DNR Sturgeon Season Report Day Seven

RIPON, Wis (WRPN)- If warm and rainy wasn’t enough, Friday, spearers had to contend with wet and windy, which also isn’t a great weather combination. Particularly after recent warm days. This is reflected in the daily harvest total of 19 lake sturgeon (4 juvenile females, 6 adult females and 9 males). This is the lowest harvest so far this season. 

Lake sturgeon over 100 pounds continue to be relatively elusive this year, but two were harvested today. The largest, a 71-inch, 104.4-pound, F1 female, was speared by Lucas Muche. Just narrowly beating out Al Schumacher’s 104.2-pound female. Congrats to both on the great fish!

With Friday’s harvests, there have now been 1,435 lake sturgeon (196 juvenile females, 628 adult females and 630 males) harvested across the entire Winnebago System. We are not much closer to reaching the harvest cap than we were Thursday, so spearers will likely be able to spear for most of the weekend. Please continue to monitor the harvest numbers and emails for any season closure notices.

Photo credit: Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources. Lucas Muche was one of only two lucky spearers to harvest a fish over 100 pounds today with this 71-inch, 104.4-pound, F1 female.