Anyone who spends time on the lakes of the Northwoods knows something is not right. Natural fishery recruitment is slipping. Fish size structures are thinning. And year after year, we are told to be patient while the same tools produce the same disappointing results. Presque Isle Lake in Vilas County is one of the clearest…
On February 27, 2026, the Walleye Restoration Foundation, Inc. (WRF, Inc) made a request for public records of WDNR Fish Management documents regarding Presque Isle Lake, Vilas County, those related to the WDNR “Updated Walleye Plan 2022”, as well as all 2026 applications for stocking walleye and related records.
Our Purpose and Mission
The Walleye Restoration Foundation, Inc. is dedicated to protecting, conserving, and restoring the upper Midwest’s walleye populations. Our mission is to address the decline of walleyes and other fish species in our lakes by providing effective and lasting solutions.
Very few lakes meet the DNR goal of 3 Walleyes/acre for naturally reproducing lakes or 1.5 walleyes/acre for stocked lakes in the Ceded territory
No significant reproduction has been documented from stocked extended growth fingerlings
Hello Walleye Restoration Foundation Supporters, I am writing you this email to bring you up to date on our process of following through with the operation of our Portable Shoreline Fish Hatchery (PSFH) and deep water habitat return of hatched post larval fingerlings. Three days ago I received a letter in the mail rejecting our application…