OSHKOSH, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) – If you fish Lake Winnebago for walleye, be aware the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources is looking for feedback on how the walleye should be managed.
The first of three meetings was held Monday night at DNR offices in Oshkosh.
Adam Nickel of the DNR tells FOX 11 it’s the first update of the plan in almost 30 years.
“We’ve been working off that plan for the last number of decades and right now we’re just looking at updating that plan getting the public involved in and seeing how things look for the future.”
Those who were at the meeting discussed their concerns about the walleye population.
“There is a lot of general public that go out there and over harvest the system and on a regular basis and I think what we need to do is to really protect this system during the spawn,” said fisherman, Larry Redmann.
If you didn’t make it to Monday’s meeting, there are two more opportunities.
The next meeting will be held Wednesday at the Engler Center for Performing Arts in Chilton.
The third and final meeting will be held March 28 at the Mosquito Hill Nature Center in New London.
Each meeting will be held from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
