Despite weather and poor water clarity, spearers are still finding success in the Lake Winnebago system. Almost 30 sturgeon ...

The Lake Winnebago system's sturgeon spearing tradition saw several sturgeon over 170 pounds, but one 2010 catch is the only ...

Hayley Herzig speared her first Wisconsin sturgeon in February. It's a near-record and one of the biggest sturgeon ever ...

Harvest continues to be slow on the Lake Winnebago System as sturgeon spearing season closes in on its first week, although ...

The sturgeon spearing season opens on the Lake Winnebago system Feb. 8 as fishing clubs monitor ice, but the water clarity is ...

Friday’s sturgeon spearing numbers surged as participants anticipated the arrival of a winter storm expected to hit Friday night into Saturday afternoon. According to the Wisconsin ...

LAKE WINNEBAGO – Sturgeon spearers are finding clear pockets of water and bringing in heavy catches to start the 2025 season.

It’ll be good ice and no fishy business this year.

Opening day of sturgeon spearing season proved successful for dozens of anglers on Saturday, with a total of 169 speared ...

Luck struck many spearers on Lake Winnebago, including Hayley Herzig who on Saturday speared the fourth-largest fish ever on ...

The 2025 sturgeon spearing season on Lake Winnebago began with successful catches and improved ice conditions compared to the previous year. Spearers brought in a total of 290 sturgeon over the ...

The sturgeon spearing season on Lake Winnebago begins Feb. 8 and lasts for 16 days, unless harvest caps are met sooner. Water clarity is lower than ideal this year, averaging 5.35 feet ...