Together with Walleyes for Tomorrow, the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) has announced the implementation of a walleye reward tag study for Green Bay and its major tributaries.
The DNR will begin tagging up to 5,000 walleyes with green and yellow floy tags to better understand the walleye fishery and gather information on population levels and harvest.
Fish will be tagged throughout Green Bay’s five major spawning areas in Wisconsin – the Fox, Oconto, Peshtigo, and Menominee Rivers, as well as Sturgeon Bay.
In addition to the yellow and green tags, 200 red reward tags will be distributed throughout these waters.
Walleyes for Tomorrow is offering a $100 reward to anglers who report catching walleyes with red tags.
If you catch a tagged walleye of legal size, you can choose to harvest or release the fish.
Any tagged fish not meeting minimum length requirements should be immediately released once the tag information has been obtained.
Please follow responsible catch-and-release practices and leave the tag intact for all released walleyes.
For all colored tags, anglers should report the tag number, tag color, fish length, location caught, date caught and whether the fish was harvested.
Additionally, for red tags that read “REWARD $100” with a valid reward date listed, anglers must verify their tag to redeem the reward.
To report your catch to the DNR, email DNRFHGBFISH@wisconsin.gov or call 920-662-5411.
