The DNR will hold a Feb. 13 hearing on a proposal to establish a commercial fishery for lake trout on Lake Michigan.

(The Center Square) – Wisconsin’s free winter fishing weekend is set to run on Saturday and Sunday. Anglers can fish without a fishing license or either a trout or salmon stamp over the two days.

GREEN BAY (WLUK) -- It is officially free fishing weekend in Wisconsin. Wet a line without a fishing license, trout stamp, or salmon stamp January 18th and 19th in most waters, thanks to the ...

Only sport fishing has been allowed for lake trout in the Wisconsin waters of Lake Michigan since the 1950s when lake trout populations crashed, mostly due to parasitism by invasive sea lampreys.

Jan. 18 and 19 is the annual Free Fishing Weekend in Wisconsin, with most waters open to fishing without a license, trout or salmon stamp. On Lake Menomin in Menomonie, people are gathering for ...