Mystery 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

• Motor Trolling is allowed with 1 hook, bait, or lure per angler, and 3 hooks, baits, or lures maximum per boat. There is a continuous open season on all or most species all year except for cisco and whitefish

Special Species Regulations

• Bowfin: See Rough Fish.
• Largemouth bass: Open all year: There is no minimum length and the bag limit is unlimited
• Smallmouth bass: Open all year: There is no minimum length and the bag limit is unlimited
• White perch: Open all year: There is no minimum length and the bag limit is unlimited, one may be killed and possessed for transport to a WDNR Office
• Channel catfish: See Catfish.
• Crappies: See Panfish.
• Urban waters gamefish: This waterbody is not considered an urban water, Urban Waters Gamefish regulations do not apply.
• Shortnose gar: See Rough Fish.
• 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.
• Flathead catfish: See Catfish.
• Paddlefish: Closed. There is no minimum length and the bag limit is unlimited.
• Rock, Yellow, and White Bass: Open all year: There is no minimum length and the bag limit is unlimited
• Rough fish: Open all year: There is no minimum length and the bag limit is unlimited
• Round goby: Open all year: There is no minimum length and the bag limit is unlimited, one may be killed and possessed for transport to a WDNR Office
• Ruffe: Open all year: There is no minimum length and the bag limit is unlimited, one may be killed and possessed for transport to a WDNR Office
• Shovelnose sturgeon: Closed. There is no minimum length and the bag limit is unlimited.
• Trout and salmon: See Trout regulations layer.
• Bluegill: See Panfish.
• Walleye: See Walleye, Sauger, and Hybrids.
• Panfish: Open all year: There is no minimum length and the bag limit is unlimited
• Walleye, Saugers, and Hybrids: Open all year: No minimum length limit and the daily bag limit is unlimited
• Bullheads: Open all year: There is no minimum length and the bag limit is unlimited
• Catfish: Open all year: There is no minimum length and the bag limit is unlimited
• Cisco and whitefish: Open all year: No minimum length limit and the daily bag limit is unlimited
• Lake sturgeon: Closed. There is no minimum length and the bag limit is unlimited.
• Muskellunge and hybrids: Open all year: There is no minimum length and the bag limit is unlimited
• Northern pike: Open all year: There is no minimum length and the bag limit is unlimited
• Largemouth bass and smallmouth bass: Open all year: There is no minimum length and the bag limit is unlimited