Public meetings set for October to discuss Wisconsin Walleye Initiative
Input sought on what considerations to use in stocking strategy WOODRUFF, Wis. - Public meetings are set for mid-October in Hayward, Rhinelander and Oconomowoc to discuss Wisconsin’s walleye fisheries and get people’s opinions on what considerations the state should use in coming years to decide how to allocate the increased number of large walleye for stocking made possible under the Wisconsin Walleye Initiative . The Wisconsin Walleye Initiative is boosting production of larger walleye fingerlings, like this one stocked out last week from the Gov. Tommy G. Thompson Fish Hatchery in Spooner. WDNR Photo “There are a lot of lakes that can really benefit from the Wisconsin Walleye Initiative,” says Steve Avelallemant, longtime lead fish supervisor in northern Wisconsin for the Department of Natural Resources. “We want to know what considerations we should use to decide where to stock these larger walleye.” The public meetings are among the initial efforts by DNR’s fisheri...