NR 20.40 Note Note: Reporting forms will be issued with permits.

NR 20.40 History History: Cr. Register, May, 1999, No. 521, eff. 6-1-99; CR 01-012: am. (4) (b) and (5), r. (9), Register November 2001 No. 551, eff. 4-1-02; except (9) eff. 12-31-01; correction in (6) (c) 4. made under s. 13.93 (2m) (b) 7., Stats., Register September 2002 No. 561; CR 04-112: cr. (1) (am), (d), and (6m), am. (6) (d) and (f) Register June 2005 No. 594, eff. 7-1-05; CR 06-108: r. and recr. Register April 2009 No. 640, eff. 5-1-09; correction in (7) (a) made under s. 13.92 (4) (b) 1., Stats., Register April 2009 No. 640; corrections in (2) (b) and (11) (a) made under s. 13.92 (4) (b) 7., Stats., Register February 2010 No. 650; CR 10-053: am. (1) Register December 2010 No. 660, eff. 1-1-11; CR 13-079: cr. (2) (dm), am. (3) (intro.), cr. (3) (e), (3m) (intro.), am. (3m) (a), (b), cr. (3m) (c), am. (4) (b) 2., 3., (c) 2., (d) 2., r. and recr. (5), am. (7) (intro.), (a) (table), cr. (7) (f) 2m., am. (10) (g) 3., cr. (10) (g) 3m., am. (10) (g) 4., 7. (intro.), r. (10) (g) 7. c., cr. (10) (g) 8., 9., (gm) Register May 2014 No. 701, eff. 6-1-14; correction in (10) (g) 4. made under s. 13.92 (4) (b) 7., Stats., Register May 2014 No. 701; correction in (10) (g) 8. made under s. 35.17, Stats., Register May 2014 No. 701; correction in (10) 9. (gm) (intro.) made under s. 13.92 (4) (b) 7., Stats., Register June 2015 No. 714; CR 19-016: am. (3) (intro.), cr. (3) (f), am. (3m) (intro.), cr. (10) (g) (10), Register March 2020 No. 771, eff. 4-1-20; CR 19-016: am. (3) (intro.), cr. (3) (f), am. (3m) (intro.) Register March 2020 No. 771, eff. 4-1-20; CR 19-091: am. (3m) (a), cr. (10) (h) 2. c. Register March 2020 No. 771, eff. 4-1-20; CR 19-078: am. (2) (a) Register May 2020 No. 773, eff. 6-1-20; CR 21-058: am. (2) (j), (3) (f), r. and recr. (3m) (c), am. (9), (10) (c) 1., (d), (g) 10., (k) Register March 2022 No. 795, eff. 4-1-22; CR 23-009: cr. (3s) Register February 2024 No. 818, eff. 4-1-24; CR 23-058: am. (10) (c) 1. Register June 2024 No. 822, eff. 7-1-24.

NR 20.41 NR 20.41 Experimental waters.

NR 20.41(1) (1) Designated. The following waters are designated as experimental waters: Nebish, Spruce, Mystery, Escanaba and Pallette lakes situated in sections 34 and 35, township 42 north, range 7 east, and sections 1, 2, 3, 10, 11 and 12, township 41 north, range 7 east, Vilas county.

NR 20.41(2) (2) Permit required.

NR 20.41(2)(a) (a) No person may fish in experimental waters unless a permit has been issued to the person by the department.

NR 20.41 Note Note: Permits may be obtained at the checking station indicated by posted signs in the immediate area of these experimental waters.

NR 20.41(2)(b) (b) Permits issued under this section are valid only for the date issued.

NR 20.41(3) (3) Reporting.

NR 20.41(3)(a) (a) Permits issued under this section shall be returned to the checking station upon termination of fishing activities by the angler.

NR 20.41(3)(b) (b) All fish taken pursuant to this section shall be exhibited to the department or its agents at the checking station for examination, identification and marking.

NR 20.41(4) (4) Authorized methods. No person may fish in Escanaba, Nebish, or Pallette lakes while possessing fishing line with attached lead-containing jig-heads, sinkers, and weights that weigh less than 1 ounce or that measure less than 1 inch in any dimension.

NR 20.41 History History: Cr. Register, May, 1999, No. 521, eff. 6-1-99; CR 13-019: cr. (4) Register December 2013 No. 696, eff. 4-1-14.

NR 20.60 NR 20.60 Monthly sport trolling fishing reports.

NR 20.60(1) (1) A monthly sport trolling fishing report form required by s. 29.514 (2), Stats., shall be completed by the sport trolling licensee guiding persons in sport trolling in accordance with all of the following requirements:

NR 20.60(1)(a) (a) The licensee shall use the electronic reporting system designated by the department to report sport trolling guided fishing trips and other information by electronic means, except as provided in par. (c).

NR 20.60(1)(b) (b) For each fishing trip, the licensee shall accurately record the licensee’s name, license number, date, documented boat name or 8-digit state registration number, locations fished, number of anglers, hours fished, the total number of fish harvested, and other information required by the department on the report form in the electronic reporting system in the English language within 1/2 hour after completing each trip’s fishing activities after returning to the dock or shore. The number of fish of each species harvested and fin clip information, if required by the department, may be recorded in the electronic reporting system after returning to the dock or shore but shall be recorded in the electronic reporting system by 11:59 p.m. the day of the fishing trip. The electronic report form shall be immediately exhibited to a department representative upon request.

NR 20.60(1)(c) (c)

NR 20.60(1)(c)1. 1. If the electronic reporting system is not in operation, the licensee shall complete and sign, in writing in the English language, a paper report on a form available from the department website containing the required information in par. (b) within 1/2 hour after completion of the fishing trip’s activities and reaching the dock or shore, with all information required in par. (b) recorded by 11:59 p.m. the day of the fishing trip. The licensee shall retain any paper reports completed under this subdivision in accordance with subd. 3. On the day of a fishing trip, the paper report form shall be immediately exhibited to a department representative upon request.

NR 20.60(1)(c)2. 2. When the electronic reporting system is again functional, the licensee shall resume entering fishing trip reports into the electronic reporting system as described in pars. (a) and (b) and submitting the reports electronically to the department. The licensee shall retroactively enter the information from any paper reports into the electronic reporting system within 48 hours of completion of the fishing trip unless the department has granted an extension.

NR 20.60(1)(c)3. 3. The licensee shall retain all paper copies of the trip report as part of the licensee’s records for a period of 5 years from the date on which the record or report was created, and shall make records available upon the request of a department representative within 24 hours of the request.

NR 20.60 Note Note: Access to the electronic reporting system and copies of the paper report form are available on the department’s website at https://dnr.wisconsin.gov/topic/Fishing/lakemichigan/CharterForm.html.

NR 20.60(2) (2) A licensee shall submit each fishing trip entered into the electronic reporting system under sub. (1) (b) during the preceding calendar month to the department on or before the 10th day of each month.

NR 20.60(3) (3) If the licensee has not conducted any fishing trips under the authority of his or her sport trolling license in any given month after purchasing the license, the licensee shall submit a report indicating that no fishing trips were conducted that month through the electronic reporting system no later than the 10th day of the following month.

NR 20.60 History History: Cr. Register, May, 1999, No. 521, eff. 6-1-99; CR 22-057: renum. (1) to (1) (intro.) and am., cr. (1) (a) to (c), am. (2), cr. (3) Register April 2023 No. 808, eff. 5-1-23; CR 23-058: am. (1) (b) Register June 2024 No. 822, eff. 7-1-24.

NR 20.65 NR 20.65 Report of licensed guides.

NR 20.65(1) (1) Definitions. In this section:

NR 20.65(1)(a) (a) “Assist” or “assisting” means providing support or aid to a person with the activities associated with the act of fishing, including transporting anglers between the shore and an open water or on-ice fishing location.

NR 20.65(1)(b) (b) “Direct” or “directing” means to manage, supervise, or oversee an angler’s or anglers’ fishing activities and fishing trip conditions to aid the angler or anglers in attempting to catch fish.