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

The sturgeon spearing season opens on the Lake Winnebago system Feb. 8 as fishing clubs monitor ice, but the water clarity is ...

Anglers are being asked to proceed with caution near Lake Winnebago's eastern shore as opening weekend of the sturgeon ...

Fishing clubs report more than a foot of ice on Lake Winnebago, but large cracks and some open water have been observed. The DNR emphasizes that ice is never 100% safe and advises spearers to take ...

Spearers took to the ice for the first time this weekend for the start of sturgeon spearing season on the Lake Winnebago ...

About two miles off the Lake Winnebago shoreline, Quinney Fishing Club member Matt Ecker fires up this chainsaw. "Last year I didn't cut any holes. And yeah, sort of missed it. It was a good feeling.

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 ...

Thousands of spearers out on Lake Winnebago Friday ... out by the Otter Street Fishing Club. Many are choosing to set up their shanties on the west side of Lake Winnebago this year due to the ...

The National Weather Service forecast for Fond du Lac for Saturday — the first day of sturgeon spearing on Lake Winnebago — calls for a chance of light snow in the morning, then light snow in ...