Sturgeon spearing season kicks off in Wisconsin 01:36. LAKE WINNEBAGO, Wis. – Anglers in Wisconsin are camping out on the ice this weekend, spear in hand, with the hopes of snagging a freshwater ...

Lake Winnebago has held a sturgeon spearing season each February since 1932. The season runs 16 days or until a harvest cap is met. Naturally, water clarity plays a big part in spearing success ...

The Lake Winnebago and Upriver Lakes season begins Saturday morning and runs daily from 7 ... more frequent attention. The Minnesota DNR publishes a minimum ice thickness guide, though, that ...

From Minnesota to Maine, ice is already gone from many ... During Wisconsin’s annual 16-day sturgeon spearing season on Lake Winnebago in February, the northern half of its waters were free ...

Skarlis wins walleye tourney at Lake Winnebago . DOUG NEWHOFF, Courier Sports Editor May 4, 2004 ... Skarlis and Perry Good of Minnesota are the only active anglers with four.