The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) released its daily update on the 2025 Sturgeon Season, noting the lowest ...
As of Feb. 16, the Lake Winnebago system has seen 640 successful spearers so far, with Upriver Lakes getting closer to its ...
The Lake Winnebago system's sturgeon spearing tradition saw several sturgeon over 170 pounds, but one 2010 catch is the only ...
Fortunately, the species fared much better in other parts of the Upper Midwest, including Lake Winnebago in central Wisconsin, where the population was never blocked from its spawning grounds in ...
the Winnebago system is one of only two locations where lake sturgeon can be harvested with a spear; the other is Black Lake, Michigan. Wisconsin's sturgeon spearing season takes place each February.
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.
Fortunately, the species fared much better in other parts of the Upper Midwest, including Lake Winnebago in central Wisconsin, where the population was never blocked from its spawning grounds in ...
Wisconsin's Winnebago system holds one of the world's largest, self-sustaining lake sturgeon populations, and data collected from harvested fish help implement the harvest cap system and set caps ...