![John Locher The setting sun illuminates a strip of road winding through the Chippewa Flowage on Friday, April 19, 2024, in Hayward, Wis. The lake is popular for harvesting walleye and other fish during the spring spearfishing season. (AP Photo/John Locher)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/af9ff8f8c6f848cab7b4aaa5072fd07b/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x&wm=false)
The setting sun illuminates a strip of road winding through the Chippewa Flowage on Friday, April 19, 2024, in Hayward, Wis. The lake is popular for harvesting walleye and other fish during the spring spearfishing season. (AP Photo/John Locher)
![John Locher Walleyes caught are measured by a boat landing on Round Lake Saturday, April 13, 2024, near Hayward, Wis. (AP Photo/John Locher)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/7564e3d018a044f58ad45becd92a5cad/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x&wm=false)
Walleyes caught are measured by a boat landing on Round Lake Saturday, April 13, 2024, near Hayward, Wis. (AP Photo/John Locher)
![John Locher Young tribal members are ferried out on boats during a family and youth spearfishing event with members of the Red Cliff Band of Lake Superior Chippewa and Bad River Band of Lake Superior Chippewa on Namekagon Lake, Friday, April 12, 2024, near Cable, Wis. (AP Photo/John Locher)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/521d947b681e4429a3dd4f50c953b76c/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x&wm=false)
Young tribal members are ferried out on boats during a family and youth spearfishing event with members of the Red Cliff Band of Lake Superior Chippewa and Bad River Band of Lake Superior Chippewa on Namekagon Lake, Friday, April 12, 2024, near Cable, Wis. (AP Photo/John Locher)
![John Locher Lights illuminate the water as Mick Tainter holds a spear while fishing at the Chippewa Flowage on the Lac Courte Oreilles Reservation, Sunday, April 14, 2024, near Hayward, Wis. (AP Photo/John Locher)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/4502c0435a6c42789d7279cf7b66a0aa/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x&wm=false)
Lights illuminate the water as Mick Tainter holds a spear while fishing at the Chippewa Flowage on the Lac Courte Oreilles Reservation, Sunday, April 14, 2024, near Hayward, Wis. (AP Photo/John Locher)
![John Locher Kelly Martin, top, cleans walleye with his son Kayleb Martin Thursday, April 18, 2024, in Hayward, Wis. (AP Photo/John Locher)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/18adf65f9ab342e4bf143e2e908be303/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x&wm=false)
Kelly Martin, top, cleans walleye with his son Kayleb Martin Thursday, April 18, 2024, in Hayward, Wis. (AP Photo/John Locher)
![John Locher Lisa Martin, left, embraces son Shae Martin during a fish fry with Kelly Martin, right, Friday, April 19, 2024, in Hayward, Wis. (AP Photo/John Locher)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/0947c6755ae049009750c16d8b8e19ed/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x&wm=false)
Lisa Martin, left, embraces son Shae Martin during a fish fry with Kelly Martin, right, Friday, April 19, 2024, in Hayward, Wis. (AP Photo/John Locher)
![John Locher Kelly Martin, left, prepares fillets of walleye as Anthony Martin, center, and his son Caleb Ryan watch during a fish fry Friday, April 19, 2024, in Hayward, Wis. (AP Photo/John Locher)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/14e4ed259fdf47a1994fe60162a2e301/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x&wm=false)
Kelly Martin, left, prepares fillets of walleye as Anthony Martin, center, and his son Caleb Ryan watch during a fish fry Friday, April 19, 2024, in Hayward, Wis. (AP Photo/John Locher)
![John Locher Officials from the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources record the type, sex and size of fish during a fish survey on Lac Courte Oreilles lake Thursday, April 11, 2024, near Hayward, Wis. (AP Photo/John Locher)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/428125807d5f47549f4687a0e9794aaa/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x&wm=false)
Officials from the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources record the type, sex and size of fish during a fish survey on Lac Courte Oreilles lake Thursday, April 11, 2024, near Hayward, Wis. (AP Photo/John Locher)
![John Locher Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources fisheries biologist Max Wolter, right, and regional team supervisor Angelena Sikora remove fish from a net during a fish survey on Lac Courte Oreilles lake Thursday, April 11, 2024, near Hayward, Wis. (AP Photo/John Locher)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/b23f3ee5e1ec4c2895406aabdb4e83c0/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x&wm=false)
Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources fisheries biologist Max Wolter, right, and regional team supervisor Angelena Sikora remove fish from a net during a fish survey on Lac Courte Oreilles lake Thursday, April 11, 2024, near Hayward, Wis. (AP Photo/John Locher)
![John Locher Auno Barber, left, and Mark Ojibway look in shallow water while preparing to spearfish at the Chippewa Flowage on the Lac Courte Oreilles Reservation, Sunday, April 14, 2024, near Hayward, Wis. (AP Photo/John Locher)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/4dc1df643ecd4b969163a64249003ab0/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x&wm=false)
Auno Barber, left, and Mark Ojibway look in shallow water while preparing to spearfish at the Chippewa Flowage on the Lac Courte Oreilles Reservation, Sunday, April 14, 2024, near Hayward, Wis. (AP Photo/John Locher)
![John Locher Donovan Martin sharpens a spear before heading out to spearfish on Round Lake Saturday, April 13, 2024, near Hayward, Wis. (AP Photo/John Locher)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/b5877597cdc8442995d2e37d1eb9efdc/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x&wm=false)
Donovan Martin sharpens a spear before heading out to spearfish on Round Lake Saturday, April 13, 2024, near Hayward, Wis. (AP Photo/John Locher)
![John Locher Mark Ojibway wades in shallow water looking for walleye during the spring spearfishing season at the Chippewa Flowage on the Lac Courte Oreilles Reservation, Sunday, April 14, 2024, near Hayward, Wis. Walleye numbers in some lakes are dwindling due to warming waters, increasingly variable seasonal changes and lakeshore development. Losing the species would mean losing a food source for Ojibwe and other Indigenous people, a sovereign right to fish and a deep connection to tradition and nature. (AP Photo/John Locher)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/2a5870f98bc94ac08931d0331473dfd0/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x&wm=false)
Mark Ojibway wades in shallow water looking for walleye during the spring spearfishing season at the Chippewa Flowage on the Lac Courte Oreilles Reservation, Sunday, April 14, 2024, near Hayward, Wis. Walleye numbers in some lakes are dwindling due to warming waters, increasingly variable seasonal changes and lakeshore development. Losing the species would mean losing a food source for Ojibwe and other Indigenous people, a sovereign right to fish and a deep connection to tradition and nature. (AP Photo/John Locher)
![John Locher Donovan Martin, left, spears a fish as his father Kelly Martin, right, drives the boat on Round Lake Saturday, April 13, 2024, near Hayward, Wis. (AP Photo/John Locher)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/4f85513071db479ab9c95fae01c9dc33/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x&wm=false)
Donovan Martin, left, spears a fish as his father Kelly Martin, right, drives the boat on Round Lake Saturday, April 13, 2024, near Hayward, Wis. (AP Photo/John Locher)
![John Locher Carol Hanlon, left, and Renee DeBrot record the sex, size and type of fish at a station at a boat landing on Round Lake Saturday, April 13, 2024, near Hayward, Wis. Each fish harvested during the tribal spearfishing season is recorded at the boat landing as the fish are brought in each night. (AP Photo/John Locher)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/49f272cae4c544c4ab88b935958e3c0b/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x&wm=false)
Carol Hanlon, left, and Renee DeBrot record the sex, size and type of fish at a station at a boat landing on Round Lake Saturday, April 13, 2024, near Hayward, Wis. Each fish harvested during the tribal spearfishing season is recorded at the boat landing as the fish are brought in each night. (AP Photo/John Locher)
![John Locher Gabe Bisonette, a member of the Lac Courte Oreilles Band of Lake Superior Ojibwe, spears a walleye by headlamp on the Chippewa Flowage Monday, April 15, 2024, near Hayward, Wis. Light from the spearfisher's headlamp reflects off the eyes of the wallye, allowing them to spot the fish even in murky water. (AP Photo/John Locher)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/07ab3d4f019c42c39fbee99a29d5d512/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x&wm=false)
Gabe Bisonette, a member of the Lac Courte Oreilles Band of Lake Superior Ojibwe, spears a walleye by headlamp on the Chippewa Flowage Monday, April 15, 2024, near Hayward, Wis. Light from the spearfisher's headlamp reflects off the eyes of the wallye, allowing them to spot the fish even in murky water. (AP Photo/John Locher)
![John Locher Gabe Bisonette drops an offering of tobacco into the water before spearfishing on the Chippewa Flowage on Monday, April 15, 2024, near Hayward, Wis. (AP Photo/John Locher)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/50639f433343440bb4fddec2c126fc4f/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x&wm=false)
Gabe Bisonette drops an offering of tobacco into the water before spearfishing on the Chippewa Flowage on Monday, April 15, 2024, near Hayward, Wis. (AP Photo/John Locher)
![John Locher Kelly Martin, left, embraces Muriel Shirriff, as he drops off frozen fish he and his family caught Friday, April 19, 2024, in Hayward, Wis. For Martin, sharing the excess fish he and his family caught with elders and other tribal members who can't or haven't been able to fish is an important part of spearfishing. (AP Photo/John Locher)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/103692ee799a484bbb32842d36961348/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x&wm=false)
Kelly Martin, left, embraces Muriel Shirriff, as he drops off frozen fish he and his family caught Friday, April 19, 2024, in Hayward, Wis. For Martin, sharing the excess fish he and his family caught with elders and other tribal members who can't or haven't been able to fish is an important part of spearfishing. (AP Photo/John Locher)