Upriver Lakes Season a Distant Memory
Upriver lakes season closes
Today marked the final day of the 2015 spear fishery on the Upriver Lakes. The season closed with a harvest of 288 fish (59.5% of license holders), including 9 fish tipping the scales at more than 100 pounds. As I stated yesterday the 5 day season is on par with the average season on the Upriver Lakes since the lottery fishery was implemented in 2007. More information about the history of the Upriver Lakes spear fishery can be Read more...
Lake Winnebago may go to the weekend
The 152 fish harvested from Lake Winnebago bring the season total to 1,447 fish. The 66 adult females harvested today bring us to within 63 adult females of the 90% trigger for the System-wide harvest caps. I’m guessing tomorrow’s harvest will be cutting it pretty close to that mark. Read more...