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2025 sturgeon spearing: Monday reports 65 harvested in Winnebago System
OSHKOSH, Wis. (WBAY) - The DNR said spearers were met with calm winds and sunshine for the third day of the 2025 spearing season. As usual, with the coming weekdays, the DNR said harvest has dropped off as many spearers went back to work.
88-year-old WI man spears 93-pound, 69-inch sturgeon after opening weekend of Sturgeon Spearing Season
Sturgeon spearing season is here and officials with the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources say that after opening weekend saw 290 fish harvested on Lake Winnebago and the upriver lakes, Monday saw an additional 163 harvested.
Sturgeon spearing opening weekend saw 4th-largest fish, 3,340 shacks on Lake Winnebago
The Payne’s Point Bar & Grill registration station in Neenah processed the most sturgeon of the day for Lake Winnebago with 25 fish, followed by the Downtown Oshkosh station with 21. The Poygan station led the way for the Upriver Lakes with 53 sturgeon registered.
Sturgeon Spearing 2025: Upriver Lakes harvest continues
WINNEBAGO COUNTY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) — As the sturgeon spearing season rolls on, some of those taking to the ice are finding success. That includes the Upriver Lakes of Poygan, Winneconne, and Butte des Morts.
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,
‘A game of patience’: Spearers have successful weekend on Lake Winnebago
According to the Wisconsin DNR, spearers reported Lake Winnebago and the upriver lakes are experiencing a shift in water clarity as some areas with clear water on Saturday were murkier on Sunday, causing some to have trouble seeing the bottom of the ice after drilling their hole.
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 Endangered Species Act.
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.
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
A record-breaking sturgeon is caught as Winnebago's spearing season opens amid snowy conditions. Shortsighted actions can have big-time consequences for retired workers. Irish super-featherweight boxer John Cooney dies after suffering a brain injury in last Saturday's defeat by Welshman Nathan Howells in Belfast.
Sturgeon spearers cross halfway point toward one harvest cap on upriver lakes
For the first three days of the season, there have been 355 total sturgeon speared. With 118 males speared on the upriver ...
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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 ...
In Fond du Lac for sturgeon spearing? Here's your guide on what to do and where to eat.
Fond du Lac has a number of places to go and activities to check out during the sturgeon spearing season. Here's your guide ...
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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 ...