Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 1-99 - Fish, Game and Enforcement, Forestry and Recreation › Chapter NR 13 - Chippewa Treaty Rights Participants › Subchapter II - Fishing › Section NR 13.14 - Seasons, bag limits, total tribal quota, size limits and methods of taking

Current through June 24, 2024
The following table applies to fishing by treaty rights
					 participants for those kinds of fish and methods listed.
Kind of fish and locality
Methods permitted
Open season (both dates
								  inclusive)
Individual daily bag limit or
								  TQ
Maximum or minimum size
								  limits
(1)
Largemouth and smallmouth
								  bass.
(a) All waters north of the line described in s.
								  NR
								  20.03(1) (a) 9.
Hook & line & ice spearing
First Saturday in May to March 1
5 of each species
12 inch minimum
(b) All waters not under par. (a)
Hook & line & ice spearing
First Saturday in May to March 1
5 of each species
14 inch minimum
(c) All lakes north of the line described in s.
								  NR
								  20.03(1) (a) 9.
Open water spearing & snagging subject to s.
								  NR
								  13.17
Year round or until TQ is reached.
TQ
12 inch minimum
(d) All lakes not under par. (c)
Open water spearing & snagging subject to s.
								  NR
								  13.17
Year round or until TQ is reached.
TQ
14 inch minimum
(e) All lakes north of the line described in s.
								  NR
								  20.03(1) (a) 9.
Setline, set or bank pole subject to s.
								  NR
								  13.15
First Saturday in May to March 1
5 of each species
12 inch minimum
(f) All lakes not under par. (e)
Setline, set or bank pole subject to s.
								  NR
								  13.15
First Saturday in May to March 1
5 of each species
14 inch minimum
(g) All lakes north of the line described in s.
								  NR
								  20.03(1) (a) 9.
Traps, seine, fyke net or dip net subject to s.
								  NR
								  13.16
Year round or until TQ is reached.
TQ
12 inch minimum
(h) All lakes not under par. (g)
Traps, seine, fyke net or dip net subject to s.
								  NR
								  13.16
Year round or until TQ is reached.
TQ
14 inch minimum
(i) Lakes 1000 acres or larger north of the line
								  described in s.
								  NR
								  20.03(1) (a) 9.
Gill nets subject to s.
								  NR
								  13.18
June 1 to March 1 or until TQ is reached.
TQ
12 inch minimum
(j) All lakes 1000 acres or larger not under par.
								  (i)
Gill nets subject to s.
								  NR
								  13.18
June 1 to March 1 or until TQ is reached.
TQ
14 inch minimum
(2)
Walleye.
(a) All waters
Hook & line & ice spearing
First Saturday in May to March 1
5
No size limits
(b) All lakes
Open water spearing & snagging subject to s.
								  NR
								  13.17
Year round or until TQ is reached.
TQ
Maximum of 20 inches; each fisher may take one
								  fish 20-24 inches per day
(c) All lakes
Traps, seine, fyke net or dip net subject to s.
								  NR
								  13.16
Year round or until TQ is reached.
TQ
Males only during spawning season. Maximum of 18
								  inches thereafter.
(d) All lakes
Setline, set or bank pole subject to s.
								  NR
								  13.15
First Saturday in May to March 1
5
No size limits
(e) Lakes 1000 acres or larger
Gill nets subject to s.
								  NR
								  13.18
June 1 to March 1 or until TQ is reached.
TQ
No size limits
(3)
Northern pike.
(a) Nemadj river, Allouez bay, St. Louis river,
								  Little Poke-gama bay, Pokegama bay, Kimballs bay, Douglas county
Hook and line
Saturday nearest May 15 to March 1
2
No size limits
(b) All waters not under par. (a)
Hook and line
First Saturday in May to March 1
5
No size limits
(c) All lakes
Set line, set or bank pole subject to s.
								  NR
								  13.15
First Saturday in May to March 1
5
No size limits
(d) All lakes
Open water & ice spearing & snagging
								  subject to s.
								  NR
								  13.17
Year round or until TQ is reached.
TQ
Maximum of 30 inches
(e) All lakes
Traps, seine, fyke net or dip net subject to s.
								  NR
								  13.16
Year round or until TQ is reached.
TQ
No size limits
(f) Lakes 1000 acres or larger
Gill nets subject to s.
								  NR
								  13.18
June 1 to March 1 or until TQ is reached.
TQ
No size limits
(4)
Rock or lake
								  sturgeon.
(a) All waters
Hook and line, setline, set or bank pole subject
								  to s.
								  NR
								  13.15
June 1 to March 1
1 per year all methods
45 inch minimum
(b) All lakes
Spearing & snagging subject to s.
								  NR
								  13.17
June 1 to March 30
1 per year all methods
45 inch minimum
(c) All lakes
Nets other than gill nets incidental to fishing
								  other species
Year round
1 per year all methods
45 inch minimum
(d) Lakes 1000 acres or larger
Gill nets subject to s.
								  NR
								  13.18
June 1 to March 1
1 per year all methods
45 inch minimum
(5)
Muskellunge.
(a) All waters
Hook and line
Third Saturday in May to March 1
1 per day
Minimum 32 inches.
(b) All lakes
Spearing & snagging subject to s.
								  NR
								  13.17
Year round or until TQ is reached.
TQ
40 inch maximum
(c) All lakes
Nets other than gill nets incidental to fishing
								  other species
Year round or until TQ is reached.
TQ
40 inch maximum
(d) Lakes 1000 acres or larger
Gill nets subject to s.
								  NR
								  13.18
June 1 to March 1
TQ
40 inch maximum
(6)
Trout and salmon.
(a) All waters
Hook and line:
Seasons, bag and size limits, and gear
								  restrictions as established in s.
								  NR
								  20.03 except that a year round season is established
								  for lake trout and a season of January 1 to September 30 is established for
								  other trout in inland waters except spring ponds and Lake Superior
								  tributaries.
(b) All waters
All other methods
Permits may be issued where biologically sound
								  after consultation with the bands.
(7)
White bass, rock bass, bluegill,
								  crappie, pumpkinseed, yellow perch, bullheads, yellow bass,
								  catfish.
(a) All waters
Hook and line
Year round
None
No size limits
(b) All waters
Spearing subject to s.
								  NR
								  13.17 &traps, seines, fyke net or dip net subject
								  to s.
								  NR
								  13.16
Year round
TQ
No size limits
(c) Lakes over 1000 acres
Gill nets subject to s.
								  NR
								  13.18
June 1 to March 1
TQ
No size limits
(8)
Cisco and whitefish.
(a) All waters
Hook and line
No closed season
25 pounds plus one fish
No size limits
(b) All waters
Traps, seine, fyke net subject to s.
								  NR
								  13.16; dip net, spearing subject to s.
								  NR
								  13.17
No closed season
TQ
No size limits
(c) Lakes over 1000 acres
Gill nets subject to s.
								  NR
								  13.18
June 1 to March 1
TQ
No size limits
(9)
Rough fish.
(a) All waters
All methods except gill nets
No closed season
None
No size limits
(b) Lakes over 1000 acres
Gill nets subject to s.
								  NR
								  13.18
No closed season
None
No size limits
(c) Lakes under 1000 acres
Gill nets may be fished by dep
artment permit
(10)
Paddlefish or spoonbill catfish.
All waters
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No open season
Chapter
						NR 20 was repealed and a new ch. NR
						20 created eff. 6-1-99.