Sturgeon Spearing Report Day 14
22 February 2020 Sports
DNR Senior Sturgeon Biologist Ryan Koenigs writes:
| There were 50 lake sturgeon harvested from the Winnebago System today. Thirty six of those fish were harvested from Lake Winnebago and 14 from the Upriver Lakes. The registration stations on the east shore of Lake Winnebago continue to see the highest registration volume as 30 of the 36 fish were registered at either Jim and Linda’s or Stockbridge Harbor. The 14 fish harvested from the Upriver Lakes today is quite the uptick after yesterday’s harvest of just one fish. A breakdown of today’s harvest is available through the following link:
The largest fish registered today was 109.0 pounds, 75.5 inches and registered at Payne’s Point by Eric Nygaard (pictured). Eric’s fish was the only sturgeon registered today that was over 100 pounds. The largest fish registered on the Upriver Lakes today was 84.6 pounds, 69.6 inches and registered at Critter’s by Michael Paull. We will have 5 registration stations (Waverly Beach, Stockbridge Harbor, Jim and Linda’s, Wendt’s, and Payne’s Point) open on Lake Winnebago and 2 stations (Indian Point and Critter’s) open on the Upriver Lakes for the final weekend of the 2020 sturgeon spearing season. The registration stations at Quinney, Jerry’s Bar, and Boom Bay will continue to be closed for the rest of the season. Good luck to all of the spearers that will be out for the final two days of the 2020 season! |
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