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Groups concerned about Wisconsin lakes asked the DNR to make it easier for municipalities to apply for ordinances restricting wake-enhanced boating.
The Wisconsin wake surfing proposal is modeled in part on a recent rule approved by the Vermont Agency of Natural Resources. It would require a wake boat to be used only in one lake per summer ...
A coalition of Wisconsin groups has formed to support tougher state rules on wake-enhanced boating. It hopes for action in the 2025-26 session.
These changes are affected by the uses of the lake: boating and fishing. As of May 2019 there was a major change to the boating laws that may affect the type of lake habitat that is seen. The Wisconsin DNR and a poll done with the lake residents made the decision in 2019 making the lake have no wake restrictions for boaters. [4]
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) lowers its level each September and October. [3] This drawdown is carried out in increments of less than 4’’ per day with normal levels of 16’’- 20’’; however, extended drawdowns of up to 84” have been used to reduce invasive plant species in the lake.
Big Lake Butte des Morts (/ ˌ b juː d ə ˈ m ɔːr / [1]) is a shallow freshwater lake located in the U.S. state of Wisconsin, in Winnebago County. It is part of the Winnebago Pool (also known as the Winnebago System) of lakes in east central Wisconsin, along with Lake Winnebago, Lake Poygan, and Lake Winneconne.
There was an average of 18.7 fatal boating incidents annually on Wisconsin waters from 2013-22, ranging from the previous record highs of 25 in 2018 and 2021 to lows of nine in 2015 and 2020 ...
The musky is highly prized, so much so, that in 1955 it was officially named the state fish of Wisconsin. [2] The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources has named Potato Lake as one of the state's class A1 musky waters, [3] which means that the lake may harbor trophy-sized muskellunge. The minimum length requirement for a legally caught ...