The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources reported that since the sturgeon spearing season began on Saturday, there have been 1,092 sturgeon speared on Lake Winnebago: 521 adult females, 423 males and 148 juvenile females. Another 279 fish were speared on upriver lakes Poygan, Winneconne and Butte des Morts. Read the full story by WLUK-TV – Green Bay, WI.
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