Sturgeon, Lake Winnebago

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,
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,
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 opens, Winnebago system's fourth-largest ever
Wisconsin sturgeon spearing season opened Saturday on the Winnebago system, and the DNR said thousands of spearers took the ice.
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.
Massive sturgeon caught as spearing season opens on Winnebago
The lake sturgeon spearing season began with a substantial catch of 169 sturgeons across the Winnebago System.
121 sturgeon speared on Day 2 throughout Lake Winnebago system
Day 2 of sturgeon spearing season gave poor water clarity to those out on Lake Winnebago and the Upriver Lakes, with a total of 121 sturgeon speared.
Opening Day of Sturgeon Spearing: A Slow Start but Spirits Remain High
The 2025 sturgeon spearing season in northeast Wisconsin is underway, and while water clarity has been a major challenge, spearers are still holding onto hope. By midday, the count for Lake Winnebago and the Upper River Lakes was around 45 fish.
SPEAR Act would prevent sturgeon in Wisconsin from being placed under protections of Endangered Species Act
Congressmen reintroduce SPEAR Act, a bill intended to keep the lake sturgeon in Wisconsin from protections of the federal ...
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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 ...
Officials warn sturgeon spearing anglers of major crack developing on Lake Winnebago
CALUMET COUNTY (WLUK) -- A new warning for anglers heading to Lake Winnebago on Sunday for sturgeon spearing as officials say ...
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2025 Sturgeon Spearing season starts today – area law enforcement say be cautious on ice
The 2025 sturgeon spearing season begins this morning at 7:00 a.m. in the Winnebago water system. The season will close on ...