MADISON, Wis. – Walleye and musky fishing season will proceed as normal on Wisconsin’s lakes, despite resolutions by a local Tribe to restrict fishing on certain lakes.

On Friday, May 1, the federal Western District of Wisconsin issued a temporary restraining order that stopped the Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians from restricting fishing of walleye and musky on certain lakes.

According to the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR), over the past month, the Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians have passed resolutions and made public statements that attempted to prohibit non-tribal members from fishing walleye and musky on nineteen lakes within the external boundaries of the Band’s reservation and from using forward trolling and forward-facing sonar on all lakes within the external boundaries of the Band’s reservation. 

The State of Wisconsin filed a federal complaint in the Western District of Wisconsin to prevent the Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians from enforcing these resolutions against licensed anglers.

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Where to fish

What we know:

The federal court issued a restraining order against the tribe, which means that non-tribal anglers may fish as normal in the following lakes:

• Big Crawling Stone Lake
• Big Crooked Lake
• Bolton Lake
• Fat Lake
• Fence Lake
• Flambeau Lake
• Ike Walton Lake
• Little Crawling Stone Lake
• Little Sand Lake
• Long Lake
• Pokegama Lake
• Poupart Lake
• Signal Lake
• Stearns Lake
• Sugarbush Chain (Upper, Middle and Lower)
• White Sand Lake
• Whitefish Lake

The DNR says it remains committed to collaborating with the Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians on important conservation work to protect the walleye and musky fisheries.

Anglers are also reminded to follow all fishing regulations and bag limits for lakes across Wisconsin, and everyone is encouraged to be respectful of all tribal harvesters, anglers, and recreators.

Head to the DNR’s website to check out the full fishing season schedule.

The Wisconsin Lottery offers multiple draw games for those aiming to win big.

MADISON, Wis. (WBAY) – The Wisconsin Lottery announced an exceptional number of winners from Wednesday’s Powerball drawing, including new millionaires from ticket sales in Pulaski, De Pere and Kaukauna.

The lottery says there were four $1 million winning tickets and two more that won the $1 million prize with the 2X multiplier, making those worth $2 million.

The tickets matched all 5 regular numbers but not the Powerball:

03-19-35-51-67

Powerball: 15

The $1 million tickets were sold at:

• True North Energy, 113 S. Wisconsin, Pulaski
• De Pere Mini Mart Citgo, 821 George St., De Pere
• Mobil, 1005 Crooks Ave., Kaukauna
• Pick N Save, 6462 S. 27th St., Oak Creek

The $2 million tickets were sold in northern and western Wisconsin:

• Brite Spot 2, 109 Silver St., Hurley
• BP, 810 W. Wisconsin St., Sparta

The Wisconsin Lottery says one explanation for the large number of winners is that those five regular numbers are all in the same column on the paper slip, making it easy for players to pick their own numbers going down the line.

Wednesday’s Powerball drawing had a total 62 million-dollar winners and another 27 $2 million winners.

Two tickets matched all five plus the Powerball. Those tickets, sold in Indiana and Kansas, will split the $143 million jackpot.

Including the new millionaires (minus taxes, of course), Wisconsin had 5,637 winners in the Powerball drawing, with prizes ranging from $4 to $2 million.

Winners can learn how to claim their prizes on the Wisconsin Lottery website.

Retailers will receive 2% of the prizes over $599 sold at their store from the Wisconsin Lottery’s retailer incentive program, up to $100,000.