A group of Wisconsin lawmakers have filed legislation to protect sturgeon spearing in the state. The bill would exempt ...

BLACK LAKE, Mich. (WBAY) - Sturgeon season on Black Lake in Michigan just set a record for the shortest season ever. For people living in Cheboygan and Presque Isle Counties, the season started at 8 a ...

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

The 78-pound sturgeon that Austin Dreifuerst caught during the 2025 sturgeon season on Black Lake.Credit... Supported by By Ken Belson Photographs by Brian Kaiser Brian Kaiser traveled to ...

Michigan's shortest fishing season was back in 2025, but only for 17 minutes. The 2025 lake sturgeon fishing season on Black Lake in Cheboygan and Presque Isle counties began at 8 a.m. Saturday ...

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

(WLUK) -- Opening day of sturgeon spearing season proved successful for dozens of anglers on Saturday, with a total of 169 speared between Lake Winnebago and the Upriver Lakes. The Wisconsin ...

CHEBOYGAN COUNTY — Seventeen minutes. That’s all it took. At 8:17 a.m. on Saturday morning, the 2025 Black Lake sturgeon season ended as the final fish was pulled from the water, marking a ...

The 2025 Black Lake sturgeon fishing season concluded in record time, with all six allowed sturgeon caught in just 17 minutes. This year saw a record number of registered fishermen at 797.

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 ...

The sturgeon spearing season on Lake Winnebago begins Feb. 8 and lasts for 16 days, unless harvest caps are met sooner. Water clarity is lower than ideal this year, averaging 5.35 feet ...

That is when the lake sturgeon season opens on the lake, which is in both Cheboygan and Presque Isle counties. Not only will there be fishing, but the annual Black Lake Sturgeon Shivaree festival ...