2/19/25 Sturgeon Spearing Report Day 11
19 February 2025 Sports
From the DNR:
Driving around Lake Winnebago, there are fewer and fewer shacks every day, but spearers taking to the ice continue to say that when you are able to find a good pocket of water clarity, it will stick around for a good portion of the day, allowing the spearers a chance at success. Even still, only 14 lake sturgeon were harvested on Lake Winnebago (2 juvenile females, 4 adult females and 8 males). This is the lowest harvest on Lake Winnebago for this season.
The Upriver Lakes season continues with another 6 lake sturgeon harvested Tuesday (0 juvenile females, 1 adult female and 5 males). Kathy Marshall (pictured), who speared a sturgeon on Lake Poygan, was lucky enough to have the largest fish of the day with a beautiful 107.4-pound, 69.6-inch, F4 female.
View the full details in today’s harvest report.
Every once in a while, the stars seem to align for what will forever make an incredible fish story. For Joseph (left), his wife Jessica (middle) and their friend Andrew (right), that day was Tuesday. It was Joseph’s birthday, and what better way to spend a birthday than wrestling not 1, not 2 but 3 fish from the sturgeon hole, as all three came up lucky spearing a sturgeon. This is likely a birthday Joseph will never forget. Congrats to all three of you. (Photo taken by Joseph Stark).
Please note, due to effort, the Pipe, North Winnebago and Winneconne registration stations will remain closed. Please check the Winnebago System Sturgeon Spearing webpage or the Winnebago System Sturgeon Spearing Regulations for the next closest registration station and plan accordingly.
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