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Wisconsin · Largemouth and smallmouth bass (a combined total)

Can you keep a largemouth and smallmouth bass (a combined total) in Wisconsin?

Yes, with limits

Geneva Lake

Open today
Size
14 inches and up
total length
Daily bag
5
per person per day, largemouth and smallmouth bass combined

Closes each year Closed to harvest March 8 through May 1 (spring closed season). Catch-and-release fishing for bass stays open year-round even during this window, per Wisconsin's statewide bass catch-and-release allowance.

Harvest is seasonal here, unlike Lake Winnebago where bass may be kept year-round - but anglers may still fish for and release bass on Geneva Lake during the closed window, so the water isn't off-limits, only harvest is.

WDNR source page

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