NORTHEAST WI, (WTAQ)- Sturgeon Spawning season will be starting extra late this year.
The water needs to get warmer and DNR Biologist Ryan Koenigs says it is taking a long time for that to happen this year.
He says in past years, spawning as already been taking place.
“Normal spawning takes place between April 15 and May 1,” Koenigs says.
He says a quick weather turnaround, could change things fast.
“Once that water temperature hits the range that they start spawning at, they are going to go.”
The good news is each year is so weather dependent that next year could be the complete opposite.
Sturgeon Guard shifts are usually scheduled from April 15 through April 30, but the DNR has already said they will not be scheduling and guards until at least April 25.
