Winnebago sturgeon spearers harvest 231 on Monday; 3-day total 1,105

News Release Published: February 17, 2009 by the Northeast Region

Contact(s): Ron Bruch, DNR Senior Sturgeon Biologist, (920) 424-3059
Tom Turner, DNR Public Affairs Manager, (920) 662-5122

Winnebago & Up River Lakes Report for Monday, February 16, 2009

OSHKOSH – The lake sturgeon spearing season on Lake Winnebago and its Upriver Lakes will continue to remain open tomorrow, February 17th.

According to Ron Bruch, DNR sturgeon biologist the season on Lake Winnebago could remain open for several more days. “On the Upriver Lakes, there is a good chance that one of the season-closing triggers will pop tomorrow,” he said. “That would close the season on those Upriver Lakes at the end of spearing on Tuesday or Wednesday.”

The DNR’s sturgeon registration team reported 184 fish were speared Monday on Lake Winnebago including 114 female sturgeon (41 juvenile females and 73 adult females) and 70 males.

On the Upriver Lakes, Monday’s take was 47 including 18 females (10 juvenile and 8 adult females) and 29 males.

To date, there have been 1,105 sturgeon speared this season on both Lake Winnebago and the Upriver Lakes.

According to Bruch, Monday is typically the slowest harvest day during the spearing season on the Winnebago Pool Lakes. “People return to work after the opening weekend,” he said. “This was true on this Monday, February 16.”

The 2009 season began on Saturday, February 14 and is scheduled to close on March 1 or when pre-set harvest caps are hit. Currently, spearing on Lake Winnebago is at 54.4% of the cap for juvenile females, 69.1% for adult females and 39.1% for males. On the Upriver Lakes juvenile females are at 87.1% of the cap, 79.4% of adult females and 65.5% of males.

Lake Winnebago/Upriver Lakes 2009 Sturgeon Spear Harvest -
Preliminary Daily Report – Monday, February 16, 2009

Lake Winnebago

Station	Juvenile Female Harvest Today	Juvenile Female harvest Season Total	Adult Female Harvest Today	Adult Female Harvest Season Total	Male Harvest Today	Male Harvest Season Total	DAILY TOTAL	SEASON TOTAL
Waverly Beach	3	15	5	24	5	6	13	65
Harrison Town Hall (behind)	6	13	6	43	1	26	13	82
Stockbridge Harbor Bar	17	60	36	160	23	114	76	334
Quinney Quencher	10	23	8	59	13	51	31	133
Calumet Harbor	1	15	4	40	12	40	17	95
Wendt’s Bar Van Dyne	0	9	5	28	4	21	9	58
Jerry’s Tavern Oshkosh	0	1	1	6	3	8	4	15
Payne’s Point Tavern	4	22	8	32	9	27	21	81
WINNEBAGO DAILY TOTAL	41	158	73	392	70	313	184	863
WINNEBAGO SEASON TOTAL		158		392		313		863

Upriver lakes

Station	Juvenile Female Harvest Today	Juvenile Female   Season Total	Adult Female Harvest Today	Adult Female Season Total	Male Harvest Today	Male Harvest Season Total	DAILY TOTAL	SEASON TOTAL
Critters Sports Bar - Winneconne	2	21	1	10	6	32	9	63
Tustin – Indian Point Bar	5	30	6	33	16	67	27	130
Cty Landing on Boom Bay	3	10	1	7	7	32	11	49
UPRIVER LAKES DAILY TOTAL	10	61	8	50	29	131	47	242
UPRIVER LAKES SEASON TOTAL		61		50		131		242

Total Harvest for the Day: 231
Total Harvest thus far for the Season: 1,105

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