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OSHKOSH - The Lake Winnebago ice whisperer has some good news and some bad news for people looking forward to sturgeon spearing season and other winter events on the lake. First, the good news ...
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, which ...
Successful spearers on the Lake Winnebago system so far number 481, despite poor water clarity and weather. The Pipe registration station on the southeast part of Lake Winnebago is closed, as the ...
Lake Winnebago offers warm summer water temperatures. ... Lake Superior, the largest Great Lake, boasts abundant fishing opportunities, with Bayfield, Wisconsin, serving as a charter hub.
LAKE WINNEBAGO (WLUK) - Ice conditions on Lake Winnebago are good for sturgeon spearing, with a few areas less safe. ... While fishing clubs say having some snow on the ice would be nice, ...
Lake Sturgeon Fishing: How to Catch the Biggest Freshwater Fish in the Midwest. From gear to hotspots, ... Lake Winnebago has held a sturgeon spearing season each February since 1932.
Don Herman has been plowing roads on Lake Winnebago for sturgeon spearfishing for 50 years. He doesn't think it's going to happen again this year.
FOND DU LAC, Wis. - Strong winds on Lake Winnebago are causing trouble for sturgeon spearers – viewer video from Wednesday, Feb. 15 shows an ice fishing shanty blow across the ice.
Coho starting on southern Lake Michigan and getting ice fishing in while you can around Chicago fishing lead this sprawling raw-file Midwest Fishing Report.
DNR monitoring efforts in the Winnebago system have been intensified after a round goby was reported by an angler in Lake ...
LAKE WINNEBAGO (WLUK) - Ice conditions on Lake Winnebago are good for sturgeon spearing, with a few areas less safe. ... While fishing clubs say having some snow on the ice would be nice, ...