Lake Sturgeon spawning update
Attention Winnebago System Sturgeon Enthusiasts:
We had two crews tagging sturgeon on the Wolf River yesterday. One crew was working downstream in the New London and Shiocton area. That crew handled 50 fish at the Sturgeon Trail in New London, 20 fish at Pfeifer Park on the Embarrass River in New London, 20 fish at Bamboo Bend, 1 fish at Spurr Road on the Embarrass River, 7 fish at Behnke’s Bridge on the Embarrass River, and 7 fish at the Shawano Dam. The other crew worked in the Leeman area at two sites on private property, handling a total of 189 fish.
For today (Wednesday) there are fish spawning throughout the Wolf River from New London up to Shawano. There are still some fish spawning at the lower sites like Bamboo Bend and the Sturgeon Trail, but those sites are on the down swing. There are a good number of fish below the Shawano Dam this morning and I expect fish to be actively spawning there for the next couple of days.
This is shaping up to be a quick spawning run, so don’t wait too long to get out and see the sturgeon spawn this spring.
Ryan Koenigs
Senior Fisheries Biologist / Winnebago System Sturgeon Biologist
Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
625 E County Rd. Y, Suite 700
Oshkosh, WI 54901
Phone: (920)303-5450
Fax: (920)424-4404 R