A federal judge ruled Wednesday that officials with the Lac du Flambeau tribe must not enforce fishing restrictions among nonmembers on lakes within its reservation while a legal challenge remains ongoing.

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A battle over funding for the state's fish and wildlife account and a lack spending authority forced the closure of Brule and Osceola fish hatcheries and deep cuts to fish stocking statewide.

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The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources can now begin crafting regulations for special bag and size limits for walleye as populations are declining on some lakes.

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The Brule State Fish Hatchery in northern Wisconsin must remain open after the Legislature’s finance committee unanimously approved $4 million in additional spending authority for the state’s fish and wildlife account.

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Every spring, Wisconsinites have the opportunity to make their voices heard on issues related to our state’s natural resources. This year, a majority of respondents to a survey told the Wisconsin Conservation Congress that they are willing to pay more in fees to sustain DNR programs.

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A federal judge has temporarily barred the Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa from restricting musky and walleye fishing on almost 20 lakes within the boundaries of its reservation in northern Wisconsin.

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In the deepest part of Lake Superior, a quarter mile below the surface, researchers are discovering a growing number of extraordinarily thin lake trout that weigh about half their typical, healthy body weight. Scientists have dubbed them "zombie fish."

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The looming reductions are the latest development in ongoing challenges the agency has faced with the state’s fish and wildlife account.

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