VHS and You: Keeping Wisconsin's Waters Healthy

We need your help to keep Wisconsin´s waters healthy for future generations. Please take steps to help prevent the spread of VHS. Thank you for doing your part to protect Wisconsin´s fisheries.

• See how you can help prevent the spread of VHS and other invasives. [VIDEO Length 1:11]
• Avid musky angler Rachel Piacenza shares her concern about VHS and passes on steps anglers must take to prevent the spread of the disease.  [VIDEO Length 36]

Information on the VHS rules

Visit VHS Prevention to see how the rules affect you.

Most commonly asked questions about the VHS rules

More on VHS

Protecting Wisconsin´s waters ensures that these little guys will have plenty of big fish to catch!

• Bait Preservation Methods

  New information on preserving your bait and also using Dead Fish as Bait.

• VHS 101

  Important facts about VHS including the history, how it spreads, symptoms in fish and more.

• VHS Prevention

  Find out how you can help stop the spread of VHS.

• VHS Q&A

  Find answers to some of the most frequently asked questions here.

• Is that VHS?

  Find out the steps to take if you caught or saw a diseased fish.

Contact Information

If you are unable to find the answers to your questions on the VHS Web site, please visit our VHS Contacts page to find the appropriate person for your questions.