Neshkoro Mill Pond

Special Fishing Regulations: This lake has special fishing regulations that differ from statewide or border water regulations for those species identified below and take precedence. Regulations listed below are currently in place. Visit the fishing regulations page for links to upcoming regulations for specific lakes.

Special Waterbody Regulations

• Catch and release fishing for largemouth and smallmouth bass is open year round unless otherwise noted. Motor Trolling is allowed with up to 3 hooks, baits, or lures, per angler.

Special Species Regulations

• Rough fish: Open all year: No minimum length limit and the daily bag limit is unlimited
• Walleye, Saugers, and Hybrids: May 3, 2025 to March 1, 2026: The minimum length limit is 15” and the daily bag limit is 3
• Hybrid, Striped, Yellow, and White Bass: See Rock, Yellow and White Bass.
• Panfish: Open all year: No minimum length limit and the daily bag limit is 25
• Rock, Yellow, and White Bass: Open all year: No minimum length limit and the daily bag limit is unlimited
• Bullheads: Open all year: No minimum length limit and the daily bag limit is unlimited
• Round goby: Open all year: The daily bag limit is 0, one may be killed and possessed for transport to a WDNR Office
• Lake sturgeon: Closed. No fishing allowed.
• Muskellunge and hybrids: May 3, 2025 to December 31, 2025: The minimum length limit is 40” and the daily bag limit is 1
• Flathead catfish: May 3, 2025 to September 30, 2025: The minimum length is 30, but flathead catfish from 36” to 42” may not be kept.The daily bag limit is 1
• Crappies: See Panfish.
• Channel catfish: Open all year: No minimum length limit and the daily bag limit is 25, 25 in total, but only 24 if one flathead catfish is included
• Bowfin: See Rough Fish.
• Bluegill: See Panfish.
• White perch: Open all year: The daily bag limit is 0, one may be killed and possessed for transport to a WDNR Office
• Trout and salmon: See Trout regulations layer.
• Shovelnose sturgeon: Closed. No fishing allowed.
• Ruffe: Open all year: The daily bag limit is 0, one may be killed and possessed for transport to a WDNR Office
• Cisco and whitefish: Open all year: No minimum length limit and the daily bag limit is 10
• Walleye: See Walleye, Sauger, and Hybrids.
• Northern pike: May 3, 2025 to March 1, 2026: No minimum length limit and the daily bag limit is 5
• Largemouth bass and smallmouth bass: May 3, 2025 to March 1, 2026: The minimum length limit is 14” and the daily bag limit is 5
• Catfish: Open all year: See specific species regulations in this group
• Urban waters gamefish: This waterbody is not considered an urban water, Urban Waters Gamefish regulations do not apply.
• Longnose gar: See Rough Fish.
• Shortnose gar: See Rough Fish.
• Sauger and hybrids: See Walleye, Sauger, and Hybrids.
• Largemouth bass: See Largemouth and Smallmouth Bass.
• Smallmouth bass: See Largemouth and Smallmouth Bass.
• Paddlefish: Closed. No fishing allowed.