APPENDIX A Fish Consumption Advisories 'HISCONSIN FISHING REGUL4TIONS 1977. The Wisconsin Division of Health has advised that fish consumers refrain from eating more than one meal per week of such fish, and that expectant mothers and TABLE OF CONTENTS children be cautioned to limit their intake to one average License Provisions............................................................ 4 size serving of such fish per week. Explanatory Definitions...... ............................................ 5 Possession, Size and T ransportation of Fish ................. 5 Ice Fishing......................................................................... 6 General Fishing Restrictions . ........ ........ .. ...... .. ....... ........ 7 Department of Natural Resources Seasons in Specified Waters............................................ 8 Special Trout Seasons.. .................................................... 11 Field Stations Special Fly Fishing Only Streams.. ................................. 12 NORTHWEST DISTRICT: Motor Trolling .................................................................. 12 Brule .......................................................... 715-736-2811 Minnow Regulations....................................... ................. 13 Hook and Line Season Bag and Size Limits: Hayward .................................................... 715-634-2688 Inland Waters............................................................... 15 Spooner ..................................................... 715-635-2101 Wisconsin-Iowa .................................................... ........ 18 Park Falls .................................................. 715-762-4414 Wisconsin-Minnesota .................................................. 19 NORTH CENTRAL DISTRICT: Wisconsin-Michigan .................................................... 20 Lake Superior............................................................... 21 Antigo ........................................................ 715-623-4145 Lake Michigan.............................................................. 22 Rhinelander .. ............................................ 715-362-7616 This pamphlet is not a complete set of fishing laws but it Wisconsin Rapids ..................................... 715-423-5670 supplies the essential information. Please read it careful­ Woodruff........................................ ........... 715-356-5211 ly. If you have any questions, contact personnel at Department of Natural Resources field stations. WEST CENTRAL DISTRICT: Black River Falls ...................................... 715-284-5301 A separate spearing and netting regulations pamphlet applying to spears, dip nets, seines, set lines, skin Eau Claire.... .............................................. 715-836-5155 diving and turtle and frog regulations Is available on La Crosse ...................... ............................. 608-788-2534 request. Menomonie ............................................... 715-232-2631 CAUTION ON EATING FISH LAKE MICHIGAN DISTRICT: Green Bay.... .............................................. 414-494-9601 Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB's) accumulate in the fat of fish living in waters which have received discharges Marinette .................................................. 715-732-0101 or fallout from the air containing PCB's. Low fat species, Oshkosh ..................................................... 414-424-3050 such as yellow perch and bluegill, do not accu=ulate Wautoma .................................................. 414-787-3336 PCB's to the same extent as the larger fish of the high fat SOUTHERN DISTRICT: species including carp, trout and salmon. Fish from the following waters may exceed standards Dodgeville ...... ........ ...... ... ........ ........ ........ 608-935-3368 for PCB's established by the U.S. Food and Drug Horicon ...................................................... 414-485-4434 Administration:• (1) carp from Green Bay and Lake Madison ..................................................... 608-266-2628 Michigan; (2) trout and salmon over 20 inches from SOUTHEAST DISTRICT: Green Bay and Lake Michigan; (3) carp from the Fox River between Lake Winnebago and Green Bay; (4) Milwaukee ................................................. 414-257-6543 catfish, carp and white bass in the Mississippi River from Prescott to and including Lake Pepin; and (5) carp in the Fox River from Portage north to the Columbia County line. 3 2 WISCONSIN FISHING . REGULATIONS 1978 RELEASING FISH : Wisconsin research on deeply hooked trout and other species shows that if t~e leader is clipped and the hook left undistu_rbed, nearly s1x _t1mes ~ s many of those fis h released surv1ve. Please cons1der t h1s when releasing undersized fish . STATE OF WISCONSIN DEPARTMENTOFNATURALRESOURCES MADISON, WISCONSIN Pub. 4-1020 (77) _:_ D 1 Year $ 4.50 CAUTION ON EATING FISH · D 2 Years $ 8.00 Persons Fishing In Wisconsin Waters Should Be · D 3 Years $ 11 .50 Aware Of The Potential Risk Involved With Frequently Eating Certain Fish Which Have Been Contaminated By A Toxic Industrial Chemical, Polychlorinated Biphenyl. (please print) Polychlorinated biph enyls (PCBs) accumulate in the fat of fish living in waters which have received discharges or fallout containing PCBs. Low fat species, such as yellow perch and bluegill, do not Name ------------- accumulate PCBs to the same extent as the larger fish of the h igh fat species, including carp, trout and salmon. Address------------ Fish from the waters listed below may exceed standards for PCBs established by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. City------------- The Wisconsin Division of Health has advised that fish consumers avoid eating more than one meal or 'h pound per week of the listed fish; and, · State Zip ___ that lactating mothers, expectant mothers, and any females who anticipate bearing children, not eat any of these fish. The Division of Health also recommends that children ages 6 and under not eat these fish. D Check enclosed (to Wisconsin Carp from Green Bay and Lake Michigan. Department of Natura l Resources) g~ Trout and salmon over 20 inches from Green Bay and Lake Michigan. (3) All species from the lower Fox River downstream from Lake Winnebago to : D Bill me later Green Bay, except perch and northern pike in Little Lake Butte Des Morts. (4) Bullheads and catfish in Southern D New subscription Green Bay. (5) Catfish, carp and white bass in the Mississippi River from Prescott to and D Renewal or Extension including Lake Pepin. (6) Carp in the Fox R iver from Portage north to the Columbia County line. Levels of PCB can be reduced prior to cooking . Mail to: Wisconsin Natural Resources the fish by removing the skin and all fatty portions along the back, side and belly. Box 7191 Madison, Wisconsin 53707 22 1225000-3N80010-77 EPF LB-3 WISCONSIN FISHING REGULATIONS 1979 j - \ \ . \ I \ "\ '~I \ '\'\ '\\ \ "' -'\.\II ' fll' \ I~ , ' Trout Habitat lmprovementfrol/id}¥: £~ ·~' 1 •'' 1 Trout Stamp Fund• ,, 1/'-1 ' \ '\. t FISHING ETHICS A good angler realizes that besides the legal regula­ Fish from the waters listed below may exceed standards tions summarized in this pamphlet, there are other un­ for PCBs established by the U.S. Food and Drug written, ethical standards that should be followed. A per­ Administration. son can be a licensed, law-abiding angler, and still be a I. The Wisconsin Division of Health has advised that poor sportsman or sportswoman. consumers not eat any llsh from waters listed below: Ethical a~gle~s have respect for their quarry, before and after takmg 1t, and know that there is much more to (A) Sheboygan River from the Sheboygan Falls fishing than just getting a limit. They respect the rights Dam to the Coast Guard Station in Sheboygan, and property of others. including the Greendale and Weeden's Creek With the increasing anti-harvest attitude of many tributaries. people, and increasing number of anglers, it is extremely (B) Onion River from Gibbsville to the junction Important that you set a good example by following these with the Sheboygan River in Sheboygan Falls. rules: II. The Wisconsin Division of Health has further ad­ vised that fish consumers avoid eating more than * Do ~ot. trespass on private property without permiSSIOn one meal or Y2 pound per week of the fish listed * Pick up the litter of others who thoughtlessly leave it below; and, that lactating mothers, expectant on the stream bank m~thers, and any females who anticipate bearing * Don't toss empty cans or wrappers overboard ch1ldren, not eat any of these fish. The Division of * Brush up on your identification of various species of Health also recommends that children ages 6 and fish in order to abide by the regulations under not eat these fish. * Get a copy of a wild game cook book and be sure that (A) Carp from Green Bay and Lake Michigan. all meat is utilized (B) Trout and salmon over 20 inches from Green * Don't pull up close to other boaters Bay and Lake Michigan. * Do your part to minimize water use conflicts. (C) All species from the lower Fox River down­ * Remember that in calm weather voices carry long dis­ stream from Lake Winnebago to Green Bay, tances over water and may disturb people on shore except perch and northern pike in Little Lake * Become acquainted with the rules of safe boating and Butte Des Morts. always carry proper flotation equipment (D) Bullheads and whitefish in Southern * Report to a conservation warden those who violate regulations, trespass, or destroy property. Green