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On Monday, September 21st, 2026, Fox-Wolf partnered with the DNR and other organizations to monitor for round goby around the Winnebago System. In a continued response to the finding of round goby in Lake Winnebago in 2025, the Round Goby Blitz worked to find if goby were dissperssing around the lake from the original [...]

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https://fwwa.org/2026/10/16/2026-winnebago-round-goby-blitz-results-and-whats-next/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=2026-winnebago-round-goby-blitz-results-and-whats-next

Chris Acy

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Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) enacts an emergency rule regarding the capture and take of the invasive round goby in the Winnebago System Beginning June 19, a new DNR emergency rule will allow anglers in the Winnebago System (Lake Winnebago, Lake Butte des Morts, Lake Winneconne, Lake Poygan, and the Upper Fox River) [...]

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Fox-Wolf Watershed Alliance

https://fwwa.org/2026/06/19/new-round-goby-emergency-rule-in-effect-on-the-winnebago-system/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=new-round-goby-emergency-rule-in-effect-on-the-winnebago-system

Katie Woodrow

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Monitoring for Invasive Round Goby Best Done By Just Fishing We're in the midst of another Wisconsin spring where recreational activities on our waterways are plentiful! The sun is shining and we're dusting off our fishing gear and planning for warm days ahead. But if you're in need of another reason to go fishing, [...]

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https://fwwa.org/2026/05/12/we-need-you-to-go-fishing-its-for-science-we-promise/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=we-need-you-to-go-fishing-its-for-science-we-promise

Chris Acy

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In: 2025, AIS, aquatic invasive species, Bowen St. Fishing Pier, Community & Events, Event - Non-FWWA, fishing, Fox-Wolf Watershed Alliance, goby, invasive species, Lake Winnebago, monitoring, Outreach and Education, round goby, WDNR, Winnebago, Winnebago Waterways

Fish Caught Off of Bowen St. Fishing Pier in Oshkosh In June, an angler caught a round goby in Lake Winnebago at the Bowen Street Fishing Pier in Oshkosh, the first known detection there. The invasive fish is about 3 to 6 inches long with bulging frog-like eyes and a fused fin on their [...]

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https://fwwa.org/2025/09/26/round-goby-discovery-in-winnebago-update-assessment-ramps-up/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=round-goby-discovery-in-winnebago-update-assessment-ramps-up

Chris Acy