Wisconsin Weekend: Spearfishing Sturgeon

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Speared Sturgeon hanging outside a bar in Calumet, Wisconsin
Speared sturgeon displayed outside a bar near Calumet, Wisconsin, in 2018. Molly Stentz/WPR

Lake Sturgeon were alive 136 million years ago, back when dinosaurs roamed the earth. Although the species is now critically threatened, in Wisconsin the fish are thriving. We talk to a DNR fish biologist and someone who has been spearfishing for almost 50 years.

Episode Credits

  • Kealey Bultena Host
  • Joe Tarr Producer
  • Lee Rayburn Technical Director
  • Ryan Koenigs Guest
  • Jim Patt Guest