The first fish was speared within three minutes of the 8 a.m. start time, and after only 17 minutes, the season was over.
Despite the poor water clarity, many spearers found success, with 82 lake sturgeon harvested on Lake Winnebago alone.
The goal is to restore a wild, self-sustaining lake sturgeon population in the urban river that runs up the northeast side of ...
LAKE WINNEBAGO – Sturgeon spearers are finding clear pockets of water and bringing in heavy catches to start the 2025 season.
APPLETON, Wis. — Several sturgeon spearers are successful on opening weekend of the season. The state Department of Natural ...
Several male sturgeon reared at Riveredge have returned to the river as adults. But since it takes about 20 years for female sturgeon to achieve maturity, no sturgeon spawning activity has been ...
The first weekend of sturgeon spearing is in the books, and the amount of sturgeon speared is reflective of water clarity which was said to be pretty bad, especially on […] ...
Several male sturgeon reared at Riveredge have returned to the river as adults. But since it takes about 20 years for female sturgeon to achieve maturity, no sturgeon spawning activity has been ...