Winnebago Sturgeon Spearing Report – Monday February 18, 2013
ason Brehm’s 76.3” sturgeon topped the scales at 147.7 pounds We are now into the second full week of sturgeon spearing and the reduction in effort is translating into very few fish [...]
Lake Winnebago Fishing Report 2-11-13
Sturgeon spearing season is upon us on the Winnebago system. On Saturday, 2,400+ shanties were on Lake Winnebago. The travel on the lake has been moderately difficult, with large drifts common over the lakes from [...]
Opening Day Recap from the DNR – Sturgeon Spearing
Sturgeon spearing traditions were renewed over the last few days, as the 2013 Sturgeon Spear Fishery on the Winnebago System got underway. Opening day was one of mixed results, and for the most part went [...]
Opening Day Video – Sturgeon Spearing 2013
Please click the link below to view the video! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7srguHMZ3yQ&feature=youtu.be Interview with Shawn Wendt included. One of the larger sturgeon registered today.
Cutting of the Sturgeon hole video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=22k4bSTePaA&list=UUda5_YvomIwQLzTBXJxEzaw&index=1 Follow the link to view Shawn Wendt and Scott Klein as they cut tandem holes for Lake Winnebago's Sturgeon Spearing. Speraing starts Feb 9, 2013.
2013 Winnebago System Sturgeon Regulations – Registration Stations
For the regulations, please click the link below (pdf) 2013winnebagosturgeonspearingregulations Sturgeon Registration Stations on Lake Winnebago (subject to change): Waverly Beach Resort (Junction of U.S. Hwys 10 and 14) [...]
Lake Winnebago Water Clarity Report 2-5-13
Only 4 more days until the start of the 2013 Sturgeon Spear Fishery, and trust me when I say that it will be here before you know it. Our staff was out yesterday checking water [...]
2013 Winnebago System Sturgeon Spearing Season Preview
by Mark Schram of myfishingpartner.com With less than a week before the 2013 Sturgeon Spearing season, conditions remain less than ideal for the estimated 12,000+ hunters of the ancient beast. The 2012 season was marred [...]
W.O.W (Women on Winnebago)
Women on Winnebago (W.O.W) is coming to Fond du Lac, Wi on Feb. 8-10, 2013. The event focuses on Sturgeon Spearing and ice fishing and promoting the Fond du Lac area. W.O.W caters to approximately [...]
Lake Winnebago and Lake Poygan Fishing Report 1-27-13
Lake Winnebago has seen plenty of change since our last fishing report. Heavy winds had caused a fracture of the ice along the west shore which resulted in the entire ice sheet moving to the [...]