Who will be out Spearing Sturgeon Tomorrow?
Friday, February 7, 2014
1 Day To Go- Sturgeon spearing
Lake Winnebago
Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) •
Mary Lou Schneider speared her first sturgeon at 16 and carved her first decoy from a bowling pin. She shared her decoys during the 1998 Smithsonian Folklife Festival. From "People of the Sturgeon." Photo credit: Bob Rashid
Saturday, February 1, 2014
Winnebago Sturgeon Spearing Season...it will be here before you know it!
Here is some information gathered from the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources page:
Sturgeon spearing 2014 is only a week away, are you ready?! We’ve had a cold winter so far and for the first time in a few years, the conditions are looking great. The DNR is expecting a short, successful season unlike the past 3 that have gone the full 16 days. Walter clarity as of January 9th is 13 feet throughout Lake Winnebago and I’ve heard that there are probably over 2′ of ice on the lake. Visit the WI DNR’s “Ask the Experts” webpage to view a question and answer session concerning the season that was held live online on 1/28/2014: http://dnr.wi.gov/chat/expert.html
Following is some info for the 2014 season.
2014 Sturgeon Spearing Season:
Saturday, February 8 – Sunday, February 23 from *7:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.* daily*Harvested fish need to be present at a registration station by 2:00 p.m. of the same day the fish was harvested.
Click here to view the 2014 Sturgeon Spearing Regulations
License sales for 2014 season:
Lake Winnebago: 11412 resident + 184 non-resident = 11,596 total (compared to 11,601 total licenses in 2013)
Upriver Lakes: 482 resident + 9 non-resident = 491 (compared to 491 total licenses in 2013)
Grand Total: 12,087 licenses (compared to 12,092 licenses in 2013; 12,680 licenses in 2012)
System wide harvest caps for 2014:
400 juvenile females
828 adult females
1200 males
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Largest lake sturgeon ever captured during spawning assessments on the Wolf River, Winnebago System, Wisconsin, 1950-2012; 87.5 inches total length, approximately 240 pounds, partially spawned out female; 10 April 2012 at the Shawano Paper Mill Dam spawning site. This fish was an estimated 125 years old and to date, has not been speared. That means it was born in 1887 when Grover Cleveland was president.