(WFRV) – As northeast Wisconsin reaches the final weekend of the sturgeon spearing season, DNR officials reiterate that harvest is remaining slow. The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources’ (DNR) daily sturgeon update has been provided, and on the season’s second-to-last day harvesting continues to be relatively quiet. Spearers on the Upriver Lakes found success for […]
(WFRV) – Warm weather on Thursday left some sturgeon spearers in short-sleeved shirts as the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources released its daily sturgeon update. System-wide, there was one juvenile female, two adult females, and two males harvested. Pipe took the lead, registering two sturgeon, while the Southwest and Waverly Stations each registered one. No […]
Some fear the decades-old tradition of sturgeon spearing may be in danger. A federal ruling could put the prehistoric fish on the endangered species list.
(WFRV) – Spearers continue to find ways to head out onto the ice for these last few days of the season as the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources has released February 21’s update. DNR officials say that all of the harvesting is happening on the southwest portion of Lake Winnebago as the registration station saw […]