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Open Water Spearing in Northern Wisconsin by Chippewa Indians During by Jennifer Krueger Database Manager Administrative Report - June Great Lakes Indian Fish & Wildlife Commission Biological Services Division P.O. Box Odanah,WI () - www.glifwc.org

ABSTRACT The year two-thousand nine () marked the twenty-fifth consecutive spring that spear fishing was conducted by Chippewa tribes in off-reservation waters of northern Wisconsin. A total of tribal members participated in this traditional fishery. Spearing for walleye occurred on lakes and walleye were harvested from all except lakes. A total of, fish were taken with % of the catch (, fish) being walleye. Numbers of other gamefish harvested were muskellunge, bass, northern pike, and sturgeon. Average lengths were. inches for walleye and. inches for muskellunge. The tribal walleye quota was exceeded by a total of fish on lakes. On the remaining lakes, harvest of walleye and muskellunge was maintained within the established limits by a nightly permit system and complete monitoring of the catch. After spring, gill-netting occurred on one date in October and six walleye were harvested. Except for this one instance, no additional spearing or gill-net effort occurred after spring. i

TABLE OF CONTENTS PAGE LIST OF TABLES... LIST OF FIGURES... iii iv INTRODUCTION... Regulations... Permit System and Monitoring... RESULTS AND DISCUSSION... Fishing Effort... Number of Spearers... Number of Spearer-nights or Permits Used... Number of Boat-hours... Harvest... Walleye Harvest... Mean Length... Sex Composition of Catch... Catch Per Effort (CPE)... Muskellunge Harvest... Bass Harvest... Northern Pike Harvest... ACKNOWLEDGMENTS... LITERATURE CITED... LIST OF APPENDICES... ii

LIST OF TABLES TABLE PAGE Number of spearers on lakes selected by six Wisconsin Chippewa bands during spring spearing from -... Number of spearer-nights on lakes selected by six Wisconsin Chippewa bands during spring spearing from -... Number of spearer boat-hours on lakes selected by six Wisconsin Chippewa bands during spring spearing from -... Number of interviews and average length of spearing trip (in boat-hours) during spring spearing from -... Number of various fish species harvested during spring spearing seasons from -... Number of lakes with tribal walleye quota, spearing effort, and harvest plus percent of overall quota harvested from -... Number and percent of male, female, and unknown walleye that were sexed during spring spearing seasons from -... Range and average catch rates for walleye in lakes speared during spring spearing seasons from -... Number of lakes with tribal muskellunge quota, harvest, and percent of overall quota harvested from -... iii

LIST OF FIGURES FIGURE PAGE Map depicting the ceded territory in northern Wisconsin... Off-reservation Treaty Fishing Permit used during the open-water season... Number of spearers during spring spearing seasons from -... Number of spearer-nights during spring spearing seasons from -... Number of boat-hours of effort during spring spearing seasons from -... Number of walleye and percent of quota harvested during spring spearing seasons from -... Length frequency of walleye speared during and during the twenty-five year period -... Sex composition of the walleye harvest during spring spearing seasons from -... Walleye CPE (number per boat-hour) by lake during the spring spearing season... Number of muskellunge harvested during spring spearing seasons from -... Length frequency of muskellunge speared during and during the twenty-five year period -... Number of bass harvested during spring spearing seasons from -... Length frequency of bass speared during and during the twenty-five year period -... Number of northern pike harvested during spring spearing seasons from -... Length frequency of northern pike speared during and during the twenty-five year period -... iv

INTRODUCTION This report presents data for harvest and effort by Chippewa spearers in ceded territory waters of northern Wisconsin (Figure ) during spring. Since, fall spearing and summer gill-netting have occasionally occurred in off-reservation waters. During, gill-netting did occur on one date in fall. Except for this one instance, no other harvest or effort occurred after spring. REGULATIONS Regulations governing the use of spears and nets for harvesting walleye and muskellunge were adopted by each of the six Wisconsin tribes and became permanent in. A listing of the major differences between permanent regulations and negotiated interim rules that governed tribal harvest in can be found in Kmiecik and Shively (). PERMIT SYSTEM AND MONITORING The permit system has operated in the same manner since. Permits (Figure ) were issued at a tribal office during the day or at the designated boat landing at night. The number of permits that could be issued was determined daily by dividing the remaining tribal quota (TQ) for a lake by the nightly bag limit selected for that lake. Lakes were closed to further spearing of walleye and to all netting once the walleye TQ was reached. However, spearing permits could be issued for harvest of other species. All spearing was monitored by tribal creel clerks under the supervision of Great Lakes Indian Fish and Wildlife Commission (GLIFWC) wardens and biologists. A set of instructions for collecting biological data was provided to creel clerks at a training meeting prior to the spring season. During spearing, teams of creel clerks and wardens were assigned to each lake in some areas and only to lakes where permits had been issued in other areas. These teams arrived at the designated boat landing before dark and completed a catch report form upon return of each boating party. For species other than walleye, all fish were identified, counted, sex determined, and measured. For walleye, all fish were counted. Also, the first walleye plus all those in the last boat were measured and sex determined. In addition, permits were collected and a record was made of each person's tribal ID number, the time spearing started and the time it ended. Harvest and effort for each lake were totaled and reported by a.m. the following day to administrative staff at the GLIFWC office in Odanah. These data were then transmitted to tribal and Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (WDNR) representatives by a.m. and used to update walleye and muskellunge TQ's. During all catch report forms were faxed or emailed in daily. Tribal representatives typically notified GLIFWC before noon of the lakes and bag limits selected for spearing that night. In turn, these data were transmitted to the WDNR.

Figure. Map depicting the ceded territory and tribal lands in northern Wisconsin. Heavy line indicates approximate ceded territory boundary. Tribal Land* Ceded Territory Boundary* County Boundaries Red Cliff Bad River Burnett Douglas Bayfield Ashland Lac Courte Oreilles Iron Lac du Flambeau Vilas Forest St. Croix Washburn Sawyer Price Oneida Florence Sokaogon (Mole Lake) Polk St. Croix Barron Rusk Chippewa Taylor Lincoln Langlade Menominee Oconto Marinette Dunn Eau Claire Clark Marathon Wood Portage Waupaca Shawano *The ceded territory boundaries and the tribal reservation boundaries are representations and may not be the actual legally binding boundaries. Prepared by Jennifer Krueger GLIFWC - August

Figure. Off-Reservation Treaty Fishing Permit used during the open-water season. FRONT BACK

RESULTS AND DISCUSSION Fishing Effort As in previous years, effort in the spring spear fishery was measured in three ways: by the number of spearers, the number of spearer-nights, and the number of boat-hours. Number of spearers. All tribal members spearing under permits issued by each tribe were counted as an individual spearer for that tribe regardless of whether the spearer was an enrolled member of the tribe issuing permits. A total of tribal members participated in the spring spear fishery (Table, Figure, Appendix A). Compared to the total number of spearers increased by persons or %. Table. Number of spearers on lakes selected by six Wisconsin Chippewa bands during spring spearing from -. YEAR BRV LCO LDF MLK RCF STC² TOTAL: PERCENT CHANGE: +% +% -% +% +% -% +% - Abbreviations for the various bands are: BRV = Bad River, LCO = Lac Courtes Oreilles, LDF = Lac du Flambeau, MLK = Mole Lake, RCF = Red Cliff, and STC = St. Croix. ²Includes members from the Mille Lacs tribe from -.

All persons spearing on lakes selected by Lac Courte Oreilles, Lac du Flambeau, and Red Cliff were members of that tribe. The number of members from other tribes that speared on lakes selected by Bad River was, by Sokaogon (Mole Lake) was, and by St. Croix was. Figure. Number of spearers during spring spearing seasons from -.

Number of Spearer-nights or Permits Used. In a previous report (Kmiecik ), special clarification was given to the definition of "spearer-nights". It should be understood that the total number of "spearer-nights" is not simply the total number of nights that all tribal members speared, because some individuals speared under more than one permit on a single night. Additional permits have been issued at night at a boat landing on a "first come, first served" basis and only when enough fish remained in the tribal quota for a lake so that other permits could be issued. Persons receiving a second, third, or fourth permit may have speared on the same lake, a different lake, or both the same and a different lake. With this clarification in mind, this effort statistic will continue to be referred to as spearer-nights, but it can also be viewed as a count of the total number of permits used. Table. Number of spearer-nights on lakes selected by six Wisconsin Chippewa bands during spring spearing from -. YEAR BRV LCO LDF MLK RCF STC ¹ TOTAL:,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, PERCENT CHANGE: - +% +% +% +% % -% +% Includes spearer-nights for Mille Lacs tribe from -.

A total of, spearer-nights were recorded during spring (Table, Figure, Appendix B). About one-third of this effort ( spearer-nights) occurred on lakes selected by Lac du Flambeau and Mole Lake. Spearer-nights on lakes selected by the other five tribes ranged from at Bad River to at Mole Lake. Compared to, effort increased by spearer-nights or %. Figure. Number of spearer-nights during spring spearing seasons from -.

Number of Boat-Hours. An estimated, boat-hours of effort occurred in (Table, Figure, Appendix B). Compared to, the number of boat-hours increased by % ( boat-hours). About one-quarter of the effort ( boat-hours) occurred on lakes selected by Lac du Flambeau. Boathours on lakes selected by the other five tribes ranged from at Bad River to at Mole Lake. Table. Number of spearer boat-hours on lakes selected by six Wisconsin Chippewa bands during spring spearing from -. Year BRV LCO LDF MLK RCF STC ¹ :,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, PERCENT CHANGE: - +% +% -% +% +% +% +% Includes effort for Mille Lacs tribe from -.

Figure. Number of boat-hours of effort during spring spearing seasons from -. For all tribes combined, a total of interviews were conducted and effort (boat-hours) was determined for all (Table, Appendix B). Average length of a trip was. boat-hours. Table. Number of interviews and average length of spearing trip (in boat-hours) during spring spearing from -. AVERAGE LENGTH OF TRIP: YEAR BRV LCO LDF MLK RCF STC TOTAL......................................................................................................... Boat-hours:, interviews with effort: interviews without effort: Includes effort for Mille Lacs tribe in some years.

Harvest Fourteen taxa of fish were harvested during the spring spear fishery (Table ). Of the, fish taken % were walleye. Percentages of the total catch for other game fish species were.% for muskellunge,.% for bass,.% for northern pike, and.% for sturgeon. Other species combined (panfish and rough fish) totaled fish and made up the remaining.% of the harvest. Table. Number of various fish species harvested during spring spearing seasons from -. Species: Walleye,,,,, Muskellunge Bass Species Largemouth Bass Smallmouth Bass Northern Pike Rock Bass Crappie Sunfish (Bluegill, Pumpkinseed) Yellow Perch Sucker Cisco Carp Bowfin Burbot Bullhead Sturgeon TOTAL:,,,,,

Walleye Harvest Tribal quotas (TQ) for walleye were selected for lakes and totaled, walleye (Table ). The percent of the "safe harvest" selected as tribal quotas for lakes in ranged from.% (Escanaba Lake, and Sparkling Lake, Vilas County) to.% (Sissabagama Lake, Sawyer County). Two tribes selected the same lake in instances and agreed on various inter-tribal allocation formulas to keep the TQ within the selected percentage. No lakes were selected by more than two Wisconsin tribes. Tribal spearers harvested a total of, walleye from lakes (Table, Figure, Appendix B). Spearing also occurred in two other lakes (Spirit River Flowage in Lincoln County and Archibald Lake in Oconto County) but no walleye were harvested. The percent of the total walleye quota harvested was %. Table. Number of lakes with a tribal walleye quota, spearing effort, and harvest plus percent of overall quota harvested from -. Year Tribal Walleye Quota Number of Lakes with Quotas Number of Walleye Harvested Number of Lakes with Effort Number of Lakes with Harvest Percent of Quota Harvested,, %,, %,, %,, %,, %,, %,, %,, %,, %,, %,, %,, %,, %,, %,, %

Figure. Number of walleye and percent of quota harvested during spring spearing seasons from -. Mean Length. A total of, walleye (% of the catch) was measured in (Appendix C and D). The mean length was. inches, which is within the average length range from - (range:.-. inches). Size restrictions were identical during each of these twenty-five years; all walleye were to be under inches except that each permit authorized the harvest of one walleye of - inches and one of any size. For the spring spearing seasons combined, % of the walleye harvest has been measured (, of, fish) (Figure ; Appendix D). Average length for this -year sample was. inches. Also,.% of the walleye (, fish) were inches or larger and.% (, fish) were inches or larger. Figure. Length frequency of walleye speared during and during the twenty-five year period from -.

Sex Composition of Catch. The majority of walleye sexed in were male:, of, fish or % (Table, Appendix C). Females (, fish) comprised % of the sexed harvest and those whose sex could not be determined (, fish) made up %. Males made up % of sexable fish. For the past spring spearing seasons combined, a total of, walleye has been sexed (Table, Figure ). Of these, % were male, % were female, and % were of undetermined or unknown sex. Factors which influence the number of males and females speared were described by Kmiecik and Shively (). Some of the factors include bag limit and size restrictions, differences in behavior between the sexes during spawning season, and spearer preference. Table. Number and percent of male, female, and unknown walleye that were sexed during spring spearing seasons from -. M a le F e m a le Unkno wn To tal S e xe d: Year Harvest Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent,, %, %, %, %,, %,.%,.%, %,,.%,.%,.%, %,, %, %, %, %,, %, %, %, %,, %, %, %, %,, %, %, %, %,, %, %, %, %,, %, %, %, %,, %, %, %, %,, %, %, %, %,, %, %, %, %,, %, %, %, %,, %, %, %, %,, %, %, %, % :,, %, %, %, %

Figure. Sex composition of the walleye harvest during spring spearing seasons from -. Catch per effort (CPE). In, a total of, boat-hours of spearing was recorded in which, walleye were caught. Overall catch per effort (total harvest/total boat-hours) was. walleye per boat-hour (Appendix B). Catch rates for the lakes speared in ranged from. to. and averaged. walleye per boat-hour (Appendix B, Table, Figure ). Boat-hour effort was completely recorded for all lakes during spring.

Table. Range and average catch rates in lakes speared during spring spearing seasons from -. Year Number of Lakes Range: CPE Average: CPE. -... -... -... -... -... -... -... -... -... -... -... -... -........ Figure. Walleye CPE (number per boat-hour) by lake during the spring spearing season.

Muskellunge Harvest A total of muskellunge were taken from lakes during spring (Table, Figure, Appendix E). This harvest represented.% of the combined tribal muskellunge quota of, fish selected for lakes. Table. Year Number of lakes with tribal muskellunge quota, harvest, and percent of overall quota harvested from -. Tribal Muskellunge Quota Number of Lakes with Quota Number of Lakes with Harvest Number Harvested Percent of Quota Harvested,.%,.%,.%,.%,.%,.%,.%,.%,.%,.%,.%,.%,.%,.%,.% The number of muskellunge harvested from these lakes ranged from to fish (Appendix E). Ten or more muskellunge were harvested from lakes, - muskellunge were taken from lakes, and - fish were speared in lakes. No muskellunge were speared from the other lakes. Lengths of the measured muskellunge averaged. inches and ranged from. to. inches (Appendix F, Figure ). During the past twenty-five spring seasons combined,, of, speared muskellunge have been measured. Average length for this sample of fish was. inches (range of annual averages:.-. inches). Of the measured catch in, % ( of muskellunge) were inches and smaller, while % ( fish) were inches and larger. For the, muskellunge measured from -, fish or % of the sample were less than or equal to inches; fish or % were inches and larger (Appendix F). The number of muskellunge per spearer averaged. for all tribes combined (Appendix A, Appendix E). In other words, muskellunge were taken for every spearers.

Figure. Number of muskellunge harvested during spring spearing seasons from -. Figure. Length-frequency of muskellunge speared during spring and during the twenty-five year period -.

Bass Harvest A total of bass were harvested from lakes in counties (Appendix G). Species was recorded for all but bass. A total of largemouth bass were taken from lakes in counties and averaged. inches. Ten or more largemouth were speared from lakes, - fish were taken from lake, and or less were taken from lakes. The number harvested per surface acre of water averaged. largemouth bass (range:.-.). A total of smallmouth bass were speared from lakes in counties. Average length was. inches. Five or fewer fish were taken from all but lakes. The number harvested per surface acre averaged. smallmouth bass (range:.-.). Lengths of measured bass ranged from.-. inches and averaged. inches (Figure, Appendix H). Of the, bass speared during the twenty-five spearing seasons combined,, have been measured. Average length for this sample was. inches (range of annual averages:.-. inches). For all tribes combined the number of bass per spearer (CPE) was..

Figure. Number of bass harvested during spring spearing seasons from -. Figure. Length-frequency for bass taken during and during the twenty-five year period -.

Northern Pike Harvest A total of northern pike were harvested from lakes in counties (Appendix G). Five or fewer fish were taken from all but lake. Catch per surface acre of water averaged. (range:.-.). Lengths of measured northern pike ranged from. to. inches and averaged. inches (Appendix I, Figure ). During the twenty-five spring seasons combined a total of northern pike have been speared (Appendix I). Of these, were measured and length averaged. inches. Harvest of pike continues to be incidental and an insignificant component of the fishery. Sturgeon Harvest One sturgeon of unknown sex measuring. inches in length was speared from Yellow Lake (Burnett County) on April. No other sturgeon were harvested during the fishery. Fall Harvest One night of gill-netting occurred on October. A total of walleye, muskellunge, whitefish, bowfin, and lake trout were harvested from Trout Lake in Vilas County. One Lac du Flambeau tribal member set one -foot gill-net with. inch bar mesh (. inch stretch mesh). Trout Lake was also named for gill-netting on October - but no effort occurred.

Figure. Number of northern pike harvested during spring spearing seasons from -. Figure. Length frequency of northern pike speared during and during the twenty-five year period from -.

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS The author extends a "Meegwitch" to the following workers who assisted with monitoring the fishery (either as creel clerk or seasonal warden) or who issued permits and helped to update and compile harvest data each day: Bad River (BRV) George Anderson, Benjamin Basley, Bruce Ford Jr., Clarence Houle III, Lois Kolodziejski, and Lisa Stone. Lac Courte Oreilles (LCO) Randel Alexander, Nelson Barber, Dwayne Belille, Aaron Dishaw, Robert Dishaw, Joseph Grover, Ann Hart, Richard Hollen Jr., Denise Johnson, Donald Kline, Richard Lund, Charro Lynk, Valeria Lynk, Anthony Price Sr., Michelle Taylor, and Russell Thayer. Lac du Flambeau (LDF) Jeannie Balber, Cynthia Carufel, Carla Clements, George Clements, Nicholas Doud, Roxann Ebert, Stanford Haling, Suzanne Haling, Kathleen Johnson, Luke Johnson, Anita Koser, Beverly LaBarge, Tammy Mann, Gerald Mann Sr., Kirk Miller, Samantha Pero, Scott Poupart, Duane Poupart Jr., Duane Poupart Sr., Thomas Poupart Sr., Leila Schuman, Wayne Soulier, Eugene Soulier Jr., Paula St. Germaine, Trinity Stella, Lawrence Thompson, Lois Vetterneck, Jeremy Waterman, George White, and Christine Zortman. Mole Lake (MLK) Rachel DeCorah Toyebo, Jamie Edwards, James Einertson, Craig Johnson, Robert Johnson, Beson Lakehouse, Barron Maki, Christine McGeshick, Joleen McGeshick, Sarah McGeshick, Jeffery McGeshick Jr., Jeffery McGeshick Sr., Frank Olds, Coleen Poler, Ravanyon Poler, Wade Saternus, Kody Smith, Wendy Smith, Noel Vandiver, Carmen Vanzile, Leelyn Vanzile, Robert Vanzile, Kevin Wagnitz, and Gregory Weber. Red Cliff (RCF) Lee Balber, Wayne Basina, Brennan Deragon, John Duffy, Vincent Gordon, Jeffrey Hood, Colleen Hyde, Thomas Jeffords, Michael LaGrew, Victoria Leask, Joshua Penhollow, Jessica Soulier, and Jeffrey Spencer. St. Croix (STC) Corey Bearheart, Stuart Bearheart, Peter Dunkley, Jennifer Frazee, Kevin Hodge, Cheryl Hunter, Carol Johnson, Nicole Johnson, Gaynell Lemieux, Jeri Lunsman, Tony Mattie, Junior Mosay, Patrick Mulroy,Peter Mulroy Jr., Michelle Parsons, Brian Planque, Shawn Reinhardt, Dawn Seagraves, Rocki Thomas, Toby Thomas, and Jeffrey Wylie. The efforts of the following GLIFWC wardens in setting up nightly clerk/warden teams and in kindly agreeing to supervise creel clerks is appreciated: Vern Stone (BRV), Mike Popovich (LCO), Emily Miller (LDF), Roger McGeshick and Jonas Moermond (MLK), Michael Soulier and James Stone (RCF), Matt Bark (STC). The patience and humor of tribal members during the nightly counting and measuring of fish continues to be recognized and appreciated. Thanks also go to Annie Thannum and Kim Campy for their efforts in compiling nightly harvest statistics, in providing these data to tribal and WDNR representatives, and in updating each day the list of lakes selected for harvest, along with the adjusted quota, the bag limits, and the number of permits available for each lake. Finally, I would like to thank Neil Kmiecik and Mark Luehring for editing this report.

LITERATURE CITED Kmiecik, N. and J. D. Shively.. Open Water Spearing and Netting in Northern Wisconsin by Chippewa Indians during. Great Lakes Indian Fish and Wildlife Commission, Administrative Report -. pp. Kmiecik, N.. Spear Fishery of the Lake Superior Tribes of Chippewa Indians, Spring. Great Lakes Indian Fish and Wildlife Commission, Administrative Report -. pp.

LIST OF APPENDICES APPENDIX PAGE A B C D E F G H I Number of tribal members that speared one or more nights on lakes selected by six Wisconsin Chippewa bands during the spring spear fishery... Number of walleye harvested nightly on lakes speared by six Wisconsin Chippewa bands during spring. Also, balance of quota, number of boat-hours and catch per effort (CPE = walleye per boat-hour) per lake... number of walleye measured by per inch group and sexed during spring spearing. Data arranged alphabetically by tribe, county, and lake... Number of walleye per inch group taken during spring spearing seasons from -... Number of muskellunge harvested nightly on lakes speared by six Wisconsin Chippewa bands during spring. Also average length and harvest per acre... Number of muskellunge per inch group taken during spring spearing seasons from -... Number, average length, and harvest per acre of bass (largemouth and smallmouth), and northern pike from various lakes during spring spearing in... Number of bass (largemouth and smallmouth combined) taken during spring spearing seasons from -... Number of northern pike per inch group taken during spring spearing seasons from -...

Appendix A. Number of tribal members that speared one or more nights on lakes selected by six Wisconsin Chippewa bands during the spring spear fishery. Number of Nights BRV LCO LDF MLK RCF STC : Percent of : Cumulative Percent:.%.%.%.%.%.% :.%.%.%.%.%.%.%.%.%.%.%.%.%.%.%.%.%.%.%.%.%.% %.%.%.%.%.%.%.%.%.%.%.%.%.%.%.%.%.%.%.%.%.%.% % includes members of other tribes. includes members of other tribes. includes members of other tribes.

Appendix B. Number of walleye harvested nightly on lakes selected by six Wisconsin Chippewa bands during spring. Also, balance of quota, number of boat-hours, catch per effort (CPE - walleye per boat-hour), number of spearer-nights, number of interviews with effort, and number of interviews without effort. Six Tribal Bands Combined: Tribal April Quota Number of lakes: Number of walleye:,,,,,,,,,,,, Number of spearer-nights: Number of interviews with effort: Number of interviews without effort: Number of boat-hours:................ Catch-per-effort:.................. Six Tribal Bands Combined: Tribal April May Quota Boat- Quota Harvest Balance Hour CPE Number of lakes: Number of walleye:,,,, Number of spearer-nights:, Number of interviews with effort: Number of interviews without effort: Number of boat-hours:........,. Catch-per-effort:...... *. *..

Appendix B. Number of walleye harvested nightly on lakes selected by six Wisconsin Chippewa bands during spring. Also, balance of quota, number of boat-hours, catch per effort (CPE - walleye per boat-hour), number of spearer-nights, number of interviews with effort, and number of interviews without effort. Bad River Walleye Area Safe Quota Tribal April May Boat- County Lake (acres) Harvest Balance Quota Harvest Hour CPE ASHLAND BEAR L * ASHLAND GORDON L * BAYFIELD L OWEN, ** **.. BAYFIELD NAMEKAGON L,,.. BAYFIELD SISKIWIT L * BURNETT CLAM R FL * CHIPPEWA HOLCOMBE FL,, * CHIPPEWA L WISSOTA,,, ** ** **.. CHIPPEWA LONG L,.. DOUGLAS BOND L * DOUGLAS DOWLING L * DOUGLAS L MINNESUING * DOUGLAS WHITEFISH L.. DUNN TAINTER L, * IRON ECHO L * IRON FISHER L * IRON L OF THE FALLS * IRON LONG L * IRON PINE L **.. IRON SPIDER L * IRON TRUDE L.. IRON TURTLE-FLAMBEAU FL,,,.. PRICE DUROY L * PRICE LONG L * PRICE SOLBERG L * RUSK CHAIN L ** ** ** ** * RUSK DAIRYLAND RESERVOIR, * RUSK ISLAND L ** ** **.. CONNORS L.. NELSON L,.. TEAL L,.. TAYLOR RIB L * ANNABELLE L ** * BLACK OAK L **.. CRAB L ** * FOREST L..

Appendix B. Number of walleye harvested nightly on lakes selected by six Wisconsin Chippewa bands during spring. Also, balance of quota, number of boat-hours, catch per effort (CPE - walleye per boat-hour), number of spearer-nights, number of interviews with effort, and number of interviews without effort. Bad River Walleye Area Safe Quota Tribal April May Boat- County Lake (acres) Harvest Balance Quota Harvest Hour CPE HARRIS L **.. HIGH L **.. LOST CANOE L * MAMIE L ** ** * N TURTLE L * PRESQUE ISLE L CHAIN, ** **.. S TURTLE L * TENDERFOOT L ** * Number of lakes: Number of walleye:,,,, Number of spearer-nights: Number of interviews with effort: Number of interviews without effort: Number of boat-hours:............................. Catch-per-effort:.... *..... *...... *.... * * *. *.. * Lakes not speared during spring. ** Lakes open for spearing but no effort.

Appendix B. Number of walleye harvested nightly on lakes selected by six Wisconsin Chippewa bands during spring. Also, balance of quota, number of boat-hours, catch per effort (CPE - walleye per boat-hour), number of spearer-nights, number of interviews with effort, and number of interviews without effort. Lac Courte Oreilles Walleye Area Safe Quota Tribal April Boat- County Lake (acres) Harvest Balance Quota Harvest Hour CPE CHIPPEWA HOLCOMBE FL,, * RUSK POTATO L ** * RUSK PULASKI L ** * RUSK SAND L.. BARBER L * DURPHEE L.. GRINDSTONE L,.. L CHETAC,.. L CHIPPEWA,,,.. LAC COURTE OREILLES,, - ** **.. LITTLE ROUND L ** * LOST LAND L, **.. ROUND L,, **.. SAND L.. SISSABAGAMA L.. SPIDER L, **.. TIGERCAT FL **.. WHITEFISH L.. WINDFALL L ** ** * WINDIGO L.. WASHBURN BIRCH L **.. WASHBURN LONG L,.. WASHBURN STONE L ** ** ** **.. Number of lakes: Number of walleye:,,, Number of spearer-nights: (# of permits) Number of interviews with effort: Number of interviews without effort: Number of boat-hours:................ Catch-per-effort:................ * Lakes not speared during spring. ** Lakes open for spearing but no effort. *** Lakes opened for muskellunge harvest only.

Appendix B. Number of walleye harvested nightly on lakes selected by six Wisconsin Chippewa bands during spring. Also, balance of quota, number of boat-hours, catch per effort (CPE - walleye per boat-hour), number of spearer-nights, number of interviews with effort, and number of interviews without effort. Lac du Flambeau Walleye Area Safe Quota Tribal April May Boat- Spear County Lake (acres) Harvest Balance Quota Harvest Hour CPE IRON GILE FL,, * IRON TURTLE-FLAMBEAU FL,,, ** ** *** ***.. LINCOLN L MOHAWKSIN, ** ** ** ** ** **.. LINCOLN RICE R FL CHAIN,,.. BEARSKIN L.. BIG CARR L * BLUE L * BOOM L * BOOTH L.. BUCKSKIN L **.. CARROL L **.. CHAIN L **.. CLEAR L *** *** *** ***.. DAM L.. GILMORE L ** * HASBROOK L.. KAWAGUESAGA L.. L THOMPSON.. MANSON L.. MEDICINE L.. MINOCQUA L, ** ** ** **.. MUSKELLUNGE L.. N NOKOMIS L.. PICKEREL L.. RAINBOW FL, ** ** **.. SAND L.. SQUIRREL L, *** ***.. TOMAHAWK L CHAIN, ** ** ** ** **.. TWO SISTERS L ***.. WILLOW FL,,, ** ** ** ** ** ** ** **.. PRICE BUTTERNUT L,.. PRICE PIKE L **.. PRICE ROUND L ** **.. PRICE TURNER L ** **.. PRICE WILSON L **.. ALDER L ** ** ** ** ** * ANVIL L **.. BALLARD L.. BIG ARBOR VITAE L, ** ***.. BIG CROOKED L * BIG L (BOULDER JCT).. BIG MUSKELLUNGE L **.. BIG PORTAGE L.. BIG ST GERMAIN L, *** ***.. BIRCH L.. BOULDER L..

Appendix B. Number of walleye harvested nightly on lakes selected by six Wisconsin Chippewa bands during spring. Also, balance of quota, number of boat-hours, catch per effort (CPE - walleye per boat-hour), number of spearer-nights, number of interviews with effort, and number of interviews without effort. Lac du Flambeau Walleye Area Safe Quota Tribal April May Boat- Spear County Lake (acres) Harvest Balance Quota Harvest Hour CPE CLEAR L -.. EAGLE L **.. ESCANABA L * FISHTRAP L * HORSEHEAD L.. ISLAND L,.. JAG L * L LAURA.. LITTLE ARBOR VITAE L ** **.. LITTLE JOHN L.. LITTLE ST GERMAIN L ** **.. LITTLE STAR L ** ** ** ** ** * LITTLE TROUT L * LOWER BUCKATABON L.. LYNX L ** ** **.. MANITOWISH L ** ** **.. OXBOW L.. PALMER L ** * PAPOOSE L *** ***.. PLUM L,.. RAZORBACK L.. REST L.. SCATTERING RICE L ** **.. SHERMAN L ** ** **.. SNIPE L.. SPARKLING L * SPIDER L ** ** ** ** ** * SQUAW L ** **.. STAR L, *** *** ***.. UPPER BUCKATABON L.. WHITE SAND L.. WILD RICE L ** * WILDCAT L ** **.. Number of lakes: Number of walleye:,,,,,, Number of spearer-nights: Number of interviews with effort: Number of interviews without effort: Number of boat-hours:..................... Catch-per-effort:................... *. * Lakes not speared during spring. ** Lakes open for spearing but no effort. *** Lakes opened for muskellunge harvest only.

Appendix B. Number of walleye harvested nightly on lakes selected by six Wisconsin Chippewa bands during spring. Also, balance of quota, number of boat-hours, catch per effort (CPE - walleye per boat-hour), number of spearer-nights, number of interviews with effort, and number of interviews without effort. Sokaogon (Mole Lake) Walleye Area Safe Quota Tribal April May Boat- County Lake (acres) Harvest Balance Quota Harvest Hour CPE FLORENCE EMILY L * FLORENCE FAY L * FLORENCE FISHER L * FLORENCE HALSEY L * FLORENCE KEYES L ** ** ** ** ** * FLORENCE PATTEN L ** ** ** **.. FLORENCE PINE R FL * FLORENCE SEA LION L * FOREST ARBUTUS L ** * FOREST BIRCH L * FOREST BUTTERNUT L, ** **.. FOREST CRANE L **.. FOREST FRANKLIN L ** ** **.. FOREST GROUND HEMLOCK L * FOREST HOWELL L * FOREST JUNGLE L.. FOREST KING L * FOREST L LUCERNE, ** **.. FOREST L METONGA, * FOREST LILY L ** **.. FOREST LITTLE LONG L * FOREST MOLE L ** * FOREST PINE L, ** ** **.. FOREST RANGE LINE L * FOREST ROBERTS L.. FOREST SILVER L * FOREST STEVENS L ** **.. FOREST TRUMP L * LANGLADE BIG TWIN L * LANGLADE DUCK L * LANGLADE ENTERPRISE L.. LANGLADE GOTO L * LANGLADE JESSIE L * LANGLADE LAWRENCE L * LANGLADE MOCCASIN L * LANGLADE MUELLER L * LANGLADE OTTER L.. LANGLADE PICKEREL L, * LANGLADE ROLLING STONE L ** ** * LANGLADE ROSE L.. LANGLADE L.. LANGLADE SUMMIT L * LANGLADE UPPER POST L **.. LANGLADE WHITE L * LINCOLN ALEXANDER L *

Appendix B. Number of walleye harvested nightly on lakes selected by six Wisconsin Chippewa bands during spring. Also, balance of quota, number of boat-hours, catch per effort (CPE - walleye per boat-hour), number of spearer-nights, number of interviews with effort, and number of interviews without effort. Sokaogon (Mole Lake) Walleye Area Safe Quota Tribal April May Boat- County Lake (acres) Harvest Balance Quota Harvest Hour CPE LINCOLN DEER L * LINCOLN JERSEY CITY FL * LINCOLN L ALICE, **.. LINCOLN SPIRIT R FL, **.. MARATHON BIG EAU PLEINE RESERVOIR,,,, * MARINETTE BIG NEWTON L * MARINETTE CALDRON FALLS RESERVOIR, * MARINETTE HIGH FALLS RESERVOIR, * MARINETTE HILBERT L * MARINETTE JOHNSON FALLS FL * MARINETTE LITTLE NEWTON L * MARINETTE ONEONTA L * MARINETTE SANDSTONE FL * OCONTO ARCHIBALD L.. OCONTO BASS L ** ** ** * OCONTO BEAR L * OCONTO BOOT L.. OCONTO BOULDER L * OCONTO BOUNDARY L * OCONTO CROOKED L * OCONTO HORN L * OCONTO JOHN L * OCONTO MAIDEN L ** * OCONTO MUNGER L * OCONTO PAYA L * OCONTO TOWNSEND FL * OCONTO WAUBEE L * OCONTO WHEELER L.. ALDRIDGE L * ALVA L * BAKER L * BASS L * BEAR L * BIG FORK L.. BIG L **.. BIG STONE L ** ** **.. BIRCH L * BIRD L * BOLGER L * BROWN L * BUFFALO L * BURROWS L * CLEAR L * CLEAR L * CLEAR L *

Appendix B. Number of walleye harvested nightly on lakes selected by six Wisconsin Chippewa bands during spring. Also, balance of quota, number of boat-hours, catch per effort (CPE - walleye per boat-hour), number of spearer-nights, number of interviews with effort, and number of interviews without effort. Sokaogon (Mole Lake) Walleye Area Safe Quota Tribal April May Boat- County Lake (acres) Harvest Balance Quota Harvest Hour CPE CLEARWATER L * COLUMBUS L * CRESCENT L.. CROOKED L * CUNARD L CURRIE L * DEER L * DIAMOND L * DOG L * DOG L * E HORSEHEAD L * E TWIN L * ECHO L * EMMA L * FIFTH L ** ** ** **.. FISH L * FOURMILE L * FOURTH L ** ** ** ** ** ** * FRANKLIN L * FULLER L * GARTH L * GEORGE L.. HANCOCK L * HAT RAPIDS FL * HEMLOCK L * HILL L * HIXON L * HODSTRADT L * INDIAN L * ISLAND L ** ** ** * JENNIE WEBBER L * JULIA L (THREE LAKES) * KATE PIER L * KATHAN L * KATHERINE L.. KILLARNEY L * L CREEK * L JULIA (RHINELANDER) * L SEVENTEEN * LAUREL L ** **.. LITTLE BEARSKIN L * LITTLE CARR L * LITTLE FORK L -.. LONE STONE L * LONG L *

Appendix B. Number of walleye harvested nightly on lakes selected by six Wisconsin Chippewa bands during spring. Also, balance of quota, number of boat-hours, catch per effort (CPE - walleye per boat-hour), number of spearer-nights, number of interviews with effort, and number of interviews without effort. Sokaogon (Mole Lake) Walleye Area Safe Quota Tribal April May Boat- County Lake (acres) Harvest Balance Quota Harvest Hour CPE LONG L * LONG L.. LOST L * LOWER KAUBASHINE L * LUMEN L * MAPLE L * MARGARET L * MARION L * MARS L * MCCORMICK L * MERCER L * MID L * MILDRED L * MOCCASIN L * MOEN L ** ** ** ** **.. MUD L * MUD L * MUSKIE L * N TWO L * OATMEAL L * L * PARADISE L * PELICAN L,, ***.. PICKEREL L * PIER L * PINE L * PINE L * PLANTING GROUND L,.. PRAIRIE L * RANGE LINE L * RHINELANDER FL, * ROCKY RUN FL * ROUND L ** * S PINE L * S TWO L * SCOTCHMAN L * SECOND L * SEVENMILE L.. SHEPARD L * SKUNK L * SOO L * SPIDER L * SPIRIT L * SQUASH L * STELLA L *

Appendix B. Number of walleye harvested nightly on lakes selected by six Wisconsin Chippewa bands during spring. Also, balance of quota, number of boat-hours, catch per effort (CPE - walleye per boat-hour), number of spearer-nights, number of interviews with effort, and number of interviews without effort. Sokaogon (Mole Lake) Walleye Area Safe Quota Tribal April May Boat- County Lake (acres) Harvest Balance Quota Harvest Hour CPE STONE L * SUNDAY L * SUNSET L * SWAMP L * SWAMSAUGER L * SWEENEY L * TAMARACK L * THIRD L * THUNDER L * THUNDER L, ** ** * TIM LYNN L * TOM DOYLE L * TOWNLINE L ** * TURTLE L * UPPER KAUBASHINE L * VENUS L * VIRGIN L * W HORSEHEAD L * W TWIN L * WALTERS L * WHITEFISH L * WILDWOOD L * WILLOW L * BIG L (MI BORDER), **.. BIG SAND L,.. CATFISH L, ** **.. CRANBERRY L ** ** **.. KENTUCK L, ** ** ** **.. LAC VIEUX DESERT,.. LONG L **.. TROUT L,,.. TWIN L CHAIN,,.. Number of lakes: Number of walleye:,,,,,, Number of spearer-nights: Number of interviews with effort: Number of interviews without effort: Number of boat-hours:................ Catch-per-effort:............. * *. * Lakes not speared during spring. ** Lakes open for spearing but no effort.

Appendix B. Number of walleye harvested nightly on lakes selected by six Wisconsin Chippewa bands during spring. Also, balance of quota, number of boat-hours, catch per effort (CPE - walleye per boat-hour), number of spearer-nights, number of interviews with effort, and number of interviews without effort. Red Cliff Walleye Area Safe Quota Tribal April Boat- County Lake (acres) Harvest Balance Quota Harvest Hour CPE BAYFIELD ATKINS L ** ** ** ** ** **.. BAYFIELD BLADDER L ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** * BAYFIELD DIAMOND L ** ** ** ** **.. BAYFIELD L OWEN,.. BAYFIELD LONG L ** ** ** ** ** ** ** **.. BAYFIELD MIDDLE EAU CLAIRE L ** ** ** **.. BAYFIELD NAMEKAGON L,,.. BAYFIELD PIKE L CHAIN.. BAYFIELD UPPER EAU CLAIRE L.. DOUGLAS AMNICON L ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** **.. DOUGLAS L MINNESUING ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** * DOUGLAS L NEBAGAMON.. DOUGLAS LOWER EAU CLAIRE L **.. DOUGLAS UPPER ST CROIX L.. NELSON L, ** **.. WASHBURN MINONG FL, ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** **.. Number of lakes: Number of walleye:,,, Number of spearer-nights: Number of interviews with effort: Number of interviews without effort: Number of boat-hours:................. Catch-per-effort:........... *. * * *. * Lakes not speared during spring. ** Lakes open for spearing but no effort.

Appendix B. Number of walleye harvested nightly on lakes selected by six Wisconsin Chippewa bands during spring. Also, balance of quota, number of boat-hours, catch per effort (CPE - walleye per boat-hour), number of spearer-nights, number of interviews with effort, and number of interviews without effort. St. Croix Walleye Area Safe Quota Tribal April May Boat- County Lake (acres) Harvest Balance Quota Harvest Hour CPE BARRON BEAR L,.. BARRON BEAVER DAM L, ** ** ** **.. BARRON BIG DUMMY L * BARRON BIG MOON L * BARRON DUCK L * BARRON GRANITE L ** ** * BARRON HORSESHOE L * BARRON HORSESHOE L * BARRON L CHETEK * BARRON LOWER DEVILS L * BARRON LOWER TURTLE L.. BARRON LOWER VERMILLION L * BARRON MUD L ** * BARRON POKEGAMA L ** ** ** ** ** ** * BARRON POSKIN L * BARRON PRAIRIE L, **.. BARRON RED CEDAR L,.. BARRON SAND L ** ** ** **.. BARRON SILVER L.. BARRON SPRING L * BARRON STAPLES L ** * BARRON UPPER DEVILS L * BARRON UPPER TURTLE L ** **.. BURNETT BIG MCKENZIE L,.. BURNETT CLAM R FL ** ** ** ** ** * BURNETT DEVILS L, **.. BURNETT DUNHAM L **.. BURNETT LIPSETT L ** * BURNETT LITTLE YELLOW L ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** **.. BURNETT ROONEY L.. BURNETT ROUND L ** ** * BURNETT SAND L * BURNETT YELLOW L,,, ** ** ** **.. POLK BALSAM L,.. POLK BEAR L ** ** *

Appendix B. Number of walleye harvested nightly on lakes selected by six Wisconsin Chippewa bands during spring. Also, balance of quota, number of boat-hours, catch per effort (CPE - walleye per boat-hour), number of spearer-nights, number of interviews with effort, and number of interviews without effort. St. Croix Walleye Area Safe Quota Tribal April May Boat- County Lake (acres) Harvest Balance Quota Harvest Hour CPE POLK BIG BUTTERNUT L ** ** **.. POLK BIG ROUND L,.. POLK HALF MOON L **.. POLK INDIANHEAD FL * POLK N PIPE L ** ** * POLK PIPE L.. POLK SAND L * POLK WAPOGASSET L,.. SISSABAGAMA L * ST CROIX CEDAR L,.. WASHBURN BALSAM L ** ** ** ** ** **.. WASHBURN BASS L.. WASHBURN BASS-PATTERSON L.. WASHBURN BIG BASS L * WASHBURN DUNN L.. WASHBURN L NANCY **.. WASHBURN LONG L,.. WASHBURN MIDDLE MCKENZIE L ***.. WASHBURN MINONG FL, * WASHBURN SHELL L, ** ** ** ** ** ** ** **.. WASHBURN SLIM L.. Number of lakes: Number of walleye:,,,, Number of spearer-nights: Number of interviews with effort: Number of interviews without effort: Number of boat-hours:.................... Catch-per-effort:.............. *..... * Lakes not speared during spring. ** Lakes open for spearing but no effort. *** Lakes opened for muskellunge harvest only.

Appendix C. number of walleye harvested and measured per inch group and sexed during spring in. Data arranged alphabetically by tribe, county, and lake. County Bad River Lake INCH GROUP Measured Harvested Inches Mean Length Male Female Unknown Sexed BAYFIELD BAYFIELD CHIPPEWA CHIPPEWA DOUGLAS IRON IRON IRON RUSK L OWEN NAMEKAGON L L WISSOTA LONG L WHITEFISH L PINE L TRUDE L TURTLE-FLAMBEAU FL ISLAND L CONNORS L NELSON L TEAL L BLACK OAK L FOREST L HARRIS L HIGH L PRESQUE ISLE L CHAIN.,.,.,....,..,..,.,.,.,.,.,.................. Sub-total:,,,..,,

Appendix C (continued). number of walleye harvested and measured per inch group and sexed during spring in. Data arranged alphabetically by tribe, county, and lake. Lac Courte Oreilles County Lake INCH GROUP Measured Harvested Inches Mean Length Male Female Unknown Sexed RUSK SAND L.. DURPHEE L.. GRINDSTONE L,.. L CHETAC,.. L CHIPPEWA,,,..,, LAC COURTE OREILLES,.. LOST LAND L.. ROUND L,.. SAND L,.. SISSABAGAMA L,.. SPIDER L,.. TIGERCAT FL.. WHITEFISH L.. WINDIGO L,.. WASHBURN BIRCH L.. WASHBURN LONG L,.. WASHBURN STONE L,.. Sub-total:,,,.,,

Appendix C (continued). number of walleye harvested and measured per inch group and sexed during spring in. Data arranged alphabetically by tribe, county, and lake. INCH GROUP Lac du Flambeau Mean Sexed Unknown Female Male Length Inches Harv. Meas. Lake County.. TURTLE-FLAMBEAU FL IRON.,. L MOHAWKSIN LINCOLN.,. RICE R FL CHAIN LINCOLN.,. BEARSKIN L.. BOOTH L.. BUCKSKIN L.. CARROL L.. CHAIN L.,. CLEAR L.,. DAM L.. HASBROOK L.,. KAWAGUESAGA L.. L THOMPSON.. MANSON L.. MEDICINE L.,. MINOCQUA L.. MUSKELLUNGE L.. N NOKOMIS L.. PICKEREL L.,. RAINBOW FL.,. SAND L.,. SQUIRREL L.,. TOMAHAWK L CHAIN.,. TWO SISTERS L.,. WILLOW FL.,. BUTTERNUT L PRICE.,. PIKE L PRICE.,. ROUND L PRICE.. TURNER L PRICE.,. WILSON L PRICE.,. ANVIL L.,. BALLARD L.,. BIG ARBOR VITAE L.,. BIG L (BOULDER JCT).,. BIG MUSKELLUNGE L.,. BIG PORTAGE L.,. BIG ST GERMAIN L.,. BIRCH L.,. BOULDER L.,. CLEAR L.,. EAGLE L.. HORSEHEAD L.,. ISLAND L

Appendix C (continued). number of walleye harvested and measured per inch group and sexed during spring in. Data arranged alphabetically by tribe, county, and lake. Lac du Flambeau County Lake INCH GROUP Meas. Harv. Inches Mean Length Male Female Unknown Sexed L LAURA,.. LITTLE ARBOR VITAE L,.. LITTLE JOHN L,.. LITTLE ST GERMAIN L,.. LOWER BUCKATABON L.. LYNX L.. MANITOWISH L.. OXBOW L,.. PAPOOSE L,.. PLUM L,.. RAZORBACK L,.. REST L,.. SCATTERING RICE L.. SHERMAN L,.. SNIPE L.. SQUAW L,.. STAR L,.. UPPER BUCKATABON L.. WHITE SAND L.. WILDCAT L.. Sub-total:,,,,,,,..,,

Appendix C (continued). number of walleye harvested and measured per inch group and sexed during spring in. Data arranged alphabetically by tribe, county, and lake. INCH GROUP Sokaogon (Mole Lake) Mean Sexed Unknown Female Male Length Inches Harvested Measured Lake County.. PATTEN L FLORENCE.,. BUTTERNUT L FOREST.. CRANE L FOREST.,. FRANKLIN L FOREST.,. JUNGLE L FOREST.,. L LUCERNE FOREST.. LILY L FOREST.. PINE L FOREST.. ROBERTS L FOREST.,. STEVENS L FOREST.,. ENTERPRISE L LANGLADE.. OTTER L LANGLADE.. ROSE L LANGLADE.. L LANGLADE.. UPPER POST L LANGLADE.. L ALICE LINCOLN.. BOOT L OCONTO.,. WHEELER L OCONTO.,. BIG FORK L.,. BIG L.. BIG STONE L.,. CRESCENT L.,. FIFTH L.,. GEORGE L.,. KATHERINE L.. LAUREL L.. LITTLE FORK L.,. LONG L.. MOEN L.,. PELICAN L.,. PLANTING GROUND L.. SEVENMILE L.,. BIG L (MI BORDER).,. BIG SAND L.,. CATFISH L.,. CRANBERRY L.,. KENTUCK L.,. LAC VIEUX DESERT.,. LONG L.,. TROUT L.,. TWIN L CHAIN,,.,.,, Sub-total:

Appendix C (continued). number of walleye harvested and measured per inch group and sexed during spring in. Data arranged alphabetically by tribe, county, and lake. County Red Cliff Lake INCH GROUP Measured Harvested Inches Mean Length Male Female Unknown Sexed BAYFIELD ATKINS L.. BAYFIELD DIAMOND L.. BAYFIELD L OWEN.. BAYFIELD LONG L.. BAYFIELD MIDDLE EAU CLAIRE L,.. BAYFIELD NAMEKAGON L,.. BAYFIELD PIKE L CHAIN,.. BAYFIELD UPPER EAU CLAIRE L,.. DOUGLAS AMNICON L,.. DOUGLAS L NEBAGAMON,.. DOUGLAS LOWER EAU CLAIRE L,.. DOUGLAS UPPER ST CROIX L,.. NELSON L,.. WASHBURN MINONG FL,.. Sub-total:,,,..,,

Appendix C (continued). number of walleye harvested and measured per inch group and sexed during spring in. Data arranged alphabetically by tribe, county, and lake. St. Croix County Lake INCH GROUP Measured Harvested Inches Mean Length Male Female Unknown Sexed BARRON BEAR L.. BARRON BEAVER DAM L,.. BARRON LOWER TURTLE L.. BARRON PRAIRIE L.. BARRON RED CEDAR L,.. BARRON SAND L.. BARRON SILVER L,.. BARRON UPPER TURTLE L.. BURNETT BIG MCKENZIE L,.. BURNETT DEVILS L.. BURNETT DUNHAM L.. BURNETT LITTLE YELLOW L.. BURNETT ROONEY L.. BURNETT YELLOW L,.. POLK BALSAM L,.. POLK BIG BUTTERNUT L.. POLK BIG ROUND L,.. POLK HALF MOON L,.. POLK PIPE L.. POLK WAPOGASSET L,.. ST CROIX CEDAR L,.. WASHBURN BALSAM L,.. WASHBURN BASS L.. WASHBURN BASS-PATTERSON L.. WASHBURN DUNN L.. WASHBURN L NANCY.. WASHBURN LONG L,.. WASHBURN MIDDLE MCKENZIE L.. WASHBURN SHELL L,.. WASHBURN SLIM L.. Sub-total:,,,..,, TOTAL: ALL TRIBES,,,,,,,,,,,..,,,,

Number of walleye per inch group taken during spring spearing seasons from -. Appendix D. Number of walleye in: Inch Group,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, No.,,,,,,,,,,,,,, Measured:,,,,,,,,,,,,,, Length: Average.............. Length: No.,,,,,,,,,,,,,, Speared: Percent % % % % % % % % % % % % % % Measured:

Number of walleye per inch group taken during spring spearing seasons from -. Appendix D. Percent Number of walleye in: Cumulative of Year Inch Percent Group.%.%.%.%.%.%.%.%.%.%,.%.%,,.%.%,,,,,,,,.%.%,,,,,,,,,,,,.%.%,,,,,,,,,,,,.%.%,,,,,,,,,,,,.%.%,,,,,,,,,,,,.%.%,,,,,,,,,,,,.%.%,,,,,,,,,,,.%.%,,,,,,,,,,,.%.%,.%.%,.%.%,.%.%,.%.%,.%.%,.%.%,.%.%,.%.%,.%.%.%.%.%.%.%.%.%.%.%.%.% No. % %,,,,,,,,,,,, Measured:,,,,,,,,,,,,, Length: Average............ Length: No.,,,,,,,,,,,, Speared: Percent % % % % % % % % % % % % Measured:

Appendix E. Number of muskellunge harvested nightly on lakes speared by six Wisconsin Chippewa bands during spring spearing. April May Safe Quota Number Average Number County Lake Area Tribe Harvest Declaration Harvest Balance Measured Inches Length Per Acre ASHLAND BEAR L BRV ASHLAND GORDON L BRV BAYFIELD NAMEKAGON L, BRV CHIPPEWA HOLCOMBE FL, BRV CHIPPEWA L WISSOTA, BRV CHIPPEWA LONG L, BRV DOUGLAS DOWLING L BRV IRON ECHO L BRV IRON FISHER L BRV IRON L OF THE FALLS BRV IRON LONG L BRV IRON PINE L BRV IRON SPIDER L BRV IRON TRUDE L BRV IRON TURTLE-FLAMBEAU FL, BRV PRICE DUROY L BRV PRICE LONG L BRV PRICE SOLBERG L BRV RUSK CHAIN L BRV RUSK DAIRYLAND RESERVOIR, BRV RUSK ISLAND L BRV CONNORS L BRV TEAL L, BRV... TAYLOR RIB L BRV ANNABELLE L BRV AVERILL L (P.I. CHAIN) BRV CRAB L BRV HARRIS L BRV... HIGH L BRV... MAMIE L BRV N TURTLE L BRV PRESQUE ISLE L (P.I. CHAIN), BRV S TURTLE L BRV TENDERFOOT L BRV VAN VLIET L (P.I. CHAIN) BRV Bad River sub-total:.. CHIPPEWA HOLCOMBE FL, LCO RUSK POTATO L LCO RUSK SAND L LCO BARBER L LCO GRINDSTONE L, LCO... L CHIPPEWA, LCO... LAC COURTE OREILLES, LCO... LOST LAND L, LCO... ROUND L, LCO... SAND L LCO... SISSABAGAMA L LCO... SPIDER L, LCO... TIGERCAT FL LCO WHITEFISH L LCO... Lac Courte Oreilles sub-total:,..

Appendix E. Number of muskellunge harvested nightly on lakes speared by six Wisconsin Chippewa bands during spring spearing. April May Safe Quota Number Average Number County Lake Area Tribe Harvest Declaration Harvest Balance Measured Inches Length Per Acre IRON GILE FL, LDF IRON TURTLE-FLAMBEAU FL, LDF... IRON WILSON L LDF LINCOLN L MOHAWKSIN, LDF LINCOLN L NOKOMIS (RICE R FL CHAIN), LDF... LINCOLN RICE R FL (RICE R FL CHAIN) LDF BEARSKIN L LDF... BIG CARR L LDF BOOM L LDF BOOTH L LDF BRIDGE L (RICE R FL CHAIN) LDF BUCKSKIN L LDF... CARROL L LDF CHAIN L LDF CLEAR L LDF... DAM L LDF... GILMORE L LDF HASBROOK L LDF KAWAGUESAGA L LDF... L THOMPSON LDF LITTLE TOMAHAWK L (TOM. CHAIN) LDF MANSON L LDF MEDICINE L LDF MINOCQUA L, LDF... MUSKELLUNGE L LDF... N NOKOMIS L LDF PICKEREL L LDF RAINBOW FL, LDF SAND L LDF... SQUIRREL L, LDF... TOMAHAWK L (TOM. CHAIN), LDF... TWO SISTERS L LDF WILLOW FL, LDF PRICE BUTTERNUT L, LDF PRICE PIKE L LDF PRICE ROUND L LDF PRICE TURNER L LDF PRICE WILSON L LDF ALDER L LDF BALLARD L LDF... BIG ARBOR VITAE L, LDF... BIG CROOKED L LDF BIG L (BOULDER JCT) LDF... BIG MUSKELLUNGE L LDF... BIG ST GERMAIN L, LDF... BIRCH L LDF BOULDER L LDF CLEAR L LDF... EAGLE L LDF ESCANABA L LDF FISHTRAP L LDF HORSEHEAD L LDF IRVING L LDF ISLAND L, LDF JAG L LDF L LAURA LDF... LITTLE ARBOR VITAE L LDF...