New WI trolling rule approved

Beginning in 2015:

Trolling would be legal with at least one line per angler on all inland waters in Wisconsin.
In 55 counties in the state, all inland waters would be open to trolling with up to three lines per angler.
In the remaining 17 counties – on waters not currently open to trolling – trolling would be allowed but would be limited to one line per angler and no more than two lines per boat, which means no more than two anglers trolling at a time. (Door, Florence, Fond du Lac, Iron, Jackson, Lincoln, Marathon, Marquette, Menominee, Milwaukee, Oneida, Ozaukee, Sawyer, Sheboygan, Vilas, Washington and Waushara.)

http://dnr.wi.gov/news/releases/article/?id=3221

3 lines per person seems excessive. But what the heck. All us people do is drain the resources down to barely sustainable. Why stop now.

suzuki wrote:

3 lines per person seems excessive. But what the heck. All us people do is drain the resources down to barely sustainable. Why stop now.

3 lines is not a new regulation.

suzuki wrote:

3 lines per person seems excessive. But what the heck. All us people do is drain the resources down to barely sustainable. Why stop now.

Just because they bite, doesn’t mean you need to put it in a pail….

I get asked all the time… “YOu didn’t keep it? WHy not?”

kroger3 wrote:

<div class=”d4p-bbt-quote-title”>suzuki wrote:</div>
3 lines per person seems excessive. But what the heck. All us people do is drain the resources down to barely sustainable. Why stop now.

3 lines is not a new regulation.

Correct, currently trolling is not permitted as the standard rule in WI. There are tons of exceptions done on either a county or by lake basis. 3 lines is also the standard rule in WI.

So this new reg, opens up trolling where it is not allowed today, with just one line per angler, two per boat.

Where it is legal today to troll, you can still troll with 3 lines.

This new rule is easier to understand since the old rule of no trolling statewide, was overridden in the majority of counties. So now the rule is trolling with up to 3 lines is permitted statewide, except in these 17 counties where it is restricted to one line per angler, 2 per boat.

Phew…….

It took a while, but the WI DNR is listening. Kudos!

This new rule is easier to understand

I’m not so sure about that There’s still water body specific rules in many counties. The Wolf River in Winnebago and Waupaca counties, for instance, was no trolling before where trolling with 3 lines was allowed in the lakes. Under the new rules appears to be open to one line trolling but maybe 3 if the new rules are to applied county wide. The new rules are really clear as to how those previous waters will be treated under the new regs.

FishBlood&RiverMud wrote:

<div class=”d4p-bbt-quote-title”>suzuki wrote:</div>
3 lines per person seems excessive. But what the heck. All us people do is drain the resources down to barely sustainable. Why stop now.

Just because they bite, doesn’t mean you need to put it in a pail….

I get asked all the time… “YOu didn’t keep it? WHy not?”

Yea. For every time you and I throw fish back 1000 guys are meat hauling.