Trolling on Wissota

I know it’s a few months till I have to worry about it, but what are the trolling laws on Wissota? I read the DNR explanation and it didn’t make sense to me.

Thanks,

Sully

Trolling is allowed on Wissota, on the Chippewa river, and on its impoundments in general. This includes Holcombe flowage and Dells Pond.

This is what the DNR says.
“Motor trolling is permitted, but only up to the first road, bridge or railroad bridge.”

The last part is what I don’t understand.

Sully

Thats intereting, because I have trolled past the first bridge on this lake many times (and done good) without knowing I was breaking the law, typical DNR laws, the more confusion they can cause the happy-ier they are!

Oh yea I am guessing what they mean by this is the first bridge you cross under leaving the lake into a river or creek, Wissota has lots of these……

Here’s the precise text taken from the DNR regs:

Chippewa River, Cornell Flowage, Old Abe Lake, Lake Wissota, and Chippewa
Falls Flowage (includes tributaries of the river from their mouths upstream to
the first dam or lake): There is no minimum length limit on walleye, but walleye
from 14″ through 18″ may not be kept, and only one fish over 18″ is allowed. The
minimum length limit on muskellunge is 40″ from Holcombe flowage upstream.
Motor trolling is permitted, but only up to the first road, bridge or railroad bridge.

Note that this starts with Chippewa River. So, if you’re leaving the big lake and heading upstream, no problem, you’re still in the Chippewa River….troll away! It does mean that you cannot troll once you go under the first bridge in an area like Stilson Creek or Paint creek, since these are tributaries to the lake or the river.