These sturgeon were raised at the Wild Rose State Fish Hatchery and were stocked Oct. 26 in the Turtle Flambeau Flowage. / Submitted by Steve Fajfer
These sturgeon were raised at the Wild Rose State Fish Hatchery and were stocked Oct. 26 in the Turtle Flambeau Flowage. / Submitted by Steve Fajfer
These sturgeon were raised at the Wild Rose State Fish Hatchery and were stocked Oct. 26 in the Turtle Flambeau Flowage. / Submitted by Steve Fajfer
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The sturgeon shown in the pictures with this story were raised at the Wild Rose State Fish Hatchery and were stocked on Oct. 26 in the Turtle Flambeau Flowage. There were 5,114 sturgeon stocked that day. The eggs came from adults in the Turtle Flambeau River below the dam that forms the Turtle Flambeau Flowage.
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The Wild Rose State Fish Hatchery will be stocking sturgeon in the Menominee River, the Wisconsin River, and the Upper St. Croix (includes the Namekagen) tomorrow. Each had its unique strain represented in this springs egg take.
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