Winnebago System Sturgeon Spearing
There were 23 lake sturgeon harvested from Lake Winnebago today bringing the season total to 360 fish. Stockbridge Harbor lead the way with 8 fish registered today followed by Waverly Beach (5), Wendt’s (4), Calumet Harbor (3) and Payne’s Point (3). The largest fish of the day was 112.8 pounds (67.9″) and registered at Wendt’s by Brian Voss of Van Dyne. A more detailed breakdown of today’s harvest along with a photo of Brian and his fish can be viewed through the following links:
Day 11 – Harvest Report.pdf
Brian Voss_Wendts_2-19-2019.jpg
Today’s Vignette: “What are the sturgeon eating this season?”
Each spearing season DNR staff collect stomachs from 80-100 sturgeon that are harvested from the Winnebago System. We look at the diet items present in each stomach to monitor foraging trends of fish within the population. Today’s vignette describes results of the stomach analysis that was recently completed for the 2019 sturgeon spearing season.
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