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 20.19 - Possession limits
Current through August 26, 2024
(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:
