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Wisconsin DNR: Day 10 saw lowest amount of sturgeon speared this season

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Day 10 saw the lowest amount of sturgeon speared this season for the 2022 sturgeon spearing season, the Wisconsin DNR said Monday.

The DNR said 22 sturgeon were harvested Monday. The 22 speared sturgeon brings the total fish harvested on Lake Winnebago to 128 juvenile females, 414 adult females, and 354 males.

All stations registered five or fewer sturgeon Monday except Stockbridge, which registered 11 fish. The fish registered includes two juvenile females, four adult females, and five males, bringing the Stockbridge registration station to 280 fish.

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