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FOND DU LAC – The Lake Winnebago system's sturgeon spearing tradition has produced some massive prehistoric fish, and some records haven't been broken in about 15 years. The 2010 spearing season ...
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.
(WLUK) -- Opening day of sturgeon spearing season proved successful for dozens of spearers on Saturday, with a total of 169 ...
Lake sturgeon usually spawn when water temperatures reach about 53 degrees Fahrenheit. However, when water levels are low ...
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) revealed on Tuesday the Winnebago System’s final tally for 2025’s ...
Lake sturgeon are staging in the Peshtigo and Wolf Rivers, ready to spawn. The Wisconsin DNR says spawning season will begin ...
Rick Schuh, of Menchalville, scored a 27.7-pound tom turkey with 12-inch beard and 1-9/16-inch spurs on opening day of the spring turkey hunt.
Ryan Propson, a conservation warden on the Lake Winnebago team, said. Lake sturgeon spawn on the Winnebago System up on the rocks throughout the Wolf River. It’s a critical part of a lake ...
Volunteers are needed to stand guard against poaching as lake sturgeon make their way up the Black River in Cheboygan County. Stationed along the river throughout the six-week spawning season, ...
The Wisconsin DNR is working to rehabilitate the lake sturgeon population into a self-sustaining future in the Milwaukee River.