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

• Urban waters gamefish: March 8, 2025 to April 25, 2025: No minimum length limit and the daily bag limit is 1, special season for youth and disabled
• Largemouth bass: See Largemouth and Smallmouth Bass.
• Smallmouth bass: See Largemouth and Smallmouth Bass.
• Paddlefish: Closed. No fishing allowed.
• Rock, Yellow, and White Bass: Open all year: No minimum length limit and the daily bag limit is unlimited
• Rough fish: 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
• Ruffe: Open all year: The daily bag limit is 0, one may be killed and possessed for transport to a WDNR Office
• Shovelnose sturgeon: Closed. No fishing allowed.
• Trout and salmon: March 8, 2025 to April 25, 2025: No minimum length limit and the daily bag limit is 3, special season for youth and disabled
• White perch: Open all year: The daily bag limit is 0, one may be killed and possessed for transport to a WDNR Office
• Bluegill: See Panfish.
• Bowfin: See Rough Fish.
• Channel catfish: See Catfish.
• Crappies: See Panfish.
• Flathead catfish: See Catfish.
• Hybrid, Striped, Yellow, and White Bass: See Rock, Yellow and White Bass.
• Longnose gar: See Rough Fish.
• Sauger and hybrids: See Walleye, Sauger, and Hybrids.
• Shortnose gar: See Rough Fish.
• Walleye: See Walleye, Sauger, and Hybrids.
• Panfish: March 8, 2025 to April 25, 2025: No minimum length limit and the daily bag limit is 10, special Season for Youth and Disabled; Panfish Regulations for Urban Waters include Bullheads
• Catfish: Open all year: No minimum length limit and the daily bag limit is 10
• Cisco and whitefish: Open all year: No minimum length limit and the daily bag limit is 10
• Lake sturgeon: Closed. No fishing allowed.