Tomahawk Lake

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

• Bag limits are for fish caught in all lakes in the MINOCQUA CHAIN including KAWAGUESAGA LAKE, LITTLE TOMAHAWK LAKE, MID LAKE, MINOCQUA LAKE, MUD LAKE Catch and release fishing for largemouth and smallmouth bass is open year round unless otherwise noted. Motor Trolling is allowed with 1 hook, bait, or lure per angler, and 3 hooks, baits, or lures maximum per boat.

Special Species Regulations

• Hybrid, Striped, Yellow, and White Bass: See Rock, Yellow and White Bass.
• Sauger and hybrids: See Walleye, Sauger, and Hybrids.
• 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
• Rough fish: Open all year: No minimum length limit and the daily bag limit is unlimited
• Shovelnose sturgeon: Closed. No fishing allowed.
• Trout and salmon: See Trout regulations layer.
• White perch: 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 24, 2025 to December 31, 2025: The minimum length limit is 50” and the daily bag limit is 1
• 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: June 21, 2025 to March 1, 2026: No minimum length limit and the daily bag limit is 5
• Largemouth bass: May 3, 2025 to June 20, 2025: No minimum length limit and the daily bag limit is 5
• Smallmouth bass: May 3, 2025 to June 20, 2025: Fish may not be harvested (catch and release only)
• Paddlefish: Closed. No fishing allowed.
• Rock, Yellow, and White Bass: Open all year: No minimum length limit and the daily bag limit is unlimited
• Cisco and whitefish: Open all year: No minimum length limit and the daily bag limit is 10
• Catfish: Open all year: No minimum length limit and the daily bag limit is 10
• Bullheads: 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: A daily bag limit of one walleye that is at least 18 inches in length, but fish between 22 and 28 inches cannot be kept
• Panfish: Open all year: No minimum length limit and the daily bag limit is 25
• Walleye: See Walleye, Sauger, and Hybrids.
• Urban waters gamefish: This waterbody is not considered an urban water, Urban Waters Gamefish regulations do not apply.
• Shortnose gar: See Rough Fish.
• Bluegill: See Panfish.
• Bowfin: See Rough Fish.
• Channel catfish: See Catfish.
• Crappies: See Panfish.
• Flathead catfish: See Catfish.
• Longnose gar: See Rough Fish.