New WI DNR fishing regs coming down the pipe

  • jhalfen
    Posts: 4179
    October 22, 2007 at 11:54 pm #1294019

    Here are a couple of tidbits from the very-late-but-soon-to-be-approved state of WI budget. These are buried in the Natural Resources section:

    MUSKELLUNGE FISHING SEASON
    Specify that the Department of Natural Resources hold an annual catch and release muskellunge season in the area comprised of Wisconsin inland waters north of U.S. Highway 10 (excluding Wisconsin-Michigan boundary waters) beginning on the opening day of the general game-fishing season determined by DNR (generally the first Saturday in May) and concluding the day prior to the day the DNR established muskellunge fishing season begins. Further, specify that no person may use any hooks, baits or lures other than artificial lures with barbless hooks while fishing for muskellunge during the catch and release season. The current muskellunge season in the area comprised of Wisconsin inland waters north of U.S. Highway 10 is held from the Saturday nearest Memorial Day to November 30. Barbless hooks are defined, in NR 20.03(5) of the administrative code, as hooks with no barbs, or hooks with barbs that have been compressed to be in complete contact with the shank of the hook.

    CATCH AND RELEASE BASS FISHING
    Specify that no person may use any hooks, baits or lures other than artificial lures with barbless hooks while fishing for bass during a catch and release season established by the Department of Natural Resources. Barbless hooks are defined, in NR 20.03(5) of the administrative code, as hooks with no barbs, or hooks with barbs that have been compressed to be in complete contact with the shank of the hook. Currently, the DNR holds a catch and release season for bass in the area comprised of Wisconsin inland waters generally north of U.S. Highway 64 (excluding Wisconsin-Michigan boundary waters) beginning the first Saturday in May and concluding the Friday preceding the third Saturday in June.

    To review the Natural Resources budget document in full, click here.

    absolute2ks
    Chippewa Falls, WI
    Posts: 674
    October 23, 2007 at 2:02 am #618810

    How about catch an release walleye season starting on march 1st to may opener.

    2K’S

    bigpike
    Posts: 6259
    October 23, 2007 at 10:57 am #618841

    All the major rivers have a catch and release to the grease season year round including up to the dam downtown Eau Claire on the mighty Chip. Leave them poor walleyes alone on the lakes, they have enough problems avoiding spears gilded with casino dollars during the down season. Just my 2 cents worth….

    GNFISN
    Posts: 208
    October 23, 2007 at 10:59 am #618842

    I like that , or lower the bag limit to 2 or 3 . gotta let ’em spawn.

    absolute2ks
    Chippewa Falls, WI
    Posts: 674
    October 23, 2007 at 1:02 pm #618875

    Then open up all the rivers or at least the Chippewa all the way up. I am talking catch and release. It would take some of the pressure off the Mississippi and others so the eyes can do there thing

    2K’S

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