If the success of Wisconsin’s annual Lake Winnebago system sturgeon spearing season depends on the strength of a “three-legged stool” that supports the season, then the 2025 rendition should have at least two strong corners – increased “bloodworm” numbers and perhaps some very good water clarity/ice conditions, cracks bridged notwithstanding.
Meanwhile, another forage base heavily used by the Winnebago system’s lake sturgeon, gizzard shad, is down, so sturgeon may be keying on bloodworm “beds.”
