Section NR 13.15 - Use of set or bank poles and setlines(1) PERMIT REQUIRED. No treaty rights participant may use, set, lift, attend or have in possession while on the inland waters any set or bank pole or setline unless he or she possesses on his or her person a permit authorizing use of such gear issued by the department.(2) GENERAL REQUIREMENTS.(a) A set or bank pole permit authorizes the use of a maximum of 10 set or bank poles and a setline permit authorizes the use of one setline.(b) No treaty rights participant may use, set, lift, attend or have in possession while on the inland waters any set or bank pole or setline permitted to another person.(c) No treaty rights participant may possess sport angling equipment while setting, lifting or attending a set or bank pole or setline.(3) SETLINE FLAG. Setline flags and buoys shall meet the requirements of this subsection. (a) Any treaty rights participant using a setline shall place and maintain at one end of the setline a white flag 10 inches square or larger held by a pole or staff 3 feet or more above the surface of the water or bank. The flag may not be placed in the main channel of any navigable waterway.(b) The flag shall be numbered with figures which are at least 3 inches high and which correspond to the number of the permit authorizing the setline's use.(c) The flag staff or pole may not be more than 2 1/2 inches in diameter and the portion of the staff extending above the water or bank shall be banded horizontally with alternate black and white markings 2 inches to 6 inches wide.(d) When a buoy is used to hold the setline's flag staff or pole, the buoy shall be cylindrical in shape, have a diameter of 15 inches or less, and be banded horizontally with alternate black and white markings 2 inches to 6 inches wide.(4) TAGS REQUIRED. Each set or bank pole shall have attached securely to it and each setline shall have attached securely to its flag staff or pole a metal tag stamped with the number of the permit authorizing its use.(5) LINES AND HOOKS. (a) Set or bank poles and setlines may not use stainless steel hooks.(b) A set or bank pole may not be equipped with more than one line which may not have more than 2 hooks.(c) A setline may have not more than 10 hooks when fished in open water, nor more than 20 hooks when fished under the ice.(6) BAIT. All types of bait except live crayfish and live fish greater than 5 inches in length may be used on waters open to set or bank pole and setline fishing.(7) FREQUENCY OF LIFTING AND HOURS. (a) Each set or bank pole and setline shall be lifted and the catch removed at least once each day following the day it was set.(b) No treaty rights participant may set, attend or lift a set or bank pole or setline between one-half hour after sunset and one hour before sunrise.Wis. Admin. Code Department of Natural Resources NR 13.15
Cr. Register, May, 1991, No. 425, eff. 6-1-91.