
of any length may be kept
Fox River (From The Neenah-Menasha Dams Downstream To Appleton Lock 1 - Outagamie County)Open
- Status
- Permitted
of any length may be kept
Fox River From Its Mouth Upstream To The Dam At DepereOut of season
- Season opens
- Mar 2
- Season closes
- May 1
- Daily bag
- 1 in total
- Min size
- 28"
Hasbrook LakeOpen
- Status
- Permitted
- Max size
- 14"
of any length may be kept, but only one fish can be over 14” only one fish can be over 14”
Hat Rapids Dam Downstream To Kings Dam In Lincoln County (Including Lake Alice)
- Max size
- 24"
- Slot min
- 15"
- Slot max
- 20"
except one fish may be over 24”
Hat Rapids Flowage (From Upstream Bank Of Pelican River Mouth) Downstream To Hat Rapids Dam
- Max size
- 24"
- Slot min
- 15"
- Slot max
- 20"
except one fish may be over 24”
Ike Walton LakeOpen
- Status
- Permitted
of any length may be kept, but only one fish can be over 14”
Inland Lakes And Rivers Within The Ceded Territory
- Daily bag
- 3 fish
- Min size
- 24"
- Slot min
- 15"
- Slot max
- 20"
one fish may be over 24” walleye and sauger from 15” but less than 20” may be kept, except one fish may be over 24”
Johnson Creek (Upstream Of I-39 Southbound Lane)
- Min size
- 28"
- Slot min
- 15"
- Slot max
- 20"
one fish may be over 28 inches
Julia Lake (S12, T38n, R11e)Open
- Status
- Permitted
- Max size
- 14"
of any length may be kept only one fish may be over 14”
Julia Lake (Three Lakes Area; S6, T38n, R12e)Open
- Status
- Permitted
- Max size
- 14"
of any length may be kept, but only one fish can be over 14” only one fish can be over 14”
Jump River (And Its Tributaries Upstream To The First Dam Or Lake)Catch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
- Min size
- 24"
- Slot min
- 16"
- Slot max
- 24"
walleye from 16” to 24” must be released only one may be over 24”
Jump River (And Tributaries To The First Dam Or Lake)
- Min size
- 13"
- Slot min
- 16"
- Slot max
- 24"
except walleye from 16” to 24” must be released, and only one may be over 24” must be released
Jump River (Includes Tributaries From Their Mouths Upstream To The First Dam Or Lake
- Daily bag
- 1 fish
may be over 24”
Jump River (Includes Tributaries From Their Mouths Upstream To The First Dam Or Lake)
- Min size
- 13"
- Slot min
- 16"
- Slot max
- 24"
Ladysmith Flowage Dam Upstream To Dairyland Reservoir Dam
- Min size
- 24"
- Max size
- 20"
except one fish may be over 24”
Lake Alexander From Alexander Dam Upstream To Grandfather Dam
- Min size
- 28"
- Slot min
- 15"
- Slot max
- 20"
one fish may be over 28 inches
Lake Alice From Kings Dam Upstream To Hat Rapids DamIn season
- Season opens
- May 2
- Season closes
- Mar 7
2026 through March 7, 2027
Lake Eau Claire Dam Upstream
- Daily bag
- 1 fish
- Max size
- 20"
may be over 24”
Lake Holcombe Upstream To The Arpin Dam In Sawyer County, Including The Flambeau River Upstream To The Thornapple Flowage Dam In Rusk County
- Daily bag
- 1 fish
- Min size
- 13"
- Slot min
- 16"
- Slot max
- 24"
may be over 24”
Lake Koshkonong (And Connected Tributaries Upstream To The First Dam Unless Otherwise Listed)Open
- Status
- Permitted
may be kept
Lake Menomin (Including The Red Cedar River Upstream From The Lake Menomin Dam To The Cedar Falls Dam
- Daily bag
- 1 fish
- Max size
- 20"
may be over 24”
Lake Michigan Waters North Of Waldo Boulevard, ManitowocOut of season
- Season opens
- Mar 8
- Season closes
- Apr 30
- Daily bag
- 1 in total
- Min size
- 28"
Lake Michigan Waters South Of Waldo Boulevard, ManitowocOut of season
- Season opens
- Mar 8
- Season closes
- Apr 30
- Daily bag
- 1 in total
Lake Nokomis/Rice Reservoir Chain (Including Bridge Lake, Deer Lake, Lake Nokomis And Rice River Flowage Combined)
- Min size
- 24"
- Slot min
- 15"
- Slot max
- 20"
one fish may be over 24 inches
Lake Wissota Upstream To Old Abe Flowage Dam In Jim Falls, Including The Yellow River Upstream To Svetlik Dam At Cadott
- Daily bag
- 1 fish
- Min size
- 13"
- Slot min
- 16"
- Slot max
- 24"
may be over 24”
Lemonweir River (Including All Sloughs, Bayous, And Flowages Upstream To The First Dam Or Highway Bridge)
- Min size
- 28"
- Slot min
- 15"
- Slot max
- 20"
one fish may be over 28”
Lemonweir River (Including All Sloughs, Bayous, And Flowages Upstream To The First Water Control Structure, Dam, Or Highway Bridge)
- Min size
- 28"
- Max size
- 28"
- Slot min
- 15"
- Slot max
- 20"
one fish may be over 28 inches except one fish may be over 28”
Little Eau Claire River
- Max size
- 28"
- Slot min
- 15"
- Slot max
- 20"
except one fish may be over 28”
Little Eau Claire River (Upstream Of I-39 Southbound Lane)
- Min size
- 28"
- Slot min
- 15"
- Slot max
- 20"
one fish may be over 28 inches
Little Eau Pleine Flowage And River (Upstream Of State Highway 34)
- Max size
- 28"
- Slot min
- 15"
- Slot max
- 20"
except one fish may be over 28”
Little Eau Pleine River (Upstream From State Highway 34)
- Min size
- 28"
- Slot min
- 15"
- Slot max
- 20"
one fish may be over 28 inches
Little Lake Butte Des Morts (Including Mud Creek, Neenah Slough And Tributaries, Backwaters And Sloughs, And The Fox River From Neenah-Menasha Dams Downstream To Appleton Lock 1 - Outagamie County)Open
- Status
- Permitted
of any length may be kept
Loon Lake
- Daily bag
- 1 fish/day
- Slot min
- 20"
- Slot max
- 24"
only one over 24” may be kept walleye from 20-24” may not be kept
Lower Park Falls Flowage Dam Upstream To The Fish Refuge Below The Upper Park Falls Flowage Dam
- Min size
- 24"
- Max size
- 20"
except one fish may be over 24”
Lyman Lake
- Daily bag
- 1 fish/day
- Slot min
- 20"
- Slot max
- 24"
only one over 24” may be kept walleye from 20-24” may not be kept
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
Montreal River (West Branch)
- Max size
- 14"
only one fish can be over 14”
Moose LakeOpen
- Status
- Permitted
- Min size
- 14"
of any length may be kept, but only one fish can be over 14” only one fish can be over 14”
Nemadji RiverIn season
- Season opens
- May 9
- Season closes
- Mar 1
- Daily bag
- 2 fish/day
North Crab LakeOpen
- Status
- Permitted
of any length may be kept, but only one fish can be over 14”
Old Abe Flowage Upstream To Cornell Flowage Dam
- Daily bag
- 1 fish
- Min size
- 13"
- Slot min
- 16"
- Slot max
- 24"
may be over 24”
Oneida LakeOpen
- Status
- Permitted
- Max size
- 14"
of any length may be kept, but only one fish can be over 14” only one fish can be over 14”
Oxbow LakeOpen
- Status
- Permitted
of any length may be kept, but only one fish can be over 14”
Peplin Creek (Upstream Of I-39 Southbound Lane)
- Min size
- 28"
- Slot min
- 15"
- Slot max
- 20"
one fish may be over 28 inches
Pike Lake Chain (Amik, Pike, Round And Turner Lakes Combined)
- Slot min
- 15"
- Slot max
- 20"
may be kept, except one fish may be over 24”
Pike Lake Chain (Includes Buskey Bay, Millicent, Hart, Twin Bear, Eagle, Flynn And McCarry Lakes Combined)
- Daily bag
- 1 fish/day
- Slot min
- 22"
- Slot max
- 28"
fish from 22” to 28” may not be kept
Pike Lake Chain (Includes Pike, Round, Turner, Amik Lakes And Connecting Waters Combined)
- Min size
- 24"
- Max size
- 20"
except one fish may be over 24”
Pixley Flowage Dam Upstream To Lower Park Falls Flowage Dam
- Min size
- 24"
- Max size
- 20"
except one fish may be over 24”
Plum Lake (S36, T41n R7e)
- Slot min
- 15"
- Slot max
- 20"
may be kept, except one fish may be over 24”
Pools 9-12
- Daily bag
- 6 fish/day
- Possession
- 1 fish
- Slot min
- 20"
- Slot max
- 27"
in total only one over 27” walleye 20–27” must be released
Presque Isle Chain (Including Presque Isle, Averill, Van Vliet Lakes Combined)Open
- Status
- Permitted
of any length may be kept, but only one fish can be over 14”
RehabilitationCatch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
- Daily bag
- 1 fish a day
- Slot min
- 22"
- Slot max
- 28"
Remington Lake
- Daily bag
- 1 fish/day
only persons 15 years of age and younger and certain disabled anglers may fish these waters
Reservoir Pond (Including Horn, Explosion And Little Horn Lakes Combined)
- Daily bag
- 3 fish/day
from these lakes combined
Rock LakeOpen
- Status
- Permitted
of any length may be kept, but only one fish can be over 14”
Shell LakeOpen
- Status
- Permitted
of any length may be kept, but only one fish can be over 14”
Sherman LakeOpen
- Status
- Permitted
- Max size
- 14"
of any length may be kept but only one fish can be over 14” only one fish can be over 14”
Slow Growth
- Daily bag
- 3 fish a day
- Possession
- 1 fish
- Min size
- 13"
- Slot min
- 16"
- Slot max
- 24"
one fish over 24 inches
Solberg Lake (Including Tributaries Up To The First Dam Or Lake)
- Min size
- 24"
- Max size
- 20"
except one fish may be over 24”
South Fork Lemonweir River (Upstream To The Tomah Dam)
- Min size
- 28"
- Max size
- 28"
- Slot min
- 15"
- Slot max
- 20"
one fish may be over 28 inches except one fish may be over 28”
Special Opportunity Or BiomanipulationCatch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
Spillerberg LakeOpen
- Status
- Permitted
of any length may be kept, but only one fish can be over 14”
Squirrel LakeOpen
- Status
- Permitted
- Max size
- 14"
of any length may be kept, but only one fish can be over 14” only one fish can be over 14”
St. Croix River Downstream From The St. Croix Falls Dam To PrescottOut of season
- Season opens
- May 2
- Season closes
- Mar 1
- Daily bag
- 4 fish/day
- Possession
- 1 fish
in total only one walleye or sauger over 20” may be kept
St. Croix River Upstream Of The St. Croix Falls DamOut of season
- Season opens
- May 2
- Season closes
- Mar 1
- Daily bag
- 6 fish/day
in total
St. Louis RiverOut of season
- Season opens
- May 9
- Season closes
- Mar 1
- Daily bag
- 2 fish/day
in total
Star LakeOpen
- Status
- Permitted
of any length may be kept, but only one fish can be over 14”
Syene Ponds
- Daily bag
- 1 fish/day
only persons 15 years of age and younger and certain disabled anglers may fish these waters
Thornapple Flowage Dam Upstream To Ladysmith Flowage Dam
- Min size
- 24"
- Max size
- 20"
except one fish may be over 24”
Three Lakes Chain (Including Big, Big Fork, Big Stone, Mud, (Crystal), Deer, Dog, Fourmile, Island, Laurel, Little Fork, Long, Medicine, Moccasin, Planting Ground, Rangeline, Round, Spirit, Townline, Virgin And Whitefish Lakes And Connecting Waters Combined)Open
- Status
- Permitted
- Max size
- 14"
of any length may be kept, but only one fish can be over 14” only one fish can be over 14”
Token Creek Ponds
- Daily bag
- 1 fish/day
only persons 15 years of age and younger and certain disabled anglers may fish these waters
Turtle Lakes, North And SouthOpen
- Status
- Permitted
of any length may be kept, but only one fish can be over 14”
Turtle River, Little
- Min size
- 12"
- Max size
- 15"
only one over 15” may be kept
Turtle/Flambeau Flowage
- Min size
- 12"
- Max size
- 15"
only one over 15” may be kept
Twin Lakes, North And South, Combined
- Min size
- 24"
- Slot min
- 15"
- Slot max
- 20"
one fish can be over 24” from 15” but less than 20” may be kept, except one fish can be over 24”
Upper Park Falls Flowage Dam Upstream To The Fish Refuge Below The Turtleflambeau Dam In Iron County
- Min size
- 24"
- Max size
- 20"
except one fish may be over 24”
West Fork Chippewa River (From Moose Lake Dam Upstream To Fr 176)Open
- Status
- Permitted
- Min size
- 14"
of any length may be kept, but only one fish can be over 14” only one fish can be over 14”
West Plum Lake
- Daily bag
- 1 fish/day
- Slot min
- 15"
- Slot max
- 20"
one fish may be over 24” Walleye from 15” but less than 20” may be kept
Windigo LakeOpen
- Status
- Permitted
- Min size
- 14"
of any length may be kept but only one fish can be over 14” only one fish can be over 14”
Winnebago System Waters
- Daily bag
- 3 in total
only 1 may be a sauger or hybrid
Wisconsin River (Downstream Of The Hydro Dam In Merrill Including All Sloughs, Bayous, And Flowages Up To The First Dam Or Highway Bridge)
- Min size
- 28"
- Slot min
- 15"
- Slot max
- 20"
one fish may be over 28 inches
Wisconsin River (Including All Sloughs, Bayous, And Flowages Upstream To The First Dam Or Highway Bridge, Except The Western Boundary Of The Wisconsin River On Lake Petenwell Is County Highway G)
- Min size
- 28"
- Slot min
- 15"
- Slot max
- 20"
one fish may be over 28”
Wisconsin River (Including All Sloughs, Bayous, And Flowages Upstream To The First Dam Or Highway Bridge)
- Daily bag
- 1 fish
- Max size
- 20"
- Slot min
- 15"
- Slot max
- 20"
one fish may be over 28 inches but less than 20 inches may be kept, except one fish may be over 28 inches from 15” but less than 20” may be kept, except one fish may be over 28”
Wisconsin River (Including All Sloughs, Bayous, Flowages, And Tributaries Upstream To The First Dam Or Highway Bridge)
- Daily bag
- 3 fish
in total for walleye, sauger or hybrids
Wisconsin River (Including Castle Rock And Petenwell Flowages And Sloughs, Bayous, And Flowages Upstream To The First Dam Or Highway Bridge)
- Max size
- 20"
except one fish may be over 28”
Wisconsin River (Including Lake Wi And Sloughs, Bayous (Okee Bay, Whalen’s Grade), Flowages And Tributaries Upstream To The First Dam Or Highway Bridge)
- Daily bag
- 1 fish
- Max size
- 20"
Upstream from the Prairie du Sac Dam, over 28” Upstream from the Prairie du Sac Dam
Wisconsin River (Otter Rapids Dam (In Vilas County) Downstream To Rainbow Flowage)
- Max size
- 24"
- Slot min
- 15"
- Slot max
- 20"
except one fish may be over 24”
Wisconsin River (Rainbow Dam Downstream To Rhinelander Flowage)
- Max size
- 24"
- Slot min
- 15"
- Slot max
- 20"
except one fish may be over 24”
Wisconsin River (Rainbow Flowage (South Of Wilderness Trail In Vilas County Downstream To Rainbow Dam))
- Max size
- 24"
- Slot min
- 15"
- Slot max
- 20"
except one fish may be over 24”
Wisconsin River (Rhinelander Dam Downstream To Hat Rapids Flowage)
- Max size
- 24"
- Slot min
- 15"
- Slot max
- 20"
except one fish may be over 24”
Wisconsin River (Upstream From The Prairie Du Sac Dam)
- Min size
- 28"
- Max size
- 20"
only one fish over 28” may be kept
Wisconsin River From Wausau Dam In Marathon County Upstream To The Merrill Dam
- Min size
- 28"
- Slot min
- 15"
- Slot max
- 20"
one fish may be over 28 inches
Yellow River (Downstream From The Highway 54 Dam At Dexterville Including All Sloughs, Bayous, And Flowages Upstream To The First Dam Or Highway Bridge)
- Daily bag
- 1 fish
- Max size
- 20"
- Slot min
- 15"
- Slot max
- 20"
one fish may be over 28 inches but less than 20 inches may be kept, except one fish may be over 28 inches from 15” but less than 20” may be kept, except one fish may be over 28”
Yellow River (Including All Sloughs, Bayous, And Flowages Upstream To The First Dam Or Highway Bridge)
- Min size
- 28"
- Slot min
- 15"
- Slot max
- 20"
one fish may be over 28”
Yellowstone Lake (Including The Yellowstone River From The Lake Upstream To County Highway F)
- Slot min
- 15"
- Slot max
- 18"
Wisconsin statewide
- Daily bag
- 5 fish in total
- Possession
- 10 fish in total
- Min size
- 18"
Durphee Lake (In Combination With Schoolhouse Lake)
Smallmouth Bass
Amey Pond
- Daily bag
- 1 fish
- Slot min
- 14"
- Slot max
- 18"
may be longer than 18” must be released
Apple Lake (Fomerly Squaw)
- Max size
- 14"
except one fish may be over 18”
Arrowhead Lake
- Daily bag
- 1 fish
- Slot min
- 14"
- Slot max
- 18"
may be longer than 18” must be released
Beulah Lake
- Min size
- 16"
- Slot max
- 12"
less than 12” and over 16” may be kept
Big Bass Lake
- Min size
- 18"
- Slot max
- 14"
one fish may be over 18 inches less than 14 inches may be kept
Big Lake (S4, T42n, R6e)Catch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
may not be kept (catch and release only)
Bittersweet LakeCatch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
may not be kept
Butternut Lake
- Daily bag
- 1 fish
- Min size
- 18"
- Max size
- 14"
may be over 18” one fish may be over 18” less than 14” may be kept
Cable Lake
- Daily bag
- 1 fish in total
- Min size
- 18"
Combined management with Wiley Lake
Camelot Lake
- Daily bag
- 1 fish
- Slot min
- 14"
- Slot max
- 18"
may be longer than 18” must be released
Consumptive Opportunity
- Daily bag
- 5 fish a day
- Possession
- 1 fish
- Slot min
- 14"
- Slot max
- 18"
one over 18 inches
Cosgrove And Little Cosgrove Lakes
- Daily bag
- 1 fish
- Max size
- 14"
may be over 18”
Forest LakeCatch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
- Daily bag
- 1 fish
- Min size
- 18"
Fox Lake And Its Tributaries And Connected Open Waters
- Daily bag
- 1 fish
- Min size
- 18"
Fox River (From Appleton Lock 1 Upstream To Neenah-Menasha Dams (Winnebago County), Including Little Lake Butte Des Morts, Its Tributaries, Backwaters And Sloughs, Mud Creek And Neenah Slough)Open
- Status
- Open
continuous open season
Fox River (From The Neenah-Menasha Dams Downstream To Appleton Lock 1 - Outagamie County)Open
- Status
- Open
continuous open season
Fox River From Lake Winnebago Upstream To The Dam Above Princeton
- Daily bag
- 5 in total
Franklin Lake
- Daily bag
- 1 fish
- Min size
- 18"
- Max size
- 14"
may be over 18” one fish may be over 18” less than 14” may be kept
Gile Flowage
- Min size
- 18"
- Max size
- 14"
one fish may be over 18” less than 14” may be kept
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
Jordan Lake
- Daily bag
- 1 fish
- Slot min
- 14"
- Slot max
- 18"
may be longer than 18” must be released
Kakagon River And SloughClosed
- Status
- Prohibited
- Season opens
- Jun 20
- Season closes
- Mar 7
- Daily bag
- 1 in total with LMB
- Min size
- 22"
catch and release only
Krause SpringsIn season
- Season opens
- May 2
- Season closes
- Oct 15
- Daily bag
- 5 fish/day
in total with largemouth bass
Lac Courte Oreilles Chain (Lac Courte Oreilles Lake, Little Lac Courte Oreilles Lake And Billy Boy Flowage)
- Daily bag
- 1 fish
- Min size
- 18"
Lake Alice From Kings Dam Upstream To Hat Rapids DamIn season
- Season opens
- May 2
- Season closes
- Mar 7
2026 through March 7, 2027
Lemonweir River (Including All Sloughs, Bayous, And Flowages Upstream To The First Water Control Structure, Dam, Or Highway Bridge)
- Daily bag
- 1 fish
- Min size
- 18"
Little Lake Butte Des Morts (Including Mud Creek, Neenah Slough And Tributaries, Backwaters And Sloughs, And The Fox River From Neenah-Menasha Dams Downstream To Appleton Lock 1 - Outagamie County)Open
- Status
- Open
continuous open season
Long Lake (T32n, R8w) Including Dark And Herde Lakes
- Daily bag
- 1 fish
- Min size
- 18"
Major Green Bay TributariesOut of season
- Season opens
- Jul 1
- Season closes
- Mar 7
- Daily bag
- 5
Manger Lagoon - City Of Green Bay
- Daily bag
- 1 fish/day
only persons 15 years of age and younger and certain disabled anglers may fish these waters
Mason Lake
- Daily bag
- 1 fish
- Min size
- 18"
- Slot min
- 14"
- Slot max
- 14"
may be longer than 18” one fish may be over 18 inches must be released less than 14 inches may be kept
McGee LakeClosed
- Status
- Closed
- Season opens
- May 2
- Season closes
- Oct 15
- Daily bag
- 5 fish/day
- Gear
- Artificial Only
during the closed trout season artificial lure only season in total with largemouth bass from May 2 to Oct. 15
Memorable Opportunity Or Fishery Rehabilitation
- Daily bag
- 1 fish a day
- Min size
- 18"
Mirror Lake
- Daily bag
- 1 fish/day
only persons 15 years of age and younger and certain disabled anglers may fish these waters
Mission Lake
- Min size
- 18"
- Slot max
- 14"
one fish may be over 18 inches less than 14 inches may be kept
Mud Lake (Nw Corner Of Dane County, West Of Fish Lake; S3&4,T9n,R7e)
- Daily bag
- 1 fish
- Min size
- 18"
Namekagon Lake (Including Jackson And Garden Lakes)
- Daily bag
- 1 fish
- Min size
- 18"
Northern ZoneCatch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
- Season opens
- Jun 20
- Season closes
- Mar 7
- Daily bag
- 5 fish in combination
All other times of year: catch and release only. June 20, 2026 to March 7, 2027 — Smallmouth bass harvest. Five largemouth or smallmouth bass in combination may be kept
Oberlin LakeCatch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
may not be kept (catch and release only)
Other Green Bay TributariesIn 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
Park Lake (Including The Fox River Upstream To Highway 33)
- Daily bag
- 1 fish
- Min size
- 18"
Parker Lake
- Daily bag
- 1 fish
- Slot min
- 14"
- Slot max
- 18"
may be longer than 18” must be released
Pelican Lake
- Daily bag
- 1 fish/day
- Max size
- 14"
one fish may be over 18” except one fish may be over 18”
Pike Lake Chain (Includes Buskey Bay, Millicent, Hart, Twin Bear, Eagle, Flynn And McCarry Lakes Combined)
- Daily bag
- 1 fish/day
- Min size
- 18"
Pipe And North Pipe Lakes
- Daily bag
- 1 fish
- Min size
- 18"
only one may be a smallmouth bass
Presque Isle Chain (Including Presque Isle, Averill, Van Vliet Lakes Combined)
- Daily bag
- 1 fish
- Min size
- 18"
Prong LakeCatch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
may not be kept (catch and release only)
Rabe LakeIn season
- Season opens
- May 3
- Season closes
- Oct 15
- Daily bag
- 5 fish/day
in total with largemouth bass
Remington Lake
- Daily bag
- 1 fish/day
only persons 15 years of age and younger and certain disabled anglers may fish these waters
Round Lake (S35, T20n, R11e)
- Daily bag
- 3 fish
- Min size
- 18"
- Max size
- 14"
less than 14” may be kept, except one fish may be over 18” one fish may be over 18”
Round Lake Chain (Round And Little Round Lakes)
- Daily bag
- 1 fish
- Min size
- 18"
Saul SpringsIn season
- Season opens
- May 3
- Season closes
- Oct 15
- Daily bag
- 5 fish/day
in total with largemouth bass
Sawyer Lake
- Slot min
- 16"
- Slot max
- 12"
greater than 16 inches may be kept less than 12 inches may be kept
Sherwood Lake
- Daily bag
- 1 fish
- Slot min
- 14"
- Slot max
- 18"
may be longer than 18” must be released
Shishebogama Lake
- Max size
- 14"
may be kept, except one fish over 18” may be kept
Smith LakeCatch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
may not be kept (catch and release only)
Smoky Lake
- Daily bag
- 1 fish
- Min size
- 18"
- Slot min
- 14"
- Slot max
- 18"
only one bass over 18” may be kept between 14-18” must be released
Southern ZoneCatch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
- Season opens
- May 2
- Season closes
- Mar 7
- Daily bag
- 5 fish in combination
All other times of year: catch and release only. May 2, 2026 to March 7, 2027 —Largemouth and smallmouth bass harvest. Five largemouth or smallmouth bass in combination may be kept
Spread Eagle Chain Of Lakes
- Daily bag
- 1 fish
- Min size
- 18"
- Max size
- 14"
over 18” may be kept one fish over 18” may be kept less than 14” may be kept
St. Croix River Upstream Of The St. Croix Falls DamCatch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
- Season opens
- Sep 14
- Season closes
- Mar 1
- Daily bag
- 5 fish/day
catch and release only in total
St. Louis River And The St. Croix River Downstream Of The St. Croix Falls DamOut of season
- Season opens
- May 23
- Season closes
- Mar 1
- Daily bag
- 5 fish/day
in total
Stevens Point Flowage Dam To The Altech Park Spillway
- Daily bag
- 1 fish
- Min size
- 18"
Syene Ponds
- Daily bag
- 1 fish/day
only persons 15 years of age and younger and certain disabled anglers may fish these waters
Tiger Cat Chain Of Lakes (Burns, Lower Twin, McClaine, And Placid Lakes, Tigercat Flowage And Upper Twin Lake All Downstream To The Tiger Cat Flowage Dam Combined)
- Min size
- 18"
- Max size
- 14"
except one fish may be over 18”
Token Creek Ponds
- Daily bag
- 1 fish/day
only persons 15 years of age and younger and certain disabled anglers may fish these waters
Tributaries To Lake Michigan North Of Hwy 29 (Door And Kewaunee Counties)In season
- Season opens
- Jun 20
- Season closes
- Mar 7
- Daily bag
- 5
Tributaries To Lake Michigan South Of Hwy 29In season
- Season opens
- May 2
- Season closes
- Mar 7
- Daily bag
- 5
Trophy Opportunity Or Biomanipulation
- Daily bag
- 1 fish a day
- Min size
- 22"
Trude Lake
- Min size
- 18"
- Max size
- 14"
one fish over 18” may be kept less than 14” may be kept
Trump Lake
- Min size
- 18"
- Max size
- 14"
one fish may be over 18” less than 14” may be kept
Turtle/Flambeau Flowage
- Min size
- 18"
- Max size
- 14"
one fish over 18” may be kept less than 14” may be kept
White Mound Lake
- Min size
- 18"
- Max size
- 14"
except one fish may be over 18”
White Sand Lake—Highway K (T42n, R7e, S27)
- Daily bag
- 1 fish
- Min size
- 18"
Wiley Lake
- Daily bag
- 1 fish in total
- Min size
- 18"
Combined management with Cable Lake
Wilson Lake
- Slot min
- 12"
- Slot max
- 16"
less than 12” and greater than 16” may be kept
Wisconsin River (Including All Sloughs, Bayous, And Flowages Upstream To The First Dam Or Highway Bridge)
- Daily bag
- 1 fish
- Min size
- 18"
From the Stevens Point Flowage Dam to the AlTech Park spillway
Within One-Fourth Mile Of All Islands In The Town Of Washington IslandClosed
- Status
- Prohibited
- Season opens
- Jul 1
- Season closes
- Mar 7
- Daily bag
- 5 in total
- Min size
- 12"
There is no catch and release fishing prior to July 1 opener
Wolf River From Its Mouth Upstream To The Dam In The City Of Shawano
- Daily bag
- 5 in total
Yellowstone Lake (Including The Yellowstone River From The Lake Upstream To County Highway F)
- Slot min
- 12"
- Slot max
- 15"
Wisconsin statewideOpen
- Status
- Permitted
- Daily bag
- 5 fish in total
- Possession
- 10 fish in total
- Min size
- 14"
of any length may be kept; Durphee Lake (In Combination With Schoolhouse Lake)
Largemouth Bass
All Tributaries To Green Bay (Major And Other) And Tributaries To Lake MichiganIn season
- Season opens
- May 2
- Season closes
- Mar 7
- Daily bag
- 5
Amey Pond
- Daily bag
- 1 fish
- Slot min
- 14"
- Slot max
- 18"
may be longer than 18” must be released
Apple Lake (Fomerly Squaw)
- Max size
- 14"
except one fish may be over 18”
Arrowhead Lake
- Daily bag
- 1 fish
- Slot min
- 14"
- Slot max
- 18"
may be longer than 18” must be released
Beulah Lake
- Min size
- 16"
- Slot max
- 12"
less than 12” and over 16” may be kept
Big Bass Lake
- Min size
- 18"
- Slot max
- 14"
one fish may be over 18 inches less than 14 inches may be kept
Big Lake (S4, T42n, R6e)Catch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
may not be kept (catch and release only)
Bittersweet LakeCatch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
may not be kept
Butternut Lake
- Daily bag
- 1 fish
- Min size
- 18"
- Max size
- 14"
may be over 18” one fish may be over 18” less than 14” may be kept
Cable Lake
- Daily bag
- 1 fish in total
- Min size
- 18"
Combined management with Wiley Lake
Camelot Lake
- Daily bag
- 1 fish
- Slot min
- 14"
- Slot max
- 18"
may be longer than 18” must be released
Consumptive Opportunity
- Daily bag
- 5 fish a day
- Possession
- 1 fish
- Slot min
- 14"
- Slot max
- 18"
one over 18 inches
Cosgrove And Little Cosgrove Lakes
- Daily bag
- 1 fish
- Max size
- 14"
may be over 18”
Forest LakeCatch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
- Daily bag
- 1 fish
- Min size
- 18"
Fox Lake And Its Tributaries And Connected Open Waters
- Daily bag
- 1 fish
- Min size
- 18"
Fox River (From Appleton Lock 1 Upstream To Neenah-Menasha Dams (Winnebago County), Including Little Lake Butte Des Morts, Its Tributaries, Backwaters And Sloughs, Mud Creek And Neenah Slough)Open
- Status
- Open
continuous open season
Fox River (From The Neenah-Menasha Dams Downstream To Appleton Lock 1 - Outagamie County)Open
- Status
- Open
continuous open season
Fox River From Lake Winnebago Upstream To The Dam Above Princeton
- Daily bag
- 5 in total
Franklin Lake
- Daily bag
- 1 fish
- Min size
- 18"
- Max size
- 14"
may be over 18” one fish may be over 18” less than 14” may be kept
Gile Flowage
- Min size
- 18"
- Max size
- 14"
one fish may be over 18” less than 14” may be kept
Jordan Lake
- Daily bag
- 1 fish
- Slot min
- 14"
- Slot max
- 18"
may be longer than 18” must be released
Kakagon River And SloughClosed
- Status
- Prohibited
- Season opens
- May 2
- Season closes
- Mar 7
- Daily bag
- 1
- Min size
- 22"
catch and release only
Krause SpringsIn season
- Season opens
- May 2
- Season closes
- Oct 15
- Daily bag
- 5 fish/day
in total with smallmouth bass
Lake Alice From Kings Dam Upstream To Hat Rapids DamIn season
- Season opens
- May 2
- Season closes
- Mar 7
2026 through March 7, 2027
Lemonweir River (Including All Sloughs, Bayous, And Flowages Upstream To The First Water Control Structure, Dam, Or Highway Bridge)
- Daily bag
- 1 fish
- Min size
- 18"
Little Lake Butte Des Morts (Including Mud Creek, Neenah Slough And Tributaries, Backwaters And Sloughs, And The Fox River From Neenah-Menasha Dams Downstream To Appleton Lock 1 - Outagamie County)Open
- Status
- Open
continuous open season
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
Mason Lake
- Daily bag
- 1 fish
- Min size
- 18"
- Slot min
- 14"
- Slot max
- 14"
may be longer than 18” one fish may be over 18 inches must be released less than 14 inches may be kept
McGee LakeClosed
- Status
- Closed
- Season opens
- May 2
- Season closes
- Oct 15
- Daily bag
- 5 fish/day
- Gear
- Artificial Only
during the closed trout season artificial lure only season in total with smallmouth bass from May 2 to Oct. 15
Memorable Opportunity Or Fishery Rehabilitation
- Daily bag
- 1 fish a day
- Min size
- 18"
Mirror Lake
- Daily bag
- 1 fish/day
only persons 15 years of age and younger and certain disabled anglers may fish these waters
Mission Lake
- Min size
- 18"
- Slot max
- 14"
one fish may be over 18 inches less than 14 inches may be kept
Mud Lake (Nw Corner Of Dane County, West Of Fish Lake; S3&4,T9n,R7e)
- Daily bag
- 1 fish
- Min size
- 18"
Northern ZoneCatch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
- Season opens
- May 2
- Season closes
- Mar 7
- Daily bag
- 5 fish
All other times of year: catch and release only. May 2, 2026 to March 7, 2027 — Largemouth bass harvest.
Oberlin LakeCatch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
may not be kept (catch and release only)
Other Lake Michigan WatersCatch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
- Season opens
- May 2
- Season closes
- Mar 7
- Daily bag
- 5 in total
At all other times of year
Park Lake (Including The Fox River Upstream To Highway 33)
- Daily bag
- 1 fish
- Min size
- 18"
Parker Lake
- Daily bag
- 1 fish
- Slot min
- 14"
- Slot max
- 18"
may be longer than 18” must be released
Paya Lake
- Daily bag
- 5 fish
- Max size
- 18"
- Slot min
- 14"
- Slot max
- 18"
only one over 18” may be kept may not be kept
Pelican Lake
- Daily bag
- 1 fish/day
- Max size
- 14"
one fish may be over 18” except one fish may be over 18”
Pipe And North Pipe Lakes
- Daily bag
- 5 fish
in total with smallmouth bass
Presque Isle Chain (Including Presque Isle, Averill, Van Vliet Lakes Combined)
- Daily bag
- 1 fish
- Min size
- 18"
Prong LakeCatch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
may not be kept (catch and release only)
Rabe LakeIn season
- Season opens
- May 3
- Season closes
- Oct 15
- Daily bag
- 5 fish/day
in total with smallmouth bass
Remington Lake
- Daily bag
- 1 fish/day
only persons 15 years of age and younger and certain disabled anglers may fish these waters
Round Lake (S35, T20n, R11e)
- Daily bag
- 3 fish
- Min size
- 18"
- Max size
- 14"
less than 14” may be kept, except one fish may be over 18” one fish may be over 18”
Saul SpringsIn season
- Season opens
- May 3
- Season closes
- Oct 15
- Daily bag
- 5 fish/day
in total with smallmouth bass
Sawyer Lake
- Slot min
- 16"
- Slot max
- 12"
greater than 16 inches may be kept less than 12 inches may be kept
Sherwood Lake
- Daily bag
- 1 fish
- Slot min
- 14"
- Slot max
- 18"
may be longer than 18” must be released
Shishebogama Lake
- Max size
- 14"
may be kept, except one fish over 18” may be kept
Smith LakeCatch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
may not be kept (catch and release only)
Smoky Lake
- Daily bag
- 1 fish
- Min size
- 18"
- Slot min
- 14"
- Slot max
- 18"
only one bass over 18” may be kept between 14-18” must be released
Southern ZoneCatch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
- Season opens
- May 2
- Season closes
- Mar 7
- Daily bag
- 5 fish in combination
All other times of year: catch and release only. May 2, 2026 to March 7, 2027 —Largemouth and smallmouth bass harvest. Five largemouth or smallmouth bass in combination may be kept
Spread Eagle Chain Of Lakes
- Daily bag
- 1 fish
- Min size
- 18"
- Max size
- 14"
over 18” may be kept one fish over 18” may be kept less than 14” may be kept
Spruce LakeOpen
- Status
- Open
- Daily bag
- 2 fish
- Min size
- 12"
season is open all year
St. Croix River Upstream Of The St. Croix Falls DamCatch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
- Season opens
- Sep 14
- Season closes
- Mar 1
- Daily bag
- 5 fish/day
catch and release only in total
St. Louis River And The St. Croix River Downstream Of The St. Croix Falls DamOut of season
- Season opens
- May 23
- Season closes
- Mar 1
- Daily bag
- 5 fish/day
in total
Stevens Point Flowage Dam To The Altech Park Spillway
- Daily bag
- 1 fish
- Min size
- 18"
Syene Ponds
- Daily bag
- 1 fish/day
only persons 15 years of age and younger and certain disabled anglers may fish these waters
Tiger Cat Chain Of Lakes (Burns, Lower Twin, McClaine, And Placid Lakes, Tigercat Flowage And Upper Twin Lake All Downstream To The Tiger Cat Flowage Dam Combined)
- Min size
- 18"
- Max size
- 14"
except one fish may be over 18”
Token Creek Ponds
- Daily bag
- 1 fish/day
only persons 15 years of age and younger and certain disabled anglers may fish these waters
Trophy Opportunity Or Biomanipulation
- Daily bag
- 1 fish a day
- Min size
- 22"
Trude Lake
- Min size
- 18"
- Max size
- 14"
one fish over 18” may be kept less than 14” may be kept
Trump Lake
- Min size
- 18"
- Max size
- 14"
one fish may be over 18” less than 14” may be kept
Turtle/Flambeau Flowage
- Min size
- 18"
- Max size
- 14"
one fish over 18” may be kept less than 14” may be kept
White Mound Lake
- Min size
- 18"
- Max size
- 14"
except one fish may be over 18”
White Sand Lake—Highway K (T42n, R7e, S27)
- Daily bag
- 1 fish
- Min size
- 18"
Wiley Lake
- Daily bag
- 1 fish in total
- Min size
- 18"
Combined management with Cable Lake
Wilson Lake
- Slot min
- 12"
- Slot max
- 16"
less than 12” and greater than 16” may be kept
Wisconsin River (Including All Sloughs, Bayous, And Flowages Upstream To The First Dam Or Highway Bridge)
- Daily bag
- 1 fish
- Min size
- 18"
From the Stevens Point Flowage Dam to the AlTech Park spillway
Within One-Fourth Mile Of All Islands In The Town Of Washington IslandClosed
- Status
- Prohibited
- Season opens
- Jul 1
- Season closes
- Mar 7
- Daily bag
- 5 in total
- Min size
- 12"
There is no catch and release fishing prior to July 1 opener
Wolf River From Its Mouth Upstream To The Dam In The City Of Shawano
- Daily bag
- 5 in total
Yellowstone Lake (Including The Yellowstone River From The Lake Upstream To County Highway F)
- Slot min
- 12"
- Slot max
- 15"
Wisconsin statewideOpen
- Status
- Permitted
- Daily bag
- 5 fish in total
- Possession
- 10 fish in total
- Min size
- 14"
of any length may be kept; Durphee Lake (In Combination With Schoolhouse Lake)
Catfish
Iowa Boundary Waters (Mississippi River)
- Daily bag
- 100 lbs/seine haul
(Oct 1–Apr 30)
All Wisconsin-Michigan Boundary WatersOpen
- Status
- Open
- Daily bag
- 10
Open all year
Calumet County
- Daily bag
- 25 fish
except on Lake Winnebago system waters
Minnesota Boundary Waters (Mississippi / St. Croix)
- Daily bag
- 100 lbs/seine haul
(Oct 1–Apr 30)
Prairie Du Sac Dam Downstream To The Highway 12 BridgeIn season
- Season opens
- May 2
- Season closes
- Nov 30
Waupaca Countywide
- Daily bag
- 25 fish
except on Winnebago system waters
Waushara Countywide
- Daily bag
- 25 fish
except on Winnebago system waters
Winnebago Countywide
- Daily bag
- 25 fish
except on Winnebago system waters
Wisconsin River (Including All Sloughs, Bayous, Flowages, And Tributaries Upstream To The First Dam Or Highway Bridge)In season
- Season opens
- May 3
- Season closes
- Nov 30
- Daily bag
- 10 fish
from the Prairie du Sac Dam downstream to the Highway 12 bridge
Wisconsin River (Including Lake Wi And All Sloughs (Gallus Slough), Bayous, Flowages, And Tributaries Upstream To The First Dam Or Highway Bridge)
- Season opens
- Jan 1
The season for catfish is open all year
Wisconsin River (Including Lake Wi And Sloughs, Bayous (Okee Bay, Whalen’s Grade), Flowages And Tributaries Upstream To The First Dam Or Highway Bridge)In season
- Season opens
- May 2
- Season closes
- Nov 30
- Daily bag
- 10 fish/day
from the Prairie du Sac Dam downstream to the Highway 12 bridge
Lake Sturgeon
Black River From The Black River Falls Dam (Jackson Co.) To The Mississippi River (La Crosse Co.)In season
- Season opens
- Jun 6
- Season closes
- Mar 7
Wisconsin River From The Merrill Flowage Dam (Lincoln Co.) To The Mississippi River (Grant/Crawford Co.)In season
- Season opens
- Jun 6
- Season closes
- Mar 7
Chippewa River: West Fork Downstream From Moose Lake Dam (Sawyer County) And East Fork (Ashland County) Downstream To Mississippi River (Pepin County) Including Sloughs, Bayous, And Fowages Upstream To Frst Highway Or Railroad Bridge.Out of season
- Season opens
- Sep 5
- Season closes
- Sep 30
- Daily bag
- 1 fish/season
- Min size
- 60"
Wisconsin River Below The Wisconsin Dells Dam (Columbia County) To The Mississippi River (Grant/Crawford Co.)Out of season
- Season opens
- Sep 5
- Season closes
- Sep 30
- Daily bag
- 1 fish/season
- Min size
- 60"
Chippewa River From The Chippewa Flowage Dam (Sawyer Co.) To The Mississippi River (Buffalo/Pepin Co.)In season
- Season opens
- Jun 6
- Season closes
- Mar 7
St. Louis River And Mississippi River Downstream Of The Red Wing DamOut of season
- Season opens
- Jun 16
- Season closes
- Apr 14
Flathead Catfish
Mississippi River (Pools 3-9)
- Daily bag
- 10 fish/day
- Possession
- 1 fish
in total only one over 30” may be kept
St. Croix River Downstream Of The St. Croix Falls Dam To Prescott
- Daily bag
- 2 fish/day
- Possession
- 1 fish
only one fathead catfish over 24” may be kept
St. Louis River And St. Croix River Upstream Of The St. Croix Falls Dam
- Daily bag
- 10 fish/day
in total
Winnebago System
- Daily bag
- 1 fish
only one may be a flathead catfish if fishing Winnebago system
Winnebago System WatersIn season
- Season opens
- May 2
- Season closes
- Sep 30
- Daily bag
- 1
- Min size
- 30"
All Species
Mississippi RiverClosed
- Status
- Closed
- Gear
- Angling Only
Bait-minnow harvest is closed to all persons on VHS Known and Suspect Waters. Minnow harvest gear is prohibited on these waters. It is illegal to fish using any method other than hook and line within 200 feet of any fishway, lock or dam
Chippewa River From The Chippewa Flowage Dam (Sawyer Co.) To The Mississippi River (Buffalo/Pepin Co.)Catch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
- Season opens
- Jun 6
- Season closes
- Mar 7
catch and release only
Black River From The Black River Falls Dam (Jackson Co.) To The Mississippi River (La Crosse Co.)Catch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
- Season opens
- Jun 6
- Season closes
- Mar 7
catch and release only
Wisconsin River From The Merrill Flowage Dam (Lincoln Co.) To The Mississippi River (Grant/Crawford Co.)Catch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
- Season opens
- Jun 6
- Season closes
- Mar 7
catch and release only
Bass
McGee LakeClosed
- Status
- Closed
Bass season is closed during the closed trout season
Nemadji RiverIn season
- Season opens
- May 23
- Season closes
- Mar 7
- Daily bag
- 5 fish
- Min size
- 12"
Channel Catfish
Mississippi River (Pools 3-9)
- Daily bag
- 10 fish/day
- Possession
- 1 fish
in total only one over 30” may be kept
St. Croix River Downstream Of The St. Croix Falls Dam To Prescott
- Possession
- 1 fish
only one channel catfish over 24” may be kept
St. Louis River And St. Croix River Upstream Of The St. Croix Falls Dam
- Daily bag
- 10 fish/day
in total
Winnebago System Waters
- Daily bag
- 25 in total
but only 24 if one fathead catfsh is possessed
Sauger
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
All Wisconsin-Minnesota Boundary Waters Below The Red Wing Dam On The Mississippi River
- Daily bag
- 3 fish/day
Largemouth And Smallmouth Bass
Mississippi RiverOpen
- Status
- Open
- Daily bag
- 5 in total
- Min size
- 14"
Open all year
Shovelnose Sturgeon
All Wisconsin-Minnesota Boundary Waters Above The Red Wing Dam On The Mississippi River, St. Louis River, And St. Croix RiverCatch & release
- Status
- Catch And Release
- Season opens
- Jun 16
- Season closes
- Mar 1
catch and release only
Plus 11 more species. See the Wisconsin pillar page for the full list.
FAQ
Which states regulate fishing on Mississippi River?
Mississippi River spans 4 states (Missouri, Tennessee, Illinois, Wisconsin). Each state's wildlife agency sets rules for its own waters; Conservation / TWRA / DNR / DNR.
What species can I target on Mississippi River?
Mississippi River is best known for bass, catfish, walleye. Other species are present and tracked in the rule tables below.
Where should I verify these rules?
These rules summarize Conservation / TWRA / 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.