The Wisconsin DNR has provided its latest report ahead of Saturday's start to the 2017 sturgeon spearing season.
Crews were out checking water clarity on Lake Winnebago and water clarity has changed since their reading on January 30.
"The average readings have dropped about a foot over the last week and a half (average 9.4' yesterday compared to 10.3' on January 30), but there appears to be more consistency within the readings," said Senior Fisheries Biologist Ryan Koenigs.
Clarity is better along the east and north shores of Lake Winnebago, with poorer clarity off Oshkosh and to the south.
Koenigs says it's likely runoff coming into the lake at the mouth of the Fox River is clouding the water off Oshkosh, where runoff is having less impact to the east and further north.
Crews were not able to get on the Upriver Lakes but have heard reports of 4-5' of visibility on average.
You can find more information on this year's sturgeon spearing season here.
