Wisconsin Administrative Code
Department of Natural Resources
NR 1-99 - Fish, Game and Enforcement, Forestry and Recreation
Chapter NR 20 - Fishing: Inland Waters; Outlying Waters
Subchapter III - Authorized Methods, Open Seasons, Daily Bag Limits and Size Restrictions on Specified Waters
Section NR 20.18 - Total daily bag limits
Daily bag limits identified in s. NR 20.20 are individual water limits that apply to the waters or portions of waters specified and may be combined with daily bag limits for other waters or portions of waters, but no person may exceed the total daily bag limit in this section unless authorized by s. NR 20.35 or for a specific water listed in s. NR 20.20, 21.04, 22.04 or 23.05(5).
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Species |
Total Daily Bag Limit |
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(1) Catfish ................. |
25 in total |
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(2) Cisco (lake herring), whitefish and their hybrids (a) Inland waters ............ (b) Outlying waters .......... |
10 in total 10 in total |
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(3) Lake sturgeon ........... |
1 per season as specified in ss. NR 20.07 and 20.20(73) (e) |
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(4) Largemouth and smallmouth bass ................... |
5 in total |
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(5) Muskellunge ............ |
1 |
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(6) Northern pike (a) All waters north of U.S. hwy. 10 .................. (b) All waters south of U.S. hwy. 10 .................. |
5 in total 2 in total |
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(7) Panfish ................. |
25 in total |
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(8) Rock bass, white bass, yellow bass and bullheads ...... ........ |
None |
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(9) Rough fish .............. |
None |
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(10) Ruffe, white perch and gobies ..................... ........ |
0 except as authorized in s. NR 20.20, but one of each may be killed and possessed for immediate delivery to a department service center or regional office |
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(11) Shovelnose sturgeon ..... |
3 |
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(12) Trout and salmon |
|
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(a) Inland waters ............ |
5 in total, but only 2 may be lake trout |
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(b) Outlying waters .......... |
5 in total but only 2 may be lake trout |
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(13) Walleye, sauger and hybrids ...................... |
5 in total |
