Fishing Regulations for Lake Winnebago - Calumet, Fond Du Lac, Winnebago County
General Waterbody Restrictions
Bag limits are for fish caught in all lakes in the WINNEBAGO CHAIN including CINCOE LAKE, LAKE BUTTE DES MORTS, LAKE POYGAN, LAKE WINNECONNE, PARTRIDGE CROP LAKE, PARTRIDGE LAKE
Catch and release fishing for largemouth and smallmouth bass is open year round unless otherwise noted.
Motor Trolling is allowed with up to 3 hooks, baits, or lures, per angler.
Open all year for all species except muskellunge, northern pike, flathead catfish and lake sturgeon.
Fishing Regulations
NOTE: Regulations listed below may not reflect fish species actually found in the lake. See Lake Winnebago's
WDNR Lake Page for more information on this lake's characteristics.
| Fish |
Season |
Regulation |
| Catfish |
Open All Year |
See specific species regulations in this group |
| Channel catfish |
Open All Year |
No minimum length limit and the daily bag limit is 25 in total, but only 24 if one flathead catfish is included |
| Flathead catfish |
May 4, 2024 to September 30, 2024 |
The minimum length is 30, but flathead catfish from 36" to 42" may not be kept.The daily bag limit is 1. |
| Panfish (bluegill, pumpkinseed, sunfish, crappie and yellow perch) |
Open All Year |
No minimum length limit and the daily bag limit is 25. |
| Largemouth bass and smallmouth bass |
Open All Year |
The minimum length limit is 14" and the daily bag limit is 5. |
| Muskellunge and hybrids |
May 4, 2024 to December 31, 2024 |
The minimum length limit is 50" and the daily bag limit is 1. |
| Northern pike |
May 4, 2024 to March 2, 2025 |
The minimum length limit is 26" and the daily bag limit is 2. |
| Trout |
See specific regulations |
https://dnr.wisconsin.gov/topic/fishing/trout/ |
| Walleye, sauger, and hybrids |
Open All Year |
No minimum length limit and the daily bag is 3, only one of which may be a sauger or hybrid |
| Sauger and hybrids |
Open All Year |
The daily bag limit is 1. |
| Bullheads |
Open All Year |
No minimum length limit and the daily bag limit is unlimited. |
| Cisco and whitefish |
Open All Year |
No minimum length limit and the daily bag limit is 10. |
| Lake sturgeon |
Closed |
No fishing allowed. |
| Paddlefish |
Closed |
No fishing allowed. |
| Rock, yellow, and white bass |
Open All Year |
No minimum length limit and the daily bag limit is unlimited. |
| Rough fish |
Open All Year |
No minimum length limit and the daily bag limit is unlimited. |
| Round goby |
Open All Year |
The daily bag limit is 0. One may be killed and transported to a WDNR Office. |
| Ruffe |
Open All Year |
The daily bag limit is 0. One may be killed and transported to a WDNR Office. |
| Shovelnose sturgeon |
Closed |
No fishing allowed. |
| White perch |
Open All Year |
The daily bag limit is 0. One may be killed and transported to a WDNR Office. |
