The Winnebago system is home to one of North America's largest lake sturgeon populations and hosts a unique winter spear fishery. Further, the system is one of only two locations where lake sturgeon can be harvested with a spear (Black Lake, Michigan, is the other).

18 hours ago · The first day's totals were 82 sturgeon from Lake Winnebago: 28 males, 44 adult females and 10 juvenile females. The Upriver Lakes brought in 87 sturgeon, including 65 males, 13 adult females and ...

6 days ago · With one of the largest lake sturgeon populations in North America, the Winnebago System supports an annual spearing season that runs for a maximum of 16 days (it closes Feb. 23) or until any of the predetermined harvest caps have been met.

2 days ago · Hayley Herzig also made headlines by spearing a massive 180.5-pound, 79.3-inch sturgeon, the fourth-largest ever caught in the system.Despite challenging water clarity on Lake Winnebago, spearers ...

1 day ago · MADISON, Wis. — The numbers are in for this year’s opening weekend of sturgeon spearing, and they include the fourth-largest fish ever caught in the Winnebago system. Hayley Herzig speared an ...

5 days ago · 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.

5 days ago · With one of the largest lake sturgeon populations in North America, the Winnebago System supports an annual spearing season that runs for a maximum of 16 days (it closes Feb. 23) or until any of the predetermined harvest caps have been met.

4 days ago · OSHKOSH, Wis. (WFRV) – The highly anticipated sturgeon spearing season on Lake Winnebago is set to begin this Saturday, February 8. After a challenging season in 2024 due to unseasonabl…

Lake Winnebago Summary • 302 lake sturgeon were harvested on Lake Winnebago. Since mandatory registration in 1955 (70 seasons), the 2024 harvest ranks 58th in amount of fish harvested. • 217 lake sturgeon were registered at the …

3 days ago · Sturgeon spearfishing season kicks off this Saturday, Feb. 8, on Lake Winnebago. As has happened for generations, the frozen lake will become a colorful village of ice-fishing shacks, with holes sawed in the ice, spears ready to strike the elusive, prehistoric fish. Spearfishing continues through ...