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Community hosts annual spearfishing competition to remove highly destructive fish threatening local river ecosystem: 'It makes a difference'
27 May 2024 00:32 GMT
… . In addition to the fish, snails and nutria occupy … Stephen Davis, the reigning tilapia-spearing champion and an aquatic biologist … The tilapia are used in fish tacos, while the catfish … and mosquitoes.
"Obviously, spearing fish is the goal," Davis …
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DNR Report: Officers on alert for illegal-length fish as boaters hit lakes
16 May 2024 17:23 GMT
… anglers on the water for opening day than in recent memory. Angling … on angling enforcement for a busy fishing opener. Many anglers … were found spearing suckers after sunset. Their fish were seized … were packed with anglers and the fish seemed to cooperate …
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U.S. Fish and Wildlife respond to sparing lake sturgeon from endangered list
24 Apr 2024 02:44 GMT
… Anglers support the decision, preserving sturgeon spearing tradition in Wisconsin
U.S. Fish … list, officially preserves sturgeon spearing season in Wisconsin.
… quot;I know that sturgeon spearing is a, it… angler, Bob Kantor.
With the approval of the U.S. Fish …
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Bergman introduces MichiganSPEAR Act to protect sturgeon spearing
05 Apr 2024 16:35 GMT
… Act reads, in part, “The spearing season is a cultural event … Northern Michigan, with hundreds of anglers and other visitors attending the … and coordination between local tribes, anglers, and the state,” Bergman said …
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We saw how a warm February affected sturgeon spearing. Here's what it means for spawning.
07 Mar 2024 11:43 GMT
… disappointment during the sturgeon spearing season this year, but … for future years.
Sturgeon spearing in Wisconsin has had … Remember when sturgeon spearing only yielded eight fish? These two years … stands just before sturgeon spearing begins.
While a warm …
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Trio convicted of spearing walleye in Azilda area
03 Mar 2024 21:53 GMT
… Sudbury have been fined for spearing fish at night during a closed … , fishing by means other than angling and possessing a spear for … other than angling and unlawfully using artificial light to attract fish. He …
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Three men fined $7,605 for spearing walleye and other offenses
02 Mar 2024 00:18 GMT
… ,605 for spearing walleye, obstructing a fisheries officer, abandoning fish, possessing walleye … , abandoning fish suitable for food, fishing by means other than angling, and … , fishing by means other than angling, and possessing a spear for …
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How rough was Wisconsin’s sturgeon spearing season? Here…
26 Feb 2024 17:04 GMT
… harvest:Remember when sturgeon spearing only yielded eight fish? These two years … pounds.
Final weekend:Wisconsin sturgeon spearing enters final weekend with spearers …
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Sturgeon spearing's challenging season comes to close, 13 harvested Sunday
25 Feb 2024 22:25 GMT
… ) – A challenging and difficult sturgeon spearing season has come to a … males.
On Sunday, the largest fish came from Lake Poygan, a … say.
The top two largest fish this year were harvested on …
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Final stretch for sturgeon spearing season, slow harvest continues Saturday
24 Feb 2024 22:56 GMT
… final weekend of the sturgeon spearing season, DNR officials reiterate that … in three days, registering 10 fish; including three juvenile females, … .
A total of 15 fish were harvested on Lake Winnebago … the 15 harvested fish.
Saturday’s largest fish was a 62 …