Updated 2023-11-09 15:24:20
Lake Michigan -> 3.0 Inshore Fish -> Walleye Yield
Reporting Interval
2016 - 2021
Area
Lake Michigan
Meeting Target?
Meets
Indicator Trend
Upward trend
Confidence?
High
3.1.2 Lakewide harvest of walleye between 0.2 and 0.4 million lbs
Walleye lakewide recreational harvest has been at or above target level for 14 of the past 15 years (Figure 1). The trend in lakewide recreational harvest of walleye is strongly increasing. Most of this harvest is occurring in Green Bay.
Figure 1. Lakewide recreational harvest of walleye from Lake Michigan, 1985-2021. The expected harvest range is 0.2 – 0.4 million pounds.
Methodology
Total lakewide extraction by species and source has been compiled by the LMTC since 1985 (see Redman et al. 2022). Data for this indicator are taken from that compilation.
Other Resources
- Redman,R., K.Donner, B.Dickinson, N.Legler, P.Dieter, D.Clapp, S.Rayford. 2022. Harvest of fishes from Lake Michigan during 2021. Report to the Lake Michigan Committee. http://www.glfc.org/pubs/lake_committees/michigan/2022%20Lake%20Michigan%20Harvest%20Report_FINAL.pdf
- Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources. 2022. Lake Michigan Management Reports. Report to the Lake Michigan Committee.
- Zorn, T.G., and D.R. Kramer. 2021. Changes in habitat conditions, fish populations, and the fishery in northern Green Bay, Lake Michigan, 1989-2019. North American Journal of Fisheries Management 42:549-571.
Contributing Author(s)
- Dave Clapp - MDNR
- Phil Kacmar - INDNR
- Dan Makauskas - ILDNR
- Tammie Paoli - WDNR
- Rebecca Redman - ILDNR