Lake Winnebago Ice and Fishing Report – 2-15-16
By Mark Schram Lake Winnebago has made a complete turnaround over the past 10 days in regards to ice conditions. The recent snowstorm, then the quick melt was followed by a cold snap. As a [...]
Lake Winnebago Ice and Fishing Report 2-1-16. Plus Bay of Green Bay!
by Mark Schram, myfishingpartner.com Some excellent winter days have greeted area anglers the past few days, as the 2016 ice fishing season is fully underway on Lake Winnebago. Water clarity has been improving, with many [...]
Winnebago System Water Clarity 1-28-16 – Sturgeon Spearing
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 [...]
Day 6 – Winnebago Sturgeon Spearing – Season might/could close on Friday
Well I figured we would be close to the 90% trigger on Lake Winnebago after today’s harvest as we were only 63 adult females away from that mark. However, today’s harvest of 52 adult females [...]
Day 5 Sturgeon Spearing, Up River Season Completed.
The 5th day of the 2015 sturgeon spearing season is in the books with a total harvest of 166 fish (152 from Lake Winnebago and 14 from the Upriver Lakes). The largest fish harvested today [...]
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 [...]