Seven days into sturgeon spearing, the fishing may be slow but some of the catches are coming in heavy. Jared Guelig, 22, of Fond du Lac caught the biggest so far this season with a 174.8-pound ...

LAKE WINNEBAGO, Wis. (WLUK) -- A Wisconsin tradition continues, starting Saturday. Before dawn, thousands took to the ice of the Lake Winnebago System for the 2022 sturgeon spearing season, and by ...

The 2022 season runs a maximum of 16 days or until the pre-determined harvest caps are met. The systemwide caps this year are set at 400 juvenile females, 875 adult females and 1,200 males.

Winter in Wisconsin means one thing to many living around Lake Winnebago: Sturgeon spearing season is upon us. News Sports Packers Business Go 920! ... In 2022, the harvest cap is six sturgeon.

Jared Guelig speared a 174.8-pound sturgeon in Lake Winnebago Feb. 17, 2022, and showed off his catch at the Black Wolf registration station with his brother, Jordan, left, and dad, Jeff.

The 2022 Winnebago System sturgeon spearing season opens at 7 a.m. Saturday (Feb. 12) and runs for 16 days or until harvest caps are reached, whichever comes first.

More than 12,000 sturgeon spearing licenses were sold this year. Many of those spearers weighing their catches Saturday at Marble Park in Winneconne. “It’s awesome, it is so exciting.

The 2022 Upriver spearing season ended four days sooner than the 2021 season with a smaller harvest as well. ... The sturgeon in Lake Winnebago and connecting waterways are unique; according to John ...

More than 12,000 sturgeon tags were issued this year -- 20 to a group of veterans on a retreat through the non-profit House in the Woods. The organization takes veterans hunting, fishing, and on ...

The annual sturgeon spearing season opens Feb. 11 on the Winnebago System in ... according to the 2022 DNR sturgeon stock assessment report. Both 2022 population estimates were lower than the ...

The Winnebago system sturgeon spearing season opened Saturday, Feb. 10 ... In 2023, there were 3,000 shanties on opening day and 6,000 in 2022.

LAKE WINNEBAGO (WLUK) -- The countdown is on. In just a matter of hours, the 2022 sturgeon spearing season will be underway. Over the course of the season, more than 12,693 license holders are ...