Hook and Line Regulations for 2009-2010

The entire Guide to Wisconsin Hook and Line Fishing Regulations 2009-2010 [PDF 1.3MB] includes general inland waters, special county regulations, Lake Michigan, Lake Superior, tributary streams and boundary waters.

The hook and line regulations also contain the regulations for the harvest of crayfish, frogs and turtles, and minnows. Season, length, and bag limits for trout and salmon on Lake Michian and Lake Superior are also contained in the hook and regulations.

The same information is provided below in small pieces from within the hook and line regulations. These Table of Contents links go directly to the specific information listed here.

• Table of Contents [PDF 1.3MB]
• Fishing Licenses, Stamps, and Tags [PDF 1.3MB]
• Fishing Restrictions (things that are illegal) [PDF 1.3MB]
• Largemouth and Smallmouth Bass Management Zones [PDF 1.3MB]
• Ceded Territory (map) [PDF 1.3MB]
• Muskellunge and Northern Pike Management Zones [PDF 1.3MB]
• Total Daily Bag Limits [PDF 1.3MB]
• Information on VHS Disease [PDF 1.3MB]
• Information on Urban Fishing [PDF 1.3MB]
• Special County Regulations [PDF 1.3MB]
• Take The Pledge [and Take Someone New Fishing] [PDF 1.3MB]
• Seasons, Length and Bag Limits [PDF 1.3MB]
• Fishing for Lake Sturgeon in Wisconsin [PDF 1.3MB]
• Wisconsin/Michigan Boundary Waters [PDF 1.3MB]
• Wisconsin/Minnesota Boundary Waters [PDF 1.3MB]
• Wisconsin/Iowa Boundary Waters [PDF 1.3MB]
• Tributaries to Green Bay and Lake Michigan [PDF 1.3MB]
• Lake Michigan Regulations [PDF 1.3MB]
• Lake Superior Regulations [PDF 1.3MB]

For trout and salmon regulations for inland waters, Lake Michigan and Lake Superior tributary streams, see the current Wisconsin Trout Fishing Regulations and Guide.