LAKE WINNEBAGO (WLUK) -- With about 12,000 license holders expected to take part during the season, spearing sturgeon is part of "How WI Live" in Wisconsin -- and on Lake Winnebago, the 16-day ...

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 ...

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 (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 ...

OSHKOSH, Wis. (WBAY) - The following information is from the DNR: Driving around Lake Winnebago, there are fewer and fewer shacks every day, but spearers taking to the ice continue to say that when ...

OSHKOSH, Wis. (WSAW) - The Wisconsin DNR is reminding sturgeon spearers that the deadline to apply for an Upriver Lakes spearing tag for the 2026 season is Friday, Aug. 1. Due to the higher harvest ...

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 ...

The Lake Winnebago system has seen 640 successful spearers in the first nine days of the season. The Upriver Lakes is at about 78% of its harvest cap for male sturgeon. So far this season, 38 ...

WISCONSIN (WISN) -- The 2025 Winnebago System sturgeon spearing season has ended. According to the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, on Feb. 23 on Lake Winnebago, seven juvenile females, 16 ...