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.
Sturgeon
Black Lake sturgeon season lasts less than 6 hours
This year’s allocation of sturgeon for Black Lake anglers was seven fish, although DNR officials set a harvest quota of six fish to reduce the risk of over-fishing.
Excitement builds ahead of sturgeon spearing opener
Lake Winnebago System sturgeon season starts Feb. 8.
Michigan sturgeon releases: from rivers to Great Lakes?
About 200 people watch one of the release events.
‘We encourage people to come to Sturgeon Fest and experience releasing a sturgeon’
Annual Sturgeon Fest, at Lakeshore State Park in downtown Milwaukee on Sept. 30, continues effort to restore lake sturgeon to Lake Michigan.
Black River sturgeon hatchery on display
(Michigan DNR)The Michigan DNR, Michigan State University, Tower-Kleber Limited Partnership and Sturgeon For Tomorrow will host sturgeon hatchery tours at the Black River facility northwest of Onaway Saturday, Aug. 19. Tours will run from 10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tours are free of charge. The hatchery is located in Cheboygan County on the Upper Black River adjacent to the Kleber…
Sturgeon spawn bringing out big fish in northeastern Wisconsin
Crews reportedly netted and tagged about 200 fish Monday, including one as large as 78 inches in Shiocton.
Lake of the Woods/Rainy River sturgeon population just keeps getting better
A big part of the restoration has been regulations designed specifically to protect the slow-growing fish.
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.
Hugely popular Wisconsin sturgeon-spearing season set to open
Interest in sturgeon spearing continues to be strong with 12,962 licenses sold for the 2017 season, including 12,479 for Lake Winnebago and 483 for the Upriver Lakes.
Limestone dumped into Detroit River for sturgeon habitat
Experts say reefs are attracting egg-laying females, but because sturgeon mature slowly, it could take decades to determine whether efforts are boosting population.
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