Lake Winnebago, Sturgeon

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,
Sturgeon spearing opens, Winnebago system's fourth-largest ever
Luck struck many spearers on Lake Winnebago, including Hayley Herzig who on Saturday speared the fourth-largest fish ever on the Winnebago system with an F4 female that weighed 180.5 pounds and measured 79.3 inches long.
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.
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.
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.
Lake Winnebago sturgeon spearing continues as anglers gather for day two of the season
Lake Winnebago welcomes anglers for day two of the sturgeon spearing season.Good Day Wisconsin spent day 2 of the sturgeon spearing sea
SPEAR Act would prevent sturgeon in Wisconsin from being placed under protections of Endangered Species Act
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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 ...
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Wisconsin DNR warns of changing ice conditions as sturgeon spearing starts this weekend
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DNR urges safety on frozen bodies of water as sturgeon spearing season kicks off
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169 sturgeon speared throughout Lake Winnebago system on 2025 opening day
Opening day of sturgeon spearing season proved successful for dozens of anglers on Saturday, with a total of 169 speared ...
What is Wisconsin's most important fish? A good case could be made for the lake sturgeon.
A combination of water resources and dedicated people have succeeded in helping lake sturgeon thrive while they have failed ...
Sturgeon haven't spawned in this river since 1843 – but may make a return. How?
The goal is to restore a wild, self-sustaining lake sturgeon population in the urban river that runs up the northeast side of ...
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Wisconsin’s sturgeon spearing season is almost here. The latest on ice conditions & more.
A sturgeon lays in the bed of a truck prior to being measured, weighed, scanned and identified for its sex by the ...
Wisconsin DNR stresses ice safety after six fatal UTV incidents
So far this year, there have been six fatal UTV incidents; four out of those six incidents involved UTVs going through the ...