February 17, 2023 – Fond du lac, WI – Winnebago and the Upriver Lakes sturgeon harvests remain slow. Today, only 19 fish were harvested between Lake Winnebago and the Upriver lakes. Sixteen fish were harvest from Lake Winnebago (1 juvenile female, 6 adult females, 9 males) and 3 from the Upriver lakes (1 juvenile female, 1 adult female, 1 male). This means there is still 1 adult female left until the 90% trigger is activated or 9 more adult females until the 100% cap is reached on the Upriver Lakes.
View the full details in today’s full harvest report.
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There were no 100 lb. fish harvested today. The biggest fish harvested was an F1 female that weighed 83.3 lbs. and measured 72.0 inches long from the Wendt’s registration shack. This fish was speared by Anthony Bovee.
