Sturgeon Spawning News
Dear Winnebago System Sturgeon Enthusiasts:
As anticipated, today was a big day for our fisheries crew on the Winnebago System. We had three crews working to tag sturgeon below the Shawano Dam and we were able to handle 700 fish. This was especially a productive day because we also collected and fertilized eggs for multiple sturgeon restoration projects, which significantly slows us down compared to just collecting and tagging fish. As anticipated this year’s spawning run has progressed quite rapidly. If you would like to see fish spawn tomorrow I would recommend going to either the Shawano Dam or Bamboo Bend in Shiocton. There will also be fish spawning at many other sites throughout the Winnebago System tonight and tomorrow. So if you are looking to get out and see fish spawn yet this season, then I recommend coming out tomorrow before the spawning run wraps up.
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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
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Ryan.koenigs@wisconsin.gov