(WFRV) – The sturgeon spearing season will wrap up in the coming days, and the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) provided an update for February 19’s harvest totals.
The harvest totals were low throughout the system, which is not a surprise as officials say it’s usually the day with the lowest harvests.
2025 Sturgeon Season update: Lowest harvest reported on Lake Winnebago
36 lake sturgeon were speared in the system on Wednesday, with 31 coming on Lake Winnebago. Three of the speared fish on Wednesday measured at over 100 pounds, two being registered at the Neenah station.
The largest was an F2 female at 150.1 pounds and 78.5 inches, speared by Keith Kerstner.
Two fish over 100 pounds were registered at the Neenah registration shack today, including this 150.1-pound, 78.5-inch, F2 female speared by Keith Kerstner. (Wisconsin DNR)
Four registration stations around Lake Winnebago have registered at least 80 fish:
- Quinney – 96
- Southwest Winnebago – 80
- Downtown Oshkosh – 84
- Neenah – 93.
In the Upriver area, five fish were harvested, one adult female and four males, pushing the total for the Upriver area to 41 juvenile females, 44 adult females and 208 males. Seven of them weigh over 100 pounds.
Upriver, 1 adult female and 4 males were harvested. This brings the season total Upriver to 41 juvenile females, 44 adult females and 208 males with 7 of these fish being over 100 pounds.
The Pipe, North Winnebago and Winneconne registration stations remain closed on Thursday, with more information available at the following links:
The DNR also urges participants to be wary of ice conditions, as no ice is ever 100% safe. More information is available on the DNR’s ice safety page.
