DNR seeks input on Winnebago Walleye Management Plan
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) has recently finished a proposed update to the Winnebago Walleye Management Plan.
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As part of the process to update the plan, there will be three public meetings in which citizens will be able to give comments and ask questions.The public meetings will be held at:
- March 19: 6:30-8:30 p.m., JP Coughlin Center, 625 E. County Road Y, Oshkosh
- March 21, 6:30-8:30 p.m., Engler Center for the Performing Arts, 530 W. Main St., Chilton
- March 28, 6:30-8:30 p.m., Mosquito Hill Nature Center, N3880 Rogers Rd., New London
Click HERE to see the proposed updated Winnebago Walleye Management Plan.
Read the full details below in the DNR press release:
OSHKOSH, Wis. – The Department of Natural Resources has scheduled three public meetings on a proposed update to the Winnebago Walleye Management Plan. The meetings will also offer the public an update on the status of the Winnebago System walleye population.
Each meeting will be held from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., with the first occurring Monday, March 19, at the JP Coughlin Center, 625 E. County Road Y, Oshkosh. The second public meeting is set for Wednesday, March 21, at the Engler Center for the Performing Arts, 530 W. Main St., Chilton, and the third is set for Wednesday, March 28, at the Mosquito Hill Nature Center, N3880 Rogers Road, New London.
The Winnebago system is well known both for its healthy, self-sustaining walleye population and the decades-long history of public input in support of fisheries management. This is the first major update to the plan since it originated in 1991. Winnebago System waters include lakes Poygan, Winneconne, Butte des Morts and Winnebago and all their tributaries, including the Wolf and upper Fox rivers, from their mouths upstream to the first dam.
Contact(s): Adam Nickel, DNR fisheries biologist, 920-424-3059; Ed Culhane, DNR communications, 715-781-1683
