lake winnebago, Sturgeon

2025 sturgeon spearing: Monday reports 65 harvested in Winnebago System
OSHKOSH, Wis. (WBAY) - The DNR said spearers were met with calm winds and sunshine for the third day of the 2025 spearing season. As usual, with the coming weekdays, the DNR said harvest has dropped off as many spearers went back to work.
Sturgeon spearing update: 290 fish harvested on Lake Winnebago, upriver lakes
Sturgeon spearing season is here and officials with the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources say the opening weekend saw 290 fish harvested on Lake Winnebago and the upriver lakes. According to a release from the DNR,
Sturgeon spearing opening weekend saw 4th-largest fish, 3,340 shacks on Lake Winnebago
The Payne’s Point Bar & Grill registration station in Neenah processed the most sturgeon of the day for Lake Winnebago with 25 fish, followed by the Downtown Oshkosh station with 21. The Poygan station led the way for the Upriver Lakes with 53 sturgeon registered.
Record-breaking sturgeon speared at Lake Winnebago
The numbers are in for this year's opening weekend of sturgeon spearing, and they include the fourth-largest fish ever caught in the
Sturgeon Spearing 2025: Opening day on the Lake Winnebago System
After much anticipation, day one of the 2025 sturgeon spearing season is in the books. Many say it is off to a relatively slow s
Massive sturgeon caught as spearing season opens on Winnebago
The lake sturgeon spearing season began with a substantial catch of 169 sturgeons across the Winnebago System.
Locals prepare for upcoming sturgeon spearing season on Lake Winnebago
The much-anticipated sturgeon spearing season on Lake Winnebago is set to begin on Saturday, February 8, bringing together families and communities in northeast
Sturgeon Spearing 2025: DNR water clarity low on Lake Winnebago
OSHKOSH, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) — With conditions on the ice considered by many to be much better than last year, hopes are high leading into the upcoming sturgeon spearing season, but below the frozen surface, water clarity in Lake Winnebago might tell a different tale.
169 sturgeon speared throughout Lake Winnebago system on 2025 opening day
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources reports that of the 82 speared on Lake Winnebago ... The DNR says the Downtown Oshkosh and Neenah registration stations had the majority of lake ...
2025 Sturgeon Spearing Season opens on Saturday
The Wisconsin DNR is ready for the sturgeon spearing season to open on Saturday, Feb. 8, on the Winnebago System. With one of the largest lake sturgeon populations in North America, the Winnebago System supports an annual spearing season that runs for a maximum of 16 days (it closes Feb.
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Wisconsin ice highway across Lake Winnebago saving drivers hours in their commute
Don Herman, owner of SUNK? Dive and Ice Service and a board member with the Otter Street Fishing Club, has been maintaining ...
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Thousands prepare for sturgeon spearing season on Lake Winnebago
OSHKOSH, Wis. (WBAY ... Thousands of spearers out on Lake Winnebago Friday prepare for the start of the Sturgeon Spearing Season. After last year’s poor ice conditions, many are excited ...