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The accuracy, integrity, objectivity, and consistency of data in all rule change proposals submitted by fish biologists was insured through peer-review of proposals by Fisheries Management supervisors and the Bureau Director, species management teams, and the Bureaus of Law Enforcement and Legal Services. Proposals were discussed with Wisconsin Conservation Congress members and with fisheries biologists employed by the Great Lakes Indian Fish and Wildlife Commission. They will be presented at the Fish and Wildlife Spring Hearings that occur in every county of the State in April 2015. Proposals that reduce regulation complexity or eliminate a special regulation in favor of a statewide one were given preference.
Not making the proposed rule changes would result in less than optimal management of fish populations in the waterbodies and reduced fishing opportunities for resident and visiting anglers. However, existing regulations would remain in place to provide some level of continued protection of fish resources.
9. Analysis and Supporting Documents Used to Determine the Effect on Small Business or in Preparation of an Economic Impact Report:
It is not expected that there will be any economic impact or change directly related to these rule changes. The proposed rule will primarily affect sport anglers. Regulations are already in place and this rule is intended to continue protection and enhancement of the State’s fish resources. One result of the rule may be maintenance of the general economic impact of fishing throughout Wisconsin.
The department will conduct an economic impact analysis to determine if any individuals, businesses, local governments, or other entities expect to be adversely affected economically by the rule. The proposed rule does not impose any reporting requirements on small businesses nor are any design or operational standards contained in the rule.
10. Effect on Small Business (initial regulatory flexibility analysis):
It is not expected that there will be any effect on small business directly related to these rule changes. The proposed rule does not impose any reporting requirements on small businesses nor are any design or operational standards contained in the rule.
11. Agency Contact Person:
Kate Strom Hiorns, Fisheries Policy Specialist
Department of Natural Resources
P.O. Box 7921, 101 S. Webster St., Madison, WI 53707-7921
Phone: 608-266-0828
Fax: 608-266-2244
Email: kathryn.stromhiorns@wisconsin.gov
12. Place where comments are to be submitted and deadline for submission:
Written comments may be submitted at the public hearings, or by regular mail, fax or email to the contact person listed above. Written comments may also be submitted to the Department using the Wisconsin Administrative Rules website at http://adminrules.wisconsin.gov. Public hearings will take place on April 13, 2015, which is also the comment submission deadline.
Section 1   NR 19.001 (3m) is created to read:
NR 19.001 (3m) “Asian carp” means bighead carp (Hypophthalmichthys nobilis), black carp (Mylopharyngodon piceus), grass carp (Ctenopharyngodon idella), silver carp (Hypophthalmichthys molitrix), and all other nonnative carp species except common carp (Cyprinus carpio), goldfish (Carassius auratus), and koi carp (Cyprinus carpio).
Section 2   NR 19.05(4) is created to read:
NR 19.05 (4) Except as authorized under permits pursuant to ch. NR 40 and 50 CFR 16.22, no person may transport Asian carp over land within or through Wisconsin unless the Asian carp have been eviscerated or the gills plate completely severed so that the fish cannot be revived under any circumstances.
Section 3   NR 20.03 (18) is amended to read:
  NR 20.03 (18) “Lake Michigan tributaries” means the Pike river and its tributaries, Kenosha and Racine counties; Kewaunee river and its tributaries excluding Little Scarboro, Scarboro, Roger and Casco creeks, Kewaunee county; Milwaukee river upstream to the Grafton dam in the village of Grafton and tributaries to the Milwaukee river upstream to the first dam or lake; Menomonee river upstream to the Lepper dam in the village of Menomonee Falls and tributaries to the Menomonee river upstream to the first dam or lake; Sheboygan river and its tributaries excluding Unnamed tributary (Willow creek), Sheboygan county; and all other tributaries to Lake Michigan upstream to the first dam or lake.
Section 4   NR 20.03 (31) (a) is amended to read:
  NR 20.03 (31) (a) The possession limit for trout from inland waters is 10, of which no more than 5 may be a combined total of brown and rainbow trout.
Section 5   NR 20.16 (1) (a) and (a) 1. are amended to read:
NR 20.16 (1) (a) Open season and waters. Except as specified in sub. (2), there is an open season for trout from 5:00 a.m. on the first Saturday in March January through the Sunday preceding the first Saturday in May Friday preceding the first Saturday in May on the following waters:
1. All streams in Adams, Ashland, Barron, Bayfield, Buffalo, Burnett, Chippewa, Clark, Columbia, Crawford, Dane, Dodge, Douglas, Dunn, Eau Claire, Fond du Lac, Grant, Green, Green Lake, Iowa, Iron, Jackson, Jefferson, Juneau, Kenosha, La Crosse, Lafayette, Milwaukee, Monroe, Ozaukee, Pepin, Pierce, Polk, Price, Racine, Richland, Rock, Rusk, St. Croix, Sauk, Sawyer, Sheboygan, Taylor, Trempealeau, Vernon, Walworth, Washburn, Washington, Waukesha and Wood counties.
Section 6   NR 20.16 (1) (a) 2. is repealed.
Section 7   NR 20.18 (12) (a) is amended to read:
  NR 20.18 (12) (a) Inland waters   10 5 in total of which no more than 5 may be a combined total of brown and rainbow trout but only 2 may be lake trout
Section 8   NR 20.20 County and statewide table is repealed and recreated to read:
See attached table NR 20.20
Section 9   NR 21.04 (7) is amended to read:
  NR 21.04 (7) LAKE STURGEON
(a) St. Croix river downstream from the dam at St. Croix Falls
First Saturday in September to September 30
1 per season
60 inches
October 1 to October 15 June 16 to Friday preceding the first Saturday in September and October 1 to March 1
0 (Catch and release only)
−−
(b) Mississippi river downstream from the Red Wing dam, St. Louis river and St. Croix river upstream from the dam at St. Croix Falls
No open season June 16 to April 14
0, Catch and release only
−−
Section 10   NR 21.04 (7) (c) is created to read:
  NR 21.04 (7) LAKE STURGEON
(c) Mississippi river from the Red Wing dam upstream, St. Croix river upstream from the dam at St. Croix Falls (to the dam at Gordon flowage in Douglas county)
June 16 to March 1
0, Catch and release only
−−
Section 11   NR 21.04 (8) (a) and (11) (a) are amended to read:
  NR 21.04 (8) SHOVELNOSE STURGEON
(a) Mississippi river from the Red Wing dam upstream and the St. Croix and St. Louis rivers
No open season June 16 to March 1
0, Catch and release only
−−
  NR 21.04 (11) MUSKELLUNGE
(a) St. Croix river, St. Louis river, and Mississippi river from Prescott downstream
Saturday nearest Memorial Day to March 1 November 30
1
40 50 inches
Section 12   NR 21.04 (11) (b) is repealed.
Section 13   NR 21.04 (13) (a) is amended to read:
  NR 21.04 (13) TROUT AND SALMON
(a) St. Louis river - see NR 20.20 (16) (g) 1.
First Saturday in May at 5:00 a.m. to September 30, except as provided in s. NR 20.20 (16) (g) 1.
5 in aggregate of which only 2 may be brown trout exceeding 15” and only 1 of which may be rainbow trout
Brook trout 8
brown trout 10
rainbow trout 12
salmon 12
Section 14   NR 25.10 (1) (b) 1., 3., and 8. are amended to read:
  NR 25.10 (1) (b) 1. All waters bounded by a line beginning at the mouth of Graveyard creek in section 3, township 47 north, range 1 west, extending north to the Gull Island Shoals refuge south boundary as described in s. NR 26.23 (1) (a) 26.02, then east to the Wisconsin-Michigan state line, then southerly along the state line to the shore at the mouth of the Montreal river in section 7, township 47 north, range 1 east, all in Iron county, except from November 15 through December 15 in water 84 feet (14 fathoms) deep or deeper, when and where gill nets with a mesh size of not less than 2½ inch and not more than 3 inch stretch measure may be used for taking lake herring.
  NR 25.10 (1) (b) 3. All waters bounded by a line beginning at the signal light on the western end of Long island in section 13, township 48 north, range 4 west at N46°43.708‵, W90°48.587‵, then extending northeasterly to the southernmost point of Madeline island in section 6, township 49 north, range 4 west at N46°45.150‵, W90°34.500‵, then due east to the western boundary of Gull Island Shoals refuge as described in s. NR 26.23 (1) (a) 26.02, then southerly along the refuge boundary to latitude N46°40 ‵ at N46°400‵, W90°37.910 ‵, then due west to the mainland shoreline commonly known as Long Island, then northwesterly along the shoreline to the point of beginning, all in Ashland county, except waters within 1½ miles of the mainland shoreline in Ashland county.
  NR 25.10 (1) (b) 8. All waters lying east of Madeline island bounded by a line extending due east from the southernmost tip of Madeline island in section 6, township 49 north, range 4 west at N46°45.150‵, W90°47.241‵ to the western boundary of the Gull Island Shoals refuge at N46°45.150‵, W90°34.500‵, as described in s. NR 26.23 (1) (a) 26.02, and a line extending from the east end of Hagen road along latitude N46°47.274‵ on Big Bay point on Madeline island in sections 19 and 30, township 50 north, range 2 west, to that same western boundary of the Gull Island Shoals refuge at N46°47.274‵, W90°33.071 ‵, all in Ashland county, from June 1 through August 31.
Section 15   NR 25.10 (3) is amended to read:
  NR 25.10 (3) fish refuges-outlying waters. No commercial fishing gear of any kind may be used, set, placed or operated at any time in or on those water areas in Lake Superior, Lake Michigan and Green Bay as described in s. NR 26.23 ch. NR 26.
Section 16   Chapter NR 26 is repealed and recreated to read:
Chapter NR 26
FISH REFUGES
  NR 26.01 Fish refuges. The following described areas are hereby created and established as fish refuges and it shall be unlawful for any person or persons to take, disturb, catch, capture, kill, or fish for fish in any manner at any time listed (start and end dates inclusive) each year in, on, or along the following described water areas.
COUNTY
WATERS
REFUGE BOUNDARIES
START DATE
END DATE
(3) Barron
(a) Beaver Dam lake inlets
Cumberland ditch (unnamed, SW ¼ of the NE ¼, section 5, T35N, R13W) upstream to Riebe lake (unnamed, SW ¼ of the NW ¼, section 4, T36N, R13W)
April 1st
Friday preceding first Saturday in May
 
(b) Granite lake inlet
Unnamed stream in SW ¼ of the NW ¼, T36N, R13W upstream to U.S. highway 63 (SW ¼ of the SE ¼, section 18, T36N, R13W)
April 1st
Friday preceding first Saturday in May
 
(c) Hemlock creek
That part of Hemlock creek in the NW ¼ of the NE ¼, section 36, T36N, R10W) upstream 500 feet
April 1st
Friday preceding first Saturday in May
 
(d) Rice creek
From 100 feet north of state highway 8 to 100 feet south of state highway 8
April 1st
Friday preceding first Saturday in May
 
(e) Spring creek
From 100 feet north of county highway M to 100 feet south of county highway M
April 1st
Friday preceding first Saturday in May
 
(f) Turtle creek
From Upper Turtle lake downstream to Lower Turtle lake
April 1st
Friday preceding first Saturday in May
(4) Bayfield
(a) Bayfield hatchery outlet ditch
Bayfield hatchery downstream to the outlet ditch confluence with Pike's creek
July 15th
Oct 31st
 
(b) Eau Claire chain of lakes
That part of the Eau Claire river system connecting the Eau Claire Chain of Lakes in Barnes township
April 15th
May 15th
 
(c) Pikes creek
Structure commonly known as Red dam downstream 100 feet (section 28, T50N, R4W)
April 1st
May 31st
 
(d) Sioux river
"Big Rock Hole" downstream 200 feet (section 19, T49N, R4W)
September 1st
May 31st
(5) Brown
(a) Fox River
Beginning at the DePere dam in the city of DePere (T23N, R20E) downstream to the downstream side of the Wisconsin Public Service power lines from the east shore of the river and extending parallel to the power lines in a southwesterly direction to the northeast corner of the Nicolet Paper Company
March 1st
Friday preceding first Saturday in May
 
(b) Sensiba wildlife area discharge area to the Suamico river
From the dike to the south end of the culvert under Sunset Beach road (section 24, T25N, R20E)
March 1st
Friday preceding first Saturday in May
(9) Chippewa
(a) Chippewa river
Jim Falls Dam at section 29, T30N, R7W downstream 1000 feet
Continuous
Continuous
 
(b) Chippewa river
From 1,000 feet below the Jim Falls dam (section 20, T30N, R7W) downstream to CTH Y bridge (section 30, T30N, R7W)
First Saturday in September
October 15th
 
(c) Otter creek
Otter lake dam (section 11, T30N, R5W) dowsntream 300 feet
March 1st
May 15th
 
(d) Yellow river
Cadott (Svetlik) dam (section 31, T29N, R6W) downstream to the Main Street (also known as 257th street) bridge in Cadott when posted closed to fishing with department signs
March 1st
May 15th
(10) Clark
(a) Eau Claire river (South Fork)
Mead Lake dam downstream 500 feet
March 1st
Friday preceding first Saturday in May
(13) Dane
(a) University of Wisconsin Arboretum
All springs, spring holes, streams, potholes and lagoons lying within the boundaries of the University of Wisconsin Arboretum located in section 9, township 6 north, range 9 east, town of Madison, and in sections 26, 27, 28, 32, 33, and 35, township 7 north, range 9 east, town of Fitchburg
Continuous
Continuous
 
(b) Wingra creek
Entire spillway of Wingra lake and downstream from spillway to the Arboretum Drive bridge
March 1st
May 15th
 
(c) Yahara river, city of Madison
Tenney locks (section 12, T7N, R9E) downstream 900 feet
March 1st
Friday preceding first Saturday in May
 
(d) Yahara river, village of McFarland
From Exchange street bridge (sections 3 and 10, T6N, R10E) downstream 600 feet and upstream to the lock and dam
March 1st
Friday preceding first Saturday in May
 
(e) Yahara river, village of McFarland
Beginning 400 feet upstream from the Dyreson Road bridge (section 14 T6N, R10E) upstream 1,000 feet
March 1st
Friday preceding first Saturday in May
 
(f) Yahara river (Dunkirk dam)
Dunkirk dam (section 20, T5N, R11E) downstream to highway N (section 21, T5N, R11E)
March 1st
May 15th
(14) Dodge
(a) Beaver Dam creek
County highway G bridge (NW ¼ of the NE ¼, section 17, T12N, R13E) downstream to the mouth at Beaver Dam lake (SW ¼ of the SW ¼, section 9, T12N, R13E)
March 1st
Friday preceding first Saturday in May
 
(b) Mill creek
Fox Lake dam (SW ¼ of the NE ¼, section 26, T13N, R13E) downstream to Beaver Dam lake (SW ¼ of the SW ¼, section 3, T12N, R13E)
March 1st
Friday preceding first Saturday in May
 
(c) Rock river (Hustisford dam)
Hustisford dam, in the village of Hustisford, downstream 725 feet
March 1st
Friday preceding first Saturday in May
(15) Door
(a) Ahnapee river
Forestville dam (section 29, T26N, R25E) downstream 500 feet
March 1st
May 15th
 
(b) Samuelsons creek
From Samuelsons creek mouth at the Sturgeon Bay ship canal upstream to its source
Continuous
Continuous
 
(c) Strawberry creek
Sturgeon Bay ship canal upstream to the source of Strawberry creek (SE ¼ of the SE ¼ , section 16, T27N, R26E)
September 1st
December 31st
 
(d) Sturgeon Bay ship canal
Canal area within 500 feet of Strawberry creek in the SE ¼ of the SE ¼ , section 16, T22N, R26E
September 1st
December 31st
(16) Douglas
(a) Brule river
100 feet upstream and 100 feet downstream from "Box Car Hole" (section 2, T47N, R10W)
July 15th
October 31st
 
(b) Brule river
From the upper falls downstream to the upstream end of the island - area known as Skid Mays or Mays Ledges section 15, T48N, R10W
September 1st
May 31st
 
(c) St. Louis river
STH 23 bridge (section 8, T48N, R15W) upstream to the Wisconsin-Minnesota border
March 1st
May 18th
(17) Dunn
(a) Red Cedar river
Cedar Falls Dam located at section 6, township 28 north, range 12 west downstream 4,300 feet
January 1st
Friday preceding first Saturday in May
(18) Eau Claire
(a) Eau Claire river
Altoona dam (NW ¼ SW ¼, section 14, T27N, R9W) downstream 500 feet
March 1st
Friday preceding first Saturday in May
(20) Fond Du Lac
(a) Silver creek
C.T.H. NN (old state highway 23) downstream to the Green Lake-Fond du Lac county line
March 1st
Friday preceding first Saturday in May
(23) Green
(a) Sugar river
Albany dam downstream 500 feet
March 1st
Friday preceding first Saturday in May
 
(b) Sugar river
Decatur dam downstream 500 feet
March 1st
Friday preceding first Saturday in May
 
(c) Sugar river
Old Brodhead power house site spillway downstream 500 feet
March 1st
Friday preceding first Saturday in May
(24) Green Lake
(a) Silver creek
Fond du Lac-Green Lake county line downstream to the Spaulding bridge (SE ¼ of the SE ¼, section 23, T16N, R13E)
March 1st
Friday preceding first Saturday in May
(25) Iowa
(a) Cox Hollow lake
Within 100 feet of the shoreline on the southern arm of the lake that is marked with buoys
3rd Monday of May
19 days later
(26) Iron
(a) Fisher and Catherine lakes
That part of the connecting inlets and outlets between the lakes in section 2, T43N, R4E for 200 feet on either side of Fisher Lake road
April 1st
May 14th
 
(b) Flambeau river
Turtle-Flambeau dam downstream to the U.S. government gaging station (Part of the Flambeau river located in the SW ¼ of the SE ¼ and SE ¼ of the SW ¼ of section 34, township 42 north, range 2 east, and the NE ¼ of the NW ¼ and the NW ¼ of the NE ¼ of section 3, township 41 north, range 2 east, beginning at the dam in and across the Flambeau river in section 34, township 42 north, range 2 east, commonly known as the Turtle-Flambeau dam and extending downstream from said dam to the U.S. government gaging station of said river in the NE ¼ of the NW ¼ of said section 3)
Continuous
Continuous
 
(c) Gile flowage at Junk Shop Dike (Dirt Dike)
200 feet upstream and downstream from Junk Shop Dike on Knight Road where it crosses the flowage (between section 36, township 46 north, range 2 east, and section 1, township 45 north, range 2 east)
April 1st
May 14th
 
(d) Gile Flowage at county trunk highway C
200 feet upstream and downstream from County Trunk Highway C (SW ¼ of the NW ¼, and in the NW ¼ of the SW ¼, section 1, township 45 north, range 2 east)
April 1st
May 14th
 
(e) Manitowish river
Bridge at state highway 47 (section 9, T42N, R4E) upstream to the Vilas county line
First Saturday in May
June 1st
 
(f) Mercer creek
Between Mercer lake and Grand Portage lake (section 36, T43N, R3E)
April 1st
May 14th
 
(g) Turtle Flambeau river (Seifert’s Point)
Within 200 feet of the shoreline of the peninsula in section 5, T41N, R3E, commonly known as Seifert's Point
April 1st
May 14th
 
(h) Turtle river
Lake of the Falls dam (in section 6, township 42 north, range 3 east) downstream 1,000 feet
April 1st
May 14th
(29) Juneau
(a) Meadow Valley flowage
That part of the Meadow Valley flowage beginning at a point in the E ½ of section 10, township 20 north, range 2 east, where the drainage ditch intersects the Meadow Valley flowage road; thence northerly along the east spoil bank of said ditch to the junction of a brushed line at the approximate interior quarter corner of section 3, township 20 north, range 2 east; thence west along said brushed line to its junction with the east-west drainage ditch; thence westerly along the north spoil bank of said ditch to its junction with the main north-south drainage ditch; thence south along the west spoil bank of said ditch to its point of intersection with the Meadow Valley flowage road; thence east along said Meadow Valley road to the point of beginning
Beginning of migratory waterfowl hunting open season
End of migratory waterfowl hunting open season
 
(b) Meadow Valley flowage
That part of the Meadow Valley flowage lying in the following described area:
Township 20 north, range 2 east.
Section 1 - W ½
Sections 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 - Entire sections
Section 7 - N ½
Section 8 - N ½
Section 9 - N ½
Section 10 - N ½
Section 11 - All that part lying north of the Meadow Valley flowage road and west of state highway 173.
March 1st
June 30th
(31) Kewaunee
(a) Flume of Kewaunee Nuclear power plant
 
Continuous
Continuous
 
(b) Kewaunee river
From CTH F bridge upstream 500 feet past the fish return pipe of the Kewaunee river coho salmon spawning facility (W ½ of section 14, township 23 north, range 24 east, town of West Kewaunee)
Continuous
Continuous
(34) Langlade
(a) Wolf river
Post Lake dam downstream 75 feet to the bottom of the first rapids
April 1st
May 31st
(35) Lincoln
(a) Little Somo river
Dam in section 27, T35N, R5E downstream 900 feet
March 1st
Friday preceding first Saturday in May
 
(b) Tomahawk river
Jersey dam in section 28, T35N, R6E downstream to the railroad trestle
March 1st
Friday preceding first Saturday in May
(36) Manitowoc
(a) Flume of Point beach Nuclear power plant
 
Continuous
Continuous
(38) Marinette
(a) Peshtigo river
Badger Paper Mill dam in the city of Peshtigo (section 19, T30N, R23E) downstream 300 feet
March 1st
May 31st
(39) Marquette
(a) Grand river
Grand River wildlife Dam located in the NW ¼ of the NW ¼ of section 1, township 14 north, range 10 east downstream 50 feet
Continuous
Continuous
 
(b) Grand river
Beginning 50 feet downstream from the Grand river wildlife area dam (NW ¼ NW ¼, sec, 1, T14N, R10E) extending downstream 300 feet
March 1st
Friday preceding first Saturday in May
 
(c) Montello river
Lake Montello dam (NE ¼ SE ¼, sec. 8, T15N, R10E) downstream to the first bridge crossing
March 1st
Friday preceding first Saturday in May
(44) Oneida
(a) Little Rice creek
Oneida lake dam (NE ¼ of the NE ¼ , section 8) downstream to Hancock lake
April 10th
Friday preceding first Saturday in May
 
(b) Pelican river
The 5th lake dam of the Moen lake chain (SE ¼, section 4, T36N, R10E) downstream 500 feet
April 10th
Friday preceding first Saturday in May
 
(c) Squirrel river
Squirrel lake dam downstream 500 feet (NW ¼ of the NE ¼, section 30, T39N, R5E)
April 10th
May 10th
 
(d) Tomahawk river
Wisconsin Valley Improvement Company bridge (NE ¼ of the NE ¼ , section 27, T38N, R5E) downstream 500 feet
April 10th
May 20th
 
(e) Willow river
Upstream end of the rapids (NE ¼ of the NE ¼, section 15, T37N, R4E) downstream 2,000 feet
April 10th
May 20th
 
(f) Wisconsin river
Rainbow flowage dam (at county highway D, SW ¼ of the SW ¼ , section 30, T39N, R8E) downstream 500 feet
April 10th
Friday preceding first Saturday in May
(46) Ozaukee
(a) Milwaukee river
The Fishway at the Thiensville-Mequon Dam: 750 feet around the dam located at river mile 20
Continuous
Continuous
(49) Polk
(a) Balsam branch
Wapogasset lake (NE ¼ of the NW ¼, section 14, T33N, R17W) upstream to the dam at Kennedy's Mill (SE ¼ of the SE ¼, section 10, T33N,R17W)
April 1st
Friday preceding first Saturday in May
 
(b) Butternut creek
Between Big Butternut lake and Little Butternut lake in Luck township
April 1st
Friday preceding first Saturday in May
 
(c) Harder creek
Between Balsam lake and Half Moon lake in Milltown township
April 1st
Friday preceding first Saturday in May
 
(d) Horse creek
Horse creek in NW¼ of the SE ¼, section 27, T32N, R18W (Cedar lake inlet) upstream 1,000 feet
April 1st
Friday preceding first Saturday in May
 
(e) Sucker creek
From the outlet of Lake Wapogasset downstream to the county trunk highway F bridge (section 26, T33N, R17W)
April 1st
Friday preceding first Saturday in May
(51) Price
(a) Flambeau river (North Fork)
Upper Park Falls dam downstream to the state highway 182 bridge
Continuous
Continuous
 
(b) Schnur creek
From west shore of Schnur lake to its mouth on the east shore of Butternut lake (SE ¼ of NE ¼, section 5, T40N, R1W)
April 1st
May 31st
 
(c) Spirit river
Spirit lake dam downstream 500 feet
April 1st
May 31st
(52) Racine
(a) Root river
At Lincoln Park in the city of Racine, from 200 feet downstream from the fishladder and extending 100 feet past the instream fish barrier of the Root river steelhead facility
August 1st
Friday preceding first Saturday in May
 
(b) Root river
At Lincoln Park in the city of Racine, from 100 feet downstream from the fish return pipe and extending upstream to 100 feet past the fish return pipe of the Root river steelhead facility
August 1st
Friday preceding first Saturday in May
(55) Rusk
(a) Flambeau river
Any part of the river within 200 feet of all hydroelectric dams (closed to all fishing during the muskellunge closed season)
End muskellunge season (Northern zone)
Start muskellunge season (Northern zone)
 
(b) Thornapple river
Confluence with Chippewa River in section 4, T34N, R7W upstream to the Thornapple road crossing in section 33,T35N, R1W
April 25th
May 14th
(57) Sawyer
(a) Chief river
From 200 feet upstream from the county trunk highway B bridge upstream to the dam at the outlet of Callahan lake (sections 34 and 35, T41N, R7W)
April 15th
June 1st
 
(b) Chippewa river
Arpin Dam located in section 23, T38N, R7W downstream 500 feet
Continuous
Continuous
 
(c) Chippewa river
Winter dam (the gate of the reservoir dam, in government lots 1 and 9 in section 2, T39 N, R6W) downstream 1,000 feet
April 15th
June 1st
 
(d) Connor creek
Between Lake of the Pines (Pickerel lake) and Connor lake (section 22, T38N, R3W)
April 1st
May 14th
 
(e) Knuteson creek
Between Chetac lake (section 9, T37N, R9W) and Knuteson lake (section 10, R37N, R9W)
April 1st
May 14th
 
(f) Squaw creek
From Chetach lake upstream 1,000 feet (section 33, T38N, R9W)
April 1st
May 14th
 
(g) Totogatic river
From Nelson lake (in section 2 T42N, R9W) upstream to Seeley Fire Lane road crossing (section 2, T42N, R9W)
April 1st
May 14th
 
(h) Whitefish creek
Whitefish lake to Lac Courte Oreilles (sections 11 and 12, T39N, R9W)
April 15th
June 1st
(58) Shawano
(a) Embarrass river
County highway M bridge (SE 1/4 section 9, T26N, R14E) downstream to Rangeline road (SE 1/4, section 13, T26N, R14E)
April 1st
Friday preceding first Saturday in May
 
(b) Wolf river
Shawano Paper Mill dam downstream to the Shawano county highway M bridge (SW ¼, section 36, T27N, R15E)
April 1st
Friday preceding first Saturday in May
(61) Taylor
(a) Otter creek
County highway H, on the Chippewa-Taylor county line, upstream to the north boundary of section 19, township 30 north, range 4 west
March 1st
May 15th
(64) Vilas
(a) Allequash creek
County highway M (NW ¼ of the NW ¼ , section 20, T41N, R7E) downstream to Trout lake and into Trout lake for a distance of 100 feet in all directions
April 10th
May 15th
(b) Big Arbor Vitae lake outlet
From the lake outlet (NE ¼ of the SE ¼, section 30, T40N, R7E) downstream 500 feet
April 10th
May 10th
 
(c) Helen creek
Entire creek from Mamie lake (SE 1/4 of the NW 1/4, section 20, T43N, R9E) upstream to the creek source (NW ¼ of the SW ¼ , section 31, T43N, R9E)
April 10th
May 10th
 
(d) Little Arbor Vitae lake outlet
Little Arbor Vitae lake dam downstream to Carrol lake, except unnanmed lakes (NE ¼ of the SE ¼, section 33, T40N, R7E)
April 10th
May 10th
 
(e) Little St. Germain
From the lake outlet (SW ¼ of the SE ¼, section 35, T40N, R8E) downstream 500 feet
April 10th
May 15th
 
(f) Manitowish river
From the dam across the Manitowish river located in section 9, T42N, R5E (Rest Lake dam) downstream 500 feet
April 1st
May 31st
 
(g) Manitowish river
From the Iron county line (section 7, T42N, R5E) upstream to U.S. highway 51 (section 7, T42N, R5E) excluding the lake basins of Vance, Sturgeon and Benson lakes
First Saturday in May
June 1st
 
(h) Spring creek
From Mamie lake (NE ¼ of the SW ¼, section 21, T43N, R9E) upstream to the Spring lake outlet (NE ¼ of the NW ¼, section 27, T43N, R9E)
April 10th
May 10th
 
(i) Trilby lake
Entire lake located in sections 11, 12, 13 and 14, township 40 north, range 6 east
Continuous
Continuous
(66) Washburn
(a) Balsam lake outlet
200 feet upstream and downstream of state trunk highway 48 (between Balsam lake and Red Cedar lake, section 34, T37N, R10W)
April 1st
Friday preceding first Saturday in May
(67) Washington
(a) Cedar creek
Dam which is the outlet of Big Cedar lake downstream to the Kettle of Little Cedar lake (sections 32 and 33, T11N, R19E)
March 1st
Friday preceding first Saturday in May
(68) Waukesha
(a) Bark river
The inlet to Upper Nemahbin lake upstream to Lake Nagawicka dam
March 1st
Friday preceding first Saturday in May
 
(b) Oconomowoc river
Inlet to Okauchee lake (SE ¼, section 19, T8N, R18E) upstream to the North lake outlet (SE ¼, section 17, T8N, R18E)
March 1st
Friday preceding first Saturday in May
 
(c) Oconomowoc river
Oconomowoc lake inlet upstream to Okauchee lake dam
April 1st
Friday preceding first Saturday in May
(69) Waupaca
(a) Little Wolf river
From the dam in and across the Little Wolf river in the village of Manawa (section 15, T23N, R13E) downstream 500 feet
April 1st
Friday preceding first Saturday in May
 
(b) Little Wolf river
300 feet upstream and 300 feet downstream of the STH 54 bridge (NE ¼ of section 1, T22N, R13E)
April 1st
April 15th
 
(c) Little Wolf river
900 feet upstream and 1,300 feet downstream of the Ostrander road bridge (SW ¼ of section 8, T22N, R14E)
April 1st
April 15th
 
(d) Little Wolf river
1,350 feet upstream and 150 feet downstream of CTH X bridge (SE ¼ of section 8, T22N, R14E)
April 1st
April 15th
(71) Winnebago
(a) Fox river
200 feet downstream from Eureka dam upstream 400 feet past the Eureka dam
March 1st
Friday preceding first Saturday in May
  NR 26.02 Lake Superior fish refuges. In order to prevent substantial depletion of the fish supply, the following described spawning areas and nursery areas in Lake Superior are hereby created and established as fish refuges and no person may take, catch, capture, kill, or fish for fish in any manner at any time in, on, or along the following described water areas:
(1) All waters bounded by a line from the Gull island light south to the northernmost point of Michigan island and then proceeding in a southerly direction following the shoreline of Michigan island to the Michigan island light, thence southerly towards the center of the mouth of the Bad river in Ashland county to latitude 46° 40’, thence due east to the Michigan state line; thence northerly along the state line to latitude 46° 59.3’; from that point due west to longitude 90° 26.5’ and thence due south to the Gull island light; except that licensed commercial fishers may fish all that area within these external boundaries wherein the lake bottom lies at a depth of 35 fathoms (210 feet) or more; and, except in those included waters less than 7 fathoms in depth which immediately adjoin Michigan island, gill nets with a mesh size of 2 ¾’’ or less stretch measure may be used from November 5 to December 5 for the taking of menominee whitefish. Float nets with a maximum stretch measure of 3 inches may be fished in this area for lake herring from November 1 to December 15 out to a bottom depth of 25 fathoms. The nets shall be a minimum of 2 fathoms from the bottom.
(2) All waters in which the bottom lies at a depth of less than 35 fathoms northerly from a line beginning 2 miles north of the Outer island light and extending westerly to the north end of North Twin island, then along the shoreline to the south end of North Twin island, then southwesterly to the north end of South Twin island, then northerly to the north end of Rocky island, then along the north shoreline to the northwest point of Rocky island, then northwesterly to the south end of Devils island, then along the shoreline to the north end of Devils island, then westerly to a point 2 1/2 miles north of the York Island Shoal bell buoy. The area within the refuge south of a line running northwesterly from the north tip of Devils Island to the refuge's western boundary, thence due south to the southwest corner of the refuge and back to the north tip of Devils Island shall be open to sport and commercial fishing during period 3 (June 1 to September 30).
(3) From the outlet of the cooling water discharge of the Northern States Power Company in the City of Ashland to a line located 50 feet in all directions from the outlet, from March 1 through May 15.
Section 17. Effective Date. This rule shall take effect on April 1, 2016, except for sections 1, 2, 5, 6, 14, 15, and 16 that shall take effect on January 1, 2016, following publication in the Wisconsin Administrative Register as provided in s. 227.22 (2), Stats.
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