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

Day 2 of sturgeon spearing season gave poor water clarity to those out on Lake Winnebago and the Upriver Lakes, with a total ...

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

But, this year, while the ice is better, water clarity in places is very bad. Thousands of spearers out on Lake Winnebago Friday prepare for the start of the Sturgeon Spearing Season. After last ...

How about clarity? Terrible," said Dan Bluma, Seymour. A Department of Natural Resources survey revealed average Lake Winnebago water clarity to be 5.35 feet, well below the 12-foot mark spearers ...

Despite the poor water clarity, many spearers found success, with 82 lake sturgeon harvested on Lake Winnebago alone. Included in those numbers is a record-breaking 180.5lb lake sturgeon speared ...

The sturgeon spearing season on Lake Winnebago begins Feb. 8 and lasts for 16 days, unless harvest caps are met sooner. Water clarity is lower than ideal this year, averaging 5.35 feet ...