Should you catch a DNR-tagged fish, it is very important to report the requested information promptly. The information provided by the angler helps DNR to determine fish population estimates, and harvest and exploitation rates.
This spring, help the DNR manage Green Bay’s world-class walleye fishery by reporting tagged fish. Photo credit: Wisconsin DNR MADISON, Wis. – Together with Walleyes for Tomorrow, the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) today announced the implementation of a walleye reward tag study for Green Bay and its major tributaries.
Introduction And Objectives The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) has closely monitored the Winnebago System lake sturgeon population through annual spawning surveys since 1975. The combination of tagging efforts during the spring spawning run and subsequent recapture of tagged fish during the spearing season are used to estimate the sturgeon population. This consistent ...
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Should you catch a DNR-tagged fish, it is very important to report the requested information promptly. The information provided by the angler helps the DNR to determine fish population estimates, harvest and exploitation rates.
Do not remove the tags when releasing a DNR-tagged fish. Fish with wire antennas (radio transmitters) A fish with a wire antenna properly inserted. DNR Photo When a wire antenna is found extending out from the body of a fish you have caught, it is likely that the DNR has implanted a radio transmitter in it.