Anglers' Club - Kept Fish Category - Practice selective harvest and consider the replica approach for your trophy!

To be initiated into the Anglers' Club in the KEPT FISH category you must catch a fish that meets or exceeds the minimum weight listed below, correctly complete the application form [PDF 29KB] and comply with the following rules:

Walleye
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The fish must be weighed, whole and unfrozen, to the nearest half ounce on a commercial scale in the presence of two witnesses who must sign the membership application form.
Each entry must be accompanied by a clear, side-view photograph of the fish, preferably the angler and the fish. Photographs will not be returned! If there is doubt about the identification of the fish, the angler should contact the nearest WDNR fisheries biologist for verification.

Qualifying Species and Weights

Species	Weight (in pounds)	Species	Weight (in pounds)
Lake sturgeon	65.0	Lake whitefish	5.0
Lake herring (cisco)	3.0	Coho salmon	12.0
Chinook salmon	30.0	Rainbow/Steelhead (GL)	15.0
Rainbow trout (inland)	5.0	Brown trout (GL)	15.0
Brown trout (inland)	6.0	Brook trout (GL)	5.0
Brook trout (inland)	2.0	Lake trout	18.0
Northern pike	18.0	Muskellunge	30.0
Tiger muskellunge	20.0	Bullhead (all species)	2.0
Channel catfish	18.0	Flathead catfish	30.0
Common carp	25.0	White sucker	5.0
White bass	2.5	Rock bass	1.5
Bluegill	1.5	Sunfish (all others)	1.0
Smallmouth bass	5.0	Largemouth bass	6.0
Crappie (white or black)	2.5	Yellow perch	1.5
Sauger	4.0	Walleye	10.0
Freshwater drum	15.0

For more information, contact:

Karl Scheidegger, Fisheries Biologist
(608) 267-7498

Last Revised: Tuesday February 19 2008