Greg Seubert News Today

"We seem to get more and more (sturgeon) in here that aren’t tagged. That means we still have so much to learn about this population.”

These are just six of 49 advisory questions listed on this year’s spring hearing agenda for sportsmen in all 72 counties on Monday, April 8.

Sometimes, when people talk about listing (sturgeon on the Endangered Species List), they probably don’t know what’s going on here."

The USFWS is now under a federal court order to make a determination on the status of lake sturgeon by June 30.

"Even if I don’t have the opportunity to harvest an animal, I get to sit out in the woods and take everything in. I’ve just been enjoying the day."

“Our angler education program is designed to get people of any age fishing,” said Stabo, DNR aquatic resources education director.

He finally got the hang of tying his own flies and brought his expertise to the Wild Rose State Fish Hatchery Oct. 28 for the hatchery’s annual open house.

"Anything pertaining to a federally protected species like a trumpeter swan is more uncommon. I’m not familiar with this happening in Shawano County before.”

“Every youth who comes is sponsored by one of our chapters. Some chapters don’t have enough funding, but other chapters are more than happy to pick up the cost of that youth to come to camp.”

“He loved to share his knowledge and he loved to get people interested in fly fishing. It was a way to share the joy that he found in it."