Wisconsin DNR predicts sturgeon spearing harvest cap to be met before season limit
System-wide harvest caps for the 2021 Winnebago system sturgeon spearing season are 430 juvenile females, 950 adult females and 1,200 males.
Spearing
Excitement builds ahead of sturgeon spearing opener
Lake Winnebago System sturgeon season starts Feb. 8.
New northern pike fishing regulations coming in spring 2018
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.
Sturgeon spearing season fizzles out at end but exceeds 2016
The season as a whole was fairly successful, with spearers harvesting 847 sturgeon this year, exceeding the 703 sturgeon taken last year.
Sturgeon spearing helps improve fishery in Fond du Lac
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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