LAKE WINNEBAGO – Sturgeon spearers are finding clear pockets of water and bringing in heavy catches to start the 2025 season.

Opening day of sturgeon spearing season proved successful for dozens of anglers on Saturday, with a total of 169 speared ...

The sturgeon spearing season opens on the Lake Winnebago system Feb. 8 as fishing clubs monitor ice, but the water clarity is ...

For Lake Winnebago, this year's harvest caps are 280 ... Payne's Point also advised watching reefs and shallow areas: without snow, the sun can heat up the water under the ice and melt it.

For Lake Winnebago, this year's harvest caps are 280 juvenile females, 717 adult females and 1,002 males, according to the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources. For the Upriver Lakes ...