Six Wisconsin Counties Move to Restrict Set Lining (Revised To Include The Rebuttal of Corey Meyer) By: Craig Sandell © 2000 On April 10, 2000 the Conservation Congress held meetings throughout Wisconsin. This year a proposal to restrict the practice of set lining was submitted for consideration. For those of you not familiar with the problem, the following will provide you some perspective: Statement of the Problem: Since the early 1990's, the practice of fishing from shore with live bait has become a method that has steadily grown in popularity. The method of fishing from shore is practiced by anglers for virtually all game fish species, including, but not limited to: musky, catfish, northern pike, salmon, trout, bass, etc. Fishing from shore is an effective and lawful means of angling; however, increasing numbers of individuals have been abusing this practice and going well beyond the obvious intent of the current unattended line regulation. It is the practice of fishing from shore for musky that has become so troublesome throughout Wisconsin, especially in the northern half of the State. Some anglers, with the goal of catching more and bigger fish and, often, for purposes of self-promotion, have been placing - without regard for the fishery or the rights of other anglers - rod sets along shorelines that are, arguably, not
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