Wis. Admin. Code Department of Natural Resources NR 20.19

Current through August 26, 2024

Section NR 20.19 - Possession limits

(1) POSSESSION LIMIT TABLE. Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, the following possession limits are established.

Species	Possession Limit
Catfish	50 in total
Cisco (lake herring), whitefish, and their hybrids	20 in total
Lake sturgeon	2 in total
Largemouth and smallmouth bass	10 in total
Minnows	As specified in s. NR 20.14
Muskellunge	2 in total
Northern pike	10 in total
Panfish	50 in total
Rock bass, white bass, yellow bass, white perch, bullheads, and rough fish	No limit
Ruffe and gobies	1 of each which has been killed and possessed only for immediate delivery to a department service center or regional office
Shovelnose sturgeon	6 in total
Trout and salmon	10 in total from inland waters except that only 4 may be lake trout, and 10 in total from outlying waters except that only 4 may be lake trout
Walleye, sauger, and their hybrids	10 in total

(2) POSSESSION LIMIT EXCEPTIONS. The following fish do not contribute to a person's possession limit:

(a) Catfish caught on setlines, set or bank poles on the Fox river upstream from the DePere dam in Brown county.

(b) Panfish caught on Twin Valley lake in Iowa county.

(c) Any species of fish caught on Nebish, Pallette, Mystery, Spruce, or Escanaba lakes in Vilas county unless specified in s. NR 20.20 (64).

(d) Any species of fish lawfully received by and stored at a fish distribution service, as defined in s. 29.001 (28), Stats., for redistribution.

Wis. Admin. Code Department of Natural Resources NR 20.19

Adopted by, CR 21-058: cr. Register March 2022 No. 795, eff. 4/1/2022

Amended by, CR 23-058: am. (1) (table) Register June 24 No. 822, eff. 7/1/2024