April, 2026

8 Fyke Nets Installed by the DNR on North Twin Lake

On 04/28/2026 DNR hatchery employees installed (8) fyke nets on the south/southeast shoreline of North Twin Lake. Below is a brief summary of their activities …

  1. Tuesday 04/28 - 42F water temp, setup (8) fyke nets on the south/southeast shoreline of North Twin Lake

  2. Wednesday 04/29 - 42F water temp, inspected 5 of the (8) nets and captured the necessary eggs (~27 quarts) for future subsequent DNR stocking efforts in Northern Wisconsin

    1. The remaining (3) nets were simply run and emptied.  The nets had between 150-450 walleye/net.  The majority of the females were ripe and providing eggs.  We spawned (55) females from 14.7” to 28.0” (avg - 20.0”) with (58) males from 13.5” to 19.0” (avg 15.8”).  See attached spreadsheet for individual lengths of all fish spawned and genetic samples taken

  3. Thursday 4/30 - Ran and pulled all (8) nets.  Noticed more spent females and the male catch dropped to some degree

  4. Other observations - Captured (4) musky in the 48-50” range and several yellow perch around 13”