(DNR) – On Lake Winnebago, another 111 lake sturgeon were harvested (26 juvenile females, 43 adult females and 42 males). The northeast stations are still registering the most with 16 at North Winnebago, 23 at Stockbridge and 26 at Quinney.
The Upriver season is CLOSED.
The current totals for entire Winnebago System are 187 juvenile females, 597 adult females and 587 males for a total of 1,371 lake sturgeon.
There were 43 adult females harvested today, meaning there are only 62 adult female lake sturgeon needed to hit the 90% trigger for the entire Winnebago System. However, we expect effort to drop off considerably due to the forecasted rainfall this evening. Please check with your local fishing clubs for updates on ice conditions and bridge closures. While effort is expected to drop, we ask spearers to continue to monitor the numbers and any season closures.
View the full Day 4 Harvest Report online.
Another four fish over 100 pounds were harvested on Lake Winnebago. The largest was a 135.3-pound, 78.5-inch, F4 female speared by Zachary Boehnlein and registered at the Downtown Oshkosh registration station.
As many spearers decide whether to remove their shacks due to the weather, others are removing their shacks following success. One success story comes from Shawn Wendt, who speared his sturgeon with a harpoon rather than a sturgeon spear.
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