Excitement builds ahead of sturgeon spearing opener
Lake Winnebago System sturgeon season starts Feb. 8.
Lake Winnebago System sturgeon season starts Feb. 8.
The new regulations on inland waters will be in effect starting March 1; however, fishing for northern pike is not allowed on these waters until the fishing opener on Saturday, May 12.
The season as a whole was fairly successful, with spearers harvesting 847 sturgeon this year, exceeding the 703 sturgeon taken last year.
Advocacy group, as of this year, will have donated $1 million to the state Department of Natural Resources for sturgeon research, management and education.