Inch 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

• Only artificial lures may be used

Special Species Regulations

• Bluegill: See Panfish
• Bowfin: See Rough Fish
• Bullheads: Open all year: Fish may not be harvested (catch and release only)
• Catfish: Open all year: Fish may not be harvested (catch and release only)
• Channel catfish: See Catfish
• Cisco and whitefish: Open all year: Fish may not be harvested (catch and release only)
• Crappies: See Panfish
• Flathead catfish: See Catfish
• Hybrid, Striped, Yellow, and White Bass: See Rock, Yellow and White Bass
• Lake sturgeon: Closed. No fishing allowed.
• Largemouth bass and smallmouth bass: June 20, 2026 to March 7, 2027: Fish may not be harvested (catch and release only)
• Largemouth bass: May 2, 2026 to June 19, 2026: Fish may not be harvested (catch and release only)
• Longnose gar: See Rough Fish
• Muskellunge and hybrids: May 2, 2026 to December 31, 2026 on open water: The minimum length limit is 40” and the daily bag limit is 1
• Paddlefish: Closed. No fishing allowed.
• Panfish: Open all year: Fish may not be harvested (catch and release only)
• Rock, Yellow, and White Bass: Open all year: Fish may not be harvested (catch and release only)
• Rough fish: Open all year: Fish may not be harvested (catch and release only)
• 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
• Sauger and hybrids: See Walleye, Sauger, and Hybrids
• Shortnose gar: See Rough Fish
• Shovelnose sturgeon: Closed. No fishing allowed.
• Smallmouth bass: May 2, 2026 to June 19, 2026: Fish may not be harvested (catch and release only)
• Trout and salmon: See Trout regulations layer
• Urban waters gamefish: This waterbody is not considered an urban water, Urban Waters Gamefish regulations do not apply
• Walleye: See Walleye, Sauger, and Hybrids
• Walleye, Saugers, and Hybrids: May 2, 2026 to March 7, 2027: Fish may not be harvested (catch and release only)
• White perch: Open all year: The daily bag limit is 0, one may be killed and possessed for transport to a WDNR Office