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Section 87   NR 20.20 (69)(a) 2. is amended to read:
COUNTY AND SPECIES
WATERS
AUTHORIZED METHODS
OPEN SEASON (both dates inclusive)
DAILY BAG LIMIT
MINIMUM LENGTH OR OTHER SIZE RESTRICTIONS (INCHES)
Waupaca (for species or waters not listed, see sub. (73))
(a) Largemouth and smallmouth bass
2. Brekke lake
a. Hook and line
First Saturday in May to the first Sunday in March
5 in total
None except the possession of fish from 14 to 18 is prohibited and only 1 fish may be longer than 18
Monday following the first Sunday in March to Friday preceding the first Saturday in May
0
None
Section 88   NR 20.20 (69)(a) 3., (b) 4. and (c) 4. are created to read:
COUNTY AND SPECIES
WATERS
AUTHORIZED METHODS
OPEN SEASON (both dates inclusive)
DAILY BAG LIMIT
MINIMUM LENGTH OR OTHER SIZE RESTRICTIONS (INCHES)
Waupaca (for species or waters not listed, see sub. (73))
(a) Largemouth and smallmouth bass
3. Hatch lake
a. Hook and line
First Saturday in May to the first Sunday in March
1
18
Monday following the first Sunday in March to Friday preceding the first Saturday in May
0
None
(b) Northern pike
4. White lake
a. Hook and line
First Saturday in May to first Sunday in March
5
None except the possession of fish from 25 to 35 is prohibited
(c) Panfish
4. Iola millpond
a. Hook and line
Continuous
10 in total
None
Section 89   NR 20.20 (69)(f) 1. is amended to read:
COUNTY AND SPECIES
WATERS
AUTHORIZED METHODS
OPEN SEASON (both dates inclusive)
DAILY BAG LIMIT
MINIMUM LENGTH OR OTHER SIZE RESTRICTIONS (INCHES)
Waupaca (for species or waters not listed, see sub. (73))
(f) Walleye, sauger and hybrids
1. Campbell lake, Crystal lake, Kinney lake
a. Hook and line
Continuous
53 in total
1518
Section 90   NR 20.20 (69)(f) 2. is created to read:
COUNTY AND SPECIES
WATERS
AUTHORIZED METHODS
OPEN SEASON (both dates inclusive)
DAILY BAG LIMIT
MINIMUM LENGTH OR OTHER SIZE RESTRICTIONS (INCHES)
Waupaca (for species or waters not listed, see sub. (73))
(f) Walleye, sauger and hybrids
2. All other waters except Lake Winnebago system waters
a. Hook and line
First Saturday in May to the first Sunday in March
3 in total
18
Section 91   NR 20.20 (70)(a) 2. and 3. are amended to read:
COUNTY AND SPECIES
WATERS
AUTHORIZED METHODS
OPEN SEASON (both dates inclusive)
DAILY BAG LIMIT
MINIMUM LENGTH OR OTHER SIZE RESTRICTIONS (INCHES)
Waushara (for species or waters not listed, see sub. (73))
(a) Largemouth and smallmouth bass
2. Round lake (T20N R11E S35)
a. Hook and line
First Saturday in May to the first Sunday in March
3 in total
None except the possession of fish from 14 to 18 is prohibited and only 1 fish may be longer than 18
Monday following the first Sunday in March to Friday preceding the first Saturday in May
0
None
3. Hartford lake
a. Hook and line
First Saturday in May to the first Sunday in March
1 in total
18
Monday following the first Sunday in March to Friday preceding the first Saturday in May
0
None
Section 92   NR 20.20 (70)(c) 5. is created to read:
COUNTY AND SPECIES
WATERS
AUTHORIZED METHODS
OPEN SEASON (both dates inclusive)
DAILY BAG LIMIT
MINIMUM LENGTH OR OTHER SIZE RESTRICTIONS (INCHES)
Waushara (for species or waters not listed, see sub. (73))
(c) Panfish
5. Long lake (T20N R11E S12)
a. Hook and line
Continuous
10 in total
None
Section 93   NR 20.20 (71)(c) 1. is amended to read:
COUNTY AND SPECIES
WATERS
AUTHORIZED METHODS
OPEN SEASON (both dates inclusive)
DAILY BAG LIMIT
MINIMUM LENGTH OR OTHER SIZE RESTRICTIONS (INCHES)
Winnebago (for species or waters not listed, see sub. (73))
(c) Northern pike
1. Fox river downstream from Neenah-Menasha dams including Little Butte des Morts lake
a. Hook and line
Continuous
5
None
Section 94   NR 20.20 (71)(c) 2. is created to read:
COUNTY AND SPECIES
WATERS
AUTHORIZED METHODS
OPEN SEASON (both dates inclusive)
DAILY BAG LIMIT
MINIMUM LENGTH OR OTHER SIZE RESTRICTIONS (INCHES)
Winnebago (for species or waters not listed, see sub. (73))
(c) Northern pike
2. Little Butte des Morts lake
a. Hook and line
Continuous
2
None except the possession of fish from 25 to 35 is prohibited
Section 95   NR 20.20 (73)(c) 3. is amended to read:
COUNTY AND SPECIES
WATERS
AUTHORIZED METHODS
OPEN SEASON (both dates inclusive)
DAILY BAG LIMIT
MINIMUM LENGTH OR OTHER SIZE RESTRICTIONS (INCHES)
Species or waters not listed in subs. (1) to (72)
(c) Cisco (lake herring), whitefish and their hybrids
3. All other waters not listed
a. Hook and line
Continuous
25 pounds and one fish10 in total
None
b. Dip netting at any time
Saturday nearest October 10 to February 1
25 pounds and one fish10 in total
None
c. Seining with a seine not more than 75 feet in length, 6 feet in depth with mesh not to exceed 2 inch stretch measure
Saturday nearest October 10 to February 1
25 pounds and one fish10 in total
None
Section 96   NR 20.20 (73)(e) 1. is amended to read:
COUNTY AND SPECIES
WATERS
AUTHORIZED METHODS
OPEN SEASON (both dates inclusive)
DAILY BAG LIMIT
MINIMUM LENGTH OR OTHER SIZE RESTRICTIONS (INCHES)
Species or waters not listed in subs. (1) to (72)
(e) Lake sturgeon
1. Lake Superior
a. Hook and line
Continuous
1 per year
5060
Section 97   NR 20.20 (73)(f) 1., 2., 4. and 5. are amended to read:
COUNTY AND SPECIES
WATERS
AUTHORIZED METHODS
OPEN SEASON (both dates inclusive)
DAILY BAG LIMIT
MINIMUM LENGTH OR OTHER SIZE RESTRICTIONS (INCHES)
Species or waters not listed in subs. (1) to (72)
(f) Largemouth and smallmouth bass
1. Lake Superior and connected sloughs, Kakagon river
a. Hook and line
First Saturday in May to Friday preceding the third Saturday in June
0 for smallmouth bass, 1 for largemouth bass
22 for largemouth bass only
Third Saturday in June to the first Sunday in March
1 in total
22
Monday following the first Sunday in March to Friday preceding the first Saturday in May
0
None
2. Outlying waters of Green Bay and Lake Michigan within ¼ mile of Washington, Detroit, Plum, Pilot, Hog or Rock islands
a. Hook and line
July 1 to the first Sunday in March
5 in total
12
Monday following the first Sunday in March to June 30
0
None
4. All waters not listed in subs. (1) to (72) or this paragraph north of a line following state highway 77 from its bridge over the St. Croix river east to state highway 27, south on state highway 27 to state highway 64, east on state highway 64 to its terminus in the city of Marinette and continuing due east to the shore of Green Bay and all waters north of state highway 29 from its bridge over the Fox river east to its terminus in the city of Kewaunee and continuing due east to the shore of Lake Michigan
a. Hook and line
First Saturday in May to Friday preceding the third Saturday in June
0 for smallmouth bass, 5 for largemouth bass
14 for largemouth bass only
Third Saturday in June to the first Sunday in March
5 in total
14
Monday following the first Sunday in March to Friday preceding the first Saturday in May
0
None
5. All other waters not listed in subs. (1) to (72) or this paragraph
a. Hook and line
First Saturday in May to the first Sunday in March
5 in total
14
Monday following the first Sunday in March to Friday preceding the first Saturday in May
0
None
Section 98   NR 20.20 (73)(g) 1. is amended to read:
COUNTY AND SPECIES
WATERS
AUTHORIZED METHODS
OPEN SEASON (both dates inclusive)
DAILY BAG LIMIT
MINIMUM LENGTH OR OTHER SIZE RESTRICTIONS (INCHES)
Species or waters not listed in subs. (1) to (72)
(g) Muskellunge
1. Green Bay, Lake Michigan and Lake Michigan tributaries north of a line running due east from the
eastern terminus of Waldo boulevard
in the city of Manitowoc, all tributary streams, rivers and
ditches to Green Bay upstream to
the first dam or lake
a. Hook and line
Saturday nearest Memorial day to November 30December 31 on open water
1
54
Section 99   NR 20.20 (73)(g) 3. is amended to read:
COUNTY AND SPECIES
WATERS
AUTHORIZED METHODS
OPEN SEASON (both dates inclusive)
DAILY BAG LIMIT
MINIMUM LENGTH OR OTHER SIZE RESTRICTIONS (INCHES)
Species or waters not listed in subs. (1) to (72)
(g) Muskellunge
3. All other waters north of U.S. highway 10 not listed in subs. (1) to (72) or this paragraph
a. Hook and line
Saturday nearest Memorial day to November 30December 31 on open water
1
40
Section 100   NR 20.20 (73)(o) 6. is amended to read:
COUNTY AND SPECIES
WATERS
AUTHORIZED METHODS
OPEN SEASON (both dates inclusive)
DAILY BAG LIMIT
MINIMUM LENGTH OR OTHER SIZE RESTRICTIONS (INCHES)
Species or waters not listed in subs. (1) to (72)
(o) Walleye, sauger and hybrids
6. Lake Winnebago system waters
a. Hook and line
Continuous
53 in total, but only 1 may be a sauger or walleye-sauger hybrid
None
Section 101   NR 20.40 (3)(intro.) is amended to read:
NR 20.40 (3)(intro.) No person may carry out a fishing tournament that meets any of the criteria in pars. (a) to (e)(f), without a permit. A person shall obtain a permit from the department to organize a fishing tournament when the waters to be fished are identified by name by the organizer and one or more of the following apply:
Section 102   NR 20.40 (3)(f) is created to read:
NR 20.40 (3)(f) Notwithstanding the size and bag limits established in s. NR 20.20, catch-hold-release tournament participants are allowed to take up to five bass of a minimum of 14 inches in length.
Section 103   NR 20.40 (3m)(intro.) is amended to read:
NR 20.40 (3m) Permit exceptions. Except as provided in s. NR 20.40 (3)(f), Organizersorganizers do not need a permit under this section to organize and conduct any of the following:
Section 104   NR 20.40 (10)(g) 10. is created to read:
NR 20.40 (10)(g) 10. Subject to the requirements in this section, the department may issue a permit for a catch-hold-release bass tournament when the season is open for harvesting bass that allows each participant in the tournament to take up to five bass of a minimum of 14 inches in length. All live bass shall be returned to the water from which they were taken as specified in the permit and no later than the day of the conclusion of the tournament.
Section 105   NR 21.04 (2)(c) is repealed and recreated to read:
Kind of fish and locality
Open season (both dates inclusive)
Daily bag limit
Minimum length (inches)
Walleye and sauger
Mississippi river
Pools 3 to 8
Continuous
4 in aggregate
No size limit for sauger, 15 for walleye and only one walleye or sauger may be longer than 20
Pools 9 to 12
Continuous
6 in aggregate
No size limit for sauger, 15 for walleye except that possession of walleye from 20 to 27 is prohibited and only one walleye may be longer than 27
Section 106   NR 21.04 (3) is repealed and recreated to read:
Kind of fish and locality
Open season (both dates inclusive)
Daily bag limit
Minimum length (inches)
Northern Pike
St. Croix river downstream to Prescott
Saturday nearest May 1 to March 1
5
No size limit
Mississippi river from Prescott downstream
Pools 3 to 9
Continuous
3
No size limit, but only one may be longer than 30
Pools 10 to 12
Continuous
5
No size limit
St. Louis river
Saturday 2 weeks prior to the Saturday nearest Memorial Day to March 1
2
No size limit
Section 107   NR 21.04 (4) is repealed and recreated to read:
Kind of fish and locality
Open season (both dates inclusive)
Daily bag limit
Minimum length (inches)
SUNFISH OR BLUEGILLS, crappies and yellow perch
Mississippi river, Pools 3 to 9
Continuous
15 of each
No size limit
All other boundary waters
Continuous
25 of each
No size limit
Section 108   NR 21.04 (4g) is created to read:
Kind of fish and locality
Open season (both dates inclusive)
Daily bag limit
Minimum length (inches)
(4g) White bass
Mississippi river, Pools 3 to 9
Continuous
10
No size limit
All other boundary waters
Continuous
25
No size limit
Section 109   NR 21.04 (4r) is created to read:
Kind of fish and locality
Open season (both dates inclusive)
Daily bag limit
Minimum length (inches)
(4r) Yellow and rock bass
All boundary waters
Continuous
25 of each
No size limit
Section 110   NR 21.04 (5)(b) 1., as affected by CR 19-009, is amended to read:
Kind of fish and locality
Open season (both dates inclusive)
Daily bag limit
Minimum length (inches)
CATFISH
Mississippi river from Prescott downstream
Hook and line
Continuous
25 in aggregate
No size limit
Pools 3 to 9
Continuous
10 in aggregate
No size limit, except that only one may be longer than 30
All other waters
Continuous
25 in aggregate
No size limit
Section 111   NR 21.04 (8)(b) is amended to read:
Kind of fish and locality
Open season (both dates inclusive)
Daily bag limit
Minimum length (inches)
SHOVELNOSE STURGEON
Mississippi river from the Red Wing dam downstream
Continuous
103
No size limit
Section 112   NR 22.04 (2)(a) is amended to read:
Kind of fish and locality
Open season (both dates inclusive)
Daily bag limit
Minimum length (inches)
Walleye and sauger
Mississippi river Pool 12Pools 9 to 12
Continuous
6 in aggregate but none may be from 20” to 27” and only 1 walleye may be longer than 27” until April 1, 2009 when there are no size restrictions for walleye 15” or over
No size limit for sauger, 15 for walleye but the possession of walleye from 20 to 27 is prohibited and only 1 walleye may be longer than 27
Section 113   NR 23.05 (5)(d) 1m. is created to read:
Kind of fish and locality
Open season (both dates inclusive)
Possession and daily bag limit
Minimum length (in.)
(d) Largemouth and smallmouth bass
1m. Smoky lake
Third Saturday in June to December 31
5 in total
None except that possession of fish from 14 to 18 is prohibited and only one may be longer than 18
January 1 to Friday preceding the first Saturday in June
0
None
Section 114   NR 23.05 (5)(d) 1. is renumbered 23.05 (5)(d) 2. and is amended to read:
Kind of fish and locality
Open season (both dates inclusive)
Possession and daily bag limit
Minimum length (in.)
(d) Largemouth and smallmouth bass
2. All other boundary waters
First Saturday in May Third Saturday in June to December 31
0 for smallmouth bass, 5 for largemouth bass beginning the first Saturday in May to the Friday preceding the third Saturday in June5 in total
14 for largemouth bass only14
5 in total for the third Saturday in June to December 31
14
January 1 to the Friday preceding the third Saturday in June
0
None
Section 115   NR 23.05 (5)(e) is amended to read:
Kind of fish and locality
Open season (both dates inclusive)
Possession and daily bag limit
Minimum length (in.)
(e) MUSKELLUNGE
1. Menominee river from the Hattie Street dam in the city of Marinette downstream to the eastern end of the break-walls in Green Bay
May 15 to November 30June 1 to December 31 on open water
1
54
2. All other boundary waters
May 15 to November 30June 1 to December 31 on open water
1
4050
Section 116   NR 26.01 (5)(a) is amended to read:
COUNTY
WATERS
REFUGE BOUNDARIES
START DATE
END DATE
(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 1
Friday preceding first Saturday in MayMay 31
Down
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