(WFRV) – The unseasonably warm weather and surprising rainfall prompted the lowest harvest total of the sturgeon spearing season thus far in 2026, according to the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR).
The DNR says spearers harvested just 34 sturgeon today, 17 of which were males, with the remainder being females (three juvenile, 14 adult). Officials say the Downtown Oshkosh station registered the most with nine total.
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To date, 83% of the adult female harvest cap has been harvested for the Winnebago system, as 610 have been harvested by spearers. 604 males and 191 juvenile females have been harvested as well, as the season total surpasses 1,400.
The largest harvest was David Conradt’s 106.2-pound, 73.6-inch female, which was the second 100+ pound harvest of the day. Conradt registered his catch at the Neenah station.
Officials say the weather on Thursday appears to be warm again. Click here for Storm Team 5’s latest forecast.
