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Free Fishing Weekend— June 6-7, 2015 and January 16-17, 2016 Every year, the first consecutive Saturday and Sunday in June and the third consecutive Saturday and Sunday in January is designated as Free Fish- ing Weekend throughout the state of . Residents and nonresidents of all ages can fish without a fishing license (and trout stamps) over these two days. However, all other fishing regulations (length limits, bag limits, seasons, etc.) apply. Please note: You can only fish for trout where the trout season is open.

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** This pamphlet is an interpretive summary of Wisconsin’s fishing laws and regulations. For complete fishing laws and regulations, consult the Wisconsin State Statutes Chapter 29 or the Administrative Code of the Department of Natural Resources. Consult the legislative website - http://www.legis.state.wi.us/rsb/index.html - for more informaiton.

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Illustration by Jim McEvoy Your Guide to Regulations and Better Trout Fishing This guide is specific to inland (including streams that flow into the Great ) trout fishing. For general fishing rules, which also apply to trout fishing, refer to the 2015–2016 Guide to Wisconsin Hook and Line Fishing Regulations (Publication FH-301). The regulations in this pamphlet are ef- fective March 1, 2015 through February 28, 2016. For more information, see the 2015-2016 Guide to Wisconsin Hook and Line Fishing Regulations. This pamphlet is a summary of Wisconsin's trout fishing laws and regulations. For complete fishing laws and regulations consult the Wisconsin Administrative Code of the Department of Natural Resources (www.legis.state.wi.us/rsb/code/nr/nr020.pdf).

Trout Fishing Restrictions - It is illegal... • to fish without a Wisconsin fishing license or stamp as required. You must have an inland trout stamp if you need a fishing license and intend to fish for trout in inland waters, including streams flowing into Superior. You need a Great Lakes trout and salmon stamp to fish for trout and salmon in streams that flow into Green Bay and Lake Michigan from their mouths up to the first dam or lake (including specific waters listed above). A 2-day resident inland license may be purchased to fish for all species of trout in inland lakes (no stamp required). • to fish for any species of fish in trout streams when the trout season is closed except that rough fish may be taken by hand. • to possess a fish that is below the minimum length limit or above the maximum length limit established for the waters being fished. • to take, catch, kill, or fish for any variety of fish in excess of the daily bag limit or total daily bag limit (see definitions below). • to possess or fish for more than the daily bag limit of fish while you’re fishing or while you’re on the water, shore or bank of the water, or on the ice, regardless of the number of days fished • to possess more than the possession limit at any time. The possession limit on trout in inland waters is 10 with no more than 5 being a combined total of brown and rainbow trout • to move live fish away from a water, except minnows that were purchased from a licensed bait dealer under certain conditions Check the DNR website for more information - www.dnr.wi.gov/topic/fishing. • to use or release minnows on rehabilitated trout lakes that are identified with posted signs. • to possess any live bait or any other baits, hooks or lures other than artificial lures while on the waters, banks or shores of waters where only the use of artificial lures is allowed. • to remove insect larvae from any trout stream or spring hole to a trout stream for use or sale as bait except that a licensed angler may take insect larvae or nymphs from trout streams by hand during the open trout season for their immediate personal use as bait in the stream from which taken and all such larvae or nymphs must be returned to the stream prior to leav- ing the stream from which taken. By hand means no use of small seines or nets or other devices.

Seasons, Bag Limits, Daily bag limits, • Early catch and release season for trout - First Saturday in March at 5: 00 a.m. to the Sunday preceding the First Saturday in and Possession Limits May at midnight on the waters listed in 1 through 19 below: • Regular general Open season for all waters, including lakes - First Saturday in May at 5: 00 a.m. through September 30 March 7 to April 26, 2015 except as listed in the specific waters listed by county. • The Daily bag limit and possession limit for trout during this time is May 2 to September 30, 2015 0 (all trout caught must be immediately released) and only artificial lures may be used while fishing for any species of fish on trout streams during this early season. The early season does not apply to spring • The Daily bag limit is the maximum number of fish that an angler ponds, ponds, lakes, Lake Michigan , major Green Bay may reduce to his/her possession from a specified waterbody or tributaries, all other tributary streams, rivers and ditches to Green a portion of a waterbody in one day. The total daily bag limit is Bay upstream to the first dam or lake, or streams flowing into Lake the maximum number of fish that an angler may reduce to his/her Superior and their tributaries upstream to the first impassible barrier. possession in one day from all waters or portions of waters fished for that day. An angler may combine the catch of a particular spe- Early Season Streams cies from multiple waters until the total daily bag limit is reached 1. All streams in Adams, Barron, Buffalo, Burnett, Chippewa, Clark, as long as the Daily bag limit for each body of water is never Columbia, Crawford, Dane, Dodge, Dunn, Eau Claire, Fond du Lac, exceeded. Be aware that while on the water, bank or shore of the Grant, Green, Green Lake, Iowa, Jackson, Jefferson, Juneau, Kenosha, water, or on the ice, you may not possess more than the daily limit La Crosse, Lafayette, Milwaukee, Monroe, Ozaukee, Pepin, Pierce, Polk, for that body of water. For example, an angler catches a daily limit Price, Racine, Richland, Rock, Rusk, St. Croix, Sauk, Sawyer, Sheboygan, of from a 5-bag limit stream. The angler can not then Taylor, Treampealeau, Vernon, Walworth, Washburn, Washington, Waukesha and Wood counties are open. (Note: all streams in Brown fish another stream with a 3 brown trout limit while still possess- Calumet, Door, Kewaunee, Manitowoc, Menominee, Outagamie and ing the 5 brown trout from the previous stream. The total daily Winnebago counties are closed) bag limit for inland trout and Lake Michigan tributaries upstream 2. Ashland county—All streams except streams and their tributaries of the first dam or lake is 10 in total, of which no more than 5 may flowing into Lake Superior upstream to the first impassable barrier. be a combined total of brown and rainbow trout. The possession 3. Bayfield county—All streams except streams and their tributaries limit for inland trout and Lake Michigan tributaries upstream of flowing into Lake Superior upstream to the first impassable barrier the first dam or lake is the same as the total Daily bag limit. The and the White river and its tributaries upstream from Pike River Road possession limit for streams that flow into Lake Michigan (up- bridge. stream from the mouth to the first dam or lake) or Lake Superior is 4. Douglas county—All streams except streams and their tributaries twice the Daily bag limit. The total Daily bag limit for lake trout in flowing into Lake Superior upstream to the first impassable bar- inland lakes is 10. rier.

1 5. Florence county—Pine river. Bay. (NOTE: there is no hook and line fishing allowed for any species 6. Forest county—Peshtigo river downstream from U.S. highway 8, on all other Green Bay and Fox River tributaries and ditches, including Pine river downstream from STH 55, and Rat river downstream tributaries to the above streams, from their mouth up to the first dam from Scattered Rice lake. or lake from after the first Sunday in March to before the first Saturday 7. Iron county—All streams except streams and their tributaries in May. The open season on other Green Bay tributaries is from the first flowing into Lake Superior upstream to the first impassable bar- Saturday in May to the first Sunday in March. rier. 8. Langlade county—Wolf river. Open season for lake trout: March 1 through October 31 on Lake 9. Lincoln county—All streams west of STH 51 and Prairie river Michigan tributaries and the following stream sections of Green Bay downstream from CTH J. tributaries: Duck Creek (Brown Co.), from the first dam above the Pam- 10. Marathon county—Black creek (mouth at T27N R7E S4), Black perin Park footbridge (Village of Howard) downstream to Green Bay; creek (T30N,R3E), Grass creek, McGinnes creek, Fourmile creek, Suamico River (Brown Co.), from the CTH “HS” bridge downstream to Noisy creek, and Plover river from STH 29 downstream to STH 153. Green Bay; East River (Brown Co.), from the CTH “XX” (Hoffman Road) 11. Marinette county—North branch Peme Bon Won river down- bridge downstream to the Fox River; Little Suamico River (Oconto stream from STH 141, Peshtigo river upstream from CTH C, Pike Co.), from the CTH “J” bridge downstream to Green Bay; Pensaukee river between CTH V and CTH K, and Rat river. River (Oconto Co.), from the CTH “J” bridge downstream to Green Bay; 12. Marquette county—Chaffee creek downstream from CTH B, Oconto River (Oconto Co.), from the Stiles dam downstream to Green Klawitter creek, Lawrence creek, Lunch creek, Mecan river up- Bay; Little River (Oconto Co.), from the Highway 141 bridge down- stream from STH 22, Neenah creek, O’Keefe creek, Wedde creek stream to the Oconto River; Little River (Marinette Co.), from the Rader and Westfield creek. Road bridge downstream to Green Bay; and Peshtigo River (Marinette 13. Oconto county—North branch Oconto river downstream from Co.), from the Peshtigo dam downstream to Green Bay. The season STH 64 and south branch Oconto river downstream from CTH AA. for lake trout on all other Green Bay tributaries and ditches including 14. Oneida county—All streams west of STH 51 and Bearskin creek. tributaries to the sections of above named streams is the first Saturday 15. Portage county—Ditches 1 through 6 downstream from Townline in May to October 31. road and Tomorrow river from Amherst downstream to Durrant road. 16. Shawano county—Middle branch Embarrass river from Homme Regulations for Lake Michigan streams dam to STH 29, north branch Embarrass river from Tilleda dam Daily bag limit: 5 trout and salmon in total, only 2 may be lake trout downstream to Leopolis dam and Red river downstream from Minimum length limit: 10" lower Red Lake dam. Hours: From September 15 to May 2, hook and line fishing is prohib- 17. Vilas county—Mishonagon creek. ited from one-half hour after sunset to one-half hour before sunrise in 18. Waupaca county—North branch Little Wolf river from CTH P to all tributaries except the Peshtigo River from the mouth upstream to CTH J, south branch Little Wolf river, and Waupaca river from Frost the first railroad bridge and the Oconto River and its tributaries. This Valley road to STH 54. restriction does apply to the Little river downstream from Highway 19. Waushara county—Carter creek, Leola ditch, Mecan river down- 141. stream from 11th Road, Pine river downstream from CTH K to Poy Sippi pond, Roche-a-Cri creek, Willow creek from Blackhawk Road th From September 15 to December 31, fishing by any method prohibit- to 29 Lane, and White river from STH 21 to lower White River ed from ½ hour after sunset to ½ hour before sunrise on all tributaries millpond. and ditches to Green Bay and Lake Michigan including the Peshtigo River upstream from the first railroad bridge to the first dam, and the Lake Michigan Streams Little River downstream from Highway 141. Except as otherwise specified, all streams flowing into Lake Michigan and Green Bay have the following regulations from Lake Superior Streams their mouths upstream to the first dam or lake; including the Little River from its confluence with (all are located in Ashland, Bayfield, the Oconto River upstream to the STH 141 bridge; Douglas and Iron counties) the entire Kewaunee River and its tributaries except All streams flowing into Lake Superior Little Scarboro Creek, Scarboro Creek, Roger Creek have the following regulations from their and Casco Creek; the Milwaukee River upstream mouths upstream to the first impassable permanent barrier unless to the Grafton Dam in the village of Grafton and listed in the Specific Waters Listed by County section: tributaries of the Milwaukee River upstream to the first dam or lake; the Menomonee River upstream Open season: May 2 at 5: 00 a.m. to September 30 to the Lepper Dam in the village of Menomonee Daily bag limit: 5 trout and salmon in total, only 2 of which may Falls and tributaries of the Menomonee Riv- er be brown trout over 15" and only 1 of which may be a rainbow upstream to the first dam or lake; and the Pike River trout and its tributaries in Kenosha and Racine counties: Minimum length limit: 8", brown trout 10", salmon 12" and rainbow trout 26" Open season: all year on Lake Michigan tributaries and the following stream sections of Green Bay tributaries: Duck Creek (Brown Co.), from Inland Lake Trout Fishing the first dam above the Pamperin Park footbridge (Village of Howard) (Salvelinus namaycush) downstream to Green Bay; Suamico River (Brown Co.), from the CTH Open season: January 3 - September 30; Length limit: 17"; Daily bag “HS” bridge downstream to Green Bay; East River (Brown Co.), from the limit: 2; Waters: Green Lake Co. - Green Lake and tributaries up to the CTH “XX” (Hoffman Road) bridge downstream to the Fox River; Little first dam; Walworth Co - Lake Geneva; Washington Co. - Big Cedar Lake Suamico River (Oconto Co.), from the CTH “J” bridge downstream to Green Bay; Pensaukee River (Oconto Co.), from the CTH “J” bridge down- Open season: May 2 - September 30; Daily bag limit: 1; Length limit: stream to Green Bay; Oconto River (Oconto Co.), from the Stiles dam 26"; Waters: Florence Co. - Keyes Lake; Forest Co. - Lucerne Lake; Vilas downstream to Green Bay; Little River (Oconto Co.), from the Highway Co. - Crystal and Little Trout lakes. Length limit: 30"; Waters: Oneida 141 bridge downstream to the Oconto River; Little River (Marinette Co.), Co. - Big Carr and Clear lakes; Vilas Co. - Black Oak, Long and Trout lakes. from the Rader Road bridge downstream to Green Bay; and Peshtigo River (Marinette Co.), from the Peshtigo dam downstream to Green No open season: Vilas Co. - Pallette Lake. 2 Abbreviations and Explanations: ASHLAND

• STH = state highway CTH = county highway ALL WATERS NOT LISTED—Category 2—For streams flowing into Lake Superior that are not listed see the regulations under Lake Superior USH = United States highway Streams on page 2. • Artificial lure means a spoon, spinner, plug or other fish bait BAD RIVER—Downstream from Devil’s Gate—Category 5 made of hair, feathers, cork, wood, rubber, metal, plastic or other Open season: March 28 to November 15 synthetic materials, or combinations of these materials. An “arti- Daily bag limit: 5 trout and salmon in total, only 2 of which may ficial lure” may not include natural or organic food stuffs such as be brown trout over 15" and only 1 of which may be a rainbow trout corn, marshmallows, dough, cheese, meat, living or dead organ- Minimum length limit: brook trout 8", brown trout 10", salmon 12" isms or parts thereof, except hair, feathers, cork, wood and rubber. and rainbow trout 26" • Urban waters are lakes and ponds which are intensively and BEAVER LAKE—Category 2 cooperatively managed with a municipality. They are posted with Open season: May 2 at 5: 00 a.m. to March 6, 2016 signs and have a large part of the shoreline open for public access. BRUNSWEILLER RIVER—Downstream from STH 13—Category 5 Search "urban fishing" at dnr.wi.gov for more information. Open season: March 28 to November 15 Daily bag limit: 5 trout and salmon in total, only 2 of which may be • Some waters have seasons, length and bag limits for trout, but are brown trout over 15" and only 1 of which may be a rainbow trout not designated trout streams. Minimum Minimum length limit: brook trout 8", brown trout 10", • Access to streams or lakes on Native American reservations must salmon 12" and rainbow trout 26" be with the permission of the landowner or from lands open to CAMMERER LAKE—Category 2 the public such as public roads. Entering or fishing from tribal Open season: May 2 at 5: 00 a.m. to March 6, 2016 DEVIL'S CREEK—Category 3 lands could subject you to tribal or federal trespass laws. FRAMES CREEK—Category 3 MARENGO RIVER—Downstream from STH 13—Category 5 Trout Regulations by Category Open season: March 28 to November 15 Daily bag limit: 5 trout and salmon in total, only 2 of which may be Category 2 (yellow) Minimum Minimum length limit: 7" Daily bag brown trout over 15" and only 1 of which may be a rainbow trout limit: 5 Minimum length limit: brook trout 8", brown trout 10", salmon 12" Category 3 (green) Minimum Minimum length limit: 9" Daily bag and rainbow trout 26" limit: 3 POLE LAKE—Category 2 Category 4 (blue) Minimum Minimum length limit: Brown and rainbow trout 12"; brook trout 8". Daily bag Open season: May 2 at 5: 00 a.m. to March 6, 2016 limit: 3 in total POTATO RIVER—Category 5 Category 5 (red) Special regulations: Length and bag limits Open season: March 28 to November 15 vary by specific water - see Specific Waters Daily bag limit: 5 trout and salmon in total, only 2 of which may be Listed by County (below). brown trout over 15" and only 1 of which may be a rainbow trout Minimum length limit: brook trout 8", brown trout 10", salmon 12" and rainbow trout 26" SPRING BROOK—Category 3 Specific Waters Listed by County WABOO CREEK—Category 3 WHITE RIVER—Downstream from White River dam—Category 5 ADAMS Open season: March 28 to November 15 Daily bag limit: 5 trout and salmon in total, only 2 of which may All Waters Not Listed—Category 2 be brown trout over 15" and only 1 of which may be a rainbow BIG ROCHE A CRI CREEK—Big Roche a Cri Lake upstream to CTH W— trout Category 4 Minimum length limit: brook trout 8", brown trout 10", salmon 12" DEEP LAKE—Category 3 and rainbow trout 26" Open season: May 2 at 5: 00 a.m. to March 6, 2016 CASTLE ROCK DITCH—Category 3 FAIRBANKS CREEK—Category 4 BARRON FORDHAM CREEK—Category 5 ALL WATERS NOT LISTED—Category 2 Daily bag and Minimum length limit: 5 trout under 8", or 4 trout BEAVER DAM LAKE—Category 5 under 8" and 1 over 12" Daily bag limit: 1 trout JORDAN LAKE—Category 3 Minimum length limit: 26" Open season: May 2 at 5: 00 a.m. to March 6, 2016 BRILL RIVER—Category 4 LITTLE ROCHE A CRI CREEK—Category 5 CONNORS CREEK—Category 4 Daily bag and Minimum length limit: 5 trout under 8", or 4 trout HAY RIVER—Category 5 under 8" and 1 over 12" Daily bag limit: 1 trout NEENAH CREEK (UPPER)—Category 5 Minimum length limit 15" Daily bag limit: 2 trout LITTLE GRANITE LAKE—Category 2 Minimum length limit: 14" Open season: May 2 at 5: 00 a.m. to March 6, 2016 Gear Restrictions: Only artificial lures may be used LITTLE VANCE CREEK—Category 4 PARKER LAKE—Category 3 SOUTH FORK HAY RIVER—Category 4 Open season: May 2 at 5: 00 a.m. to March 6, 2016 SILVER LAKE—Category 2 WHITE CREEK (CAMPBELL)—CTH Z upstream to Easton dam— Category 5 Open season: May 2 at 5: 00 a.m. to March 6, 2016 Daily bag limit: 1 trout UPPER PINE CREEK—Downstream from Dallas Flowage—Category 4 Minimum length limit: 15" VANCE CREEK—Category 4 WOLF LAKE—Category 3 Open season: May 2 at 5: 00 a.m. to March 6, 2016

3 Daily bag and Minimum length limit: 3 trout over 9", only 1 brown BAYFIELD trout over 15" ALL WATERS NOT LISTED —Category 2—For streams flowing into NAMEKAGON RIVER—Downstream to Pacawong dam (Sawyer Lake Superior that are not listed see the regulations under Lake County)—Category 3 Superior Streams on page 2. NYMPHIA LAKE—Category 2 BARK RIVER AND ALL ITS TRIBUTARIES—Category 5 Open season: May 2 at 5: 00 a.m. to September 30. Open season: May 2 at 5: 00 a.m. to November 15 ONION RIVER—Downstream from Lake Superior district Power Company Daily bag limit: 5 trout and salmon in total, only 2 of which may be power line (S6, T49N, R4W)—Category 5 brown trout over 15", only 1 of which may be a rainbow trout, and Open season: May 2 at 5: 00 a.m. to November 15 all brook trout caught shall be immediately released Daily bag limit: 5 trout and salmon in total, only 2 of which may be Minimum length limit: brown trout 10", salmon 12", and rainbow trout brown trout over 15" and only 1 of which may be a rainbow trout 26" Minimum length limit: brook trout 8", brown trout 10", salmon 12", BEAVER LAKE—Category 2 and rainbow trout 26" Open season: May 2 at 5: 00 a.m. to September 30. OVERBY LAKE (BLAISDELL LAKE)—Category 2 BONO CREEK—Category 5 Open season: May 2 at 5: 00 a.m. to September 30. Open season: May 2 at 5: 00 a.m. to November 15 PERCH LAKE—Category 2 Daily bag limit: 5 trout and salmon in total, only 2 of which may be Open season: May 2 at 5: 00 a.m. to March 6, 2016 brown trout over 15" and only 1 of which may be a rainbow trout PIKES CREEK—Downstream from the Red Dam—Category 5 Minimum length limit: brook trout 8", brown trout 10", salmon 12", Open season: May 2 at 5: 00 a.m. to November 15 and rainbow trout 26" Daily bag limit: 5 trout and salmon in total, only 2 of which may be BOYD CREEK—Category 5 brown trout over 15" and only 1 of which may be a rainbow trout Open season: May 2 at 5: 00 a.m. to November 15 Minimum length limit: brook trout 8", brown trout 10", salmon 12", Daily bag limit: 5 trout and salmon in total, only 2 of which may be and rainbow trout 26" brown trout over 15" and only 1 of which may be a rainbow trout PINE CREEK—Downstream from junction with Little Pine Creek Minimum length limit: brook trout 8", brown trout 10", salmon 12", (S11,T47N,R6W)—Category 5 and rainbow trout 26" Open season: May 2 at 5: 00 a.m. to November 15 CAP CREEK—Category 5 Daily bag limit: 5 trout and salmon in total, only 2 of which may be Gear restriction: only artificial lures may be used brown trout over 15" and only 1 of which may be a rainbow trout Daily bag limit: all trout caught shall be immediately released Minimum length limit: brook trout 8", brown trout 10", salmon 12", CRANBERRY RIVER—Downstream from Lenawee Road (S28, T50N, and rainbow trout 26" R7W)—Category 5 SCHULTZ SPRINGS—Category 5 Open season: March 28 to November 15 Gear restriction: only artificial lures may be used Daily bag limit: 5 trout and salmon in total, only 2 of which may be Daily bag limit: all trout caught shall be immediately released brown trout over 15" and only 1 of which may be a rainbow trout SIOUX RIVER—Downstream from Big Rock Falls (S19, T49N, R4W)— Minimum length limit: brook trout 8", brown trout 10", salmon 12", Category 5 and rainbow trout 26" Open season: March 28 to November 15 FISH CREEK (NORTH FORK)—Downstream from Pine Creek (S13, T47N, Daily bag limit: 5 trout and salmon in total, only 2 of which may be R6W)—Category 5 brown trout over 15" and only 1 of which may be a rainbow trout Open season: March 28 to November 15 Minimum length limit: brook trout 8", brown trout 10", salmon 12", Daily bag limit: 5 trout and salmon in total, only 2 of which may be and rainbow trout 26" brown trout over 15" and only 1 of which may be a rainbow trout SISKIWIT RIVER—Downstream from second bridge from mouth (S35, Minimum length limit: brook trout 8", brown trout 10", salmon 12", T51N, R6W)—Category 5 and rainbow trout 26" Open season: March 28 to November 15 FLAG RIVER—Downstream from East Fork of Flag River—Category 5 Daily bag limit: 5 trout and salmon in total, only 2 of which may be Open season: March 28 to November 15 brown trout over 15" and only 1 of which may be a rainbow trout Daily bag limit: 5 trout and salmon in total, only 2 of which may be Minimum length limit: brook trout 8", brown trout 10", salmon 12", brown trout over 15" and only 1 of which may be a rainbow trout and rainbow trout 26" Minimum length limit: brook trout 8", brown trout 10", salmon 12", WANOKA LAKE—Category 2 and rainbow trout 26" Open season: May 2 at 5: 00 a.m. to March 6, 2016 IRON RIVER—Downstream from the sea lamprey barrier at the former WHITE RIVER—Upstream from Pikes Bridge—Category 2 site of the Orienta Dam—Category 5 Open season: May 2 at 5: 00 a.m. to Sept. 30 Open season: March 28 to November 15 WHITE RIVER—Downstream from Pikes Bridge to White River Dam— Daily bag limit: 5 trout and salmon in total, only 2 of which may be Category 5 brown trout over 15" and only 1 of which may be a rainbow trout Daily bag and Minimum length limit: 3 trout over 9", only 1 brown Minimum length limit: brook trout 8", brown trout 10", salmon 12", trout over 15" and rainbow trout 26" WHITE RIVER (EAST FORK)—Category 2 IRON RIVER—Upstream from the sea lamprey barrier at the former site of the Orienta Dam—Category 3 Open season: May 2 at 5: 00 a.m. to Sept. 30 IRON RIVER (EAST FORK)—Downstream from Sorenson Road—Cat- WHITE RIVER (SOUTH FORK and SPRINGS)—Category 2 egory 3 Open season: May 2 at 5: 00 a.m. to Sept. 30 LITTLE SIOUX RIVER—downstream from falls in NE1/4 of the NE1/4, WHITE RIVER (UNNAMED TRIBUTARIES)—Category 2 S13, T49N, R5W—Category 5 Open season: May 2 at 5: 00 a.m. to Sept. 30 Open season: May 2 at 5: 00 a.m. to September 30 WHITE RIVER (WEST FORK)—Category 2 Daily bag limit: 5 trout and salmon in total, only 2 of which may be Open season: May 2 at 5: 00 a.m. to Sept. 30 brown trout over 15" and only 1 of which may be a rainbow trout WHITTLESEY CREEK AND ALL ITS TRIBUTARIES—Downstream from Minimum length limit: brook trout 8", brown trout 10", salmon 12", Town Hall Road—Category 5 and rainbow trout 26" Open season: May 2 at 5: 00 a.m. to November 15 LITTLE STAR LAKE—Category 2 Daily bag limit: 5 trout and salmon in total, only 2 of which may be Open season: May 2 at 5: 00 a.m. to September 30. brown trout over 15", only 1 of which may be a rainbow trout, and LONG LAKE BRANCH OF WHITE RIVER—Downstream from Taylor all brook trout caught shall be immediately released Lane—Category 5 Minimum length limit: brown trout 10", salmon 12", and rainbow trout 26" 4 BROWN Daily bag limit: 3 Minimum length limit: 8" ALL WATERS NOT LISTED—Category 2—For streams flowing into Green BRADLEY LAKE—Category 3 Bay see regulations under Lake Michigan Streams on page 2. Open season: May 2 at 5: 00 a.m. to March 6, 2016 HALLER CREEK—Category 5 DARK LAKE—Category 3 Daily bag limit: 3 trout Open season: May 2 at 5: 00 a.m. to March 6, 2016 Minimum length limit: None DUNCAN CREEK—Upstream from Bloomer Dam—Category 5 Daily bag limit: 5 trout under 10", or 4 trout under 10" and 1 over 14" BUFFALO DUNCAN CREEK—Downstream of Bloomer Dam—Category 5 Daily bag limit: 3 ALL WATERS NOT LISTED—Category 3 Minimum length limit: 8" CENTER CREEK—Category 4 Open for fishing warmwater fish consistent with warmwater GILMANTON POND—Category 2 seasons LITTLE BEAR—Category 4 ELK CREEK—Category 5 LITTLE BEAR (NORTH BRANCH)—Category 4 Daily bag limit: 3 trout under 10", or 2 under 10" and 1 over 14" MIRROR LAKE—Category 2 HAY CREEK (WOODMOHR TOWNSHIP)—Category 5 Open season: May 2 at 5: 00 a.m. to March 6, 2016 Daily bag limit: 3 NEWTON VALLEY CREEK—Category 4 Minimum length limit: 8" NORWEGIAN VALLEY CREEK—Category 4 HENNEMAN LAKE—Category 3 OWEN VALLEY CREEK—Category 4 Open season: May 2 at 5: 00 a.m. to March 6, 2016 SPRING CREEK—Category 4 UNNAMED CREEK 35-12—Category 5 TAMARACK (MODENA) CREEK—Upstream from CTH J (S23, T23N, Daily bag limit: 3 trout under 10", or 2 under 10" and 1 over 14" R12W)—Category 3 UNNAMED CREEK 5-16—Category 5 TRAVERSE VALLEY CREEK—Category 4 Daily bag limit: 3 UNAMED CREEK 5-9—Category 4 Minimum length limit: 8" WAUMANDEE CREEK (BIG)—Upstream from CTH U (S25, T22N, UNNAMED CREEK 17-11—Category 5 R11W)—Category 4 Daily bag limit: 3 WAUMANDEE CREEK (LITTLE)—Upstream from CTH E at Cream— Minimum length limit: 8" Category 4 UNNAMED CREEK 33-15—Category 5 WEISENBECK VALLEY CREEK—Category 4 Daily bag limit: 3 Minimum length limit: 8" BURNETT ALL WATERS NOT LISTED—Category 2 CLARK CLAM RIVER (NORTH FORK)—Washburn County line downstream to ALL WATERS—Category 2 Clam Lake—Category 5 Daily bag limit: 5 trout in total Minimum length limit: all trout kept shall be less than 12" COLUMBIA CLAM RIVER (SOUTH FORK)—Category 5 Daily bag limit: 5 trout in total ALL WATERS NOT LISTED—Category 3 Minimum length limit: all trout kept shall be less than 12" LODI SPRING CREEK—Lodi sewer plant downstream to first STH 113 bridge—Category 5 CLAM RIVER SPRINGS—Category 5 Gear restriction: only artificial lures may be used Daily bag limit: 5 trout in total Daily bag limit: 1 trout Minimum length limit: all trout kept shall be less than 12" Minimum length limit: 15" INDIAN CREEK—Category 5 ROWLEY CREEK—Category 4 Daily bag limit: 5 trout in total Minimum length limit: all trout kept shall be less than 12" KRANTZ CREEK—Category 5 CRAWFORD Daily bag limit: 5 trout in total Minimum length limit: all trout kept shall be less than 12" ALL WATERS NOT LISTED—Category 3 CREEK—Category 5 BOYDTOWN CREEK (S2, T7N, R4W)—Category 5 Daily bag limit: 5 trout in total Gear restriction: only artificial lures may be used Minimum length limit: all trout kept shall be less than 12" Daily bag limit: all trout caught shall be immediately released SPENCER CREEK—Category 5 BUCK CREEK (S22, T10N, R6W)—Category 5 Daily bag limit: 5 trout in total Gear restriction: only artificial lures may be used Minimum length limit: all trout kept shall be less than 12" Daily bag limit: all trout caught shall be immediately released SPRING BROOK—Category 5 DUCHARME CREEK (S18, T18N, R6W)—Category 5 Daily bag limit: 5 trout in total Gear restriction: only artificial lures may be used Minimum length limit: all trout kept shall be less than 12" Daily bag limit: all trout caught shall be immediately released PICATEE CREEK (S25, T8N, R7W)—Category 5 Gear restriction: only artificial lures may be used CALUMET Daily bag limit: all trout caught shall be immediately released UNNAMED CREEK 1-3 (MILL COULEE - S1, T7N, R7W) —Category 5 ALL WATERS —Category 2 Gear restriction: only artificial lures may be used Daily bag limit: all trout caught shall be immediately released CHIPPEWA UNNAMED CREEK 2-15 (S2, T9N, R6W)—Category 5 Gear restriction: only artificial lures may be used ALL WATERS NOT LISTED—Category 4 Daily bag limit: all trout caught shall be immediately released BIG ELK CREEK—Category 5 UNNAMED CREEK 33-8 (S33, T9N, R6W)—Category 5 5 Gear restriction: only artificial lures may be used Daily bag limit: 5 trout and salmon in total, only 2 of which may be Daily bag limit: all trout caught shall be immediately released brown trout over 15" and only 1 of which may be a rainbow trout Minimum length limit: brook trout 8", brown trout 10", salmon 12", and rainbow trout 26" DANE NEMADJI RIVER—Downstream from Great Northern RR Bridge (S4,T47N,14W)—Category 5 ALL STREAMS NOT LISTED—Category 3 Open season: March 28 to November 15 ALL LAKES AND PONDS—Category 3—All Dane County lakes and ponds Daily bag limit: 5 trout and salmon in total, only 2 of which may be have an open season from January 1 to September 30 brown trout over 15" and only 1 of which may be a rainbow trout BLACK EARTH CREEK—Park Street immediately east of the village of Minimum length limit: brook trout 8", brown trout 10", salmon 12", Black Earth upstream to South Valley Road.—Category 5 and rainbow trout 26" Gear restriction: only artificial lures may be used POPLAR RIVER—Downstream from USH 2—Category 5 Daily bag limit: all trout caught shall be immediately released Open season: March 28 to November 15 MOUNT VERNON CREEK—Posted area between CTH U and STH 92— Daily bag limit: 5 trout and salmon in total, only 2 of which may be Category 5 brown trout over 15" and only 1 of which may be a rainbow trout Gear restriction: only artificial lures may be used Minimum length limit: brook trout 8", brown trout 10", salmon 12", Daily bag limit: all trout caught shall be immediately released and rainbow trout 26" ST. LOUIS RIVER—Downstream from Wisconsin-Minnesota state line—Category 5 DODGE Open season: March 28 to November 15 Daily bag limit: 5 trout and salmon in total, only 2 of which may be ALL WATERS—Category 3 brown trout over 15" and only 1 of which may be a rainbow trout Minimum length limit: brook trout 8", brown trout 10", salmon 12", and rainbow trout 26" DOOR ALL WATERS—Category 2—For streams flowing into Lake Michigan and Green Bay see the regulations under Lake Michigan Streams on p. 2 DUNN . ALL WATERS NOT LISTED—Category 4 BIG ELK CREEK—Category 5 DOUGLAS Daily bag limit: 3 trout ALL WATERS NOT LISTED—Category 2—For streams flowing into Lake Minimum length limit: 8" Superior that are not listed see the regulations under Lake Superior ELK CREEK—Category 5 Streams on page 2. Daily bag and Minimum length limit: 3 trout under 10", or 2 trout under 10" AMNICON RIVER—Downstream from Amnicon Falls—Category 5 and 1 over 14" Open season: March 28 to November 15 KNAPP POND—Category 5 Daily bag limit: 5 trout and salmon in total, only 2 of which may be Daily bag limit: 3 trout brown trout over 15" and only 1 of which may be a rainbow trout Minimum length limit: None Minimum length limit: brook trout 8", brown trout 10", salmon 12",and PINE CREEK (LOWER AND SOUTH FORK LOWER)—Category 2 rainbow trout 26" UNNAMED CREEK 17-11—Category 5 ANDERSON LAKE—Category 2 Daily bag limit: 3 trout Open season: May 2 at 5:00 a.m. to March 6, 2016. Minimum length limit: 8" BRULE RIVER—Downstream from USH 2—Category 5 Fishing hours: fishing prohibited from 1/2 hour after sunset to 1/2 hour before sunrise from March 28 to November 15 EAU CLAIRE Open season: March 28 to November 15 ALL WATERS NOT LISTED—Category 2 Daily bag limit: 5 trout and salmon in total, only 2 of which may be brown trout over 15" and only 1 of which may be a rainbow trout ADAMS CREEK—Category 3 Minimum length limit: brook trout 8", brown trout 10", salmon 12", BEARS GRASS CREEK—Category 4 and rainbow trout 26" BIG CREEK—Category 3 BRULE RIVER—CTH S downstream to CTH B—Category 5 BRIDGE CREEK—Including Rodell Millpond—Category 3 Open season: May 2 at 5: 00 a.m. to September 30 CLEAR CREEK—Category 4 Gear restriction: only artificial lures may be used COON CREEK—Category 4 Daily bag limit: 3 trout and salmon in total, only 2 of which may be DIAMOND VALLEY CREEK—Category 3 brown trout and only 1 of which may be a rainbow trout ELK CREEK—Category 5 Minimum length limit: brook trout 10", brown trout 15", salmon 12", and Daily bag and Minimum length limit: 3 trout under 10", or 2 trout under 10" rainbow trout 26" and 1 over 14" BRULE RIVER—Remainder not covered above—Category 5 FALL CREEK—Including Fall Creek Pond—Category 5 Open season: May 2 at 5: 00 a.m. to September 30 Daily bag limit: 3 Daily bag limit: 5 trout and salmon in total, only 2 of which may be Minimum length limit: 8" brown trout over 15" and only 1 of which may a rainbow trout GRAHAM CREEK—Category 4 Minimum length limit: brook trout 8", brown trout 10", salmon 12", LINDSAY CREEK—Category 3 and rainbow trout 26" LOWES CREEK—Category 3 BLACK RIVER—Downstream from Big Manitou Falls—Category 5 OTTER CREEK—Category 3 Open season: March 28 to November 15 PEESO (HOYTS) CREEK—Category 3 Daily bag limit: 5 trout and salmon in total, only 2 of which may be PINE CREEK (Town of Clear Creek)—Category 3 brown trout over 15" and only 1 of which may be a rainbow trout ROCK CREEK—Category 4 Minimum length limit: brook trout 8", brown trout 10", salmon 12", SWAN CREEK—Category 4 and rainbow trout 26" THOMPSON VALLEY CREEK—Category 3 EAU CLAIRE RIVER—Category 3 MIDDLE RIVER—Downstream from USH 2—Category 5 Open season: March 28 to November 15 6 FLORENCE GRANT ALL WATERS NOT LISTED—Category 2 ALL WATERS NOT LISTED—Category 3 ANNA LAKE—Category 2 BIG GREEN RIVER—STH 133 upstream to CTH T—Category 5 Open season: May 2 at 5: 00 a.m. to March 6, 2016 Gear restriction: only artificial lures may be used BRULE RIVER—Upstream from USH 2—Category 5 Daily bag limit: all trout caught shall be immediately released Open season: April 25 to September 30 BIG GREEN RIVER—Upstream from CTH T—Category 5 Daily bag limit: 5 trout Daily bag limit: 3 trout in total Minimum length limit: brown trout 12", brook trout 8" Minimum length limit: all trout kept shall be between 10" and 13" BRULE RIVER—Downstream from USH 2—Category 5 BIG SPRING BRANCH—Downstream of Pine Tree Road—Category 5 Open season: April 25 to September 30 Daily bag limit: 2 trout Daily bag limit: 5 trout Minimum length limit: 12" Minimum length limit: 7" BIG SPRING BRANCH—Pine Tree Road upstream to county line—Cat- EDITH LAKE—Category 3 egory 5 Open season: May 2 at 5: 00 a.m. to March 6, 2016 Gear restriction: only artificial lures may be used FISHER LAKE—Category 2 Daily bag limit: all trout caught shall be immediately released Open season: May 2 at 5: 00 a.m. to March 6, 2016 BLUE RIVER—Biba Road Upstream to Snow bottom Road—Category 5 KEYES LAKE—Category 5 Daily bag limit: 2 trout Daily bag limit: 3 trout in total, only 2 of which may be brown trout Minimum length limit: 12" and only 1 of which may be lake trout BLUE RIVER—Snow Bottom Road upstream to county line—Category 5 Minimum length limit: brown trout 12”, lake trout 26" Gear restriction: only artificial lures may be used LAMONTAGNE CREEK—Category 4 Daily bag limit: all trout caught shall be immediately released LOST LAKE—Category 3 CASTLE ROCK CREEK—Witek Road upstream to second CTH Q bridge— Open season: May 2 at 5: 00 a.m. to March 6, 2016 Category 5 MONTGOMERY LAKE—Category 2 Daily bag limit: 2 trout in total Open season: May 2 at 5: 00 a.m. to March 6, 2016 Minimum length limit: 12" PATTEN LAKE—Category 2 CASTLE ROCK CREEK AND SPRING—Church Road downstream to Open season: May 2 at 5: 00 a.m. to March 6, 2016 second CTH Q bridge—Category 5 PINE RIVER—Downstream from STH 139—Category 4 Gear restriction: only artificial lures may be used PINE RIVER FLOWAGE—Category 2 Daily bag limit: all trout caught shall be immediately released Open season: May 2 at 5: 00 a.m. to March 6, 2016 CROOKED CREEK—Category 5 SAND LAKE (T39N, R18E, S13)—Category 3 Daily bag limit: 3 trout in total SOUTH RILEY LAKE—Category 3 Minimum length limit: all trout kept shall be between 10" and 13" WISCONSIN CREEK—Category 4 DOC SMITH BRANCH—From Castle Rock Creek upstream to 0.5 mile upstream from Everson Road—Category 5 WOODS CREEK—Category 4 Gear restriction: only artificial lures may be used Daily bag limit: all trout caught shall be immediately released FOND DU LAC GRANT RIVER—CTH A upstream to CTH K—Category 5 Gear restriction: only artificial lures may be used ALL WATERS—Category 3 Daily bag limit: all trout caught shall be immediately released LITTLE GRANT RIVER—Govier Road upstream to Milner Road—Cat- egory 5 FOREST Gear restriction: only artificial lures may be used ALL WATERS NOT LISTED—Category 2 Daily bag limit: all trout caught shall be immediately released BRULE CREEK—Downstream from Fishel Road (USFS ROAD #2193)— LITTLE PLATTE RIVER—Waterfall Road upstream to STH 80— Category 4 Category 5 BRULE RIVER—Category 5 Gear restriction: only artificial lures may be used Open season: April 25 at 5: 00 a.m. to September 30 Daily bag limit: all trout caught shall be immediately released Daily bag limit: 5 trout MILLVILLE CREEK—Category 5 Minimum length limit: brown trout 12: , brook trout 8" Daily bag limit: 2 trout in total ELVOY CREEK—Downstream from Kaine Road (USFS ROAD #2461)— Minimum length limit: 12" Category 4 SIX MILE BRANCH—Downstream from Pine Tree Road—Category 5 ELVOY SPRINGS (S20, T41N, R13E)—Category 4 Daily bag limit: 2 trout in total LITTLE CUB LAKE—Category 5 Minimum length limit: 12" Daily bag limit: 5 trout Minimum length limit: none LUCERNE LAKE—Category 5 GREEN Open season: lake trout—May 2 at 5: 00 a.m. to September 30, other ALL WATERS—Category 3 trout—May 2 at 5: 00 a.m. to March 6, 2016. Daily bag limit—lake trout 1, brown trout 2, Minimum length limit: lake trout 26", brown trout 12" GREEN LAKE PESHTIGO RIVER—Downstream from STH 8—Category 3 ALL WATERS NOT LISTED—Category 2 Open season: May 2 at 5: 00 a.m. to September 30, the following GREEN LAKE AND ITS TRIBUTARIES UPSTREAM TO FIRST DAM— restrictions apply: Category 5 Daily bag limit: 3 trout Open season: lake trout—January 3 to September 30, 2015 (January Minimum length limit: 9" 2 to September 30, 2016). Open season: October 1 through November 15, the following restric- Other trout—May 2 at 5: 00 a.m. to March 6, 2016. tions apply: Daily bag limit: 2 lake trout, 3 other trout Gear restriction: only artificial lures may be used Minimum length limit: lake trout 17", other trout 14" Daily bag limit: all trout caught shall be immediately released 7 ORONTO CREEK AND ITS TRIBUTARIES—Category 5 IOWA Open season: March 28 to November 15 ALL WATERS NOT LISTED—Category 3 Daily bag limit: 5 trout and salmon in total, only 2 of which may be BAKER CREEK—Category 5 brown trout over 15" and only 1 of which may be a rainbow trout Daily bag limit: 2 trout in total Minimum length limit: brook trout 8", brown trout 10", salmon 12", Minimum length limit: 12" and rainbow trout 26" BIG SPRING CREEK—Category 5 PARKER CREEK—Category 5 Gear restriction: only artificial lures may be used Open season: March 28 to November 15 Daily bag limit: all trout caught shall be immediately released Daily bag limit: 5 trout and salmon in total, only 2 of which may be BLUE RIVER—County line upstream to 0.5 mile upstream of Blue River brown trout over 15" and only 1 of which may be a rainbow trout Road—Category 5 Minimum length limit: brook trout 8", brown trout 10", salmon 12", Gear restriction: only artificial lures may be used and rainbow trout 26" Daily bag limit: all trout caught shall be immediately released PLUNKETT (SUGAR) LAKE—Category 2 CAVE HOLLOW CREEK—Category 5 Open season: May 2 at 5: 00 a.m. to March 6, 2016 Daily bag limit: 2 trout in total WEBER LAKE—Category 2 Minimum length limit: 12" Open season: May 2 at 5: 00 a.m. to March 6, 2016 GORDON CREEK—West Moscow Road upstream to Brue Road—Cat- egory 5 JACKSON Gear restriction: None ALL WATERS NOT LISTED—Category 2 Daily bag limit: all trout caught shall be immediately released ALLEN CREEK—Category 4 GORDON CREEK—Lowermost Brue Road upstream to Spring Creek BEAVER CREEK (NORTH FORK)—Category 4 Road—Category 5 BIG SLOUGH CREEK—Category 3 Daily bag limit: 2 trout in total BUFFALO RIVER (NORTH FORK)—Category 4 Minimum length limit: 12" BUFFALO RIVER (SOUTH FORK)—Category 4 MILL CREEK—Mill Road downstream to CTH H—Category 5 CLEAR CREEK (SOUTH BRANCH ROBINSON)—Category 3 Gear restriction: None CURRAN COULEE CREEK—Category 3 Daily bag limit: all trout caught shall be immediately released DOUGLAS CREEK (SHAKE HOLLOW CREEK)—Upstream from Douglas OTTER CREEK—CTH II Upstream to Plank Road—Category 5 Pond—Category 4 Gear restriction: only artificial lures may be used HALLS CREEK (SOUTH FORK)—Category 4 Daily bag limit: all trout caught shall be immediately released HALLS CREEK (STOCKWELL CREEK)—Upstream from GBandW Railroad OTTER CREEK—Upstream from Mt. Hope Road—Category 5 Crossing (S22,T23N,R4W)—Category 4 Daily bag limit: 2 trout in total HALLS CREEK (WEST FORK)—Category 4 Minimum length limit: 12" HOFFMAN POND—Category 2 POMPEY PILLAR CREEK—Downstream from CTH I—Category 5 LAKE LEE—Category 2 Daily bag limit: 2 trout in total LAKE WAZEE—Category 5 Minimum length limit: 12" Open season: May 2 at 5: 00 a.m. to March 6, 2016 POMPEY PILLAR CREEK—Upstream from CTH I—Category 5 Daily bag limit: 2 trout Gear restriction: only artificial lures may be used Minimum length limit: 12" Daily bag limit: all trout caught shall be immediately released LEVIS CREEK—Downstream from West Line of S14, T21N, R3 SMOKEY HOLLOW CREEK—Downstream from CTH P—Category 5 —Category 4 Daily bag limit: 2 trout in total OXBOW PONDS—Category 2 Minimum length limit: 12" PIGEON CREEK (MILLSTON)—Category 3 TROUT CREEK—Downstream of south line of S30, T7N, R5E— PIGEON CREEK (NORTHFIELD)—Category 3 Category 5 ROBINSON CREEK—Upstream from STH 27—Category 3 Gear restriction: None SCHERMERHORN CREEK—Category 3 Daily bag limit: all trout caught shall be immediately released SHAKE HOLLOW (NORTH BRANCH)(CREEK 30-15)—Category 4 SHAMROCK CREEK—Category 3 SQUAW CREEK—Category 3 IRON STONY CREEK—Category 3 ALL WATERS NOT LISTED—Category 2—For streams flowing into Lake TANK CREEK—Category 4 Superior that are not listed see the regulations under Lake Superior TREMPEALEAU RIVER—Davis Road upstream to South Lincoln Road Streams on page 2. —Category 5 BOOMER CREEK—Category 3 Gear restriction: only artificial lures may be used CREEK—Category 3 Daily bag limit: 2 trout in total, only 1 may be a brown trout FOURCHE CREEK—Category 3 Minimum length limit: brown trout 18", brook and rainbow trout 10" GRAVEYARD CREEK AND ITS TRIBUTARIES—Downstream from USH TREMPEALEAU RIVER—Trempealeau County Line upstream to conflu- 2—Category 5 ence of West, North, and South branches—Category 4 Open season: March 28 to November 15 TREMPEALEAU RIVER (NORTH BRANCH)—Upstream from Cain Daily bag limit: 5 trout and salmon in total, only 2 of which may be Road—Category 4 brown trout over 15", only 1 of which may be a rainbow trout TREMPEALEAU RIVER (NORTH BRANCH)—Downstream from Cain Minimum length limit: brook trout 8", brown trout 10", salmon 12", Road—Category 5 and rainbow trout 26" Gear restriction: only artificial lures may be used MONTREAL RIVER—Downstream from Superior Falls—Category 5 Daily bag limit: 2 trout in total, only 1 may be brown trout Open season: all year Minimum length limit: brown trout 18", brook and rainbow trout 10" Daily bag limit: 5 trout and salmon TREMPEALEAU RIVER (SOUTH BRANCH)—Category 4 Minimum length limit: 10" VOSSE COULEE CREEK—Category 4 MONTREAL RIVER—Upstream from Superior Falls along Michigan WASHINGTON COULEE CREEK—Category 4 boundary—Category 2 Open season: April 25 to Sept. 30 Regulations are continued on page 25

8 JEFFERSON EAU CLAIRE RIVER (EAST BRANCH)—Excluding Blue Bell Road down- stream to River Road—Category 3 ALL WATERS—Category 3 EAU CLAIRE RIVER (EAST BRANCH)—Bluebell Road downstream to River Road—Category 5 Gear restriction: only artificial lures may be used JUNEAU Daily bag limit: 2 trout in total ALL WATERS NOT LISTED—Category 2 Minimum length limit: 12" LEMONWEIR RIVER (LITTLE)—Upstream from STH 12 and 16— EAU CLAIRE RIVER (WEST BRANCH)—Category 3 Category 4 ELTON SPRING POND—Category 3 PETENWELL DITCH (WEST)—Category 3 GARSKI FLOWAGE—Category 3 HATTON SPRINGS—Category 3 HOGELEE SPRINGS (No.1 and 2)—Category 3 KENOSHA HOGLOT SPRINGS—Category 3 HUNTING RIVER—Downstream from Fitzgerald Dam Road—Category 5 ALL WATERS NOT LISTED—Category 3—For streams flowing into Lake Gear restriction: only artificial lures may be used Michigan see the regulations under Lake Michigan Streams on p. 2. Daily bag limit: 1 trout in total ALL URBAN WATERS—Category 5 Minimum length limit: brown 18", brook and rainbow trout 12" Daily bag limit: 3 trout JACK LAKE—Category 5 Minimum length limit: none Daily bag limit: 5 Minimum length limit: None KEWAUNEE MAXWELL SPRING—Category 3 MAYKING CREEK AND FLOWAGE—Category 3 ALL WATERS NOT LISTED—Category 2—For streams flowing into Lake MCGEE LAKE—Category 5 Michigan see the regulations under Lake Michigan Streams on p. 2. Gear restriction: only artificial lures may be used KROHNS LAKE—Category 2 Daily bag limit: 2 trout Open season: May 2 at 5: 00 a.m. to March 6, 2016 Minimum length limit: 12 MOOSE LAKE—Category 5 Daily bag limit: 1 brown trout and 3 brook trout LA CROSSE Minimum length limit: brown trout 18", brook trout 8" LA CROSSE RIVER AND ALL WATERS NORTH—Category 2 MOOSE SPRINGS—Category 5 ALL WATERS SOUTH OF LA CROSSE RIVER—Category 3 Daily bag limit: 1 brown trout and 3 brook trout COON CREEK (BOHEMIAN VALLEY CREEK) from CTH P upstream to Minimum length limit: brown trout 18", brook trout 8" Monroe County line—Category 5 NIXON SPRINGS—Category 3 Daily bag limit: 5 OCONTO RIVER (SOUTH BRANCH)—Category 4 Minimum length limit: All trout kept must be 12" or less. PENCE LAKE—Category 5 HILLVIEW POND—Category 2 Daily bag limit: 5 VETS MEMORIAL PARK POND—Category 2 Minimum length limit: None PRAIRIE RIVER—Category 4 SAUL SPRING—Category 3 LAFAYETTE SPRING BROOK—Downstream from CTH X (including Marathon ALL WATERS NOT LISTED—Category 3 County)—Category 5 LOVETT’S CREEK—Category 5 Gear restriction: only artificial lures may be used Gear restriction: only artificial lures may be used Daily bag limit: 2 trout in total Daily bag limit: all trout caught shall be immediately released Minimum length limit: 12" STEINER CREEK—Upstream from CTH F—Category 5 STARKS SPRINGS—Category 3 Gear restriction: only artificial lures may be used SUNSHINE SPRINGS—Category 3 Daily bag limit: all trout caught shall be immediately released THOMPSON LAKE (SPRINGS)—Category 3 WOLF CREEK—Dunbarton Road upstream to Cub Hollow Road—Cat- TOWNLINE LAKE (S6, T33N, R10E)—Category 5 egory 5 Daily bag limit: 5 Gear restriction: only artificial lures may be used Minimum length limit: None Daily bag limit: all trout caught shall be immediately released TROUT SPRING—Category 3 WOLF CREEK—Junction Trout Brook upstream to Dunbarton Road and UNNAMED SPRINGS 2-1(POLAR OR PAGES) (S2, T33N, R11E) upstream from Cub Hollow Road—Category 5 —Category 5 Daily bag limit: 2 trout in total Gear restriction: only artificial lures may be used Minimum length limit: 12" Daily bag limit: 1 trout in total Minimum length limit: brown 18", brook and rainbow trout 12" UNNAMED SPRINGS 2-14 (S2, T33N, R11E)—Category 5 LANGLADE Gear restriction: only artificial lures may be used Daily bag limit: 1 trout in total ALL WATERS NOT LISTED—Category 2 Minimum length limit: brown 18", brook and rainbow trout 12" BIG HAYMEADOW CREEK—Category 3 UNNAMED SPRINGS 3-7 (WEIX) (S3, T33N, R11E)—Category 5 BLUE SPRINGS—Category 5 Gear restriction: only artificial lures may be used Gear restriction: only artificial lures may be used Daily bag limit: 1 trout in total Daily bag limit: 1 trout in total Minimum length limit: brown 18", brook and rainbow trout 12" Minimum length limit: brown trout 18", brook and rainbow trout 12" WILLOW SPRINGS—Category 5 CLUBHOUSE SPRING POND—Category 3 Gear restriction: only artificial lures may be used DEMLOW LAKES (SPRINGS; UPPER and LOWER)—Category 3 Daily bag limit: 1 trout in total DREW CREEK—Category 3 Minimum length limit: brown 18", brook and rainbow trout 12" EAU CLAIRE RIVER (MAIN BRANCH)—Including Marathon County downstream to STH 52—Category 3 9 WOLF RIVER—Soo Line Railroad Bridge downstream to Dierks Irrigation LITTLE WOLF RIVER—Upstream to River Drive—Category 4 Hole—Category 5 PLOVER RIVER—STH 153 upstream to CTH Z—Category 4 Open season: May 2 at 5: 00 a.m. to November 15 PLOVER RIVER—CTH Z upstream to outlet of Totten Springs Gear restriction: only artificial lures may be used —Category 5 Daily bag limit: all trout caught shall be immediately released Gear restriction: only artificial lures may be used WOLF RIVER all other portions—Category 4 Daily bag limit: 3 trout in total Open season: May 2 at 5: 00 a.m. to September 30, the following Minimum length limit: all trout kept shall be between 10" and 13" restrictions apply: SILENT SPRINGS—Category 3 Daily bag limit: 3 trout SPIEGEL SPRINGS—Category 4 Minimum length limit: brown and rainbow trout 12", brook trout SPRING BROOK—Category 5 8" Gear restriction: only artificial lures may be used Open season: From October 1 to November 15, the following restric- Daily bag limit: 2 trout in total tions apply: Minimum length limit: 12" Gear restriction: only artificial lures may be used TOTTEN SPRINGS—Category 4 Daily bag limit: all trout caught must be immediately released WOODUCK SPRINGS—Category 5 Gear restriction: only artificial lures may be used MARINETTE Daily bag limit: 1 trout in total Minimum length limit: brown 18", brook and rainbow trout 12" ALL WATERS NOT LISTED—Category 2—For streams flowing into Green WOODS FLOWAGE—Category 3 Bay see the regulations under Lake Michigan Streams on page 2. BEAVER CREEK (INCLUDING NORTH AND SOUTH BRANCHES) —Category 4 LINCOLN HOLMES CREEK—Category 4 K.C. CREEK—Category 4 ALL WATERS NOT LISTED—Category 2 LEFT FOOT LAKE—Category 5 AMENT LAKE—Category 2 Open season: May 2 at 5: 00 a.m. to March 6, 2016 Open season: Open in even-numbered years. Daily bag limit: 2 trout in total BIG HAYMEADOW CREEK—Category 3 Minimum length limit: 12" BIG RIB RIVER—Category 5 LINDQUIST LAKE—Category 2 Gear restriction: only artificial lures may be used Open season: May 2 at 5: 00 a.m. to March 6, 2016 Daily bag limit: all trout caught shall be immediately released MIDDLE INLET CREEK—Category 4 HENSON LAKE—Category 5 MONTANA LAKE—Category 2 Daily bag limit: 5 Open season: May 2 at 5: 00 a.m. to March 6, 2016 Minimum length limit: None MURPHY LAKE—Category 2 KING SPRING—Category 4 Open season: May 2 at 5: 00 a.m. to March 6, 2016 LARSON LAKE—Category 5 NOQUEBAY LAKE—Category 2 Daily bag limit: 5 Open season: May 2 at 5: 00 a.m. to March 6, 2016 Minimum length limit: None PESHTIGO RIVER—Upstream from CTH C—Category 3 MORAINE LAKE—Category 5 Open season: May 2 at 5: 00 a.m. to September 30, the following Daily bag limit: 5 restrictions apply: Minimum length limit: None Daily bag limit: 3 trout NEW WOOD RIVER—Upstream from Whiskey Bill road (S19, T33N, Minimum length limit: 9" R5E)—Category 3 Open season: From October 1 to November 15, the following restric- NEW WOOD RIVER (CENTER FORK)—Category 3 tions apply: NEW WOOD RIVER (EAST FORK)—Category 3 Gear restriction: only artificial lures may be used PAYS SPRINGS (ALTA) (S12, T33N, R7E)—Category 4 Daily bag limit: all trout caught shall be immediately released PRAIRIE RIVER—Category 4 PESHTIGO RIVER—Between Johnson Falls and Spring Rapids— PRAIRIE RIVER (NORTH BRANCH)—Category 4 Category 5 SPRING LAKE (SPRINGS; S16, T32N, R7E)—Category 4 Gear restriction: only artificial lures may be used TAHOE LAKE—Category 2 Daily bag limit: 2 trout in total Open season: May 2 at 5:00 a.m. to September 30. Minimum length limit: brown trout 18", brook and rainbow trout 12" Closed in even-numbered years. PIKE RIVER—Category 4 PIKE RIVER (NORTH BRANCH)—Mouth upstream to KC Creek—Cat- egory 4 MANITOWOC POTHOLE LAKE—Category 2 ALL WATERS—Category 2—For stream flowing into Lake Michigan see Open season: May 2 at 5: 00 a.m. to March 6, 2016 the regulations under Lake Michigan Streams on page 2. RAT RIVER—Category 2 HORSESHOE LAKE—Category 2 SAND LAKE—Category 2 Open season: May 2 at 5: 00 a.m. to March 6, 2016 Open season: May 2 at 5: 00 a.m. to March 6, 2016 SMITH CREEK—Category 4 SPIKEHORN CREEK—Category 4 MARATHON THUNDER LAKE—Category 3 ALL WATERS NOT LISTED—Category 2 Open season: May 2 at 5: 00 a.m. to March 6, 2016 BEAR SPRINGS—Category 4 THUNDER RIVER (NORTH FORK)—Category 4 CLARK SPRINGS—Category 4 THUNDER RIVER (SOUTH FORK)—Category 4 EMBARRASS RIVER (SOUTH BRANCH)—Downstream from Norrie WAUSAUKEE RIVER—Category 4 Road—Category 4 EAU CLAIRE RIVER (MAIN BRANCH)—Upstream of STH 52—Category 3 MARQUETTE CREEK—Category 3 ALL WATERS NOT LISTED—Category 2 JACOBSON SPRINGS—Category 3 10 CHAFFEE CREEK—CTH B downstream to Mecan River—Category 3 THUNDER RIVER (SOUTH FORK)—Category 4 KLAWITTER CREEK—Category 4 TOWN SPRINGS and CREEK—Category 4 MECAN RIVER—Upstream from 14th Ave—Category 3 TROUT LAKE—Category 3 MECAN RIVER—14th Avenue downstream to Germania marsh bar- WAUPEE CREEK—Category 4 rier—Category 5 WHITE LAKE—Category 5 Gear restriction: only artificial lures may be used Open season: May 2 at 5: 00 a.m. to March 6, 2016 Daily bag and Minimum length limit: 3 trout, only 1 of which is over Daily bag limit: 2 trout in total 15" Minimum length limit: 12" Minimum length limit: all trout 12" WISCOBEE LAKE—Category 2 NEENAH CREEK (UPPER)—Upstream from STH 82—Category 5 Open season: May 2 at 5: 00 a.m. to March 6, 2016 Gear Restrictions: Only artificial lures may be used Daily bag limit: 2 trout in total Minimum length limit: 14" ONEIDA NEENAH CREEK (LOWER)—Downstream from STH 82—Category 3 ALL WATERS NOT LISTED—Category 2 WESTFIELD CREEK—Downstream from Lawrence Lake—Category 3 BIG CARR LAKE—Category 5 WOOD LAKE—Category 2 Daily bag limit: 1 lake trout Open season: May 2 at 5: 00 a.m. to March 6, 2016 Minimum length limit: 30" CLEAR LAKE (S16, T39N, R7E)—Category 5 MENOMINEE Daily bag limit: 1 lake trout Minimum length limit: 30" ALL WATERS—Category 2—Menominee County is an Native American DOROTHY LAKE—Category 5 reservation. Review tribal policies at tribal headquarters. State Open season: May 2 at 5: 00 a.m. to March 6, 2016 laws apply to non-Native Americans fishing on the Menominee Daily bag limit: 5 trout Reservation. Minimum length limit: 12" HAWK LAKE—Category 5 MILWAUKEE Daily bag limit: 5 Minimum length limit: none ALL WATERS NOT LISTED—Category 3—For streams flowing into Lake LITTLE BASS LAKE (S15, T39N, R7E)—Category 5 Michigan see the regulations under Lake Michigan Streams on p. 2. Open season: May 2 at 5: 00 a.m. to November 15 ALL URBAN WATERS—Category 5 Gear restriction: only artificial lures may be used Daily bag limit: 3 trout Daily bag limit: 5 trout Minimum length limit: none Minimum length limit: 12" PERCH LAKE (S2, T36N, R7E)—Category 5 Open season: May 2 at 5: 00 a.m. to March 6, 2016 MONROE Daily bag limit: 5 trout ALL WATERS NOT LISTED—Category 2 Minimum length limit: 12" COON CREEK (BOHEMIAN VALLEY CREEK)—Category 5 Daily bag limit: 5 trout in total Minimum length limit: all trout kept must be 12" or less. OUTAGAMIE CLEAR CREEK—Category 3 ALL WATERS—Category 2 RANCH CREEK—Category 3 RULLANDS COULEE CREEK from CTH P bridge upstream—Category 5 Daily bag limit: 5 trout in total OZAUKEE Minimum length limit: all trout kept shall be less than 12" ALL WATERS NOT LISTED—Category 3—For streams flowing into Lake Michigan see the regulations under Lake Michigan Streams on p. 2. OCONTO ALL URBAN WATERS—Category 5 Daily bag limit: 3 trout ALL WATERS NOT LISTED—Category 2—For streams flowing into Green Minimum length limit: none Bay see the regulations under Lake Michigan Streams on page 2 FORBES SPRINGS—Category 4 GRIGNON LAKE—Category 2 PEPIN Open season: May 2 at 5: 00 a.m. to March 6, 2016 ALL WATERS NOT LISTED—Category 4 JONES SPRINGS—Category 4 MARY LAKE—Category 3 Open season: May 2 at 5: 00 a.m. to March 6, 2016 PIERCE NELLIGAN LAKE—Category 2 Open season: May 2 at 5: 00 a.m. to March 6, 2016 ALL WATERS NOT LISTED—Category 4 OCONTO RIVER (1ST SOUTH BRANCH)—STH 64 downstream to KINNICKINNIC RIVER—Downstream from lower pond in River Falls and mouth—Category 4 Rocky branch—Category 5 OCONTO RIVER (SOUTH BRANCH)—CTH AA downstream to STH Daily bag limit: 5 trout under 10", or 4 trout under 10" and 1 over 14" 32—Category 5 KINNICKINNIC RIVER—Downstream from St. Croix County line includ- Gear restriction: only artificial lures may be used ing both flowages in River Falls downstream to the lower pond Daily bag limit: 1 trout in total dam—Category 2 Minimum length limit: brook trout and rainbow trout 12", brown trout 18" OCONTO RIVER (SOUTH BRANCH)—Upstream from Menominee POLK County—Category 4 ALL WATERS NOT LISTED—Category 2 SULLIVAN SPRINGS—Category 4 APPLE RIVER—Downstream from Black Brook Dam—Category 4 THUNDER RIVER (NORTH FORK)—Category 4 11 CLAREY LAKE—Category 2 ALL URBAN WATERS—Category 5 Open season: May 2 at 5: 00 a.m. to March 6, 2016 Daily bag limit: 3 trout CRESCENT LAKE—Category 2 Minimum length limit: none Open season: May 2 at 5: 00 a.m. to March 6, 2016 ICE HOUSE LAKE—Category 2 Open season: May 2 at 5: 00 a.m. to March 6, 2016 RICHLAND LOWER PINE LAKE—Category 2 ALL WATERS NOT LISTED—Category 3 Open season: May 2 at 5: 00 a.m. to March 6, 2016 ASH CREEK—Upstream from STH 80—Category 5 ORE CREEK—Category 5 Gear restriction: only artificial lures may be used Daily bag limit: 5 trout in total Daily bag limit: all trout caught shall be immediately released Minimum length limit: all trout kept shall be less than 12" BEAR CREEK—Upstream from STH 130 bridge in S14, T9N, R2E— RAINBOW LAKE – Category 2 Category 5 Open season: May 2 at 5:00 a.m. to September 30 Daily bag limit: 2 trout SAND CREEK—Category 5 Minimum length limit: 12" Daily bag limit: 5 trout in total GAULT HOLLOW CREEK—Downstream from CTH H—Category 5 Minimum length limit: all trout kept shall be less than 12" Gear restriction: only artificial lures may be used SPENCER CREEK—Category 5 Daily bag limit: all trout caught shall be immediately released Daily bag limit: 5 trout in total LITTLE WILLOW CREEK—Downstream from Spiral Road—Category 5 Minimum length limit: all trout kept shall be less than 12" Daily bag limit: 2 trout Minimum length limit: 12" 1 MELANCHTON CREEK—Upstream of STH 80 at north line of NE /4, 1 PORTAGE SE /4, S22, T12N, R1E—Category 5 ALL WATERS NOT LISTED—Category 2 Gear restriction: only artificial lures may be used ADAMS LAKE—Category 2 Daily bag limit: 5 trout in total, only 3 may be brook trout Open season: May 2 at 5: 00 a.m. to March 6, 2016 Minimum length limit: 7" brown and rainbow trout, brook trout must FLUME CREEK—Category 3 be between 6"—9" 1 LITTLE WOLF RIVER—Category 4 MELANCHTON CREEK—Downstream of STH 80 at north line of NE /4, 1 RAINY CREEK—Category 3 SE /4, S22, T12N, R1E—Category 5 SPRING LAKE—Category 2 Daily bag limit: 5 trout in total, only 3 may be brook trout Open season: May 2 at 5: 00 a.m. to March 6, 2016 Minimum length limit: 7" brown and rainbow trout, brook trout must be between 6"—9" SUNSET LAKE—Category 2 MILL CREEK—USH 14 upstream to Quarry Hill Road—Category 5 Open season: May 2 at 5: 00 a.m. to March 6, 2016 Gear restriction: only artificial lures may be used THOMAS LAKE—Category 2 Daily bag limit: all trout caught shall be immediately released Open season: May 2 at 5: 00 a.m. to March 6, 2016 PINE RIVER—Uppermost STH 80 bridge downstream to CTH AA— TOMORROW (WAUPACA) RIVER—Durant Rd. downstream to River Category 5 Road in Waupaca County—Category 5 Daily bag limit: 2 trout Gear restriction: only artificial lures may be used Minimum length limit: 12" Daily bag limit: 1 trout in total PINE RIVER (WEST BRANCH)—Old County Farm Drive upstream to Minimum length limit: brown trout 18", brook trout and rainbow trout Spangler Ridge Road—Category 5 12" Gear restriction: only artificial lures may be used TOMORROW (WAUPACA) RIVER (LOWER)—Durant Rd. upstream to Amherst dam—Category 4 Daily bag limit: all trout caught shall be immediately released TOMORROW (WAUPACA) RIVER—Old Railroad Bridge north of Amherst SMITH HOLLOW CREEK—Downstream from Smyth Hollow Road— upstream to Poncho Creek—Category 5 Category 5 Gear restriction: only artificial lures may be used Gear restriction: only artificial lures may be used Daily bag limit: 3 trout in total, only 1 over 20" Daily bag limit: all trout caught shall be immediately released Minimum length limit: 3 trout may be kept between 10" and 13", or WILLOW CREEK—STH 58 bridge 2.75 miles south of Ithaca upstream 2 trout between 10" and 13" and 1 over 20" to Lost Hollow Road, and STH 58 bridge 0.25 mile north of Loyd upstream to county line—Category 5 TOMORROW (WAUPACA) RIVER (UPPER)—Upstream from Poncho Creek—Category 4 Daily bag limit: 2 trout Minimum length limit: 12" WILLOW CREEK—Lost Hollow Road upstream to STH 58 bridge 0.25 PRICE mile north of Loyd—Category 5 Gear restriction: only artificial lures may be used ALL WATERS NOT LISTED—Category 2 Daily bag limit: all trout caught shall be immediately released BUTTERNUT CREEK AND TRIBUTARIES—Category 2 DAVE LAKE—Category 2 Open season: May 2 at 5: 00 a.m. to March 6, 2016 ROCK FOULDS SPRINGS—Category 3 ALL WATERS NOT LISTED—Category 3—All Rock County lakes and HOGSBACK (SPUR LAKE) SPRINGS—Category 3 ponds have an Open season from January 1 to September 30 PATTERSON LAKE—Category 2 EAST BRANCH RACCOON CREEK (PADDOCK CREEK)— Category 5 Open season: May 2 at 5: 00 a.m. to March 6, 2016 Gear restriction: only artificial lures may be used PRICE CREEK—Downstream from Lower Price lake—Category 3 Daily bag limit: all trout caught shall be immediately released TWIN LAKE—Category 2 Open season: May 2 at 5: 00 a.m. to March 6, 2016 RUSK RACINE ALL STREAMS NOT LISTED—Category 2 ALL LAKES AND SPRING PONDS NOT LISTED—Category 3 ALL WATERS NOT LISTED—Category 3—For streams flowing into Lake Michigan see the regulations under Lake Michigan Streams on p. 2.

12 BASS L (WEYERHAUSER)—Category 5 HAUER SPRINGS—Category 5 Open season: May 2 at 5: 00 a.m. to March 6, 2016 Daily bag limit: 1 trout in total Daily bag limit: 1 trout Minimum length limit: 15" Minimum length limit: 15" LITTLE WEIGOR CREEK—Category 3 BIG WEIGOR CREEK—Category 3 MCDERMOTT BROOK—Category 3 CORBETT LAKE—Category 2 NAMEKAGON RIVER—STH 63 upstream to Pacwawong Dam— Open season: May 2 at 5: 00 a.m. to March 6, 2016 Category 5 DEER CREEK—Category 3 Gear restriction: only artificial lures may be used DEVILS CREEK—Category 3 Daily bag limit: 1 trout in total DEVILS CREEK TROUT POND—Category 2 Minimum length limit: 15" Open season: May 2 at 5: 00 a.m. to March 6, 2016 NAMEKAGON RIVER—Hospital Road upstream to Phipps Dam— HAWKINS MILL POND—Category 2 Category 5 Open season: May 2 at 5: 00 a.m. to March 6, 2016 Gear restriction: only artificial lures may be used HEMLOCK CREEK—Category 3 Daily bag limit: all trout caught shall be immediately released LITTLE WEIGOR CREEK—Category 3 NAMEKAGON RIVER—Downstream from Lake Hayward—Category 5 MAIN CREEK (SOUTH FORK)—Category 3 Open season: May 2 at 5: 00 a.m. to September 30 SOFT MAPLE CREEK—Category 3 Daily bag limit: 3 trout THREE LAKES NUMBER ONE—Category 3 Minimum length limit: 9" Open season: May 2 at 5: 00 a.m. to March 6, 2016 Open season: October 1 to May 1, the following restrictions apply: Gear restriction: only artificial lures may be used Daily bag limit: all trout caught shall be immediately released SAUK OSGOOD LAKE—Category 5 Daily bag limit: 1 trout in total ALL WATERS NOT LISTED—Category 3 Minimum length limit: 15" BEAR CREEK—County line upstream to CTH N and upstream from Croal Hollow Road—Category 5 PERCH LAKE—Category 3 Daily bag limit: 2 trout in total Open season: May 2 at 5: 00 a.m. to March 6, 2016 Minimum length limit: 12" PORCUPINE LAKE—Category 5 BEAR CREEK—CTH N upstream to Croal Hollow Road—Category 5 Daily bag limit: 1 trout in total Gear restriction: None Minimum length limit: 15" Daily bag limit: all trout caught shall be immediately released PRICE CREEK—Category 3 BEAVER CREEK—Category 5 ROUND LAKE—Category 5 Gear restriction: only artificial lures may be used Open season: May 2 at 5: 00 a.m. to March 6, 2016 Daily bag limit: all trout caught shall be immediately released Daily bag limit: 1 trout DELL CREEK—Coon Bluff Road upstream to South Avenue— Minimum length limit: 18" Category 5 SILVERTHORNE LAKE—Category 5 Gear restriction: only artificial lures may be used Open season: May 2 at 5: 00 a.m. to March 6, 2016 Daily bag limit: all trout caught shall be immediately released Daily bag limit: 1 trout DEVIL’S LAKE—Category 3 Minimum length limit: 15" Open season: May 2 at 5: 00 a.m. to March 6, 2016 STRESS SPRINGS—Category 5 MANLEY CREEK—Category 5 Gear restriction: only artificial lures may be used Daily bag limit: 5 Daily bag limit: all trout caught shall be immediately released Minimum length limit: All trout kept shall be less than 9" THORNAPPLE RIVER—Category 3 ROWLEY CREEK—Category 4 TOTAGATIC RIVER—Category 3 WILLOW CREEK—Upstream from county line—Category 5 VENISON CREEK—Category 3 Daily bag limit: 2 trout in total Minimum length limit: 12" SHAWANO ALL WATERS NOT LISTED—Category 2 SAWYER BAHR LAKE—See Koth and Bahr Lakes ALL STREAMS NOT LISTED—Category 2 COMET CREEK—Downstream from CTH P—Category 4 ALL LAKES AND SPRING PONDS NOT LISTED—Category 3 EMBARRASS RIVER (MIDDLE BRANCH)—CTH Z downstream to Homme ASHEGON LAKE—Category 3 Pond Dam—Category 4 Open season: May 2 at 5: 00 a.m. to March 6, 2016 EMBARRASS RIVER (SOUTH BRANCH)—Upstream from Tigerton dam—Category 4 BLACK DAN LAKE—Category 5 EMBARRASS SPRINGS—Category 4 Open season: May 2 at 5: 00 a.m. to March 6, 2016 HOMME POND—Category 4 Daily bag limit: 1 trout KOTH AND BAHR LAKES—Category 2 Minimum length limit: 15" Open season: May 2 at 5: 00 a.m. to March 6, 2016 BRUNET RIVER—Category 3 MILL CREEK—Downstream from STH 29—Category 3 CAMP SMITH LAKE—Category 3 RED RIVER—CTH A at village of Red River upstream to Lower Red Lake Open season: May 2 at 5: 00 a.m. to March 6, 2016 dam—Category 3 COUDERAY RIVER—Category 3 RED RIVER (WEST BRANCH)—Downstream from CTH D—Category 4 DEER CREEK (METEOR TOWNSHIP)—Category 3 SHIOC RIVER (WEST BRANCH)—Upstream from Sunrise Road—Cat- EDDY CREEK—Category 3 egory 4 FIDDLER CREEK—Category 5 Gear restriction: only artificial lures may be used Daily bag limit: all trout caught shall be immediately released SHEBOYGAN ALL WATERS NOT LISTED—Category 3—For streams flowing into Lake Michigan see the regulations under Lake Michigan Streams on p. 2. 13 ALL URBAN WATERS—Category 5 CHIMNEY ROCK CREEK—Category 3 Daily bag limit: 3 trout DODGE POND—Category 2 Minimum length limit: none Open season: May 2 at 5: 00 a.m. to March 6, 2016 BEN NUTT CREEK—Category 5 DUTCH CREEK—Category 3 Gear restriction: only artificial lures may be used ELEVA POND—Category 2 Daily bag limit: 1 trout in total Open season: May 2 at 5: 00 a.m. to March 6, 2016 Minimum length limit: 15" ELK CREEK—Category 3 MILL CREEK—Category 5 ELK CREEK (NORTH BRANCH)—Category 3 Gear restriction: only artificial lures may be used ELK CREEK (BENNET)—Category 3 Daily bag limit: 1 trout in total FLY CREEK—Category 3 Minimum length limit: 15" FRENCH CREEK—Category 3 ONION RIVER—Upstream from CTH E—Category 5 HARDIES CREEK—Category 3 Gear restriction: only artificial lures may be used HOLCOMB COULEE CREEK—Category 3 Daily bag limit: 1 trout in total JOHNSON VALLEY CREEK—Category 3 Minimum length limit: 15" KILNESS CREEK—Category 3 KING CREEK—Category 3 LAKE HENRY—Category 2 ST. CROIX Open season: May 2 at 5: 00 a.m. to March 6, 2016 ALL WATERS NOT LISTED—Category 4 LAKE MARINUKA—Category 2 APPLE RIVER—Category 2 Open season: May 2 at 5: 00 a.m. to March 6, 2016 GLEN LAKE—Category 3 LAKE MARTHA—Category 2 Open season: May 2 at 5: 00 a.m. to March 6, 2016 Open season: May 2 at 5: 00 a.m. to March 6, 2016 KINNICKINNIC RIVER—Category 2 LAKES COULEE CREEK—Category 3 PARKER CREEK—Category 2 LINDSAY CREEK—Category 3 PERCH LAKE—Category 3 MEYER VALLEY CREEK—Category 3 Open season: May 2 at 5: 00 a.m. to March 6, 2016 OSSEO ROD AND GUN POND—Category 2 WILLOW RIVER—From Willow Falls in Willow River state park upstream Open season: May 2 at 5: 00 a.m. to March 6, 2016 to the confluence on the north and south forks—Category 2 PIGEON CREEK—Upstream from Pigeon Falls Pond—Category 3 WILLOW RIVER (NORTH FORK)—Category 2 PIGEON FALLS POND—Category 2 Open season: May 2 at 5: 00 a.m. to March 6, 2016 PINE CREEK—Category 3 TAYLOR ROSSMAN CREEK—Category 3 SALZWEDEL COULEE CREEK—Category 3 ALL WATERS NOT LISTED—Category 2 SCHERMERHORN CREEK—Category 3 BIG RIB RIVER—CTH C downstream to STH 64—Category 3 SPORT VALLEY CREEK—Category 3 BIG RIB RIVER—Downstream from STH 64—Category 5 STRUM LAKE—Category 2 Gear restriction: only artificial lures may be used Open season: May 2 at 5: 00 a.m. to March 6, 2016 Daily bag limit: all trout caught shall be immediately released TAMARACK CREEK—Category 3 CAMP 8 FLOWAGE—Category 2 TRAVERSE VALLEY CREEK—Category 4 Open season: May 2 at 5: 00 a.m. to March 6, 2016 TREMPEALEAU RIVER—Category 4 SPRUCE LAKE—Category 2 TROUT CREEK—Category 3 Open season: May 2 at 5: 00 a.m. to March 6, 2016 TROUT RUN CREEK—Category 3 WOOD CREEK—Category 3 VOSSE COULEE CREEK—Category 4 WASHINGTON COULEE CREEK—Category 4 TREMPEALEAU WHITEHALL ROD AND GUN POND—Category 2 Open season: May 2 at 5: 00 a.m. to March 6, 2016 ALL WATERS NOT LISTED—Category 2 ABRAHAM COULEE CREEK—Category 4 ADAMS CREEK—Category 3 VERNON ARCTIC SPRINGS GOLF COURSE POND—Category 2 ALL WATERS NOT LISTED—Category 3 Open season: May 2 at 5: 00 a.m. to March 6, 2016 BISHOP BRANCH—Category 5 BEAR CREEK—Category 4 Daily bag limit: 5 trout in total BEAVER CREEK—Category 4 Minimum length limit: all trout kept must be less than 12" BEAVER CREEK (NORTH FORK)—Category 4 ESOFEA BRANCH—From Rung Hollow Lake upstream to Helgeson BEAVER CREEK (SOUTH FORK)—Category 3 Road—Category 5 ROSSMAN CREEK—Category 3 Gear restriction: only artificial lures may be used BIG CREEK—Category 3 Daily bag limit: all trout caught shall be immediately released BORST VALLEY CREEK—Category 3 KICKAPOO RIVER (WEST FORK)—STH 82 upstream to CTH S and BRUCE VALLEY CREEK—Category 3 Bloomingdale road (S6, T13N, R3W)—Category 5 BUFFALO RIVER—CTH OOO downstream to Tracey Valley Road (S8, Gear restriction: only artificial lures may be used T24N, R7W)—Category 5 Daily bag limit: all trout caught shall be immediately released Gear restriction: only artificial lures may be used MELANCTHON CREEK—Category 5 Daily bag limit: 2 trout, only 1 may be a brown trout Gear restriction: only artificial lures may be used Minimum length limit: brown trout 18", brook and rainbow trout 10" Daily bag limit: 5 trout in total, only 3 may be brook trout BUFFALO RIVER—Osseo to Strum except above—Category 4 Minimum length limit: 7" brown and rainbow trout, brook trout must BUFFALO RIVER (NORTH FORK)—Category 4 be between 6"—9" BUFFALO RIVER (SOUTH FORK)—Category 4 BUGLE LAKE—Category 2 Open season: May 2 at 5: 00 a.m. to March 6, 2016

14 SEAS BRANCH CREEK—Upstream from junction of stream and impound- LITTLE TROUT LAKE—Category 5 ment in S14, T13N, R4W—Category 5 Daily bag limit: 1 trout in total Gear restriction: only artificial lures may be used Minimum length limit: 26" Daily bag limit: all trout caught shall be immediately released LONG LAKE—Category 5 COON CREEK — from CTH P bridge upstream to confluence of Timber Daily bag limit: 1 trout in total Coulee and Bohemian Valley creeks. — Category 5 Minimum length limit: 30" Gear restriction: only artificial lures may be used OTTO MIELKE LAKE—Category 5 Daily bag limit: all trout caught shall be immediately released Daily bag limit: 5 trout in total COON CREEK (BOHEMIAN VALLEY CREEK) — from the confluence of Minimum length limit: none Timber Coulee Creek upstream to CTH P (also county line). PALLETTE LAKE—Category 5—Season closed all year. No fishing for Daily bag limit: 5 trout in total lake trout. Minimum length limit: all trout kept must be 12" or less PAUTO LAKE—Category 5 RULLANDS COULEE CREEK — from the confluence of Timber Coulee Daily bag limit: 5 trout in total Creek to CTH P. Minimum length limit: none Daily bag limit: 5 trout in total SHANNON LAKE—Category 5 Minimum length limit: all trout kept must be 12" or less Daily bag limit: 5 trout TIMBER COULEE CREEK — from the confluence of Coon and Bohemian Minimum length limit: 12" Valley creeks upstream to Olstad Road. — Category 5 SPECTACLE LAKE—All—Category 5 Gear restriction: only artificial lures may be used Open season: May 2 at 5: 00 a.m. to March 6, 2016 Daily bag limit: all trout caught shall be immediately released Daily bag limit: 5 trout TIMBER COULEE CREEK—upstream of Olstad Road—Category 5 Minimum length limit: 12" Daily bag limit: 5 trout in total STORMY LAKE—Category 5 Minimum length limit: all trout kept must be 12" or less Open season: May 2 at 5: 00 a.m. to March 6, 2016 UNNAMED CREEK 16-6 (S16, T13N, R7W)—Category 5 Daily bag limit: 5 trout Gear restriction: only artificial lures may be used Minimum length limit: 12" Daily bag limit: all trout caught shall be immediately released TROUT LAKE—Category 5 UNNAMED CREEK 29-4 (S29, T13N, R7W)—Category 5 Open season for lake trout: May 2 at 5: 00 a.m. to September 30 Gear restriction: only artificial lures may be used Daily bag limit: 1 trout in total Daily bag limit: all trout caught shall be immediately released Minimum length limit: 30" WILDWOOD LAKE—Category 5 VILAS Open season: May 2 at 5: 00 a.m. to November 15 Gear restriction: only artificial lures may be used ALL WATERS NOT LISTED—Category 2 Daily bag limit: 5 trout BLACK OAK LAKE—Category 5 Minimum length limit: 12" Daily bag limit: 1 trout in total Minimum length limit: 30" LAKE—Category 5 WALWORTH Daily bag limit: 5 trout in total ALL WATERS NOT LISTED—Category 3 Minimum length limit: none ALL URBAN WATERS—Category 5 CRYSTAL LAKE (S27, T41N, R7E)—Category 5 Daily bag limit: 3 trout Daily bag limit: 1 trout in total Minimum length limit: none Minimum length limit: 26" BEULAH LAKE—Category 3 DEERSKIN RIVER—Blackjack Creek downstream to Range Line Road— Open season: May 2 at 5: 00 a.m. to March 6, 2016 Category 5 BLUFF CREEK—Category 4 Gear restriction: only artificial lures may be used LAKE GENEVA—Category 5 Daily bag and Minimum length limit: 2 brook trout over 12", and 1 Open season for lake trout: January 3 to September 30, 2015 (Janu- brown trout over 18" ary 2 to September 30, 2016) DOROTHY LAKE—Category 5 Open season for other trout: May 2 at 5: 00 a.m. to March 6, 2016 Daily bag limit: 5 trout in total Daily bag and Minimum length limit: 2 lake trout over 17", and 3 Minimum length limit: none other trout over 9" FALLISON LAKE—Category 5 WHITEWATER CREEK—Upstream of Willis Ray Road—Category 4 Open season: May 2 at 5: 00 a.m. to November 15 Daily bag limit: 5 trout Minimum length limit: 7" WASHBURN FENCE LAKE—Category 5 Open season: May 2 at 5: 00 a.m. to March 6, 2016 ALL LANDLOCKED LAKES AND PONDS WITHOUT OUTLET STREAMS, NOT OTHERWISE LISTED—Category 2 Daily bag limit: 5 trout in total, only 3 of which can be brown trout Open season: May 2 at 5: 00 a.m. to March 6, 2016 Minimum length limit: brook trout 7", brown trout 20" ALL STREAMS, SPRING PONDS, AND LAKES WITH OUTLET STREAMS, FIRE FLY LAKE—Category 5 NOT OTHERWISE LISTED—Category 2 Daily bag limit: 5 trout in total Open season: May 2 at 5: 00 a.m. to September 30 Minimum length limit: none BRILL RIVER—Category 4 LAC DU LUNE LAKE—Category 5 SAWMILL LAKE—Category 5 Open season: May 2 at 5: 00 a.m. to March 6, 2016 Open season: May 2 at 5: 00 a.m. to March 6, 2016 Daily bag limit: 5 trout Daily bag limit: 2 trout in total Minimum length limit: 12" Minimum length limit: 12" LITTLE JOHN JR. LAKE—Category 5 TOZER LAKE—Category 5 Daily bag limit: 5 trout in total Open season: May 2 at 5: 00 a.m. to March 6, 2016 Minimum length limit: none Daily bag limit: 2 trout in total Minimum length limit: 12" 15 WASHINGTON WAUSHARA ALL WATERS NOT LISTED—Category 3 ALL WATERS NOT LISTED—Category 2 ALL URBAN WATERS—Category 5 JOHNS LAKE—Category 2 Daily bag limit: 3 trout Open season: May 2 at 5: 00 a.m. to March 6, 2016 Minimum length limit: none GILBERT LAKE—Category 2 BIG CEDAR LAKE—Category 5 Open season: May 2 at 5: 00 a.m. to March 6, 2016 Open season for lake trout: January 3 to September 30, 2015 (Janu- LONG LAKE (TOWN OF SAXEVILLE)—Category 2 ary 2 to September 30, 2016) Open season: May 2 at 5: 00 a.m. to March 6, 2016 Daily bag limit: 2 lake trout MECAN RIVER AND SPRINGS—Category 3 Minimum length limit: lake trout 17" PEARL LAKE—Category 2 Open season: May 2 at 5: 00 a.m. to March 6, 2016 WAUKESHA PINE LAKE—Category 2 ALL WATERS NOT LISTED—Category 3 Open season: May 2 at 5: 00 a.m. to March 6, 2016 ALL URBAN WATERS—Category 5 PINE RIVER (LOWER)—Downstream from Wild Rose millpond— Daily bag limit: 3 trout Category 3 Minimum length limit: none PINE RIVER (UPPER)—Upstream from Wild Rose millpond— FOWLER LAKE—Category 3 Category 2 Open season: May 2 at 5: 00 a.m. to March 6, 2016 SPRING LAKE—Category 2 LOWER GENESEE LAKE—Category 3 Open season: May 2 at 5: 00 a.m. to March 6, 2016 Open season: May 2 at 5: 00 a.m. to March 6, 2016 WHITE RIVER POND (WEST BRANCH)—Category 2 LOWER NASHOTAH LAKE—Category 3 Open season: May 2 at 5: 00 a.m. to March 6, 2016 Open season: May 2 at 5: 00 a.m. to March 6, 2016 WHITE RIVER (MAIN BRANCH)—Upstream from Lower White River MCKEAWN SPRINGS—Category 5 millpond—Category 5 Open season: January 1 to September 30 Gear restriction: only artificial lures may be used Gear restriction: only artificial lures may be used Daily bag and Minimum length limit: 3 trout per day, only 1 brown Daily bag limit: all trout caught shall be immediately released trout over 15" MUKWONAGO RIVER—Eagle Spring Lake downstream to Lower Phan- Minimum length limit: 12" tom Lake—Category 4 WHITE RIVER—Category 3 PARADISE SPRINGS CREEK—Upstream from CTH N—Category 5 WHITE RIVER (WEST BRANCH)—Category 2 Open season: January 1 to September 30 Open season: May 2 at 5: 00 a.m. to Sept. 30 Gear restriction: only artificial lures may be used WILD ROSE MILL POND—Category 2 Daily bag limit: all trout caught shall be immediately released Open season: May 2 at 5: 00 a.m. to March 6, 2016 SCUPPERNONG SPRINGS—Category 5 WILLOW CREEK—Downstream from Blackhawk Road—Category 3 Open season: January 1 to September 30 Gear restriction: only artificial lures may be used Daily bag limit: all trout caught shall be immediately released WINNEBAGO ALL WATERS—Category 2 WAUPACA ALL WATERS NOT LISTED—Category 2 WOOD BASS LAKE—Category 2 ALL WATERS NOT LISTED—Category 2 Open season: May 2 at 5: 00 a.m. to March 6, 2016 TEN MILE CREEK—Upstream for Rangeline Road—Category 2 CHAIN OF LAKES (ALL LAKES)—Category 4 TEN MILE CREEK—Downstream from Rangeline Road—Category 5 Open season: May 2 at 5: 00 a.m. to March 6, 2016 Gear restriction: only artificial lures may be used COMET CREEK—Category 4 Daily bag limit: 1 trout CRYSTAL RIVER—Category 3 Minimum length limit: 15" FLUME CREEK—Category 3 LITTLE LONG LAKE—Category 2 Open season: May 2 at 5: 00 a.m. to March 6, 2016 LITTLE WOLF RIVER—CTH J upstream to Ness Road—Category 5 Gear restriction: only artificial lures may be used Public or Private? Daily bag limit: 1 trout Minimum length limit: brook trout 14" How Do I Know If I’m Trespassing? LITTLE WOLF RIVER—All except portion described above and south • Navigability determines whether a waterway is public or branch—Category 4 private. Navigable lakes and streams are public waterways. LITTLE WOLF RIVER (SOUTH BRANCH)—Category 3 • A waterway is navigable if it has a bed and banks and it is pos- MIRROR LAKE—Category 2 sible to float a canoe or other small craft at sometime of the Open season: May 2 at 5: 00 a.m. to March 6, 2016 year—even if only during spring . RADLEY CREEK—Category 3 • Because they are public, you may use navigable waters for WALLA WALLA CREEK—Category 3 WAUPACA (TOMORROW) RIVER—River Road upstream to Durant Road fishing, boating, swimming or other recreational activities, in Portage County—Category 5 provided public access is available, or you have permission of Gear restriction: only artificial lures may be used the land owner to cross their property to reach the waterway. Daily bag limit: 1 trout Once on a navigable waterway, AS LONG AS YOU KEEP YOUR Minimum length limit: brook trout and rainbow trout 12", brown trout FEET WET, YOU MAY WALK ALONG THE BED OF THE STREAM, 18" FISH, SWIM, OR BOAT IN ANY NAVIGABLE LAKE OR STREAM. WAUPACA (TOMORROW) RIVER—All except portion listed above— Category 2 16 Identifying Wisconsin’s Trout and Salmon Inland Trout Great Lakes Trout Brook Trout Irregular wormlike markings on back and dorsal fin Pale markings may look simi- lar to small lake trout Reddish spots Square tail Square tail with blue halos

Pinkish fins edged in white

Brown Trout Very silvery in summer. Dark spots on body but not colorful reds or blue Large black, blue or Square tail with red spots on body few spots

10 - 12 anal rays

Rainbow Trout Spots all over tail remain, but rest of body is silver. Square tail with many spots over entire tail in Many small spots on body radiating rows

White mouth and gums 10 - 12 anal rays White mouth identifies rainbow (steelhead) from the salmon.

Great Lakes Salmon and Lake Trout

Chinook Salmon Spots over Coho Salmon Spots on upper entire tail part of tail

Black mouth and Black mouth 15 - 19 anal rays white gums 13 - 15 anal rays and gums

Lake Trout Irregular wormlike markings on Light spots in back and dorsal fin body and tail

Deeply forked tail

Illustrations by Virgil Beck 17