DNR Sturgeon Spearing Report Day Four

RIPON, Wis (WRPN)- On Tuesday the Lake Winnebago Sturgeon Spearing season inched closer to the 90 percent trigger cap that would close the season.

Another 111 lake sturgeon were harvested. The northeast stations are still registering the most with 16 at North Winnebago, 23 at Stockbridge and 26 at Quinney.

The Upriver season is closed. The current totals for the entire Winnebago System are 187 juvenile females, 597 adult females and 587 males for a total of 1,371 lake sturgeon.

With the 43 adult females harvested Tuesday there are only 62 adult female lake sturgeon needed to hit the 90 percent trigger for the entire Winnebago System which would close the season the following day.

Another four fish over 100 pounds were harvested on Lake Winnebago. The largest was a 135.3 pound female that was 78.5 inches in length. It was speared by Zachary Boehnlein and registered at the Downton Oshkosh registration station.

Photo credit: Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, Shawn Wendt filled his tag Tuesday with a 74.2-pound, 67-inch, M1 male. He registered his lake sturgeon at the Southwest Winnebago registration station before heading back out to help others remove their sturgeon shacks. Congratulations, Shawn.