Lake Winnebago, Sturgeon

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.
88-year-old WI man spears 93-pound, 69-inch sturgeon after opening weekend of Sturgeon Spearing Season
Sturgeon spearing season is here and officials with the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources say that after opening weekend saw 290 fish harvested on Lake Winnebago and the upriver lakes, Monday saw an additional 163 harvested.
Sturgeon spearing season opens on Lake Winnebago Saturday. Water clarity may be an issue.
The sturgeon spearing season opens on the Lake Winnebago system Feb. 8 as fishing clubs monitor ice, but the water clarity is less than stellar.
Fond du Lac to see snow for sturgeon spearing opener on Lake Winnebago. Here's how much.
While Oshkosh will be under a winter weather advisory Saturday, Fond du Lac is expected to see a little less snow.
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 Wisconsin for a longstanding tradition.
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Lake Winnebago ice conditions better, but not great for sturgeon spearing season
LAKE WINNEBAGO (WLUK) - Monday brought three to five inches of snow to Marinette, Oconto and parts of Brown County. Southern counties, including those around Lake Winnebago were spared.
SPEAR Act would prevent sturgeon in Wisconsin from being placed under protections of Endangered Species Act
Tony Wied (8th Congressional District) and co-sponsored by GOP Reps. Glenn Grothman (6th Congressional District) and Tom ...
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Thousands prepare for sturgeon spearing season on Lake Winnebago
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 to be back on the ice Chainsaws ...
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67-year-old dies after UTV drives into open water at Lake Winnebago
LIVE. FOLLOWING SEVERAL BIG STORIES NOW A MAN DIED OF HYPOTHERMIA AFTER FALLING INTO LAKE WINNEBAGO THIS WEEKEND, THE FOND DU LAC COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE SAY TWO MEN WERE RIDING A UTV ON THE ...
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169 sturgeon speared throughout Lake Winnebago system on 2025 opening day
(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 ...
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First day of sturgeon spearing nets 169 sturgeon, including the 4th-largest on the Winnebago system
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 ...
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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 ...