2/22/25 Sturgeon Spearing Report Day 14
22 February 2025 Sports
From the DNR:
Some nice weather is finally in the forecast as we entered into the final weekend of the Winnebago spearing season. Many spearers are taking to the ice again, with their last chance to harvest a fish just days away. In total, 52 fish were speared Friday on the Winnebago system. Forty-three came from Lake Winnebago, with 5 juvenile females, 19 adult females and 19 males harvested.
Another 100-pound lake sturgeon was harvested and registered at the southwest Winnebago registration station. Bob Berghuis (pictured) was the lucky spearer to harvest Friday’s largest fish, a 124.1-pound, 72-inch, F2 female. This brings the registration station’s total to 13 fish over 100 pounds for the season.
We also saw a slight uptick in the number of fish harvested on the Upriver Lakes, with 9 lake sturgeon harvested (0 juvenile females, 1 adult female and 8 males). This brings the Upriver season total to 42 juvenile females, 46 adult females and 219 males.
With the favorable weather forecast, we expect to see more spearers on the ice this weekend for one last hurrah.
View the full details in today’s harvest report.
The Winneconne registration station will reopen on Saturday and Sunday for the last weekend of the season.
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