Trolling Issue

Originally being from WI I like to keep up with what is going on there. Last night I was on lake-link.com reading a thread about trolling/position fishing. I just can't understand why the WI DNR is against trolling on most bodies of water in the State. I have looked at some of the regs and know it is allowed on some lakes, but most are off limits to trolling. The position fishing they talk about appears to leave so much room for interpretation by a ranger that it doesn't even seem worth taking a chance, especially since fines can range from a couple hundred bucks to over two thousand. Are there any organizations up there fighting this to get it changed? What reason does the DNR give for making trolling off limits? I could understand limiting the number of lines while trolling, but to prevent it all together doesn't make sense to me.

I am too curious about these regulations. I would like to know exactly what the rules are and for what lakes and why? I presently live in South Carolina but am planning to move the family within the next 2 to 3 years to the Hayward area closer to my wife's family. Not being able to troll or drift with multiple rods hurts my current fishing style. Of course I have fished there in the past with one rod and couldn't keep it in the water. But I love trolling and drifting!!

Here's an article I found and I hope it helps answer those questions.The list of lakes which allow trolling is there at the bottom.

History of Motor Trolling in Wisconsin - FAQ - WDNR

Looks like I'll be Ok in the upper northwest. Thanks, That was some good info. When you are new to and area you have to be carefull of the Rules and Regulations!!

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by Jim Manz

Originally being from WI I like to keep up with what is going on there.

---

Aint ya glad that you are in GA????:D

Ummm.

I'm curious, are there many crappie in WI? What species, black or white?

There are both black and white crappies in Wisconsin.:):D

Thanks for the reply. Are they caught ice fishing or is that perch or some other species?

They do pretty good catching crappie while ice fishing.

I've actually caught them both. Both thru the ice in the winter and on open water in the springand summer.

go to the river open trolling !!! wis is a 3 hook state in any combo. 1 pole 3 hooks or 3 pole 1 hook each . are you familiar with spider jigging? if so set up a 6 pole rig and bring a buddy,it's better than trolling any day, if your boat is wide enough 9 poles out ,you will killem in this weather .