What is Wisconsin's most important fish? A good case could be made for the lake sturgeon.
A combination of water resources and dedicated people have succeeded in helping lake sturgeon thrive while they have failed ...
No sturgeon have spawned in the MIlwaukee River since 1843. Now, they may return. How?
The goal is to restore a wild, self-sustaining lake sturgeon population in the urban river that runs up the northeast side of ...
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Lake sturgeon
In recent years, the species has made somewhat of a comeback. Tighter fishing regulations in the Great Lakes has helped, with annual harvest limits strictly enforced. Wisconsin’s Lake Winnebago ...
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'It's like a ghost town out there': Warm temperatures deter most sturgeon spearers from going on the ice opening day
The 2024 Sturgeon spearing season kicked off Saturday with a record-low number of fish ... Species Act. Standig said the DNR has been working for decades to closely monitor the Lake Winnebago ...
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Sturgeon haven't spawned in this river since 1843 – but may make a return. How?
However, the fish were extirpated ... Fortunately, the species fared much better in other parts of the Upper Midwest, including Lake Winnebago in central Wisconsin, where the population was ...
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What is Wisconsin's most important fish? A good case could be made for the lake sturgeon.
Almost all 27 of its species to this day on the ... In fact, Gordon Priegel, DNR fish manager in Oshkosh who worked on Lake Winnebago issues from 1959 to 1970, used pencil calculations and ...