Chippewa tribes declare record number of walleyes for spearing season

The six bands of Chippewa tribes in northern Wisconsin have declared intentions to spear a record 68,226 walleyes during the 2015 off-reservation harvest, according to a plan presented to state officials by the Great Lakes Indian Fish and Wildlife Commission.

The harvest declarations are spread across 590 lakes and five lake chains in the ceded territory, essentially the northern one-third of Wisconsin.

The declarations are part of an annual process conducted by tribal representatives and state officials to manage the safe harvest of fish.

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