Shishebogama 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

• 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

• Flathead catfish: See Catfish.
• Crappies: See Panfish.
• Channel catfish: See Catfish.
• Bowfin: See Rough Fish.
• Bluegill: See Panfish.
• Panfish: Open all year: No minimum length limit and the daily bag limit is 25, 25 panfish of any size may be kept, except 5 or fewer can be bluegill and pumpkinseed over 7 inches
• Shortnose gar: See Rough Fish.
• Walleye: See Walleye, Sauger, and Hybrids.
• Urban waters gamefish: This waterbody is not considered an urban water, Urban Waters Gamefish regulations do not apply.
• Cisco and whitefish: Open all year: No minimum length limit and the daily bag limit is 10
• Lake sturgeon: Closed. No fishing allowed.
• Muskellunge and hybrids: May 24, 2025 to December 31, 2025: The minimum length limit is 40” 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, but largemouth bass and smallmouth bass from 14” to 18” may not be kept, and only 1 fish over 18 is allowed. The daily bag limit is 5
• Largemouth bass: May 3, 2025 to June 20, 2025: No minimum length, but largemouth bass from 14” to 18” may not be kept, and only 1 fish over 18 is allowed. 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
• 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
• Trout and salmon: See Trout regulations layer.
• Shovelnose sturgeon: Closed. No fishing allowed.
• White perch: Open all year: The daily bag limit is 0, one may be killed and possessed for transport to a WDNR Office
• 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: The minimum length limit is 18” and the daily bag limit is 3
• Sauger and hybrids: See Walleye, Sauger, and Hybrids.
• Longnose gar: See Rough Fish.
• Hybrid, Striped, Yellow, and White Bass: See Rock, Yellow and White Bass.