The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) reminds spearers interested in harvesting a lake sturgeon from Lake ...

A mix of outdoors stories from Wisconsin, including information on the Lake Winnebago system 2026 sturgeon-spearing season.

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 ...

All license holders must be at least 12 years old. However, military personnel home on leave during the spearing season and ...

(WLUK) -- The 2025 sturgeon spearing season reached its one-week mark Friday, and it was a better day for those who took to the ice on the Winnebago system. In total, there were 65 sturgeon harvested ...

LAKE WINNEBAGO (WLUK) -- The 2025 sturgeon spearing season is over, and by many accounts, it was a success. "This season seemed to be overall a really good season. We saw a lot of big fish. A lot of ...

SINCE 1880. VERY LONG TIME WISCONSIN STURGEON SEASON IS IN THE BOOKS. THE DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES REPORTS 943 FISH WERE HARVESTED OVER THE 16 DAY SEASON. THEY SAY NO HARVEST CAPS WERE MET ON ...

LAKE WINNEBAGO – A beloved local tradition is nearing its end for the season, with its final day Feb. 23. As of Feb. 20, 752 spearers have come off the ice victorious throughout the Lake Winnebago ...

OSHKOSH, Wis. (WBAY) - The DNR said spearers were met with calm winds and sunshine for the third day of the 2025 spearing season. As usual, with the coming weekdays, the DNR said harvest has dropped ...

Successful spearers on the Lake Winnebago system so far number 481, despite poor water clarity and weather. The Pipe registration station on the southeast part of Lake Winnebago is closed, as the ...

LAKE WINNEBAGO – Past the halfway point of the sturgeon spearing season, this year's harvest caps have a way to go. As of Feb. 16, the Lake Winnebago system has seen 640 total successful spearers so ...

As of Feb. 20, 752 sturgeon have been harvested from the Lake Winnebago system. The Pipe, North Winnebago and Winneconne registration stations are closed. Warmer temperatures are expected for the ...