2025 sturgeon spearing: Monday reports 65 harvested in Winnebago System
On Monday, a total of 65 lake sturgeon were harvested throughout the entire Winnebago System. On Lake Winnebago, there were 36 lake sturgeon harvested: 6 juvenile females, 16 adul
Sturgeon spearing opening weekend saw 4th-largest fish, 3,340 shacks on Lake Winnebago
LAKE WINNEBAGO – Sturgeon spearers are finding clear pockets of water and bringing in heavy catches to start the 2025 season. Opening-day spearers took to the ice on a snowy Saturday, and the excitement for better ice conditions than last year's attracted many more spearers than 2024,
Sturgeon spearing update: 290 fish harvested on Lake Winnebago, upriver lakes
Sturgeon spearing season is here and officials with the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources say the opening weekend saw 290 fish harvested on Lake Winnebago and the upriver lakes. According to a release from the DNR,
‘A game of patience’: Spearers have successful weekend on Lake Winnebago
Spearers took to the ice for the first time this weekend for the start of sturgeon spearing season on the Lake Winnebago system. Thousands participated in the opening weekend, with nearly 300 lake sturgeon captured.
Sturgeon Spearing 2025: Upriver Lakes harvest continues
As the sturgeon spearing season rolls on, some of those taking to the ice are finding success.That includes the Upriver Lakes of Poyg
Nearly 300 sturgeon speared on opening weekend of 2025 season
APPLETON, Wis. — Several sturgeon spearers are successful on opening weekend of the season. The state Department of Natural Resources says 290 sturgeon were harvested across the Lake Winnebago system on Saturday and Sunday. That includes 156 from Winnebago and 134 from the upriver lakes.
Sturgeon spearing season opens on Lake Winnebago Saturday. Water clarity may be an issue.
The sturgeon spearing season opens on the Lake Winnebago system Feb. 8 as fishing clubs monitor ice, but the water clarity is less than stellar.
For the First Time in Years, It Looks Like Lake Winnebago Sturgeon Season Drama-Free
It’ll be good ice and no fishy business this year.
Opening day of Sturgeon spearing season on Lake Winnebago
The Philadelphia Eagles may be without one of their star pass rushers when they face the Kansas City Chiefs in Super Bowl LIX on Sunday, February 9. According to a report from John Clark of NBC Sports Philadelphia, Eagles defensive coordinator Vic Fangio told the…
Sturgeon spearers cross halfway point toward one harvest cap on upriver lakes
For the first three days of the season, there have been 355 total sturgeon speared. With 118 males speared on the upriver ...
WISN Milwaukee on MSN17h
Opening weekend for sturgeon spearing wraps up
On Feb. 9, 12-year-old Kolby Worth successfully speared his first fish on the upriver lakes with a 21.1-pound, 47.5-inch male ...
Locals prepare for upcoming sturgeon spearing season on Lake Winnebago
The Trump administration evicted former Coast Guard Commandant Linda Fagan from her home with three hours of notice on ...