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 ...

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 ...

Many are choosing to set up their shanties on the west side of Lake Winnebago this year due to the better water clarity. Because of the popularity of the spot, crews are having to constantly move ...

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 ...

LAKE WINNEBAGO, Wis. (WBAY) - The DNR is reporting a total of 169 lake sturgeon speared on Saturday. That number is composed of 19 juvenile females, 57 adult females, and 93 males. Despite the ...

With one of the largest lake sturgeon populations in North America, the DNR said the Winnebago System supports an annual spearing season that runs for a maximum of 16 days (it closes Feb. 23 ...

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 ...