Fisheries Publications

The following is an alphabetical list of publications available on our Web site.

• Largemouth Bass: fact sheet [PDF 903KB].
• Report on the Black Earth Creek Fish Kill, November 2001 [PDF 161KB].
• Bluegill: Fact Sheet [PDF 448KB]
• Brook Trout: Lake Michigan Game Fish Life History [PDF 187KB].
• Brown Trout: Lake Michigan Game Fish Life History [PDF 201KB].
• Bullheads: fact sheet [PDF 633KB].
• How to Skin Bullheads [PDF 38KB]
• Catfish: Fact Sheet [PDF 377KB]
• Chinook Salmon: Lake Michigan Game Fish Life History [PDF 359KB].
• Coho Salmon: Lake Michigan Game Fish Life History [PDF 215KB].
• Common Parasites of Freshwater Fish - WDNR Publication [PDF 2.2MB]
• Crappie: Fact Sheet [PDF 576KB]
• Environmental Permits for Wisconsin Fish Farms [PUB FH-059, PDF, 63KB], July 2002.
• An Evaluation of Stocking Strategies in Wisconsin with an Analysis of Projected Stocking Needs [PDF 1,281KB] - a report for The Joint Legislative Audit Committee, April 1999.
• An Evaluation of the Early Trout Season in Wisconsin [PDF 138KB] - a report of the consensus of the Early Trout Season Task Force, January 2000.
• Fish Propagation System Action Plan for Meeting Wisconsin's Fish Stocking Needs [PDF 748KB]
• Fisheries, Wildlife and Habitat Management Plan for Wisconsin.
• Great Lakes Trout and Salmon Reports.
• Green Bay's Other Perch [PDF 603KB].
• Ice Fishing: What to know before you go!
• Identification of Lake Michigan Trout and Salmon [PDF 111KB].
• Important Health Information for People Eating Fish From Wisconsin Waters: Fish Consumption Advisories
• Lake Michigan Assessments.
• Lake Michigan Commercial Assessments.
• Lake Michigan Salmonid Stocking Reports.
• Lake Michigan Sport Harvest.
• Lake Michigan Weir Assessments.
• Lake Publications List.
• Lake Trout: Lake Michigan Game Fish Life History [PDF 203KB].
• Muskellunge / Northern Pike Identification [PDF 154KB].
• Muskellunge: Fact Sheet [PDF 266KB]
• Muskellunge Management Update, 2003 [PUB-FH-508-2003, PDF, 510KB], (Rev. March 2003).
• Natural Waterbody Permits for Fish Farms [PUB-FH-060, PDF, 547KB], July 2002.
• Northern Pike: fact sheet [PDF 649KB].
• Production Capacities of the WDNR's Fish Propagation Facilities [PDF 627KB]
• Pumpkinseed: Fact Sheet [PDF 525KB]
• Rainbow Trout: Fact Sheet [PDF 732KB]
• Reversing the Loss: a strategy for protecting and restoring wetlands in Wisconsin.
• A Spotter's Guide for Wetland Visitors [PDF 19KB].
• Steelhead: Lake Michigan Game Fish Life History [PDF 81KB].
• Lake Sturgeon: Fact Sheet [PDF 389KB]
• Sturgeon Management Plan
• Trout Fishing Regulations and Guide
• Walleye: fact sheet [PUB-FH-708, PDF, 923KB], August 1989, 6 pages.
• Wisconsin's Walleye Management Plan [PDF 3.2MB]
• The Water's Edge: helping fish and wildlife on your waterfront property [PDF 745KB].
• Wisconsin Fish and Wildlife Annual Report(s) - Current and previous annual reports on how your license dollars are spent.
• Wisconsin Lakes - Helps answer: What fish are in my lake?
• Wisconsin Muskellunge Waters - list of Wisconsin lakes and rivers classified by musky angling quality and reproductive status.
• Wisconsin Trout Streams
• Wisconsin's Lake Michigan Management Reports.
• Wisconsin's Lake Michigan Reports.
• Yellow Perch: fact sheet [PDF 616KB].

See Also

• Fisheries Management and Administrative Reports
• Further Reading: Articles of interest from Wisconsin Natural Resources Magazine
• Technical Reports - a listing of technical bulletins, research reports and research and management findings.