NR 25.05(3)(g) (g) Take, catch or kill more fish, by species and zone, than authorized by the total of the person’s individual catch quotas and permits under the person’s fleet reporting program, if the person is engaged in fleet reporting under s. NR 25.135.

NR 25.05(3)(h) (h) Take catfish with a bow and arrow or crossbow or by hand under the authority of a commercial fishing license.

NR 25.05(4) (4) Ice fishing. Commercial fishing through the ice in Green Bay and Lake Michigan is prohibited after March 31 during each license year.

NR 25.05 History History: Cr. Register, September, 1976, No. 249, eff. 10-1-76; emerg. am. (1) (d) and cr. (3), eff. 5-16-79; am. Register, October, 1979, No. 286, eff. 11-1-79; am. (1) (d), Register, May, 1981, No. 305, eff. 7-1-81; emerg., am. (2) (b), eff. 7-1-81; am. (2) (b), Register, August, 1981, No. 308, eff. 9-1-81; emerg. am. (1) (i), eff. 5-20-82; am. (1) (d) and (i), (2) (e), Register, October, 1982, No. 322, eff. 11-1-82; am. (1) and (2), Register, April, 1983, No. 328, eff. 5-1-83; emerg. am. (1) (g) and cr. (1) (gm), eff. 6-20-84; am. (1) (d), Register, January, 1985, No. 349, eff. 2-1-85; am. (1) (g) and cr. (1) (gm), Register, March 1985, No. 351, eff. 4-1-85; am. (1) (d), Register, July, 1985, No. 355, eff. 8-1-85; am. (1) (d), Register, February, 1986, No. 362, eff. 3-1-86; am. (1) (cr), (e), (g) and (gm), r. (1) (f) and (2) (f), cr. (1) (gn) and (4), Register, June, 1989, No. 402, eff. 7-1-89. emerg. am. (1) (a) and (c), eff. 4-22-86; am. (1) (a), (c), (d) and (e), Register, October, 1986, No. 370, eff. 11-1-86; am. (1) (d), (e), (g) and (gm), r. (1) (f) and (2) (f), cr. (1) (gn) and (4), Register, June, 1989, No. 402, eff. 7-1-89; emerg. am. (2) (a), eff. 11-28-90; emerg. am. (1) (g), (gn) and (3), eff. 4-1-91; am. (2) (a), Register, July, 1991, No. 427, eff. 8-1-91; am. (1) (g), (gn) and (3), Register, August, 1991, No. 428, eff. 9-1-91; emerg. am. (1) (e), eff. 7-1-96; emerg. am. (1) (e), eff. 10-1-96; am. (1) (e), Register, December, 1996, No. 492, eff. 1-1-97; am. (1) (d), Register, April, 1997, No. 496, eff. 5-1-97; am. (1) (d), Register, December, 1998, No. 516, eff. 1-1-99; am. (3), Register, July, 1999, No. 523, eff. 8-1-99; am. (1) (d), Register, December, 2000, No. 540, eff. 1-1-01; CR 01-115: am. (1) (d), Register February 2002 No. 554, eff. 3-1-02; CR 01-145: r. and recr. (1) (d), Register July 2002 No. 559, eff. 8-1-02; CR 06-111: r. and recr. (1) (d) Register June 2007 No. 618, eff. 7-1-07; CR 08-060: am. (3) Register June 2009 No. 642, eff. 7-1-09; CR11-049: am. (1) (c) Register August 2012 No. 680, eff. 9-1-12; CR 19-009: cr. (3) (h) Register February 2020 No. 770, eff. 3-1-20; correction in (3) (h) made under s. 35.17, Stats., Register February 2020 No. 770; CR 19-134: am. (4) Register April 2020 No. 772, eff 5-1-20; EmR1923: emerg. am. (1) (a), (c), (h), eff. 12-30-19; CR 19-103: am. (1) (a), (c), (h) Register July 2020 No. 775, eff. 8-1-20; CR 23-008: r. and recr. (1) (e), am. (4) Register October 2023 No. 814, eff. 11-1-23.

NR 25.05 Note Note: See the table of Appellate Court Citations for Wisconsin appellate cases citing s. NR 25.05.

NR 25.06 NR 25.06 Quotas, catch fees and special regulations.

NR 25.06(1) (1) Lake Superior.

NR 25.06(1)(a) (a) Lake trout. The total allowable annual harvest of lake trout by state and tribal commercial fishers and tribal home use fishers under par. (b) during the open season in WI−1 and WI−2 shall be determined by the department and approved by the natural resources board. The department shall subdivide the total allowable catch for WI-1 and WI-2 among state anglers, state commercial fishers, tribal commercial fishers, tribal home use, and department assessment.

NR 25.06 Note Note: Pursuant to a December 2018 agreement between the Bad River Band of Lake Superior Chippewa, the Red Cliff Band of Lake Superior Chippewa, and the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, the department's harvest quota recommendation is based on the advice of a biological committee with members from both bands and the department.

NR 25.06(1)(a)1. 1. ‘WI-1.’ The total allowable commercial and tribal home use harvest in WI−1 may not exceed 6,000 lake trout and shall be allocated as follows:

NR 25.06(1)(a)1.a. a. That number of lake trout to be harvested by non−tribal licensed commercial fishers from the waters of WI−1 may not exceed 4,000 lake trout.

NR 25.06(1)(a)1.b. b. That number of lake trout to be harvested by the Red Cliff and Bad River bands, including both commercial and tribal home use fishers, from the waters of WI−1 may not exceed 2,000 lake trout.

NR 25.06(1)(a)2. 2. ‘WI-2.’ The department shall utilize the WI-2 lake trout population model for calculating the department recommendation for the total allowable commercial and home use harvest of lake trout. The recommendation for the total allowable commercial harvest for WI-2 shall be calculated at least every 3 years using the output from the population model. The population model shall use the following quantitative data for lake trout: commercial and recreational harvest; commercial and recreational fishing effort; adult lake trout index in spring fishery-independent survey; juvenile lake trout index in summer fishery-independent survey; age compositions of lake trout in commercial, recreational, and fishery-independent surveys; length at age; weight at age; maturity schedule; and sea lamprey mortality estimates. An appropriate exploitation rate based on recent harvest trends shall be applied to the model estimates, and the department may also account for mortality and presence of hatchery-origin fish in the system to reach the total allowable catch recommendation.

NR 25.06(1)(a)2.a. a. For any given lake trout season after November 27, 2026, the total allowable commercial and tribal home use harvest in the waters of WI-2 will be determined under subd. 2. (intro.).

NR 25.06(1)(a)2.b. b. For 2024 through the open season ending September 30, 2026, the number of lake trout harvested by non-tribal licensed commercial fishers from waters of WI-2 may not exceed 7,500 lake trout and the number of lake trout to be harvested by the Red Cliff and Bad River bands, including both commercial and tribal home use fishers, from the waters of WI−2 may not exceed 44,500 lake trout.

NR 25.06 Note Note: If the Red Cliff and Bad River bands do not reach an agreement on the method of allocating the tribal quota between them, the department may divide the quota 50% for the Bad River band and 50% for the Red Cliff band, or by any other equitable method.

NR 25.06(1)(am) (am) Recall of lake trout tags. The department may recall tags furnished or authorized in accordance with sub. (3), when necessary to implement a quota reduction.

NR 25.06(1)(b) (b) Harvest of fish from Lake Superior for home use by Lake Superior Chippewas. Members of the Bad River and Red Cliff bands of Lake Superior Chippewas may harvest species of fish for which there is an open season during said season, under home use permits issued by their respective tribal councils.

NR 25.06(1)(b)1. 1. Home use permits will be issued to the heads of households only, and only one permit will be issued to an individual.

NR 25.06(1)(b)2. 2. Permittees are restricted to the use of no more than 350 feet of gill net and sale of fish pursuant to these permits is prohibited. These fishing activities shall be restricted to waters adjacent to the reservations of the Bad River and Red Cliff bands, and during the closed season for lake trout no part of any net may extend beyond one-quarter mile from the shoreline of those waters.

NR 25.06(1)(b)3. 3. In no instance may a boat fish both commercial and home use nets at the same time. If such home use nets are fished by a commercial licensee, those nets must be labeled as home use and must be marked in the same manner as required for commercial nets under s. NR 25.09.

NR 25.06(1)(b)4. 4. Permittees shall limit the use of gill nets to mesh sizes of 2 3/₄ inch stretch measure or smaller, and 4 1/₂ inch stretch measure or larger.

NR 25.06(1)(b)5. 5. All game fish harvested under permits issued under this section shall be tagged in accordance with sub. (3). The Bad River and Red Cliff bands shall provide quarterly home use harvest reports on forms supplied by the department.

NR 25.06(1)(c) (c) Cisco. The total allowable annual harvest of cisco by state and tribal fishers during the open season in Wisconsin waters of Lake Superior may not exceed 1,794,000 round weight pounds, as determined by the department and tribes and:

NR 25.06(1)(c)1. 1. The total allowable state harvest of cisco in the waters of Lake Superior may not exceed 897,000 round weight pounds in a calendar year. A portion of the state allowable harvest shall be reserved for recreational harvest and assessment purposes.

NR 25.06(1)(c)2. 2. The total harvest of cisco by state licensed commercial fishers may not exceed 890,000 round weight pounds.

NR 25.06(1)(c)3. 3. The total harvest of cisco by state recreational fishers and from department assessment activities shall not exceed 7,000 round weight pounds.

NR 25.06(1)(c)4. 4. The total allowable harvest by the Red Cliff and Bad River bands, including both commercial and tribal home use fishers in the waters of Lake Superior, may not exceed 897,000 round weight pounds in a calendar year.

NR 25.06(2) (2) Lake Michigan and Green Bay.