As the sturgeon spearing season rolls on, some of those taking to the ice are finding success.That includes the Upriver Lakes ...

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

For the first three days of the season, there have been 355 total sturgeon speared. With 118 males speared on the upriver ...

Tony Wied (8th Congressional District) and co-sponsored by GOP Reps. Glenn Grothman (6th Congressional District) and Tom ...

Opening day of sturgeon spearing season proved successful for dozens of anglers on Saturday, with a total of 169 speared ...

FOND DU LAC – As sturgeon ... Lake Winnebago, the caps are broken down to 280 juvenile females, 717 adult females and 1,002 males. For the Upriver Lakes — Butte des Morts, Winneconne and ...

The sturgeon ... from Lake Winnebago must be registered at one of the registration stations on Lake Winnebago: Any fish harvested from lakes Butte des Morts, Winneconne or Poygan must be ...

Despite the poor water clarity, many spearers found success, with 82 lake sturgeon harvested on Lake Winnebago alone.

But when it comes to Wisconsin's most important fish, a strong case can be made for the lake ... Poygan and Winneconne, along with the Fox and Wolf rivers, are home to one of the strongest ...

The 2025 Winnebago System sturgeon spearing season opens on Saturday, Feb. 8. Spearing season runs for a maximum of 16 days or until any predetermined harvest caps have been met. Spearers and ...