Fortunately, the species fared much better in other parts of the Upper Midwest, including Lake Winnebago in central Wisconsin, where the population was never blocked from its spawning grounds in ...

In 2012, a female sturgeon caught on Lake Winnebago in Wisconsin measured more than seven feet three inches long and weighed 240 pounds. These freshwater behemoths are also extremely long-lived.

Fortunately, the species fared much better in other parts of the Upper Midwest, including Lake Winnebago in central Wisconsin, where the population was never blocked from its spawning grounds in ...

The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources is preparing for the sturgeon spearing season, which open on the Winnebago System on Saturday, Feb. 8. With one of the largest lake sturgeon ...