March 1
Ice fishing shelters must be removed from Wisconsin-Minnesota boundary waters.* Lake trout season opens on Lake Michigan, Green Bay & Lake Michigan tributaries through Oct. 31.*
March 4
Early catch-and-release only trout season opens at 5 a.m. statewide, with exception of spring ponds and Great Lakes tributaries; barbless hooks required. Season runs to midnight May 1.
March 5
The fishing season for all game species closes on inland waters that do not remain open all year. Check the current fishing regulations for waters that remain open to fishing.
The game fish season closes on tributary streams and ditches of Green Bay and the Fox River up to the first dam or lake (except yellow perch is open until March 15). There is an exception to this closure for portions of 9 major Green Bay Tributaries. Check the current fishing regulations for waters that remain open to fishing.
Ice fishing shelters must be removed from inland waters south of Highway 64.*
March 10
2005-2006 hunting and fishing licenses go on sale.
March 15
Ice fishing shelters must be removed from Lake Michigan, Green Bay, Lake Superior, inland lakes north of Highway 64, and Wisconsin-Michigan boundary waters.*
Yellow perch season closes on Green Bay and its tributary streams and the Fox River from the mouth up to the De Pere Dam.*
Beaver trapping season closes in the Mississippi River zone.
March 20
Winter crow season closes.*
March 25
Trout season opens on designated sections of some Lake Superior tributaries. See the current Wisconsin Trout Fishing Regulations and Guide for more information.
March 31
Hunting, fishing, sports, and conservation patron licenses expire.*
Otter trapping season closes in central and southern zone.
* Indicates date remains the same each year, except some permit deadlines may be extended one day if they fall on a Sunday or Federal Holiday
