There were 1,405 sturgeon speared, including the seventh heaviest in the history of the Lake Winnebago fishery, a 79.9-inch, 177.3-pounder. In all, 46 sturgeon heavier than 100 pounds were registered, 37 from Lake Winnebago and
The author’s fishing shack has been a very good spearing shack this winter.
System-wide harvest caps for the 2021 Winnebago system sturgeon spearing season are 430 juvenile females, 950 adult females and 1,200 males.
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.
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