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2/25/23 Sturgeon Report Day 14

25 February 2023 Sports


As the snow passes and the sun comes out, spearers are starting to take to the ice again.  It was another slow day Friday with 11 fish harvested on Lake Winnebago – no juvenile females, 5 adult females and 6 males. In total, 115 juvenile females have been harvested, 481 adult females, and 442 males on Lake Winnebago. Southwest Winnebago had four fish registered, the highest on the lake today. The big fish for the day was an 87.6 lbs., 72.8 inch M2 male speared by Aaron Muche. 

View the full details in today’s harvest report.

Although a cold weather spell brought lots of snow, spring is just around the corner. As spearing season wraps up, many of the sturgeon ready to spawn this year are going to look towards the Upriver Lakes and the Wolf River to prepare for their migration. Just like many of us, lake sturgeon are looking to warmer weather in the spring. That warmer weather isn’t the only thing that triggers them to begin their migration upriver to their spawning grounds, higher water flows in the spring from rain and winter run-off are also major triggers.

Pictured: Rick Bernades registering his 86.7 pound, 69.3 inch, F1 female at the Stockbridge registration station. / Photo Credit: Wisconsin DNR


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