Sturgeon Spearing Thrives On Wisconsin's Lake Winnebago Here & Now
Huge sturgeon speared in Lake Winnebago system. FOND DU LAC COUNTY, Wis. (WFRV) - Big, small, or in between for every sturgeon there's a fish tale. Oshkosh's Jim Gishkowsky has a good case.
Sturgeon Spearing on Lake Winnebago
Spearing lake sturgeon on ice-covered Lake Winnebago in Wisconsin has a long and rich tradition. Jared Guelig, 22, of Fond du Lac has been spearing since he was 12 and his family has speared on Winnebago for 25 years. Guelig has taken several sturgeon over the years—including a 69-pounder—but the one he recently tagged on Feb. 17 is a true.
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Take advantage of the world's largest self sustaining Lake Sturgeon population & spear fishery. Rod-Bender Guide Services offers quality Sturgeon Shack Rentals on Lake Winnebago, with headquarters in Fond du Lac with WI. Gather your friends and participate in the unique season of Sturgeon Season, opening the second Saturday in February!
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With the sun shining and mild temperatures with a high in the 40s, excitement was in the air across the Lake Winnebago System for opening day of the 2023 sturgeon spearing season. Spearer after.
Winnebago sturgeon spearing season and meetings approach
License: $20.00 Resident, $65.00 Non-Resident. radio, food, drink, camera. Spearing Information. The Winnebago system likely holds the largest natural sustaining lake sturgeon population in the world, and is used as an egg source for lake sturgeon re-introduction and rehabilitation projects throughout the fish's original North American range.
Ice Fisherman Spears Massive 177Pound Sturgeon Field & Stream
A 2022 DNR sturgeon spearing survey shows how well Lake Winnebago system spearers know their sturgeon, plus increasing support for underwater cameras. News Sports Packers Business Go 920.
Sturgeon Spearing on Lake Winnebago
A spearing license is required to participate in sturgeon spearing. There are two fisheries: the Lake Winnebago fishery and the Upriver Lakes fishery - each require a separate license. Bag limit is 1 lake sturgeon per licensee, minimum length of 36 in. 2023 Season opens: February 11 at 7 am. 2023 Season closes: Lasts for 16 days OR until any.
Lake Winnebago sturgeon spearing license deadline is Oct. 31
The 2024 sturgeon spearing season will open at 7 a.m. Feb. 10 and close Feb. 25, unless one of the harvest caps is reached earlier. Spearers can fish from 7 a.m.-1 p.m. each day the fishery is.
Sturgeon Spearing on Lake Winnebago
OSHKOSH - The Lake Winnebago ice whisperer has some good news and some bad news for people looking forward to sturgeon spearing season and other winter events on the lake. First, the good news.
Sturgeon Spearing on Lake Winnebago
The sturgeon spearing season runs for 16 days or until any pre-set harvest caps determined by the DNR are met, whichever comes first. This year the season opened Feb. 9 and ran until Feb. 24 on Lake Winnebago. But the "Lake Winnebago system" also includes the Upriver Lakes of Lakes Butte des Morts, Winneconne and Poygan.
Sturgeon Spearing on Lake Winnebago
The group is on Lake Winnebago for this trip! We join John and Logan Lynch (and family) for the opener of the 2021 Sturgeon Spearing season in Wisconsin. The group is on Lake Winnebago for this trip!
Sturgeon Spearing on Lake Winnebago
Spearers head out on the ice at the start of the 2023 sturgeon spearing season on Lake Winnebago Saturday, February 11, 2023, at Waverly Beach in Menasha, Wis. Dan Powers/USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin.
Sturgeon Spearing on Lake Winnebago
Bodden says the state's sturgeon spearing industry brings in a total economic impact of over $200 million. John Quella speared this 92.3 pound, 72.5" sturgeon on Lake Poygan February 13, 2023.
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Lake Winnebago Sturgeon Spearing. Join group. Events. For all the people who spend countless hours sitting in a shanty and staring into the green water of Lake Winnebago seeking the elusive Sturgeon.
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MADISON, Wis. - The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is preparing for the sturgeon spearing season opener on Feb. 11, giving spearers a chance to harvest Wisconsin's largest and oldest fish species. With one of the largest lake sturgeon populations in North America, the Winnebago System supports an annual spearing season that.
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3:47. Sturgeon spearing season's opening weekend brought in more than a quarter of the total sturgeon needed to meet the harvest cap in Lake Winnebago — and around 71% of the Upriver Lakes.