Lake Winnebago, Fond du Lac County

Drone photos show changing ice conditions on Lake Winnebago
The Fond du Lac County Sheriff’s Office says it’s keeping a close eye on conditions and says you should do the same, whether you plan to go out onto Lake Winnebago or any body
Fond du Lac County Sheriff’s Office keeping a close eye on Lake Winnebago ice conditions
With less than a week to go before the annual sturgeon spearing opener, authorities in Fond du Lac County say they are keeping an eye on the ice conditions of Lake Winnebago.
Fond du Lac County Sheriff’s Office releases infrared images of Lake Winnebago open water
The Fond du Lac County Sheriff’s Office has chimed in with their concern over the dangerous ice conditions on Lake Winnebago this year, just days before the 2025 sturgeon spearing […]
Lake Winnebago ice conditions better, but not great for sturgeon spearing season
Monday brought three to five inches of snow to Marinette, Oconto and parts of Brown County. Southern counties, including those around Lake Winnebago were spared. But, as sturgeon spearing opens in just five days,
Ice rescue on Lake Winnebago, one dead and another injured Saturday
A 57-year-old man from Fond du Lac was driving the UTV with a 67-year-old man from Taycheedah when the ice gave way, sending them and the vehicle into the water.
Man who died in UTV crash into Lake Winnebago ID'd by Fond du Lac County Sheriff's Office
FOND DU LAC – Fond du Lac County Sheriff’s Office on Monday released the name of the town of Taycheedah man who died after the UTV he was riding on fell through the ice on Lake Winnebago Saturday. The man was identified as Clay Creighton, 67.
Man dies after UTV plunges through ice on Lake Winnebago, driver treated for hypothermia
Unfamiliarity with where the active crack was, which was marked with downed Christmas trees, appears to be a factor in the crash.
67-year-old dies after UTV drives into open water at Lake Winnebago
The Fond du Lac County Sheriff's Office said the two men on the UTV did not have helmets or flotation devices.
Sheriff identifies 67-year-old man who died after UTV went into Lake Winnebago
Authorities in Fond du Lac County provided an update on the incident where a man died after going into Lake Winnebago on a UTV. According to the Fond du Lac County Sheriff’s Office, the 67-year-old man from Taycheedah who died on February 1 was Clay Creighton.
Man dies after UTV goes into the water on Lake Winnebago over the weekend, investigation ongoing
Elon Musk said his “DOGE team” of government efficiency enforcers is shutting down some payments to federal contractors, suggesting that the world’s richest man may have access to sensitive systems used at the US Treasury Department.
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 ...
Late-week warm up unlikely to dent Lake Winnebago ice, but recoveries are still prevalent
Lake Winnebago is almost entirely solid as a rock following what's been a cold January so far, but warmer weather is on the ...
TMJ416h
'Freak accident': Survivor, family, friends remember boater who died in UTV ice crash
Family members and friends shared fond memories of the 67-year-old Taycheedah man who died in a UTV crash on the ice of Lake ...
KFLZ1d
People refusing to heed warnings continue to get in trouble out on sketchy Lake Winnebago ice
For a third day in a row, emergency responders were called to an ice rescue out on the southern portion of Lake Winnebago.