In total we looked through 100 stomachs from fish harvested this season (32 from the Upriver Lakes and 68 from Lake Winnebago). The data are not entered yet or analyzed, but some general trends were [...]
Happy Valentine’s Day to everyone! Day 2 of the 2016 spearing season is now all wrapped up and the struggle continued for spearers on Lake Winnebago, as 63 fish were harvested today. Overall, the north [...]
Day one is in the books for the Winnebago System Sturgeon Spearing season. The day featured brutally cold temperatures and winds to start the day, eventually turning into a tolerable day with plenty of sunshine. [...]
Winnebago System Sturgeon Spearing Enthusiasts: Typically we check water clarity at least twice leading up to the sturgeon spearing season. The first check was roughly two weeks ago and we had 4-7’ of visibility throughout [...]
By Mark Schram, myfishingpartner.com The 2016 Winnebago System Sturgeon Spearing season is set to begin this week, running from Feb 13 to Feb 28, 2016 or until harvest caps are met. This annual event, held [...]
Well it’s getting to be that time of the year already, with the sturgeon spearing season only 2.5 weeks away. While at a Sturgeon for Tomorrow banquet last Saturday, I was talking to some spearers [...]
Oct 31st marks the last day to obtain a sturgeon spearing license for the Winnebago systems 2016 season. Permits must be acquired prior to the deadline to be eligible for the start of the season [...]
The Winnebago System may not have a hook and line sturgeon fishery, but there are numerous waters in the state that do. One of the more heavily targeted fisheries is on Yellow Lake in Burnett [...]
By Tom Henry / Block News Alliance and John Hayes / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette On a June morning in 2009, fishing for yellow perch aboard the Edward John head boat off northwestern Pennsylvania’s Presque Isle, Dick [...]
Well the 2015 sturgeon spearing season is now complete and I think this season will be looked upon fondly by many spearers. Today was by far the nicest weather of the season, which was a [...]
