Wis. Admin. Code Department of Natural Resources NR 21.04
All regulations applicable to sport fishing are as follows unless expressly provided elsewhere in this chapter or the law. (23.11, 29.041)
Kind of fish and locality | Open season (both dates inclusive) | Daily bag limit | Minimum length (inches) |
(1) LARGEMOUTH AND SMALLMOUTH BASS | |||
(a) St. Louis river | Saturday preceding Memorial Day to March 1 | 5 in aggregate | 14 |
(b) St. Croix river upstream from the dam at St. Croix Falls | Saturday preceding Memorial Day to, but not including, the second Monday in September | 5 in aggregate | 14 |
Second Monday in September to March 1 | 0 | -- | |
(c) St. Croix river downstream from the dam at St. Croix Falls to the highway #10 bridge at Prescott | Saturday preceding Memorial Day to March 1 | 5 in aggregate | 14 |
(d) Mississippi river | Continuous | 5 in aggregate | 14 |
(2) WALLEYE AND SAUGER | |||
(a) St. Croix river downstream to Prescott | Saturday nearest May 1 to March 1 | 6 in aggregate | No size limit for sauger, 15 for walleye |
(b) St. Croix river from the St. Croix Falls dam downstream to Prescott | Saturday nearest May 1 to March 1 | 4 in aggregate | No size limit for sauger, 15 for walleye and only one walleye or sauger may be longer than 20 |
(c) Mississippi river | |||
1. Pools 3 to 8 | Continuous | 4 in aggregate | No size limit for sauger, 15 for walleye and only one walleye or sauger may be longer than 20 |
2. Pool 9 | Continuous | 6 in aggregate | No size limit for sauger, 15 for walleye except that possession of walleye from 20 to 27 is prohibited and only one walleye may be longer than 27 |
(d) St. Louis river | Saturday 2 weeks prior to the Saturday nearest Memorial Day to March 1 | 2 in aggregate | No size limit for sauger, 15 for walleye |
(3) NORTHERN PIKE | |||
(a) St. Croix river downstream to Prescott | Saturday nearest May 1 to March 1 | 5 | No size limit |
(am) St. Croix river from the St. Croix Falls dam down- stream to Prescott | Saturday nearest May 1 to March 1 | 3 | No size limit except only one may be longer than 30 |
(b) Mississippi river from Prescott downstream | |||
1. Pools 3 to 9 | Continuous | 3 | No size limit, but only one may be longer than 30 |
(c) St. Louis river | Saturday 2 weeks prior to the Saturday nearest Memorial Day to March 1 | 2 | No size limit |
(4) SUNFISH AND BLUEGILLS COMBINED | |||
(a) Mississippi river Pools 3 to 9, St. Croix river from the St. Croix Falls dam downstream to Prescott including Lake St. Croix | Continuous | 15 in total | No size limit |
(b) St. Croix river upstream of the St. Croix Falls dam, St. Louis river | Continuous | 25 in total | No size limit |
(4g) WHITE AND YELLOW BASS COMBINED | |||
(a) Mississippi river Pools 3 to 9, St. Croix river from the St. Croix Falls dam downstream to Prescott including Lake St. Croix | Continuous | 10 in total | No size limit |
(b) St. Croix river upstream of the St. Croix Falls dam, St. Louis river | Continuous | 25 in total | No size limit |
(4m) CRAPPIES, YELLOW PERCH | |||
(a)Mississippi river Pools 3 to 9, St. Croix river from the St. Croix Falls dam downstream to Prescott including Lake St. Croix | Continuous | 15 of each | No size limit |
(b) St. Croix river upstream of the St. Croix Falls dam, St. Louis river | Continuous | 25 of each | No size limit |
(4r) ROCK BASS | |||
(a) All boundary waters | Continuous | 25 of each | No size limit |
(5) CATFISH | |||
(a) St. Louis River and St. Croix river upstream of the St. Croix Falls dam | |||
3. Hook and line | Continuous | 10 in aggregate | No size limit |
4. Bow and arrow, crossbow | Saturday nearest April 21 to March 1 | 5 channel, 1 flathead | No size limit |
5. By hand | June 1 to August 31 | 5 channel, 1 flathead | No size limit |
(am) St. Croix river from the St. Croix Falls dam down- stream to Prescott | |||
1. Hook and line | Continuous | 5 channel, 2 flathead | None except only one channel catfish longer than 24 may be kept and only one flathead catfish longer than 24 may be kept |
2. Bow and crossbow | Saturday nearest April 21 to March 1 | 5 channel, 1 flathead | None except only one channel catfish longer than 24 may be kept and only one flathead catfish longer than 24 may be kept |
3. By hand | June 1 to August 31 | 5 channel, 1 flathead | None except only one channel catfish longer than 24 may be kept and only one flathead catfish longer than 24 may be kept |
(b) Mississippi river from Prescott downstream | |||
1. Hook and line | |||
a. Pools 3 to 9 | Continuous | 10 in aggregate | No size limit, except that only one may be longer than 30 |
2. Bow and arrow, crossbow | Saturday nearest April 21 to March 1 | 5 channel, 1 flathead | No size limit |
3. By hand | June 1 to August 31 | 5 channel, 1 flathead | No size limit |
(6) BULLHEADS | Continuous | No bag limit | No size limit |
(7) LAKE STURGEON | |||
(a) St. Croix river downstream from the dam at St. Croix Falls | First Saturday in September to September 30 | 1 per season | 60 inches |
June 16 to Friday preceding the first Saturday in September and October 1 to March 1 | 0, Catch-and-release only | -- | |
(b) Mississippi river downstream from the Red Wing dam, St. Louis river | June 16 to April 14 | 0, Catch-and-release only | -- |
(c) Mississippi river from the Red Wing dam upstream, St. Croix river upstream from the dam at St. Croix Falls (to the dam at Gordon flowage in Douglas county) | June 16 to March 1 | 0, Catch-and-release only | -- |
(8) SHOVELNOSE STURGEON | |||
(a) Mississippi river from the Red Wing dam upstream and the St. Croix and St. Louis rivers | June 16 to March 1 | 0, Catch-and-release only | -- |
(b) Mississippi river from the Red Wing dam downstream | Continuous | 3 | No size limit |
(9) PADDLEFISH (SPOONBILL CATFISH) | No open season | -- | -- |
(10) ROUGH FISH | Continuous | No bag limit | No size limit |
(11) MUSKELLUNGE | |||
(a) St. Croix river, St. Louis river, Mississippi river | Saturday nearest Memorial Day to November 30 | 1 | 50 inches |
(12) CRAYFISH (29.415-new) | May 1 to March 1 | No bag limit | No size limit |
(13) TROUT AND SALMON | |||
(a) St. Louis river - see NR 20.20 (16) (g) 1. | |||
(14) OTHER SPECIES | Inland regulations of adjoining counties as contained in ch. NR 20 apply |
Wis. Admin. Code Department of Natural Resources NR 21.04