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432 sturgeon weighed in despite poor ice during Wisconsin spearing season

Kurt Knoll speared this 148-pound adult female sturgeon Feb. 17 from Lake Poygan. It was the heaviest sturgeon registered during the 2024 sturgeon spearing season in Wisconsin. (Photo courtesy of the Wisconsin DNR)

Sturgeon spearers on the Lake Winnebago system proved to be resilient and resourceful during a season with the worst ice conditions in memory.
Warm weather, rain, and high winds the week before the opener on Saturday, Feb. 10, had some folks predicting the season would be a total loss and nobody would even be able to venture onto the ice, let alone get a good look at a sturgeon. Conditions were certainly unfavorable, but some hardy guys and gals persevered every day of the season that ended Feb. 25.

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