2/23/25 Sturgeon Spearing Report Day 15
23 February 2025 Sports
From the DNR:
With the sun shining and some of the warmest weather of the season, the lake sturgeon were likely moving around the system. Saturday, 81 lake sturgeon were harvested throughout the Winnebago system.
Spearers definitely took to Lake Winnebago. An impressive 73 lake sturgeon were speared this Saturday, with 10 juvenile females, 32 adult females and 31 males. Another 9 fish over 100 pounds were speared, the largest being the 144.1-pound, 72.8-inch, F4 female registered at the Southwest Winnebago registration station (pictured).
Once again, only the Poygan registration station had any fish registered, with 8 fish for the day (3 juvenile females, 2 adult females and 3 males).
View the full details in today’s harvest report.
Saturday, another impressive 10 lake sturgeon weighing over 100 pounds were harvested throughout the system. The most surprising news of the year is that more than 50% of these fish were not black egg females. When females are carrying black eggs, the eggs can comprise 20% of their body weight or more. This is compared to females not preparing to spawn, whose gonads only weigh 3% to 6% of their body weight. This system’s capacity to produce large fish is truly impressive.
The Indian Point registration will be closed today. The Poygan and Winneconne registration will be open. The Pipe and North Winnebago registration station will remain closed.
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