Sturgeon Spearing Update Day 4; Upper Lakes hits harvest limits
Day 4 of the 2015 spearing season is in the books with a total harvest of 218 fish (191 from Lake Winnebago and 27 from the Upriver Lakes). Coming into today we were 8 adult [...]
Sturgeon Diet: Red Worms or Gizzard Shad?
Red Worms or Gizzard Shad: A Further Investigation of Sturgeon Diets If you have been at one of the 11 DNR sturgeon registration stations during the 2015 sturgeon spearing season you have likely heard the [...]
Lake Winnebago Sturgeon Spearing recap – Day 3
Day 3 of the 2015 spear fishery has come and gone and the harvest continues to stay strong. Spearers harvested a total of 233 fish from Lake Winnebago today, while the Upriver Lakes harvest included [...]
Sturgeon spearing summary report – February 15, 2015 – Day 2
Sturgeon spearing summary report - February 15, 2015 - Day 2 Well spearers were once again met with cold conditions on day 2 of the 2015 spearing season, but at least the winds had died [...]
Sturgeon Spearing Opening day Lake Winnebago (plus video)
Sturgeon spearing daily report - February 14, 2015 Well the weather forecast was pretty accurate for the opening day of the 2015 sturgeon spearing season. As forecasted, we had very cold conditions and strong [...]
Foot of the Lake Fishing Club Meeting Minutes: 02/07/2015
In attendance: Scott Scharfenberg, Jewel Rivera, Dave Henning, Cheryl Teichmiller, Heather Shanahan, Tammy Lefeber, brad Teichmiller, Chris Sayles, Dale Dobbratz, Boy and Chris Hoey, Mike and Rachel Schneider, Mike Arrowood, Shawn Kaiser, Ron Lueck, Gary [...]
Lake Winnebago Water Clarity 2-11-15
Dear Winnebago System Sturgeon Enthusiasts: Our DNR crew had been out checking water clarity a couple of weeks ago (January 27) and at that time water clarity was very good. Due to ice conditions [...]
Lake Winnebago and Lake Poygan Fishing Report 2-10-15
A rejuvenated Lake Winnebago showed up over the past weekend. Sportsmen hit the ice; either fishing or scouting for the upcoming Sturgeon Spearing Season, many of them for the first time in 2015. Water clarity [...]
2015 Winnebago Sturgeon Season Preview and Predictions
By Mark Schram, myfishingpartner.com The 2015 Sturgeon Spearing season is set to kick off on Valentines’ Day and is expected to bring plenty of sportsmen and sportswomen to the area in search of a prehistoric [...]
Lake Winnebago Ice Conditions and Water Clarity
Please play the attached link to play the You Tube Video about the current Lake Winnebago Ice Conditions. this video may be best viewed from the My Fishing Partner Facebook page or directly from our [...]