A federal judge has temporarily prevented the Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa from restricting musky and walleye fishing on 19 lakes within its reservation in northern Wisconsin. The state’s federal lawsuit came after the tribe passed resolutions seeking to bar musky and walleye fishing by anyone except tribal members, citing “critically low” populations. Read the full story by Wisconsin Public Radio.
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