WI Trout Fishing Regulations

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Free Fishing Weekend June 2-3 in 2012
Every year, the first consecutive Saturday and Sunday in June is designated as Free Fishing Weekend throughout the state of Wisconsin. Residents and nonresidents of all ages can fish without a fishing license (and trout stamps) over these two days. However, all other fishing regulations (length limits, bag limits, etc.) apply.
Purchase your license on-line at: dnr.wi.gov Call 1-877-945-4236 (1-877-WILICEN)
Cover art: Brook trout chasing a spinner by Wisconsin artist, Virgil Beck. Prints and collector stamps are available at www.wisconsintu.org
** This pamphlet is an interpretive summary of Wisconsins fishing laws and regulations. For complete fishing laws and regulations, consult the Wisconsin State Statutes Chapter 29 or the Administrative Code of the Department of Natural Resources. Consult the legislative website - http://www.legis.state. wi.us/rsb/index.html - for more informaiton. The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources provides equal opportunity in its employment, programs, services, and functions under an Affirmative Action Plan. If you have any questions, please write to Equal Opportunity Office, Department of the Interior, Washington, D.C. 20240. The Department of Natural Resources is committed to serving people with disabilities. If you need this information in an alternative format, please call (608) 267-7498.
Illustration by Jim McEvoy
Your Guide to Regulations and Better Trout Fishing

This guide is specific to inland (including streams that flow into the Great Lakes) trout fishing. For general fishing rules, which also apply to trout fishing, refer to the 20122013 Guide to Wisconsin Hook and Line Fishing Regulations (Publication FH-301). The regulations in this pamphlet are effective March 1, 2012 through February 28, 2013. For more information, see the 2012-2013 Guide to Wisconsin Hook and Line Fishing Regulations. This pamphlet is a summary of Wisconsin's trout fishing laws and regulations. For complete fishing laws and regulations consult the Wisconsin Administrative Code of the Department of Natural Resources (www.legis.state.wi.us/rsb/code/nr/nr020. pdf).
Trout Fishing Restrictions - It is illegal...

to fish without a Wisconsin fishing license or stamp as required. You must have an inland trout stamp if you need a fishing license and intend to fish for trout in inland waters, including streams flowing into Lake Superior. You need a Great Lakes trout and salmon stamp to fish for trout and salmon in streams that flow into Green Bay and Lake Michigan from their mouths up to the first dam or lake (including specific waters listed above). An inland lake, lake trout license is required to fish for lake trout on any inland lakes. to fish for any species of fish in trout streams when the trout season is closed except that rough fish may be taken by hand. to possess a fish that is below the minimum length limit or above the maximum length limit established for the waters being fished. to take, catch, kill, or fish for any variety of fish in excess of the daily bag limit or total daily bag limit (see definitions below). to possess or fish for more than the daily bag limit of fish while youre fishing or while youre on the water, shore or bank of the water, or on the ice, regardless of the number of days fished to possess more than the possession limit at any time. The possession limit on trout in inland waters is 10 with no more than 5 being a combined total of brown and rainbow trout to move live fish away from a water, except minnows that were purchased from a licensed bait dealer under certain conditions (www.dnr.wi.gov/fish) to use or release minnows on rehabilitated trout lakes that are identified with posted signs. to possess any live bait or any other baits, hooks or lures other than artificial lures while on the waters, banks or shores of waters where only the use of artificial lures is allowed. to remove insect larvae from any trout stream or spring hole tributary to a trout stream for use or sale as bait except that a licensed angler may take insect larvae or nymphs from trout streams by hand during the open trout season for their immediate personal use as bait in the stream from which taken and all such larvae or nymphs must be returned to the stream prior to leaving the stream from which taken. By hand means no use of small seines or nets or other devices.
Seasons, Bag Limits, Daily Bag Limits, and Possession Limits

Regular open season for all waters, including lakes - First Saturday in May at 5: 00 a.m. through September 30 except as listed in the specific waters listed by county. General Inland May 5 to September 30, 2012 Trout Season
Early catch and release season for trout - First Saturday in March at 5: 00 a.m. to the Sunday preceding the First Saturday in May at midnight on the waters listed in 1 through 19 below: Early Catch and March 3 to April 29, 2012 Release Season
The daily bag limit is the maximum number of fish that an angler may reduce to his/her possession from a specified waterbody or a portion of a waterbody in one day. The total daily bag limit is the maximum number of fish that an angler may reduce to his/ her possession in one day from all waters or portions of waters fished for that day. An angler may combine the catch of a particular species from multiple waters until the total daily bag limit is reached as long as the daily bag limit for each body of water is never exceeded. Be aware that while on the water, bank or shore of the water, or on the ice, you may not possess more than the daily limit for that body of water. For example, an angler catches a daily limit of brown trout from a 5-bag limit stream. The angler can not then fish another stream with a 3 brown trout limit while still possessing the 5 brown trout from the previous stream. The total daily bag limit for inland trout and Lake Michigan tributaries upstream of the first dam or lake is 10 in total, of which no more than 5 may be a combined total of brown and rainbow trout. The possession limit for inland trout and Lake Michigan tributaries upstream of the first dam or lake is the same as the total daily bag limit. The possession limit for streams that flow into Lake Michigan (upstream from the mouth to the first dam or lake) or Lake Superior is twice the daily bag limit. The total daily bag limit for lake trout in inland lakes is 10.
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The daily bag limit and possession limit for trout during this time is 0 (all trout caught shall be immediately released) and only artificial lures may be used while fishing for any species of fish on trout streams during this early season. The early season does not apply to spring ponds, ponds, lakes, Lake Michigan tributaries, major Green Bay tributaries, all other tributary streams, rivers and ditches to Green Bay upstream to the first dam or lake, or streams flowing into Lake Superior and their tributaries upstream to the first impassible barrier. Early Season Streams Open 1. All streams in Adams, Barron, Buffalo, Burnett, Chippewa, Clark, Columbia, Crawford, Dane, Dodge, Dunn, Eau Claire, Fond du Lac, Grant, Green, Green Lake, Iowa, Jackson, Jefferson, Juneau, Kenosha, La Crosse, Lafayette, Milwaukee, Monroe, Ozaukee, Pepin, Pierce, Polk, Price, Racine, Richland, Rock, Rusk, St. Croix, Sauk, Sawyer, Sheboygan, Taylor, Treampealeau, Vernon, Walworth, Washburn, Washington, Waukesha and Wood Counties. 2. Ashland countyAll streams except streams and their tributaries flowing into Lake Superior upstream to the first impassable barrier. 3. Bayfield countyAll streams except streams and their tributaries flowing into Lake Superior upstream to the first impassable barrier and the White river and its tributaries upstream from Pike River Road bridge.
4. Douglas countyAll streams except streams and their tributaries flowing into Lake Superior upstream to the first impassable barrier. 5. Florence countyPine river. 6. Forest countyPeshtigo river downstream from U.S. highway 8, Pine river downstream from STH 55, and Rat river downstream from Scattered Rice lake. 7. Iron countyAll streams except streams and their tributaries flowing into Lake Superior upstream to the first impassable barrier. 8. Langlade countyWolf river. 9. Lincoln countyAll streams west of STH 51 and Prairie river downstream from CTH J. 10. Marathon countyBlack creek (mouth at T27N R7E S4), Black creek (T30N,R3E), Grass creek, McGinnes creek, Fourmile creek, Noisy creek, and Plover river from STH 29 downstream to STH 153. 11. Marinette countyNorth branch Peme Bon Won river downstream from STH 141, Peshtigo river upstream from CTH C, Pike river between CTH V and CTH K, and Rat river. 12. Marquette countyChaffee creek downstream from CTH B, Klawitter creek, Lawrence creek, Lunch creek, Mecan river upstream from STH 22, Neenah creek, OKeefe creek, Wedde creek and Westfield creek. 13. Oconto countyNorth branch Oconto river downstream from STH 64 and south branch Oconto river downstream from CTH AA. 14. Oneida countyAll streams west of STH 51 and Bearskin creek. 15. Portage countyDitches 1 through 6 downstream from Townline road and Tomorrow river from Amherst downstream to Durrant road. 16. Shawano countyMiddle branch Embarrass river from Homme dam to STH 29, north branch Embarrass river from Tilleda dam downstream to Leopolis dam and Red river downstream from lower Red Lake dam. 17. Vilas countyMishonagon creek. 18. Waupaca countyNorth branch Little Wolf river from CTH P to CTH J, south branch Little Wolf river, and Waupaca river from Frost Valley road to STH 54. 19. Waushara countyCarter creek, Leola ditch, Mecan river downstream from 11th Road, Pine river downstream from CTH K to Poy Sippi pond, Roche-a-Cri creek, Willow creek from Blackhawk Road to 29th Lane, and White river from STH 21 to lower White River millpond.
(Brown Co.), from the first dam above the Pamperin Park footbridge (Village of Howard) downstream to Green Bay; Suamico River (Brown Co.), from the CTH HS bridge downstream to Green Bay; East River (Brown Co.), from the CTH XX (Hoffman Road) bridge downstream to the Fox River; Little Suamico River (Oconto Co.), from the CTH J bridge downstream to Green Bay; Pensaukee River (Oconto Co.), from the CTH J bridge downstream to Green Bay; Oconto River (Oconto Co.), from the Stiles dam downstream to Green Bay; Little River (Oconto Co.), from the Highway 141 bridge downstream to the Oconto River; Little River (Marinette Co.), from the Rader Road bridge downstream to Green Bay; and Peshtigo River (Marinette Co.), from the Peshtigo dam downstream to Green Bay. (NOTE: there is no hook and line fishing allowed for any species on all other Green Bay and Fox River tributaries and ditches, including tributaries to the above streams, from their mouth up to the first dam or lake from the first Sunday in March to the first Saturday in May. The open season on other Green Bay tributaries is from the first Saturday in May to the first Sunday in March. Open season for lake trout: March 1 through October 31 on Lake Michigan tributaries and the following stream sections of Green Bay tributaries: Duck Creek (Brown Co.), from the first dam above the Pamperin Park footbridge (Village of Howard) downstream to Green Bay; Suamico River (Brown Co.), from the CTH HS bridge downstream to Green Bay; East River (Brown Co.), from the CTH XX (Hoffman Road) bridge downstream to the Fox River; Little Suamico River (Oconto Co.), from the CTH J bridge downstream to Green Bay; Pensaukee River (Oconto Co.), from the CTH J bridge downstream to Green Bay; Oconto River (Oconto Co.), from the Stiles dam downstream to Green Bay; Little River (Oconto Co.), from the Highway 141 bridge downstream to the Oconto River; Little River (Marinette Co.), from the Rader Road bridge downstream to Green Bay; and Peshtigo River (Marinette Co.), from the Peshtigo dam downstream to Green Bay. The season for lake trout on all other Green Bay tributaries and ditches including tributaries to the sections of above named streams is the first Saturday in May to October 31. Daily bag limit: 5 trout and salmon in total, only 2 may be lake trout Length limit: 10" Hours: From September 15 to May 5, hook and line fishing is prohibited from one-half hour after sunset to one-half hour before sunrise in all tributaries except the Peshtigo River from the mouth upstream to the first railroad bridge and the Oconto River and its tributaries. This restriction does apply to the Little river downstream from Highway 141. From September 15 to December 31, fishing by any method prohibited from hour after sunset to hour before sunrise on all tributaries and ditches to Green Bay and Lake Michigan including the Peshtigo River upstream from the first railroad bridge to the first dam, and the Little River downstream from Highway 141.
Lake Michigan Streams

Except as otherwise specified, all streams flowing into Lake Michigan and Green Bay have the following regulations from their mouths upstream to the first dam or lake; including the Little River from its confluence with the Oconto River upstream to the STH 141 bridge; the entire Kewaunee River and its tributaries except Little Scarboro Creek, Scarboro Creek, Roger Creek and Casco Creek; the Milwaukee River upstream to the Grafton Dam in the village of Grafton and tributaries of the Milwaukee River upstream to the first dam or lake; the Menomonee River upstream to the Lepper Dam in the village of Menomonee Falls and tributaries of the Menomonee River upstream to the first dam or lake; and the Pike River and its tributaries in Kenosha and Racine counties: Open season: all year on Lake Michigan tributaries and the following stream sections of Green Bay tributaries: Duck Creek
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Lake Superior Streams

(all are located in Ashland, Bayfield, Douglas and Iron Counties) All streams flowing into Lake Superior have the following regulations from their mouths upstream to the first impassable permanent barrier unless listed in specific waters listed by county: Open season: May 5 at 5: 00 a.m. to September 30 Daily bag limit: 5 trout and salmon in total, only 2 of which may be brown trout over 15" and only 1 of which may be a rainbow trout Length limit: brook trout 8", brown trout 10", salmon 12", & rainbow trout 26"
Abbreviations and Explanations:

STH = state highway CTH = county highway USH = United States highway Artificial lure means a spoon, spinner, plug or other fish bait made of hair, feathers, cork, wood, rubber, metal, plastic or other synthetic materials, or combinations of these materials. An artificial lure may not include natural or organic food stuffs such as corn, marshmallows, dough, cheese, meat, living or dead organisms or parts thereof, except hair, feathers, cork, wood and rubber. Urban waters are lakes and ponds which are intensively and cooperatively managed with a municipality. They are posted with signs and have a large part of the shoreline open for public access. Search "urban fishing" at dnr.wi.gov for more information. Some waters have seasons, length and bag limits for trout, but are not designated trout streams. Access to streams or lakes on Native American reservations must be with the permission of the landowner or from lands open to the public such as public roads. Entering or fishing from tribal lands could subject you to tribal or federal trespass laws.
Trout Regulations by Category

Category 2 Category 3 Category 4 Category 5 Minimum length limit: 7" Daily bag limit: 5 Minimum length limit: 9" Daily bag limit: 3 Minimum length limit: Brown and rainbow trout 12"; brook trout 8" Daily bag limit: 3 in total Special regulations: Length and bag limits vary by specific water - see Specific Waters Listed by County.
Specific Waters Listed By County

ADAMS
ALL WATERS NOT LISTEDCategory 2 BIG ROCHE A CRI CREEKBig Roche a Cri Lake upstream to CTH W Category 4 DEEP LAKECategory 3 Open season: May 5 at 5: 00 a.m. to March 3, 2013 EAST CASTLE ROCK DITCHCategory 3 FAIRBANKS CREEKCategory 4 FORDHAM CREEKCategory 5 Daily Bag and Length Limit: 5 trout under 8", or 4 trout under 8" & 1 over 12" JORDAN LAKECategory 3 Open season: May 5 at 5: 00 a.m. to March 3, 2013 LITTLE ROCHE A CRI CREEKCategory 5 Daily Bag and Length Limit: 5 trout under 8", or 4 trout under 8" & 1 over 12" NEENAH CREEK (UPPER)Category 5 Daily Bag Limit: 2 trout Length Limit: 14" Gear Restrictions: Only artificial lures may be used PARKER LAKECategory 3 Open season: May 5 at 5: 00 a.m. to March 3, 2013 WHITE CREEK (CAMPBELL)CTH Z upstream to Easton dam Category 5 Daily Bag Limit: 1 trout Length Limit: 15" WOLF LAKECategory 3 Open season: May 5 at 5: 00 a.m. to March 3, 2013
BAD RIVERDownstream from Devils GateCategory 5 Open Season: March 31 to November 15 Daily Bag Limit: 5 trout and salmon in total, only 2 of which may be brown trout over 15" and only 1 of which may be a rainbow trout Length Limit: brook trout 8", brown trout 10", salmon 12" & rainbow trout 26" BEAVER LAKECategory 2 Open season: May 5 at 5: 00 a.m. to March 3, 2013 BRUNSWEILLER RIVERDownstream from STH 13Category 5 Open Season: March 31 to November 15 Daily Bag Limit: 5 trout and salmon in total, only 2 of which may be brown trout over 15" and only 1 of which may be a rainbow trout Length Limit: brook trout 8", brown trout 10", salmon 12" & rainbow trout 26" CAMMERER LAKECategory 2 Open season: May 5 at 5: 00 a.m. to March 3, 2013 DEVILS CREEKCategory 3 FRAMES CREEKCategory 3 MARENGO RIVERDownstream from STH 13Category 5 Open Season: March 31 to November 15 Daily Bag Limit: 5 trout and salmon in total, only 2 of which may be brown trout over 15" and only 1 of which may be a rainbow trout Length Limit: brook trout 8", brown trout 10", salmon 12" & rainbow trout 26" POLE LAKECategory 2 Open season: May 5 at 5: 00 a.m. to March 3, 2013 POTATO RIVERCategory 5 Open Season: March 31 to November 15 Daily Bag Limit: 5 trout and salmon in total, only 2 of which may be brown trout over 15" and only 1 of which may be a rainbow trout Length Limit: brook trout 8", brown trout 10", salmon 12" & rainbow trout 26" SPRING BROOKCategory 3 WABOO CREEKCategory 3 WHITE RIVERDownstream from White River damCategory 5 Open Season: March 31 to November 15 Daily Bag Limit: 5 trout and salmon in total, only 2 of which may be brown trout over 15" and only 1 of which may be a rainbow trout Length Limit: brook trout 8", brown trout 10", salmon 12" & rainbow trout 26"
BARRON
ALL WATERS NOT LISTEDCategory 2 BEAVER DAM LAKECategory 5 Daily Bag Limit: 1 trout Length Limit: 26" BRILL RIVERCategory 4 CONNORS CREEKCategory 4 HAY RIVERCategory 5 Daily Bag Limit: 1 trout Length Limit 15" LITTLE GRANITE LAKECategory 2 Open season: May 5 at 5: 00 a.m. to March 3, 2013 LITTLE VANCE CREEKCategory 4 SOUTH FORK HAY RIVERCategory 4 SILVER LAKECategory 2 Open Season: May 5 at 5: 00 a.m. to March 3, 2013 UPPER PINE CREEKDownstream from Dallas FlowageCategory 4 VANCE CREEKCategory 4
BAYFIELD
ALL WATERS NOT LISTEDCategory 2For streams flowing into Lake Superior that are not listed see the regulations under Lake Superior Streams on page 2. BARK RIVER AND ALL ITS TRIBUTARIESCategory 5 Open Season: May 5 at 5: 00 a.m. to November 15 Daily Bag Limit: 5 trout and salmon in total, only 2 of which may be brown trout over 15", only 1 of which may be a rainbow trout, and all brook trout caught shall be immediately released Length Limit: brown trout 10", salmon 12", & rainbow trout 26" 3
ASHLAND
ALL WATERS NOT LISTEDCategory 2For streams flowing into Lake Superior that are not listed see the regulations under Lake Superior Streams on page 2.
BEAVER LAKECategory 2 Open Season: May 5 at 5: 00 a.m. to September 30. BONO CREEKCategory 5 Open Season: May 5 at 5: 00 a.m. to November 15 Daily Bag Limit: 5 trout and salmon in total, only 2 of which may be brown trout over 15" and only 1 of which may be a rainbow trout Length Limit: brook trout 8", brown trout 10", salmon 12", & rainbow trout 26" BOYD CREEKCategory 5 Open Season: May 5 at 5: 00 a.m. to November 15 Daily Bag Limit: 5 trout and salmon in total, only 2 of which may be brown trout over 15" and only 1 of which may be a rainbow trout Length Limit: brook trout 8", brown trout 10", salmon 12", & rainbow trout 26" CAP CREEKCategory 5 Gear Restriction: only artificial lures may be used Daily Bag Limit: all trout caught shall be immediately released CRANBERRY RIVERDownstream from Lenawee Road (S28, T50N, R7W)Category 5 Open Season: March 31 to November 15 Daily Bag Limit: 5 trout and salmon in total, only 2 of which may be brown trout over 15" and only 1 of which may be a rainbow trout Length Limit: brook trout 8", brown trout 10", salmon 12", & rainbow trout 26" FISH CREEK (NORTH FORK)Downstream from Pine Creek (S13, T47N, R6W)Category 5 Open Season: March 31 to November 15 Daily Bag Limit: 5 trout and salmon in total, only 2 of which may be brown trout over 15" and only 1 of which may be a rainbow trout Length Limit: brook trout 8", brown trout 10", salmon 12", & rainbow trout 26" FLAG RIVERDownstream from East Fork of Flag RiverCategory 5 Open Season: March 31 to November 15 Daily Bag Limit: 5 trout and salmon in total, only 2 of which may be brown trout over 15" and only 1 of which may be a rainbow trout Length Limit: brook trout 8", brown trout 10", salmon 12", & rainbow trout 26" IRON RIVERDownstream from the sea lamprey barrier at the former site of the Orienta DamCategory 5 Open Season: March 31 to November 15 Daily Bag Limit: 5 trout and salmon in total, only 2 of which may be brown trout over 15" and only 1 of which may be a rainbow trout Length Limit: brook trout 8", brown trout 10", salmon 12", & rainbow trout 26" IRON RIVERUpstream from the sea lamprey barrier at the former site of the Orienta DamCategory 3 IRON RIVER (EAST FORK)Downstream from Sorenson RoadCategory 3 LITTLE SIOUX RIVERdownstream from falls in NE1/4 of the NE1/4, S13, T49N, R5WCategory 5 Open Season: May 5 at 5: 00 a.m. to September 30 Daily Bag Limit: 5 trout and salmon in total, only 2 of which may be brown trout over 15" and only 1 of which may be a rainbow trout Length Limit: brook trout 8", brown trout 10", salmon 12", & rainbow trout 26" LITTLE STAR LAKECategory 2 Open season: May 5 at 5: 00 a.m. to September 30. LONG LAKE BRANCH OF WHITE RIVERDownstream from Taylor Lane Category 5 Daily Bag and Length Limit: 3 trout over 9", only 1 brown trout over 15" NAMEKAGON RIVERDownstream to Pacawong dam (Sawyer County) Category 3 NYMPHIA LAKECategory 2 Open Season: May 5 at 5: 00 a.m. to September 30. ONION RIVERDownstream from Lake Superior district Power Company power line (S6, T49N, R4W)Category 5 Open Season: May 5 at 5: 00 a.m. to November 15 Daily Bag Limit: 5 trout and salmon in total, only 2 of which may be brown trout over 15" and only 1 of which may be a rainbow trout Length Limit: brook trout 8", brown trout 10", salmon 12", & rainbow trout 26" 4
OVERBY LAKE (BLAISDELL LAKE)Category 2 Open Season: May 5 at 5: 00 a.m. to September 30. PERCH LAKECategory 2 Open Season: May 5 at 5: 00 a.m. to March 3, 2013 PIKES CREEKDownstream from the Red DamCategory 5 Open Season: May 5 at 5: 00 a.m. to November 15 Daily Bag Limit: 5 trout and salmon in total, only 2 of which may be brown trout over 15" and only 1 of which may be a rainbow trout Length Limit: brook trout 8", brown trout 10", salmon 12", & rainbow trout 26" PINE CREEKDownstream from junction with Little Pine Creek (S11,T47N,R6W)Category 5 Open Season: May 5 at 5: 00 a.m. to November 15 Daily Bag Limit: 5 trout and salmon in total, only 2 of which may be brown trout over 15" and only 1 of which may be a rainbow trout Length Limit: brook trout 8", brown trout 10", salmon 12", & rainbow trout 26" SCHULTZ SPRINGSCategory 5 Gear Restriction: only artificial lures may be used Daily Bag Limit: all trout caught shall be immediately released SIOUX RIVERDownstream from Big Rock Falls (S19, T49N, R4W) Category 5 Open Season: March 31 to November 15 Daily Bag Limit: 5 trout and salmon in total, only 2 of which may be brown trout over 15" and only 1 of which may be a rainbow trout Length Limit: brook trout 8", brown trout 10", salmon 12", & rainbow trout 26" SISKIWIT RIVERDownstream from second bridge from mouth (S35, T51N, R6W)Category 5 Open Season: March 31 to November 15 Daily Bag Limit: 5 trout and salmon in total, only 2 of which may be brown trout over 15" and only 1 of which may be a rainbow trout Length Limit: brook trout 8", brown trout 10", salmon 12", & rainbow trout 26" WANOKA LAKECategory 2 Open season: May 5 at 5: 00 a.m. to March 3, 2013 WHITE RIVERUpstream from Pikes BridgeCategory 2 Open Season: May 5 at 5: 00 a.m. to Sept. 30 WHITE RIVERDownstream from Pikes Bridge to White River Dam Category 5 Daily Bag and Length Limit: 3 trout over 9", only 1 brown trout over 15" WHITE RIVER (EAST FORK)Category 2 Open Season: May 5 at 5: 00 a.m. to Sept. 30 WHITE RIVER (SOUTH FORK & SPRINGS)Category 2 Open season: May 5 at 5: 00 a.m. to Sept. 30 WHITE RIVER (UNNAMED TRIBUTARIES)Category 2 Open season: May 5 at 5: 00 a.m. to Sept. 30 WHITE RIVER (WEST FORK)Category 2 Open Season: May 5 at 5: 00 a.m. to Sept. 30 WHITTLESEY CREEK AND ALL ITS TRIBUTARIESDownstream from Town Hall RoadCategory 5 Open Season: May 5 at 5: 00 a.m. to November 15 Daily Bag Limit: 5 trout and salmon in total, only 2 of which may be brown trout over 15", only 1 of which may be a rainbow trout, and all brook trout caught shall be immediately released Length Limit: brown trout 10", salmon 12", & rainbow trout 26"
BROWN
ALL WATERS NOT LISTEDCategory 2For streams flowing into Green Bay see regulations under Lake Michigan Streams on page 2. HALLER CREEKCategory 5 Daily Bag Limit: 3 trout Length Limit: None
BUFFALO
ALL WATERS NOT LISTEDCategory 3 CENTER CREEKCategory 4 GILMANTON PONDCategory 2 LITTLE BEARCategory 4 LITTLE BEAR (NORTH BRANCH)Category 4
MIRROR LAKECategory 2 Open Season: May 5 at 5: 00 a.m. to March 3, 2013 NEWTON VALLEY CREEKCategory 4 NORWEGIAN VALLEY CREEKCategory 4 OWEN VALLEY CREEKCategory 4 SPRING CREEKCategory 4 TAMARACK (MODENA) CREEKUpstream from CTH J (S23, T23N, R12W)Category 3 TRAVERSE VALLEY CREEKCategory 4 UNAMED CREEK 5-9Category 4 WAUMANDEE CREEK (BIG)Upstream from CTH U (S25, T22N, R11W) Category 4 WAUMANDEE CREEK (LITTLE)Upstream from CTH E at Cream Category 4 WEISENBECK VALLEY CREEKCategory 4
HENNEMAN LAKECategory 3 Open season: May 5 at 5: 00 a.m. to March 3, 2013 UNNAMED CREEK 35-12Category 5 Daily Bag Limit: 3 trout under 10", or 2 under 10" and 1 over 14" UNNAMED CREEK 5-16Category 5 Daily Bag Limit: 3 Length Limit: 8" UNNAMED CREEK 17-11Category 5 Daily Bag Limit: 3 Length Limit: 8" UNNAMED CREEK 33-15Category 5 Daily Bag Limit: 3 Length Limit: 8"
CLARK
ALL WATERSCategory 2
BURNETT
ALL WATERS NOT LISTEDCategory 2 CLAM RIVER (NORTH FORK)Washburn County line downstream to Clam LakeCategory 5 Daily Bag Limit: 5 trout in total Length Limit: all trout kept shall be less than 12" CLAM RIVER (SOUTH FORK)Category 5 Daily Bag Limit: 5 trout in total Length Limit: all trout kept shall be less than 12" CLAM RIVER SPRINGSCategory 5 Daily Bag Limit: 5 trout in total Length Limit: all trout kept shall be less than 12" INDIAN CREEKCategory 5 Daily Bag Limit: 5 trout in total Length Limit: all trout kept shall be less than 12" KRANTZ CREEKCategory 5 Daily Bag Limit: 5 trout in total Length Limit: all trout kept shall be less than 12" SAND CREEKCategory 5 Daily Bag Limit: 5 trout in total Length Limit: all trout kept shall be less than 12" SPENCER CREEKCategory 5 Daily Bag Limit: 5 trout in total Length Limit: all trout kept shall be less than 12" SPRING BROOKCategory 5 Daily Bag Limit: 5 trout in total Length Limit: all trout kept shall be less than 12"
COLUMBIA
ALL WATERS NOT LISTEDCategory 3 LODI SPRING CREEKLodi sewer plant downstream to first STH 113 bridgeCategory 5 Gear Restriction: only artificial lures may be used Daily Bag Limit: 1 trout Length Limit: 15" ROWLEY CREEKCategory 4
CRAWFORD
ALL WATERS NOT LISTEDCategory 3 BOYDTOWN CREEK (S2, T7N, R4W)Category 5 Gear Restriction: only artificial lures may be used Daily Bag Limit: all trout caught shall be immediately released BUCK CREEK (S22, T10N, R6W)Category 5 Gear Restriction: only artificial lures may be used Daily Bag Limit: all trout caught shall be immediately released DUCHARME CREEK (S18, T18N, R6W)Category 5 Gear Restriction: only artificial lures may be used Daily Bag Limit: all trout caught shall be immediately released PICATEE CREEK (S25, T8N, R7W)Category 5 Gear Restriction: only artificial lures may be used Daily Bag Limit: all trout caught shall be immediately released UNNAMED CREEK 1-3 (S1, T7N, R7W)Category 5 Gear Restriction: only artificial lures may be used Daily Bag Limit: all trout caught shall be immediately released UNNAMED CREEK 2-15 (S2, T9N, R6W)Category 5 Gear Restriction: only artificial lures may be used Daily Bag Limit: all trout caught shall be immediately released UNNAMED CREEK 33-8 (S33, T9N, R6W)Category 5 Gear Restriction: only artificial lures may be used Daily Bag Limit: all trout caught shall be immediately released
CALUMET
ALL WATERS Category 2
CHIPPEWA
ALL WATERS NOT LISTEDCategory 4 BIG ELK CREEKCategory 5 Daily Bag Limit: 3 Length Limit: 8" BRADLEY LAKECategory 3 Open season: May 5 at 5: 00 a.m. to March 3, 2013 DARK LAKECategory 3 Open season: May 5 at 5: 00 a.m. to March 3, 2013 DUNCAN CREEKUpstream from Bloomer DamCategory 5 Daily Bag Limit: 5 trout under 10", or 4 trout under 10" and 1 over 14" DUNCAN CREEKDownstream of Bloomer DamCategory 5 Daily Bag Limit: 3 Length Limit: 8" Open for fishing warmwater fish consistent with warmwater seasons ELK CREEKCategory 5 Daily Bag Limit: 3 trout under 10", or 2 under 10" and 1 over 14" HAY CREEK (WOODMOHR TOWNSHIP)Category 5 Daily Bag Limit: 3 Length Limit: 8"
DANE
ALL STREAMS NOT LISTEDCategory 3 ALL LAKES AND PONDSCategory 3All Dane County lakes and ponds have an open season from January 1 to September 30 BLACK EARTH CREEKPark Street immediately east of the village of Black Earth upstream to South Valley Road.Category 5 Gear Restriction: only artificial lures may be used Daily Bag Limit: all trout caught shall be immediately released MOUNT VERNON CREEKPosted area between CTH U and STH 92Category 5 Gear Restriction: only artificial lures may be used Daily Bag Limit: all trout caught shall be immediately released
DODGE
DOOR
ALL WATERSCategory 2For streams flowing into Lake Michigan and Green Bay see the regulations under Lake Michigan Streams on p. 2.
DUNN
ALL WATERS NOT LISTEDCategory 4 BIG ELK CREEKCategory 5 Daily Bag Limit: 3 trout Length Limit: 8" ELK CREEKCategory 5 Daily Bag and Length Limit: 3 trout under 10", or 2 trout under 10" and 1 over 14" KNAPP PONDCategory 5 Daily Bag Limit: 3 trout Length Limit: None PINE CREEK (LOWER AND SOUTH FORK LOWER)Category 2 UNNAMED CREEK 17-11Category 5 Daily Bag Limit: 3 trout Length Limit: 8"
DOUGLAS
ALL WATERS NOT LISTEDCategory 2For streams flowing into Lake Superior that are not listed see the regulations under Lake Superior Streams on page 2. AMNICON RIVERDownstream from Amnicon FallsCategory 5 Open Season: March 31 to November 15 Daily Bag Limit: 5 trout and salmon in total, only 2 of which may be brown trout over 15" and only 1 of which may be a rainbow trout Length Limit: brook trout 8", brown trout 10", salmon 12",& rainbow trout 26" ANDERSON LAKECategory 2 Open Season: May 5 at 5:00 a.m. to March 3, 2013. BRULE RIVERDownstream from USH 2Category 5 Fishing hours: fishing prohibited from 1/2 hour after sunset to 1/2 hour before sunrise from March 31 to November 15 Open Season: March 31 to November 15 Daily Bag Limit: 5 trout and salmon in total, only 2 of which may be brown trout over 15" and only 1 of which may be a rainbow trout Length Limit: brook trout 8", brown trout 10", salmon 12", & rainbow trout 26" BRULE RIVERCTH S downstream to CTH BCategory 5 Open Season: May 5 at 5: 00 a.m. to September 30 Gear Restriction: only artificial lures may be used Daily Bag Limit: 3 trout and salmon in total, only 2 of which may be brown trout and only 1 of which may be a rainbow trout Length Limit: brook trout 10", brown trout 15", salmon 12", & rainbow trout 26" BRULE RIVERRemainder not covered aboveCategory 5 Open Season: May 5 at 5: 00 a.m. to September 30 Daily Bag Limit: 5 trout and salmon in total, only 2 of which may be brown trout over 15" and only 1 of which may a rainbow trout Length Limit: brook trout 8", brown trout 10", salmon 12", & rainbow trout 26" BLACK RIVERDownstream from Big Manitou FallsCategory 5 Open Season: March 31 to November 15 Daily Bag Limit: 5 trout and salmon in total, only 2 of which may be brown trout over 15" and only 1 of which may be a rainbow trout Length Limit: brook trout 8", brown trout 10", salmon 12", & rainbow trout 26" EAU CLAIRE RIVERCategory 3 MIDDLE RIVERDownstream from USH 2Category 5 Open Season: March 31 to November 15 Daily Bag Limit: 5 trout and salmon in total, only 2 of which may be brown trout over 15" and only 1 of which may be a rainbow trout Length Limit: brook trout 8", brown trout 10", salmon 12", & rainbow trout 26" NEMADJI RIVERDownstream from Great Northern RR Bridge (S4,T47N,14W)Category 5 Open Season: March 31 to November 15 Daily Bag Limit: 5 trout and salmon in total, only 2 of which may be brown trout over 15" and only 1 of which may be a rainbow trout Length Limit: brook trout 8", brown trout 10", salmon 12", & rainbow trout 26" POPLAR RIVERDownstream from USH 2Category 5 Open Season: March 31 to November 15 Daily Bag Limit: 5 trout and salmon in total, only 2 of which may be brown trout over 15" and only 1 of which may be a rainbow trout Length Limit: brook trout 8", brown trout 10", salmon 12", & rainbow trout 26" ST. LOUIS RIVERDownstream from Wisconsin-Minnesota state line Category 5 Open Season: March 31 to November 15 Daily Bag Limit: 5 trout and salmon in total, only 2 of which may be brown trout over 15" and only 1 of which may be a rainbow trout Length Limit: brook trout 8", brown trout 10", salmon 12", & rainbow trout 26" 6
EAU CLAIRE
ALL WATERS NOT LISTEDCategory 2 ADAMS CREEKCategory 3 BEAR GRASS CREEKCategory 4 BIG CREEKCategory 3 BRIDGE CREEKIncluding Rodell MillpondCategory 3 CLEAR CREEKCategory 4 COON CREEKCategory 4 DIAMOND VALLEY CREEKCategory 3 ELK CREEKCategory 5 Daily Bag and Length Limit: 3 trout under 10", or 2 trout under 10" and 1 over 14" FALL CREEKIncluding Fall Creek PondCategory 5 Daily Bag Limit: 3 Length Limit: 8" GRAHAM CREEKCategory 4 LINDSAY CREEKCategory 3 LOWES CREEKCategory 3 OTTER CREEKCategory 3 PEESO (HOYTS) CREEKCategory 3 PINE CREEK (Town of Clear Creek)Category 3 ROCK CREEKCategory 4 SWAN CREEKCategory 4 THOMPSON VALLEY CREEKCategory 3
FLORENCE
ALL WATERS NOT LISTEDCategory 2 ANNA LAKECategory 2 Open season: May 5 at 5: 00 a.m. to March 3, 2013 BRULE RIVERUpstream from USH 2Category 5 Open Season: April 28 to September 30 Daily Bag Limit: 5 trout Length Limit: brown trout 12", brook trout 8" BRULE RIVERDownstream from USH 2Category 5 Open Season: April 28 to September 30 Daily Bag Limit: 5 trout Length Limit: 7" EDITH LAKECategory 3 Open season: May 5 at 5: 00 a.m. to March 3, 2013 FISHER LAKECategory 2 Open season: May 5 at 5: 00 a.m. to March 3, 2013 KEYES LAKECategory 5 Daily Bag Limit: 3 trout in total, only 2 of which may be brown trout and only 1 of which may be lake trout Length Limit: brown trout 12 , lake trout 26" LAMONTAGNE CREEKCategory 4 LOST LAKECategory 3 Open season: May 5 at 5: 00 a.m. to March 3, 2013 MONTGOMERY LAKECategory 2 Open season: May 5 at 5: 00 a.m. to March 3, 2013
PATTEN LAKECategory 2 Open season: May 5 at 5: 00 a.m. to March 3, 2013 PINE RIVERDownstream from STH 139Category 4 PINE RIVER FLOWAGECategory 2 Open season: May 5 at 5: 00 a.m. to March 3, 2013 SAND LAKE (T39N, R18E, S13)Category 3 SOUTH RILEY LAKECategory 3 WISCONSIN CREEKCategory 4 WOODS CREEKCategory 4
FOND DU LAC
FOREST
ALL WATERS NOT LISTEDCategory 2 BRULE CREEKDownstream from Fishel Road (USFS ROAD #2193) Category 4 BRULE RIVERCategory 5 Open season: April 28 at 5: 00 a.m. to September 30 Daily Bag Limit: 5 trout Length Limit: brown trout 12: , brook trout 8" ELVOY CREEKDownstream from Kaine Road (USFS ROAD #2461) Category 4 ELVOY SPRINGS (S20, T41N, R13E)Category 4 LITTLE CUB LAKECategory 5 Daily Bag Limit: 5 trout Length Limit: none LUCERNE LAKECategory 5 Open Season: lake troutMay 5 at 5: 00 a.m. to September 30, other troutMay 5 at 5: 00 a.m. to March 3, 2013. Daily Bag Limitlake trout 1, brown trout 2, Length Limit: lake trout 26", brown trout 12" PESHTIGO RIVERDownstream from STH 8Category 3 Open season: May 5 at 5: 00 a.m. to September 30, the following restrictions apply: Daily Bag Limit: 3 trout Length Limit: 9" Open season: October 1 through November 15, the following restrictions apply: Gear Restriction: only artificial lures may be used Daily Bag Limit: all trout caught shall be immediately released
CASTLE ROCK CREEK AND SPRINGChurch Road downstream to second CTH Q bridgeCategory 5 Gear Restriction: only artificial lures may be used Daily Bag Limit: all trout caught shall be immediately released CROOKED CREEKCategory 5 Daily Bag Limit: 3 trout in total Length Limit: all trout kept shall be between 10" and 13" DOC SMITH BRANCHFrom Castle Rock Creek upstream to 0.5 mile upstream from Everson RoadCategory 5 Gear Restriction: only artificial lures may be used Daily Bag Limit: all trout caught shall be immediately released GRANT RIVERCTH A upstream to CTH KCategory 5 Gear Restriction: only artificial lures may be used Daily Bag Limit: all trout caught shall be immediately released LITTLE GRANT RIVERGovier Road upstream to Milner RoadCategory 5 Gear Restriction: only artificial lures may be used Daily Bag Limit: all trout caught shall be immediately released LITTLE PLATTE RIVERWaterfall Road upstream to STH 80 Category 5 Gear Restriction: only artificial lures may be used Daily Bag Limit: all trout caught shall be immediately released MILLVILLE CREEKCategory 5 Daily Bag Limit: 2 trout in total Length Limit: 12" SIX MILE BRANCHDownstream from Pine Tree RoadCategory 5 Daily Bag Limit: 2 trout in total Length Limit: 12"
GREEN
GREEN LAKE
ALL WATERS NOT LISTEDCategory 2 GREEN LAKE AND ITS TRIBUTARIES UPSTREAM TO FIRST DAM Category 5 Open Season: lake troutJanuary 7 to September 30, 2012 (January 5 to September 30, 2013). Other troutMay 5 at 5: 00 a.m. to March 3, 2013. Daily Bag Limit: 2 lake trout, 3 other trout Length Limit: lake trout 17", other trout 14"
GRANT
ALL WATERS NOT LISTEDCategory 3 BIG GREEN RIVERSTH 133 upstream to CTH TCategory 5 Gear Restriction: only artificial lures may be used Daily Bag Limit: all trout caught shall be immediately released BIG GREEN RIVERUpstream from CTH TCategory 5 Daily Bag Limit: 3 trout in total Length Limit: all trout kept shall be between 10" and 13" BIG SPRING BRANCHDownstream of Pine Tree RoadCategory 5 Daily Bag Limit: 2 trout Length Limit: 12" BIG SPRING BRANCHPine Tree Road upstream to county lineCategory 5 Gear Restriction: only artificial lures may be used Daily Bag Limit: all trout caught shall be immediately released BLUE RIVERBiba Road Upstream to Snow bottom RoadCategory 5 Daily Bag Limit: 2 trout Length Limit: 12" BLUE RIVERSnow Bottom Road upstream to county lineCategory 5 Gear Restriction: only artificial lures may be used Daily Bag Limit: all trout caught shall be immediately released CASTLE ROCK CREEKWitek Road upstream to second CTH Q bridge Category 5 Daily Bag Limit: 2 trout in total Length Limit: 12"
IOWA
ALL WATERS NOT LISTEDCategory 3 BAKER CREEKCategory 5 Daily Bag Limit: 2 trout in total Length Limit: 12" BIG SPRING CREEKCategory 5 Gear Restriction: only artificial lures may be used Daily Bag Limit: all trout caught shall be immediately released BLUE RIVERCounty line upstream to 0.5 mile upstream of Blue River RoadCategory 5 Gear Restriction: only artificial lures may be used Daily Bag Limit: all trout caught shall be immediately released CAVE HOLLOW CREEKCategory 5 Daily Bag Limit: 2 trout in total Length Limit: 12" GORDON CREEKWest Moscow Road upstream to Brue RoadCategory 5 Gear Restriction: None Daily Bag Limit: all trout caught shall be immediately released GORDON CREEKLowermost Brue Road upstream to Spring Creek RoadCategory 5 Daily Bag Limit: 2 trout in total Length Limit: 12" MILL CREEKMill Road downstream to CTH HCategory 5 Gear Restriction: None Daily Bag Limit: all trout caught shall be immediately released
OTTER CREEKCTH II Upstream to Plank RoadCategory 5 Gear Restriction: only artificial lures may be used Daily Bag Limit: all trout caught shall be immediately released OTTER CREEKUpstream from Mt. Hope RoadCategory 5 Daily Bag Limit: 2 trout in total Length Limit: 12" POMPEY PILLAR CREEKDownstream from CTH ICategory 5 Daily Bag Limit: 2 trout in total Length Limit: 12" POMPEY PILLAR CREEKUpstream from CTH ICategory 5 Gear Restriction: only artificial lures may be used Daily Bag Limit: all trout caught shall be immediately released SMOKEY HOLLOW CREEKDownstream from CTH PCategory 5 Daily Bag Limit: 2 trout in total Length Limit: 12" TROUT CREEKDownstream of south line of S30, T7N, R5E Category 5 Gear Restriction: None Daily Bag Limit: all trout caught shall be immediately released
IRON
ALL WATERS NOT LISTEDCategory 2For streams flowing into Lake Superior that are not listed see the regulations under Lake Superior Streams on page 2. BOOMER CREEKCategory 3 FLOOD CREEKCategory 3 FOURCHE CREEKCategory 3 GRAVEYARD CREEK AND ITS TRIBUTARIESDownstream from USH 2Category 5 Open Season: March 31 to November 15 Daily Bag Limit: 5 trout and salmon in total, only 2 of which may be brown trout over 15", only 1 of which may be a rainbow trout, and none may be brook trout until November 15, 2013. Length Limit: brook trout 8" on or after November 15, 2013, brown trout 10", salmon 12", & rainbow trout 26" MONTREAL RIVERDownstream from Superior FallsCategory 5 Open Season: all year Daily Bag Limit: 5 trout and salmon Length Limit: 10" MONTREAL RIVERUpstream from Superior Falls along Michigan boundaryCategory 2 Open Season: April 28 to Sept. 30 ORONTO CREEK AND ITS TRIBUTARIESCategory 5 Open Season: March 31 to November 15 Daily Bag Limit: 5 trout and salmon in total, only 2 of which may be brown trout over 15" and only 1 of which may be a rainbow trout Length Limit: brook trout 8", brown trout 10", salmon 12", & rainbow trout 26" PARKER CREEKCategory 5 Open Season: March 31 to November 15 Daily Bag Limit: 5 trout and salmon in total, only 2 of which may be brown trout over 15" and only 1 of which may be a rainbow trout Length Limit: brook trout 8", brown trout 10", salmon 12", & rainbow trout 26" PLUNKETT (SUGAR) LAKECategory 2 Open season: May 5 at 5: 00 a.m. to March 3, 2013 WEBER LAKECategory 2 Open season: May 5 at 5: 00 a.m. to March 3, 2013
DOUGLAS CREEK (SHAKE HOLLOW CREEK)Upstream from Douglas PondCategory 4 HALLS CREEK (SOUTH FORK)Category 4 HALLS CREEK (STOCKWELL CREEK)Upstream from GB&W Railroad Crossing (S22,T23N,R4W)Category 4 HALLS CREEK (WEST FORK)Category 4 HOFFMAN PONDCategory 2 LAKE LEECategory 2 LAKE WAZEECategory 5 Open season: May 5 at 5: 00 a.m. to March 3, 2013 Daily bag limit: 2 trout Length Limit: 12" LEVIS CREEKDownstream from West Line of S14, T21N, R3 Category 4 OXBOW PONDSCategory 2 PIGEON CREEK (MILLSTON)Category 3 PIGEON CREEK (NORTHFIELD)Category 3 ROBINSON CREEKUpstream from STH 27Category 3 SCHERMERHORN CREEKCategory 3 SHAKE HOLLOW (NORTH BRANCH)(CREEK 30-15)Category 4 SHAMROCK CREEKCategory 3 SQUAW CREEKCategory 3 STONY CREEKCategory 3 TANK CREEKCategory 4 TREMPEALEAU RIVERDavis Road upstream to South Lincoln Road Category 5 Gear Restriction: only artificial lures may be used Daily Bag Limit: 2 trout in total, only 1 may be a brown trout Length Limit: brown trout 18", brook and rainbow trout 10" TREMPEALEAU RIVERTrempealeau County Line upstream to confluence of West, North, and South branchesCategory 4 TREMPEALEAU RIVER (NORTH BRANCH)Upstream from Cain Road Category 4 TREMPEALEAU RIVER (NORTH BRANCH)Downstream from Cain RoadCategory 5 Gear Restriction: only artificial lures may be used Daily Bag Limit: 2 trout in total, only 1 may be brown trout Length Limit: brown trout 18", brook and rainbow trout 10" TREMPEALEAU RIVER (SOUTH BRANCH)Category 4 VOSSE COULEE CREEKCategory 4 WASHINGTON COULEE CREEKCategory 4
JEFFERSON
JUNEAU
ALL WATERS NOT LISTEDCategory 2 LEMONWEIR RIVER (LITTLE)Upstream from STH 12 & 16 Category 4 PETENWELL DITCH (WEST)Category 3
KENOSHA
ALL WATERS NOT LISTEDCategory 3For streams flowing into Lake Michigan see the regulations under Lake Michigan Streams on p. 2. ALL URBAN WATERSCategory 5 Daily Bag Limit: 3 trout Length Limit: none
JACKSON
ALL WATERS NOT LISTEDCategory 2 ALLEN CREEKCategory 4 BEAVER CREEK (NORTH FORK)Category 4 BIG SLOUGH CREEKCategory 3 BUFFALO RIVER (NORTH FORK)Category 4 BUFFALO RIVER (SOUTH FORK)Category 4 CLEAR CREEK (SOUTH BRANCH ROBINSON)Category 3 CURRAN COULEE CREEKCategory 3
KEWAUNEE
ALL WATERS NOT LISTEDCategory 2For streams flowing into Lake Michigan see the regulations under Lake Michigan Streams on p. 2. KROHNS LAKECategory 2 Open season: May 5 at 5: 00 a.m. to March 3, 2013
LA CROSSE
LA CROSSE RIVER AND ALL WATERS NORTHCategory 2 ALL WATERS SOUTH OF LA CROSSE RIVERCategory 3 BOHEMIAN VALLEY CREEKCategory 5 Daily Bag Limit: 5 Length Limit: All trout kept shall be less than 12" HILLVIEW PONDCategory 2 VETS MEMORIAL PARK PONDCategory 2
LAFAYETTE
ALL WATERS NOT LISTEDCategory 3 LOVETTS CREEKCategory 5 Gear Restriction: only artificial lures may be used Daily Bag Limit: all trout caught shall be immediately released STEINER CREEKUpstream from CTH FCategory 5 Gear Restriction: only artificial lures may be used Daily Bag Limit: all trout caught shall be immediately released WOLF CREEKDunbarton Road upstream to Cub Hollow RoadCategory 5 Gear Restriction: only artificial lures may be used Daily Bag Limit: all trout caught shall be immediately released WOLF CREEKJunction Trout Brook upstream to Dunbarton Road and upstream from Cub Hollow RoadCategory 5 Daily Bag Limit: 2 trout in total Length Limit: 12"
LANGLADE
ALL WATERS NOT LISTEDCategory 2 BIG HAYMEADOW CREEKCategory 3 BLUE SPRINGSCategory 5 Gear Restriction: only artificial lures may be used Daily Bag Limit: 1 trout in total Length Limit: brown trout 18", brook and rainbow trout 12" CLUBHOUSE SPRING PONDCategory 3 DEMLOW LAKES (SPRINGS; UPPER & LOWER)Category 3 DREW CREEKCategory 3 EAU CLAIRE RIVER (MAIN BRANCH)Including Marathon County downstream to STH 52Category 3 EAU CLAIRE RIVER (EAST BRANCH)Excluding Blue Bell Road downstream to River RoadCategory 3 EAU CLAIRE RIVER (EAST BRANCH)Bluebell Road downstream to River RoadCategory 5 Gear Restriction: only artificial lures may be used Daily Bag Limit: 2 trout in total Length Limit: 12" EAU CLAIRE RIVER (WEST BRANCH)Category 3 ELTON SPRING PONDCategory 3 GARSKI FLOWAGECategory 3 HATTON SPRINGSCategory 3 HOGELEE SPRINGS (No.1 & 2)Category 3 HOGLOT SPRINGSCategory 3 HUNTING RIVERDownstream from Fitzgerald Dam RoadCategory 5 Gear Restriction: only artificial lures may be used Daily Bag Limit: 1 trout in total Length Limit: brown 18", brook and rainbow trout 12" JACK LAKECategory 5 Daily Bag Limit: 5 Length Limit: None MAXWELL SPRINGCategory 3 MAYKING CREEK AND FLOWAGECategory 3 MCGEE LAKECategory 5 Gear Restriction: only artificial lures may be used Daily Bag Limit: 2 trout Length Limit: 12 MOOSE LAKECategory 5 Daily Bag Limit: 1 brown trout and 3 brook trout Length Limit: brown trout 18", brook trout 8" 9
MOOSE SPRINGSCategory 5 Daily Bag Limit: 1 brown trout and 3 brook trout Length Limit: brown trout 18", brook trout 8" NIXON SPRINGSCategory 3 OCONTO RIVER (SOUTH BRANCH)Category 4 PENCE LAKECategory 5 Daily Bag Limit: 5 Length Limit: None PRAIRIE RIVERCategory 4 SAUL SPRINGCategory 3 SPRING BROOKDownstream from CTH X (including Marathon County) Category 5 Gear Restriction: only artificial lures may be used Daily Bag Limit: 2 trout in total Length Limit: 12" STARKS SPRINGSCategory 3 SUNSHINE SPRINGSCategory 3 THOMPSON LAKE (SPRINGS)Category 3 TOWNLINE LAKE (S6, T33N, R10E)Category 5 Daily Bag Limit: 5 Length Limit: None TROUT SPRINGCategory 3 UNNAMED SPRINGS 2-1(POLAR OR PAGES) (S2, T33N, R11E) Category 5 Gear Restriction: only artificial lures may be used Daily Bag Limit: 1 trout in total Length Limit: brown 18", brook and rainbow trout 12" UNNAMED SPRINGS 2-14 (S2, T33N, R11E)Category 5 Gear Restriction: only artificial lures may be used Daily Bag Limit: 1 trout in total Length Limit: brown 18", brook and rainbow trout 12" UNNAMED SPRINGS 3-7 (WEIX) (S3, T33N, R11E)Category 5 Gear Restriction: only artificial lures may be used Daily Bag Limit: 1 trout in total Length Limit: brown 18", brook and rainbow trout 12" WILLOW SPRINGSCategory 5 Gear Restriction: only artificial lures may be used Daily Bag Limit: 1 trout in total Length Limit: brown 18", brook and rainbow trout 12" WOLF RIVER except belowCategory 4 Open season: May 5 at 5: 00 a.m. to September 30, the following restrictions apply: Daily Bag Limit: 3 trout Length Limit: brown and rainbow trout 12", brook trout 8" Open season: October 1 to November 15, the following restrictions apply: Gear Restriction: only artificial lures may be used Daily Bag Limit: all trout caught shall be immediately released WOLF RIVERSoo Line Railroad Bridge downstream to Dierks Irrigation HoleCategory 5 Open season: May 5 at 5: 00 a.m. to November 15 Gear Restriction: only artificial lures may be used Daily Bag Limit: all trout caught shall be immediately released WOODUCK SPRINGSCategory 5 Gear Restriction: only artificial lures may be used Daily Bag Limit: 1 trout in total Length Limit: brown 18", brook and rainbow trout 12" WOODS FLOWAGECategory 3
LINCOLN
ALL WATERS NOT LISTEDCategory 2 AMENT LAKECategory 2 Closed in 2011. Open in even-numbered years. BIG HAYMEADOW CREEKCategory 3 BIG RIB RIVERCategory 5 Gear Restriction: only artificial lures may be used Daily Bag Limit: all trout caught shall be immediately released
HENSON LAKECategory 5 Daily Bag Limit: 5 Length Limit: None HORGAN LAKECategory 5 Daily Bag Limit: 5 Length Limit: None KING SPRINGCategory 4 LARSON LAKECategory 5 Daily Bag Limit: 5 Length Limit: None MORAINE LAKECategory 5 Daily Bag Limit: 5 Length Limit: None NEW WOOD RIVERUpstream from Whiskey Bill road (S19, T33N, R5E) Category 3 NEW WOOD RIVER (CENTER FORK)Category 3 NEW WOOD RIVER (EAST FORK)Category 3 PAYS SPRINGS (ALTA) (S12, T33N, R7E)Category 4 PRAIRIE RIVERCategory 4 PRAIRIE RIVER (NORTH BRANCH)Category 4 SPRING LAKE (SPRINGS; S16, T32N, R7E)Category 4 TAHOE LAKECategory 2 Open season: May 5 at 5:00 a.m. to September 30, 2011. Closed in even-numbered years.
MANITOWOC
ALL WATERSCategory 2For stream flowing into Lake Michigan see the regulations under Lake Michigan Streams on page 2. HORSESHOE LAKECategory 2 Open season: May 5 at 5: 00 a.m. to March 3, 2013
MARATHON
ALL WATERS NOT LISTEDCategory 2 BEAR SPRINGSCategory 4 CLARK SPRINGSCategory 4 EMBARRASS RIVER (SOUTH BRANCH)Downstream from Norrie RoadCategory 4 EAU CLAIRE RIVER (MAIN BRANCH)Upstream of STH 52Category 3 FLUME CREEKCategory 3 JACOBSON SPRINGSCategory 3 LITTLE WOLF RIVERUpstream to River DriveCategory 4 PLOVER RIVERSTH 153 upstream to CTH ZCategory 4 PLOVER RIVERCTH Z upstream to outlet of Totten Springs Category 5 Gear Restriction: only artificial lures may be used Daily Bag Limit: 3 trout in total Length Limit: all trout kept shall be between 10" and 13" SILENT SPRINGSCategory 3 SPIEGEL SPRINGSCategory 4 SPRING BROOKCategory 5 Gear Restriction: only artificial lures may be used Daily Bag Limit: 2 trout in total Length Limit: 12" TOTTEN SPRINGSCategory 4
MIDDLE INLET CREEKCategory 4 MONTANA LAKECategory 2 Open season: May 5 at 5: 00 a.m. to March 3, 2013 MURPHY LAKECategory 2 Open season: May 5 at 5: 00 a.m. to March 3, 2013 NOQUEBAY LAKECategory 2 Open Season: May 5 at 5: 00 a.m. to March 3, 2013 PESHTIGO RIVERUpstream from CTH CCategory 3 Open season: May 5 at 5: 00 a.m. to September 30, the following restrictions apply: Daily Bag Limit: 3 trout Length Limit: 9" Open season: October 1 to November 15, the following restrictions apply: Gear Restriction: only artificial lures may be used Daily Bag Limit: all trout caught shall be immediately released PESHTIGO RIVERBetween Johnson Falls and Spring Rapids Category 5 Gear Restriction: only artificial lures may be used Daily Bag Limit: 2 trout in total Length Limit: brown trout 18", brook and rainbow trout 12" PIKE RIVERCategory 4 PIKE RIVER (NORTH BRANCH)Mouth upstream to KC CreekCategory 4 POTHOLE LAKECategory 2 Open season: May 5 at 5: 00 a.m. to March 3, 2013 RAT RIVERCategory 2 SAND LAKECategory 2 Open season: May 5 at 5: 00 a.m. to March 3, 2013 SMITH CREEKCategory 4 SPIKEHORN CREEKCategory 4 THUNDER LAKECategory 3 Open season: May 5 at 5: 00 a.m. to March 3, 2013 THUNDER RIVER (NORTH FORK)Category 4 THUNDER RIVER (SOUTH FORK)Category 4 WAUSAUKEE RIVERCategory 4
MARQUETTE
ALL WATERS NOT LISTEDCategory 2 CHAFFEE CREEKCTH B downstream to Mecan RiverCategory 3 KLAWITTER CREEKCategory 4 MECAN RIVERUpstream from 14th AveCategory 3 MECAN RIVER14th Avenue downstream to Germania marsh barrier Category 5 Gear Restriction: only artificial lures may be used Daily Bag and Length Limit: 3 trout, only 1 of which is over 15" Length Limit: all trout 12" NEENAH CREEK (UPPER)Upstream from STH 82Category 5 Gear Restrictions: Only artificial lures may be used Daily Bag Limit: 2 trout in total Length Limit: 14" NEENAH CREEK (LOWER)Downstream from STH 82Category 3 WESTFIELD CREEKDownstream from Lawrence LakeCategory 3 WOOD LAKECategory 2 Open season: May 5 at 5: 00 a.m. to March 3, 2013
MARINETTE
ALL WATERS NOT LISTEDCategory 2For streams flowing into Green Bay see the regulations under Lake Michigan Streams on page 2. BEAVER CREEK (INCLUDING NORTH AND SOUTH BRANCHES) Category 4 HOLMES CREEKCategory 4 K.C. CREEKCategory 4 LEFT FOOT LAKECategory 5 Open Season: May 5 at 5: 00 a.m. to March 3, 2013 Daily Bag Limit: 2 trout in total Length Limit: 12" LINDQUIST LAKECategory 2 Open Season: May 5 at 5: 00 a.m. to March 3, 2013 10
MENOMINEE
ALL WATERSCategory 2Menominee County is an Native American reservation. Find out about tribal policies at tribal headquarters. State laws apply to non-Native Americans fishing on the Menominee Reservation.
MILWAUKEE
MONROE
ALL WATERS NOT LISTEDCategory 2 BOHEMIAN VALLEY CREEKCategory 5 Daily Bag Limit: 5 trout in total Length Limit: all trout kept shall be less than 12" CLEAR CREEKCategory 3 RANCH CREEKCategory 3 RULLANDS COULEE CREEKCategory 5 Daily Bag Limit: 5 trout in total Length Limit: all trout kept shall be less than 12"
OUTAGAMIE
OZAUKEE
OCONTO
ALL WATERS NOT LISTEDCategory 2For streams flowing into Green Bay see the regulations under Lake Michigan Streams on page 2 FORBES SPRINGSCategory 4 GRIGNON LAKECategory 2 Open season: May 5 at 5: 00 a.m. to March 3, 2013 JONES SPRINGSCategory 4 MARY LAKECategory 3 Open season: May 5 at 5: 00 a.m. to March 3, 2013 NELLIGAN LAKECategory 2 Open season: May 5 at 5: 00 a.m. to March 3, 2013 OCONTO RIVER (1ST SOUTH BRANCH)STH 64 downstream to mouth Category 4 OCONTO RIVER (SOUTH BRANCH)CTH AA downstream to STH 32Category 5 Gear Restriction: only artificial lures may be used Daily Bag Limit: 1 trout in total Length Limit: brook trout and rainbow trout 12", brown trout 18" OCONTO RIVER (SOUTH BRANCH)Upstream from Menominee County Category 4 SULLIVAN SPRINGSCategory 4 THUNDER RIVER (NORTH FORK)Category 4 THUNDER RIVER (SOUTH FORK)Category 4 TOWN SPRINGS and CREEKCategory 4 TROUT LAKECategory 3 WAUPEE CREEKCategory 4 WHITE LAKECategory 5 Open season: May 5 at 5: 00 a.m. to March 3, 2013 Daily Bag Limit: 2 trout in total Length Limit: 12" WISCOBEE LAKECategory 2 Open season: May 5 at 5: 00 a.m. to March 3, 2013
PEPIN
ALL WATERS NOT LISTEDCategory 4
PIERCE
ALL WATERS NOT LISTEDCategory 4 KINNICKINNIC RIVERDownstream from lower pond in River Falls and Rocky branchCategory 5 Daily Bag Limit: 5 trout under 10", or 4 trout under 10" and 1 over 14" KINNICKINNIC RIVERDownstream from St. Croix County line including both flowages in River Falls downstream to the lower pond dam Category 2
POLK
ALL WATERS NOT LISTEDCategory 2 APPLE RIVERDownstream from Black Brook DamCategory 4 CLAREY LAKECategory 2 Open season: May 5 at 5: 00 a.m. to March 3, 2013 CRESCENT LAKECategory 2 Open season: May 5 at 5: 00 a.m. to March 3, 2013 ICE HOUSE LAKECategory 2 Open season: May 5 at 5: 00 a.m. to March 3, 2013 LOWER PINE LAKECategory 2 Open season: May 5 at 5: 00 a.m. to March 3, 2013 ORE CREEKCategory 5 Daily Bag Limit: 5 trout in total Length Limit: all trout kept shall be less than 12" RAINBOW LAKE Category 2 Open season: May 5 at 5:00 a.m. to September 30 SAND CREEKCategory 5 Daily Bag Limit: 5 trout in total Length Limit: all trout kept shall be less than 12" SPENCER CREEKCategory 5 Daily Bag Limit: 5 trout in total Length Limit: all trout kept shall be less than 12"
ONEIDA
ALL WATERS NOT LISTEDCategory 2 BIG CARR LAKECategory 5 Daily Bag Limit: 1 trout Length Limit: 30" CLEAR LAKE (S16, T39N, R7E)Category 5 Daily Bag Limit: 1 trout Length Limit: 30" DOROTHY LAKECategory 5 Open Season: May 5 at 5: 00 a.m. to March 3, 2013 Daily Bag Limit: 5 trout Length Limit: 12" HAWK LAKECategory 5 Daily Bag Limit: 5 Length Limit: none LITTLE BASS LAKE (S15, T39N, R7E)Category 5 Open Season: May 5 at 5: 00 a.m. to November 15 Gear Restriction: only artificial lures may be used Daily Bag Limit: 5 trout Length Limit: 12" PERCH LAKE (S2, T36N, R7E)Category 5 Open Season: May 5 at 5: 00 a.m. to March 3, 2013 Daily Bag Limit: 5 trout Length Limit: 12" 11
PORTAGE
ALL WATERS NOT LISTEDCategory 2 ADAMS LAKECategory 2 Open season: May 5 at 5: 00 a.m. to March 3, 2013 FLUME CREEKCategory 3 LITTLE WOLF RIVERCategory 4 RAINY CREEKCategory 3 SPRING LAKECategory 2 Open season: May 5 at 5: 00 a.m. to March 3, 2013 SUNSET LAKECategory 2 Open season: May 5 at 5: 00 a.m. to March 3, 2013 THOMAS LAKECategory 2 Open season: May 5 at 5: 00 a.m. to March 3, 2013 TOMORROW (WAUPACA) RIVERDurant Rd. downstream to River Road in Waupaca CountyCategory 5 Gear Restriction: only artificial lures may be used Daily Bag Limit: 1 trout in total Length Limit: brown trout 18", brook trout and rainbow trout 12" TOMORROW (WAUPACA) RIVER (LOWER)Durant Rd. upstream to Amherst damCategory 4
TOMORROW (WAUPACA) RIVEROld Railroad Bridge north of Amherst upstream to Poncho CreekCategory 5 Gear Restriction: only artificial lures may be used Daily Bag Limit: 3 trout in total, only 1 over 20" Length Limit: 3 trout may be kept between 10" and 13", or 2 trout between 10" and 13" and 1 over 20" TOMORROW (WAUPACA) RIVER (UPPER)Upstream from Poncho CreekCategory 4
PRICE
ALL WATERS NOT LISTEDCategory 2 BUTTERNUT CREEK AND TRIBUTARIESCategory 2 DAVE LAKECategory 2 Open Season: May 5 at 5: 00 a.m. to March 3, 2013 FOULDS SPRINGSCategory 3 HOGSBACK (SPUR LAKE) SPRINGSCategory 3 PATTERSON LAKECategory 2 Open Season: May 5 at 5: 00 a.m. to March 3, 2013 PRICE CREEKDownstream from Lower Price lakeCategory 3 TWIN LAKECategory 2 Open Season: May 5 at 5: 00 a.m. to March 3, 2013
SMITH HOLLOW CREEKDownstream from Smyth Hollow Road Category 5 Gear Restriction: only artificial lures may be used Daily Bag Limit: all trout caught shall be immediately released WILLOW CREEKSTH 58 bridge 2.75 miles south of Ithaca upstream to Lost Hollow Road, and STH 58 bridge 0.25 mile north of Loyd upstream to county lineCategory 5 Daily Bag Limit: 2 trout Length Limit: 12" WILLOW CREEKLost Hollow Road upstream to STH 58 bridge 0.25 mile north of LoydCategory 5 Gear Restriction: only artificial lures may be used Daily Bag Limit: all trout caught shall be immediately released
ROCK
ALL WATERS NOT LISTEDCategory 3All Rock County lakes and ponds have an open season from January 1 to September 30 RACCOON CREEK AND RACOON CREEK (EAST BRANCH) Category 5 Gear Restriction: only artificial lures may be used Daily Bag Limit: all trout caught shall be immediately released
RACINE
RUSK
ALL STREAMS NOT LISTEDCategory 2 ALL LAKES AND SPRING PONDS NOT LISTEDCategory 3 BASS L (WEYERHAUSER)Category 5 Open Season: May 5 at 5: 00 a.m. to March 3, 2013 Daily Bag Limit: 1 trout Length Limit: 15" BIG WEIGOR CREEKCategory 3 CORBETT LAKECategory 2 Open Season: May 5 at 5: 00 a.m. to March 3, 2013 DEER CREEKCategory 3 DEVILS CREEKCategory 3 DEVILS CREEK TROUT PONDCategory 2 Open Season: May 5 at 5: 00 a.m. to March 3, 2013 HAWKINS MILL PONDCategory 2 Open Season: May 5 at 5: 00 a.m. to March 3, 2013 HEMLOCK CREEKCategory 3 LITTLE WEIGOR CREEKCategory 3 MAIN CREEK (SOUTH FORK)Category 3 SOFT MAPLE CREEKCategory 3 THREE LAKES NUMBER ONECategory 3 Open Season: May 5 at 5: 00 a.m. to March 3, 2013
RICHLAND
ALL WATERS NOT LISTEDCategory 3 ASH CREEKUpstream from STH 80Category 5 Gear Restriction: only artificial lures may be used Daily Bag Limit: all trout caught shall be immediately released BEAR CREEKUpstream from STH 130 bridge in S14, T9N, R2E Category 5 Daily Bag Limit: 2 trout Length Limit: 12" GAULT HOLLOW CREEKDownstream from CTH HCategory 5 Gear Restriction: only artificial lures may be used Daily Bag Limit: all trout caught shall be immediately released LITTLE WILLOW CREEKDownstream from Spiral RoadCategory 5 Daily Bag Limit: 2 trout Length Limit: 12" MELANCHTON CREEKUpstream of STH 80 at north line of NE1/4, SE1/4, S22, T12N, R1ECategory 5 Gear Restriction: only artificial lures may be used Daily Bag Limit: 5 trout in total, only 3 may be brook trout Length Limit: 7" brown and rainbow trout, brook trout must be between 6"9" MELANCHTON CREEKDownstream of STH 80 at north line of NE1/4, SE1/4, S22, T12N, R1ECategory 5 Daily Bag Limit: 5 trout in total, only 3 may be brook trout Length Limit: 7" brown and rainbow trout, brook trout must be between 6"9" MILL CREEKUSH 14 upstream to Quarry Hill RoadCategory 5 Gear Restriction: only artificial lures may be used Daily Bag Limit: all trout caught shall be immediately released PINE RIVERUppermost STH 80 bridge downstream to CTH AA Category 5 Daily Bag Limit: 2 trout Length Limit: 12" PINE RIVER (WEST BRANCH)Old County Farm Drive upstream to Spangler Ridge RoadCategory 5 Gear Restriction: only artificial lures may be used Daily Bag Limit: all trout caught shall be immediately released
SAUK
ALL WATERS NOT LISTEDCategory 3 BEAR CREEKCounty line upstream to CTH N and upstream from Croal Hollow RoadCategory 5 Daily Bag Limit: 2 trout in total Length Limit: 12" BEAR CREEKCTH N upstream to Croal Hollow RoadCategory 5 Gear Restriction: None Daily Bag Limit: all trout caught shall be immediately released BEAVER CREEKCategory 5 Gear Restriction: only artificial lures may be used Daily Bag Limit: all trout caught shall be immediately released DELL CREEKCoon Bluff Road upstream to South Avenue Category 5 Gear Restriction: only artificial lures may be used Daily Bag Limit: all trout caught shall be immediately released DEVILS LAKECategory 3 Open season: May 5 at 5: 00 a.m. to March 3, 2013 MANLEY CREEKCategory 5 Daily Bag Limit: 5 Length Limit: All trout kept shall be less than 9" ROWLEY CREEKCategory 4
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WILLOW CREEKUpstream from county lineCategory 5 Daily Bag Limit: 2 trout in total Length Limit: 12"
SHAWANO
ALL WATERS NOT LISTEDCategory 2 BAHR LAKESee Koth and Bahr Lakes COMET CREEKDownstream from CTH PCategory 4 EMBARRASS RIVER (MIDDLE BRANCH)CTH Z downstream to Homme Pond DamCategory 4 EMBARRASS RIVER (SOUTH BRANCH)Upstream from Tigerton dam Category 4 EMBARRASS SPRINGSCategory 4 HOMME PONDCategory 4 KOTH AND BAHR LAKESCategory 2 Open Season: May 5 at 5: 00 a.m. to March 3, 2013 MILL CREEKDownstream from STH 29Category 3 RED RIVERCTH A at village of Red River upstream to Lower Red Lake damCategory 3 RED RIVER (WEST BRANCH)Downstream from CTH DCategory 4 SHIOC RIVER (WEST BRANCH)Upstream from Sunrise RoadCategory 4
SAWYER
ALL STREAMS NOT LISTEDCategory 2 ALL LAKES AND SPRING PONDS NOT LISTEDCategory 3 ASHEGON LAKECategory 3 Open Season: May 5 at 5: 00 a.m. to March 3, 2013 BLACK DAN LAKECategory 5 Open Season: May 5 at 5: 00 a.m. to March 3, 2013 Daily Bag Limit: 1 trout Length Limit: 15" BRUNET RIVERCategory 3 CAMP SMITH LAKECategory 3 Open Season: May 5 at 5: 00 a.m. to March 3, 2013 COUDERAY RIVERCategory 3 DEER CREEK (METEOR TOWNSHIP)Category 3 EDDY CREEKCategory 3 FIDDLER CREEKCategory 5 Gear Restriction: only artificial lures may be used Daily Bag Limit: all trout caught shall be immediately released HAUER SPRINGSCategory 5 Daily Bag Limit: 1 trout in total Length Limit: 15" LITTLE WEIGOR CREEKCategory 3 MCDERMOTT BROOKCategory 3 NAMEKAGON RIVERSTH 63 upstream to Pacwawong Dam Category 5 Gear Restriction: only artificial lures may be used Daily Bag Limit: 1 trout in total Length Limit: 15" NAMEKAGON RIVERHospital Road upstream to Phipps Dam Category 5 Gear Restriction: only artificial lures may be used Daily Bag Limit: all trout caught shall be immediately released NAMEKAGON RIVERDownstream from Lake HaywardCategory 5 Open Season: May 5 at 5: 00 a.m. to September 30 Daily Bag Limit: 3 trout Length Limit: 9" Open Season: October 1 to May 5, the following restrictions apply: Gear Restriction: only artificial lures may be used Daily Bag Limit: all trout caught shall be immediately released OSGOOD LAKECategory 5 Daily Bag Limit: 1 trout in total Length Limit: 15" PERCH LAKECategory 3 Open Season: May 5 at 5: 00 a.m. to March 3, 2013 PORCUPINE LAKECategory 5 Daily Bag Limit: 1 trout in total Length Limit: 15" PRICE CREEKCategory 3 ROUND LAKECategory 5 Open Season: May 5 at 5: 00 a.m. to March 3, 2013 Daily Bag Limit: 1 trout Length Limit: 18" SILVERTHORNE LAKECategory 5 Open Season: May 5 at 5: 00 a.m. to March 3, 2013 Daily Bag Limit: 1 trout Length Limit: 15" STRESS SPRINGSCategory 5 Gear Restriction: only artificial lures may be used Daily Bag Limit: all trout caught shall be immediately released THORNAPPLE RIVERCategory 3 TOTAGATIC RIVERCategory 3 VENISON CREEKCategory 3
SHEBOYGAN
ALL WATERS NOT LISTEDCategory 3For streams flowing into Lake Michigan see the regulations under Lake Michigan Streams on p. 2. ALL URBAN WATERSCategory 5 Daily Bag Limit: 3 trout Length Limit: none BEN NUTT CREEKCategory 5 Gear Restriction: only artificial lures may be used Daily Bag Limit: 1 trout in total Length Limit: 15" MILL CREEKCategory 5 Gear Restriction: only artificial lures may be used Daily Bag Limit: 1 trout in total Length Limit: 15" ONION RIVERUpstream from CTH ECategory 5 Gear Restriction: only artificial lures may be used Daily Bag Limit: 1 trout in total Length Limit: 15"
ST. CROIX
ALL WATERS NOT LISTEDCategory 4 APPLE RIVERCategory 2 GLEN LAKECategory 3 Open Season: May 5 at 5: 00 a.m. to March 3, 2013 KINNICKINNIC RIVERCategory 2 PARKER CREEKCategory 2 PERCH LAKECategory 3 Open Season: May 5 at 5: 00 a.m. to March 3, 2013 WILLOW RIVERFrom Willow Falls in Willow River state park upstream to the confluence on the north and south forksCategory 2 WILLOW RIVER (NORTH FORK)Category 2
TAYLOR
ALL WATERS NOT LISTEDCategory 2 BIG RIB RIVERCTH C downstream to STH 64Category 3 BIG RIB RIVERDownstream from STH 64Category 5 Gear Restriction: only artificial lures may be used Daily Bag Limit: all trout caught shall be immediately released CAMP 8 FLOWAGECategory 2 Open Season: May 5 at 5: 00 a.m. to March 3, 2013 SPRUCE LAKECategory 2 Open Season: May 5 at 5: 00 a.m. to March 3, 2013 WOOD CREEKCategory 3
TREMPEALEAU
ALL WATERS NOT LISTEDCategory 2 ABRAHAM COULEE CREEKCategory 4 ADAMS CREEKCategory 3 13
ARCTIC SPRINGS GOLF COURSE PONDCategory 2 Open season: May 5 at 5: 00 a.m. to March 3, 2013 BEAR CREEKCategory 4 BEAVER CREEKCategory 4 BEAVER CREEK (NORTH FORK)Category 4 BEAVER CREEK (SOUTH FORK)Category 3 ROSSMAN CREEKCategory 3 BIG CREEKCategory 3 BORST VALLEY CREEKCategory 3 BRUCE VALLEY CREEKCategory 3 BUFFALO RIVERCTH OOO downstream to Tracey Valley Road (S8, T24N, R7W)Category 5 Gear Restriction: only artificial lures may be used Daily Bag Limit: 2 trout, only 1 may be a brown trout Length Limit: brown trout 18", brook and rainbow trout 10" BUFFALO RIVEROsseo to Strum except aboveCategory 4 BUFFALO RIVER (NORTH FORK)Category 4 BUFFALO RIVER (SOUTH FORK)Category 4 BUGLE LAKECategory 2 Open Season: May 5 at 5: 00 a.m. to March 3, 2013 CHIMNEY ROCK CREEKCategory 3 DODGE PONDCategory 2 Open Season: May 5 at 5: 00 a.m. to March 3, 2013 DUTCH CREEKCategory 3 ELEVA PONDCategory 2 Open Season: May 5 at 5: 00 a.m. to March 3, 2013 ELK CREEKCategory 3 ELK CREEK (NORTH BRANCH)Category 3 ELK CREEK (BENNET)Category 3 FLY CREEKCategory 3 FRENCH CREEKCategory 3 HARDIES CREEKCategory 3 HOLCOMB COULEE CREEKCategory 3 JOHNSON VALLEY CREEKCategory 3 KILNESS CREEKCategory 3 KING CREEKCategory 3 LAKE HENRYCategory 2 Open Season: May 5 at 5: 00 a.m. to March 3, 2013 LAKE MARINUKACategory 2 Open Season: May 5 at 5: 00 a.m. to March 3, 2013 LAKE MARTHACategory 2 Open Season: May 5 at 5: 00 a.m. to March 3, 2013 LAKES COULEE CREEKCategory 3 LINDSAY CREEKCategory 3 MEYER VALLEY CREEKCategory 3 OSSEO ROD AND GUN PONDCategory 2 Open Season: May 5 at 5: 00 a.m. to March 3, 2013 PIGEON CREEKUpstream from Pigeon Falls PondCategory 3 PIGEON FALLS PONDCategory 2 Open Season: May 5 at 5: 00 a.m. to March 3, 2013 PINE CREEKCategory 3 ROSSMAN CREEKCategory 3 SALZWEDEL COULEE CREEKCategory 3 SCHERMERHORN CREEKCategory 3 SPORT VALLEY CREEKCategory 3 STRUM LAKECategory 2 Open Season: May 5 at 5: 00 a.m. to March 3, 2013 TAMARACK CREEKCategory 3 TRAVERSE VALLEY CREEKCategory 4 TREMPEALEAU RIVERCategory 4 TROUT CREEKCategory 3 TROUT RUN CREEKCategory 3 VOSSE COULEE CREEKCategory 4 WASHINGTON COULEE CREEKCategory 4 WHITEHALL ROD AND GUN PONDCategory 2 Open Season: May 5 at 5: 00 a.m. to March 3, 2013
VERNON
ALL WATERS NOT LISTEDCategory 3 BISHOP BRANCHCategory 5 Daily Bag Limit: 5 trout in total Length Limit: all trout kept must be less than 12" ESOFEA BRANCHFrom Rung Hollow Lake upstream to Saxford Road Category 5 Gear Restriction: only artificial lures may be used Daily Bag Limit: all trout caught shall be immediately released KICKAPOO RIVER (WEST FORK)STH 82 upstream to CTH S and Bloomingdale road (S6, T13N, R3W)Category 5 Gear Restriction: only artificial lures may be used Daily Bag Limit: all trout caught shall be immediately released MELANCTHON CREEKCategory 5 Gear Restriction: only artificial lures may be used Daily Bag Limit: 5 trout in total, only 3 may be brook trout Length Limit: 7" brown and rainbow trout, brook trout must be between 6"9" SEAS BRANCH CREEKUpstream from junction of stream and impoundment in S14, T13N, R4WCategory 5 Gear Restriction: only artificial lures may be used Daily Bag Limit: all trout caught shall be immediately released TIMBER COULEE CREEKCTH P upstream to Olstad Road Category 5 Gear Restriction: only artificial lures may be used Daily Bag Limit: all trout caught shall be immediately released TIMBER COULEE CREEKOther than aboveCategory 5 Daily Bag Limit: 5 trout in total Length Limit: all trout kept must be less than 12" UNNAMED CREEK 16-6 (S16, T13N, R7W)Category 5 Gear Restriction: only artificial lures may be used Daily Bag Limit: all trout caught shall be immediately released UNNAMED CREEK 29-4 (S29, T13N, R7W)Category 5 Gear Restriction: only artificial lures may be used Daily Bag Limit: all trout caught shall be immediately released
VILAS
ALL WATERS NOT LISTEDCategory 2 BLACK OAK LAKECategory 5 Daily Bag Limit: 1 trout in total Length Limit: 30" BLUEGILL LAKECategory 5 Daily Bag Limit: 5 trout in total Length Limit: none CRYSTAL LAKE (S27, T41N, R7E)Category 5 Daily Bag Limit: 1 trout in total Length Limit: 26" DEERSKIN RIVERBlackjack Creek downstream to Range Line Road Category 5 Gear Restriction: only artificial lures may be used Daily Bag and Length Limit: 2 brook trout over 12", & 1 brown trout over 18" DOROTHY LAKECategory 5 Daily Bag Limit: 5 trout in total Length Limit: none FALLISON LAKECategory 5 Open Season: May 5 at 5: 00 a.m. to November 15 Daily Bag Limit: 5 trout Length Limit: 7" FENCE LAKECategory 5 Open Season: May 5 at 5: 00 a.m. to March 3, 2013 Daily Bag Limit: 5 trout in total, only 3 of which can be brown trout Length Limit: brook trout 7", brown trout 20" FIRE FLY LAKECategory 5 Daily Bag Limit: 5 trout in total Length Limit: none
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LAC DU LUNE LAKECategory 5 Open Season: May 5 at 5: 00 a.m. to March 3, 2013 Daily Bag Limit: 5 trout Length Limit: 12" LITTLE JOHN JR. LAKECategory 5 Daily Bag Limit: 5 trout in total Length Limit: none LITTLE TROUT LAKECategory 5 Daily Bag Limit: 1 trout in total Length Limit: 26" LONG LAKECategory 5 Daily Bag Limit: 1 trout in total Length Limit: 30" OTTO MIELKE LAKECategory 5 Daily Bag Limit: 5 trout in total Length Limit: none PALLETTE LAKECategory 5Season closed all year. No fishing for lake trout. PAUTO LAKECategory 5 Daily Bag Limit: 5 trout in total Length Limit: none SHANNON LAKECategory 5 Daily Bag Limit: 5 trout Length Limit: 12" SPECTACLE LAKEAllCategory 5 Open Season: May 5 at 5: 00 a.m. to March 3, 2013 Daily Bag Limit: 5 trout Length Limit: 12" STORMY LAKECategory 5 Open Season: May 5 at 5: 00 a.m. to March 3, 2013 Daily Bag Limit: 5 trout Length Limit: 12" TROUT LAKECategory 5 Open Season for lake trout: May 5 at 5: 00 a.m. to September 30 Daily Bag Limit: 1 trout in total Length Limit: 30" WILDWOOD LAKECategory 5 Open Season: May 5 at 5: 00 a.m. to November 15 Gear Restriction: only artificial lures may be used Daily Bag Limit: 5 trout Length Limit: 12"
SAWMILL LAKECategory 5 Open Season: May 5 at 5: 00 a.m. to March 3, 2013 Daily Bag Limit: 2 trout in total Length Limit: 12" TOZER LAKECategory 5 Open Season: May 5 at 5: 00 a.m. to March 3, 2013 Daily Bag Limit: 2 trout in total Length Limit: 12"
WASHINGTON
ALL WATERS NOT LISTEDCategory 3 ALL URBAN WATERSCategory 5 Daily Bag Limit: 3 trout Length Limit: none BIG CEDAR LAKECategory 5 Open Season for lake trout: January 7 to September 30, 2012 (January 5 to September 30, 2013) Daily Bag Limit: 2 lake trout Length Limit: lake trout 17"
WAUKESHA
ALL WATERS NOT LISTEDCategory 3 ALL URBAN WATERSCategory 5 Daily Bag Limit: 3 trout Length Limit: none FOWLER LAKECategory 3 Open Season: May 5 at 5: 00 a.m. to March 3, 2013 LOWER GENESEE LAKECategory 3 Open Season: May 5 at 5: 00 a.m. to March 3, 2013 LOWER NASHOTAH LAKECategory 3 Open Season: May 5 at 5: 00 a.m. to March 3, 2013 MCKEAWN SPRINGSCategory 5 Open Season: January 1 to September 30 Gear Restriction: only artificial lures may be used Daily Bag Limit: all trout caught shall be immediately released MUKWONAGO RIVEREagle Spring Lake downstream to Lower Phantom LakeCategory 4 PARADISE SPRINGS CREEKUpstream from CTH NCategory 5 Open Season: January 1 to September 30 Gear Restriction: only artificial lures may be used Daily Bag Limit: all trout caught shall be immediately released SCUPPERNONG SPRINGSCategory 5 Open Season: January 1 to September 30 Gear Restriction: only artificial lures may be used Daily Bag Limit: all trout caught shall be immediately released
WALWORTH
ALL WATERS NOT LISTEDCategory 3 ALL URBAN WATERSCategory 5 Daily Bag Limit: 3 trout Length Limit: none BEULAH LAKECategory 3 Open Season: May 5 at 5: 00 a.m. to March 3, 2013 BLUFF CREEKCategory 4 LAKE GENEVACategory 5 Open Season for lake trout: January 5 to September 30, 2012 (January 3 to September 30, 2013) Open Season for other trout: May 5 at 5: 00 a.m. to March 3, 2013 Daily Bag and Length Limit: 2 lake trout over 17", & 3 other trout over 9" WHITEWATER CREEKUpstream of Willis Ray RoadCategory 4
WAUPACA
ALL WATERS NOT LISTEDCategory 2 BASS LAKECategory 2 Open Season: May 5 at 5: 00 a.m. to March 3, 2013 CHAIN OF LAKES (ALL LAKES)Category 4 Open Season: May 5 at 5: 00 a.m. to March 3, 2013 COMET CREEKCategory 4 CRYSTAL RIVERCategory 3 FLUME CREEKCategory 3 LITTLE LONG LAKECategory 2 Open Season: May 5 at 5: 00 a.m. to March 3, 2013 LITTLE WOLF RIVERCTH J upstream to Ness RoadCategory 5 Gear Restriction: only artificial lures may be used Daily Bag Limit: 1 trout Length Limit: brook trout 14" LITTLE WOLF RIVERAll except portion described above and south branchCategory 4 LITTLE WOLF RIVER (SOUTH BRANCH)Category 3 MIRROR LAKECategory 2 Open Season: May 5 at 5: 00 a.m. to March 3, 2013 RADLEY CREEKCategory 3 WALLA WALLA CREEKCategory 3 15
WASHBURN
ALL LANDLOCKED LAKES AND PONDS WITHOUT OUTLET STREAMS, NOT OTHERWISE LISTEDCategory 2 Open Season: May 5 at 5: 00 a.m. to March 3, 2013 ALL STREAMS, SPRING PONDS, AND LAKES WITH OUTLET STREAMS, NOT OTHERWISE LISTEDCategory 2 Open Season: May 5 at 5: 00 a.m. to September 30 BRILL RIVERCategory 4
WAUPACA (TOMORROW) RIVERRiver Road upstream to Durant Road in Portage CountyCategory 5 Gear Restriction: only artificial lures may be used Daily Bag Limit: 1 trout Length Limit: brook trout and rainbow trout 12", brown trout 18" WAUPACA (TOMORROW) RIVERAll except portion listed above Category 2
WAUSHARA
ALL WATERS NOT LISTEDCategory 2 JOHNS LAKECategory 2 Open Season: May 5 at 5: 00 a.m. to March 3, 2013 GILBERT LAKECategory 2 Open Season: May 5 at 5: 00 a.m. to March 3, 2013 LONG LAKE (TOWN OF SAXEVILLE)Category 2 Open Season: May 5 at 5: 00 a.m. to March 3, 2013 MECAN RIVER AND SPRINGSCategory 3 PEARL LAKECategory 2 Open Season: May 5 at 5: 00 a.m. to March 3, 2013 PINE LAKECategory 2 Open Season: May 5 at 5: 00 a.m. to March 3, 2013 PINE RIVER (LOWER)Downstream from Wild Rose millpond Category 3 PINE RIVER (UPPER)Upstream from Wild Rose millpond Category 2 SPRING LAKECategory 2 Open Season: May 5 at 5: 00 a.m. to March 3, 2013
WHITE RIVER POND (WEST BRANCH)Category 2 Open Season: May 5 at 5: 00 a.m. to March 3, 2013 WHITE RIVER (MAIN BRANCH)Upstream from Lower White River millpondCategory 5 Gear Restriction: only artificial lures may be used Daily Bag and Length Limit: 3 trout per day, only 1 brown trout over 15" Length Limit: 12" WHITE RIVERCategory 3 WHITE RIVER (WEST BRANCH)Category 2 Open Season: May 5 at 5: 00 a.m. to Sept. 30 WILD ROSE MILL PONDCategory 2 Open Season: May 5 at 5: 00 a.m. to March 3, 2013 WILLOW CREEKDownstream from Blackhawk RoadCategory 3
WINNEBAGO
WOOD
ALL WATERS NOT LISTEDCategory 2 TEN MILE CREEKUpstream for Rangeline RoadCategory 2 TEN MILE CREEKDownstream from Rangeline RoadCategory 5 Gear Restriction: only artificial lures may be used Daily Bag Limit: 1 trout Length Limit: 15"
Protect Wisconsins Trout Streams!

Do your part to stop invasive species. Wisconsin's streams are unique and fragile resources. Before you leave any water, please Inspect all equipment Remove all plants, mud, and debris Drain all water from boots and equipment Never move live fish or bugs Consider replacing felt-soled boots with hard rubber Visit http://dnr.wi.gov for more information about invasive species threatening our rivers and streams
A message brought to you by the River Alliance of Wisconsin, Trout Unlimited, and the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources.
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Public or Private? How Do I Know If Im Trespassing?

Navigability determines whether a waterway is public or private. Navigable lakes and streams are public waterways. A waterway is navigable if it has a bed and banks and it is possible to float a canoe or other small craft at sometime of the yeareven if only during spring floods. Because they are public, you may use navigable waters for fishing, boating, swimming or other recreational activities, provided public access is available, or you have permission of the land owner to cross their property to reach the waterway. Once on a navigable waterway, AS LONG AS YOU KEEP YOUR FEET WET, YOU MAY WALK ALONG THE BED OF THE STREAM, FISH, SWIM, OR BOAT IN ANY NAVIGABLE LAKE OR STREAM.
Is Your Favorite Stream in Jeopardy?

Any physical altering of a stream requires specific permits and should be carefully supervised. Dredging, dam building, filling, pond building, irrigating, stream channelization and straightening are all carefully controlled activities. If you see any suspicious activities in Wisconsin's streams, please notify your local DNR office. If you are a land owner, please get the proper information before altering any stream.
Report Hunting and Fishing Violations Call 1-800-TIP-WDNR (847-9367) Toll Free Statewide 24 hour Confidential
General information call: toll free 1-888-WDNRINFO (1-888-936-7463) or 608-266-1877 or local DNR office
Identifying Wisconsins Trout and Salmon

Inland Trout
Brook Trout
Reddish spots with blue halos Irregular wormlike markings on back and dorsal fin Square tail
Great Lakes Trout

Pale markings may look similar to small lake trout
Square tail
Pinkish fins edged in white
Brown Trout
Large black, blue or red spots on body Square tail with few spots
Very silvery in summer. Dark spots on body but not colorful reds or blue
10 - 12 anal rays
Rainbow Trout
Many small spots on body Square tail with many spots over entire tail in radiating rows
Spots all over tail remain, but rest of body is silver.
White mouth and gums
10 - 12 anal rays White mouth identifies rainbow (steelhead) from the salmon.
Great Lakes Salmon and Lake Trout

Chinook Salmon
Spots over entire tail Coho Salmon Spots on upper part of tail
Black mouth and gums
15 - 19 anal rays
Black mouth and white gums
13 - 15 anal rays
Lake Trout
Irregular wormlike markings on back and dorsal fin
Light spots in body and tail Deeply forked tail
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Find trout and trout fishing information on-line at: dnr.wi.

Purchase your license on-line at: dnr.wi.gov Call 1-877-945-4236 (1-877-WILICEN)

Your Guide to Regulations and Better Trout Fishing

Trout Fishing Restrictions - It is illegal...

Seasons, Bag Limits, Daily Bag Limits, and Possession Limits

Lake Michigan Streams

Lake Superior Streams

Abbreviations and Explanations:

Trout Regulations by Category

Specific Waters Listed By County

Protect Wisconsins Trout Streams!

Public or Private? How Do I Know If Im Trespassing?

Is Your Favorite Stream in Jeopardy?

Identifying Wisconsins Trout and Salmon

Great Lakes Trout

Pinkish fins edged in white

Spots all over tail remain, but rest of body is silver.

White mouth and gums

Great Lakes Salmon and Lake Trout

Black mouth and gums

Black mouth and white gums

Irregular wormlike markings on back and dorsal fin

Light spots in body and tail Deeply forked tail

Illustrations by Virgil Beck

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