Winnebago System Sturgeon Spearing Enthusiasts:
Today marked the 16th and final day of
the 2018 sturgeon spearing season on Lake Winnebago. The season concluded
with the lowest daily harvest of the season, 14 fish. Five of the fish
were registered at Calumet Harbor, 4 at Stockbridge Harbor, 3 at Payne’s Point,
and 2 at Wendt’s. The largest fish of today’s harvest was 131.0 pounds,
76.4” and registered at Calumet Harbor by Kristine Halbach of St. Cloud (photo
attached).
There were 654 sturgeon harvested from Lake
Winnebago this season. An additional 297 fish were harvested from the
Upriver Lakes, bringing the system-wide total to 951 sturgeon harvested during
the 2018 spearing season. This season’s harvest from Lake Winnebago ranks
42nd out of the 78 seasons dating back to 1941 (attached document
breaks down LW harvest by season).
Earlier this week I wrote about the results of the
diet analysis that we conducted. I will be curious to see how fish
condition observed during this year’s spearing season compares to years
past. From our observations, it seemed the fish were a bit leaner this
season, which is what we expected based on a relatively low abundance of
smaller gizzard shad and redworms. With the slower season, we already
have a good portion of the harvest data entered. I will be sure to send
out a successful spearer list once we have everything entered and
proofed. However, it may be another couple of weeks as our entire team
will be at a training most of the upcoming week and then looking to have a
couple days off following a long spearing season.
So I’m signing off for now. I would like to
thank all of the spearers out there for another safe and successful sturgeon
spearing season. Congratulations to everyone that was fortunate to
harvest a fish this season!
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Ryan Koenigs
Senior Fisheries Biologist / Winnebago
System Sturgeon Biologist
Wisconsin Department of Natural
Resources
625 E County Rd. Y, Suite 700
Oshkosh, WI 54901
Phone: (920)303-5450
Fax: (920)424-4404
Ryan.koenigs@wisconsin.gov
- Final+Harvest+Report+%28Day+16+-+February+25%2C+2018%29.pdf
- Kristine+Halbach_131.0+pounds_76.4+inches_Calumet+Harbor_2-25-2018.jpg
- LW+Ranking.pdf
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