Sturgeon spearing opening weekend saw 4th-largest fish, 3,340 shacks on Lake Winnebago
LAKE WINNEBAGO – Sturgeon spearers are finding clear pockets of water and bringing in heavy catches to start the 2025 season. Opening-day spearers took to the ice on a snowy Saturday, and the excitement for better ice conditions than last year's attracted many more spearers than 2024,
Sturgeon spearing update: 290 fish harvested on Lake Winnebago, upriver lakes
Sturgeon spearing season is here and officials with the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources say the opening weekend saw 290 fish harvested on Lake Winnebago and the upriver lakes. According to a release from the DNR,
‘A game of patience’: Spearers have successful weekend on Lake Winnebago
According to the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, spearers reported Lake Winnebago and the upriver lakes are experiencing a shift in water clarity as some areas with clear water on Saturday were murkier on Sunday, causing some to have trouble seeing the bottom of the ice after drilling their hole.
Record-breaking sturgeon speared at Lake Winnebago
The numbers are in for this year's opening weekend of sturgeon spearing, and they include the fourth-largest fish ever caught in the
169 sturgeon speared throughout Lake Winnebago system on 2025 opening day
Opening day of sturgeon spearing season proved successful for dozens of anglers on Saturday, with a total of 169 speared between Lake Winnebago and th
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.
For the First Time in Years, It Looks Like Lake Winnebago Sturgeon Season Drama-Free
It’ll be good ice and no fishy business this year.
Lake Winnebago sturgeon spearing continues as anglers gather for day two of the season
Lake Winnebago welcomes anglers for day two of the sturgeon spearing season.Good Day Wisconsin spent day 2 of the sturgeon spearing sea
Thousands prepare for sturgeon spearing season on Lake Winnebago
One of Wisconsin’s long-standing traditions, sturgeon spearing, gets underway on Saturday. Spearers call this the best ice in the last decade.
Wisconsin’s sturgeon spearing season is almost here. The latest on ice conditions & more.
Sturgeon spearing will kick off its 2025 season in Wisconsin Feb. 8. Here's what to know about this year's regulations and the ice conditions so far.
Opening Day of Sturgeon Spearing: A Slow Start but Spirits Remain High
The 2025 sturgeon spearing season in northeast Wisconsin is underway, and while water clarity has been a major challenge, spearers are still holding onto hope. By midday, the count for Lake Winnebago and the Upper River Lakes was around 45 fish.
121 sturgeon speared on Day 2 throughout Lake Winnebago system
Day 2 of sturgeon spearing season gave poor water clarity to those out on Lake Winnebago and the Upriver Lakes, with a total ...
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Wisconsin DNR warns of changing ice conditions as sturgeon spearing starts this weekend
With sturgeon spearing kicking off this weekend and other popular fishing activities in full swing on Wisconsin’s lakes and ...
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Sheriff identifies 67-year-old man who died after UTV went into Lake Winnebago
Authorities in Fond du Lac County provided an update on the incident where a man died after going into Lake Winnebago on a ...