Wisconsin Administrative Code
Department of Natural Resources
NR 1-99 - Fish, Game and Enforcement, Forestry and Recreation
Chapter NR 24 - Clams
Section NR 24.10 - Clamming: size limits; open seasons, species and waters
No person may engage in clamming except between sunrise and sunset during the open season in waters which are open to clamming, for clams of a species which is open to clamming and which are of the minimum size or larger, as shown in the following table:
Waters Open to Clamming |
Open Season |
Open Species |
Minimum Size |
All boundary and outlying waters, except the St. Croix River where it forms the boundary between Wisconsin and Minnesota |
all year |
all except those listed in s. NR 27.03(2) (g) or (3) (g) |
None |
St. Croix River where it forms the boundary between Wisconsin and Minnesota |
No open season |
None, and collection of dead shells is prohibited |
None |
All inland waters |
No open season |
None, however, dead shells that are not from endangered or threatened clams may be collected, except that collection of all dead shells is prohibited in all waters within the St. Croix National Scenic Riverway. |
None |