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

The Fond du Lac County Sheriff’s Office says it’s keeping a close eye on conditions and says you should do the same, whether you plan to go out onto Lake Winnebago or any body of water.

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 ...

LAKE WINNEBAGO (WLUK) -- Taking to the frozen waters and doing some sturgeon spearing is a unique part of "How WI Live" in Northeast Wisconsin, and on parts of Lake Winnebago, the race was on ...

LAKE WINNEBAGO (WLUK) - Monday brought three to ... He said, "From my point of view, considering the last few years, they're really good. The water clarity isn't that good, this and that.

OSHKOSH, Wis. (WBAY) - The DNR said spearers were met with calm winds and sunshine for the third day of the 2025 spearing ...

For Lake Winnebago, this year's harvest caps are 280 juvenile females, 717 adult females and 1,002 males, according to the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources. For the Upriver Lakes ...

The Polar Plunge returns to Oshkosh Feb. 8 with an opening ceremony at Menominee Park's Millers Bay on 820 Hazel St., followed by all-day plunging on Lake Winnebago. The opening ceremony gets ...

LIVE. FOLLOWING SEVERAL BIG STORIES NOW A MAN DIED OF HYPOTHERMIA AFTER FALLING INTO LAKE WINNEBAGO THIS WEEKEND, THE FOND DU LAC COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE SAY TWO MEN WERE RIDING A UTV ON THE ...