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Fishing Regulations for Ceylon Lagoon - Walworth County


General Waterbody Restrictions
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.

Fishing Regulations
NOTE: Regulations listed below may not reflect fish species actually found in the lake. See Ceylon Lagoon's WDNR Lake Page for more information on this lake's characteristics.
Fish Season Regulation
Trout and salmon March 9, 2024 to April 26, 2024 No minimum length limit and the daily bag limit is 3, special season for youth and disabled.
Trout and salmon , to , No minimum length limit and the daily bag limit is 3.
Urban waters gamefish (largemouth and smallmouth bass, muskellunge and hybrids, northern pike and walleye, sauger and hybrids) March 9, 2024 to April 26, 2024 No minimum length limit and the daily bag limit is 1, special season for youth and disabled.
Urban waters gamefish (largemouth and smallmouth bass, muskellunge and hybrids, northern pike and walleye, sauger and hybrids) , to , No minimum length limit and the daily bag limit is 1.
Catfish Open All Year No minimum length limit and the daily bag limit is 10.
Panfish (bluegill, pumpkinseed, sunfish, crappie and yellow perch) March 9, 2024 to April 26, 2024 No minimum length limit and the daily bag limit is 10, special season for youth and disabled; panfish regulations for urban waters include bullheads.
Panfish (bluegill, pumpkinseed, sunfish, crappie and yellow perch) , to , No minimum length limit and the daily bag limit is 10, panfish regulations for urban waters include bullheads.
Trout See specific regulations https://dnr.wisconsin.gov/topic/fishing/trout/
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 possessed for transport to a wdnr office.
Ruffe Open All Year The daily bag limit is 0, one may be killed and possessed for transport 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 possessed for transport to a wdnr office.

DISCLAIMER: Information on this site is an interpretive summary of Wisconsin's fishing laws and regulations, and only applies to inland lakes. All other regulations, including those for trout and salmon, rivers, and border waters of the state (the Mississippi River or Great Lakes), can be found at https://dnr.wisconsin.gov/topic/fishing/regulations/index.html . For complete fishing laws and regulations, consult the Wisconsin State Statutes Chapter 29 and the Administrative Code of the Department of Natural Resources. The regulations listed here may not reflect the exact species found in the lake or flowage. Please check to make sure there is public access and water available for fishing. Consult the Menominee Tribal Legislature for fishing regulations within the boundaries of the Menominee Reservation.

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