Section 25.105. Exemptions.

  Notwithstanding the provisions of this chapter:

(1)  From June 1 through March 31, treaty fishers using boats less than 18 feet in length may harvest perch and walleye from the waters of Chequamegon Bay within one mile of the mainland shoreline in Ashland county between the easternmost boundary of the Bad River reservation on Chequamegon Point and a line extending due north from the westernmost boundary of the Bad River reservation as authorized by the department. Only one authorized boat may fish in this area at a time.

(2)  From ice out to the Friday before Memorial day, treaty fishers may fish for whitefish and harvest 1,462 incidentally-caught lake trout in those waters defined in s. NR 25.10 (1) (b) 1. The 1,462 lake trout harvested in this area shall be allocated as part of the quota defined in s. NR 25.06 (1) (a) 3. The department may require distinctive tags for this harvest.

(3)  Red Cliff treaty fishers may harvest 5,000 pounds (round weight) of walleye annually within the restricted areas west of Bark Point and east of a point one mile west of Port Wing.

History: Cr. Register, October, 1986, No. 370 , eff. 11-1-86; emerg. cr. (3), eff. 3-10-87; cr. (3), Register, December, 1987, No. 384 , eff. 1-1-88.