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Home » Press Releases » Dept. of Natural Resources: Support walleye research while you fish at Escanaba Lake
MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) reminds anglers that after 20 years of limited harvest, Escanaba Lake in the Northern Highland Fishery Research Area will have an open walleye season this year starting on Saturday, June 8. From 2003 through 2022, walleye harvest on Escanaba Lake was rare due to a trophy harvest regulation, which included a 28-...