A lot of anglers in the Upper Great Lakes Areas covet the muskellunge, calling them the kings of freshwater. But these anglers must not fish for lake sturgeon. Indeed, in Wisconsin, which has ...

Why Lake Sturgeon Are the Real Giants of Freshwater Fishing. A lot of anglers in the Upper Great Lakes Areas covet the muskellunge, calling them the kings of freshwater.

Each year, the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources stocks approximately 4,000 seven-inch sturgeon fingerlings into Big Stone Lake. The stocking began 10 years ago and has continued each year ...

Herzig says they’ll filet her big lake sturgeon, and then either smoke the meat or cut it into pieces for frying. She says the meat is great eating. And although her spearing season is over for the ...

4th-largest sturgeon ever speared on Lake Winnebago is bigger than the spearer herself. by Andrew Mertins, FOX 11 News. Tue, February 11th 2025 at 10:02 PM. Updated Tue, February 11th 2025 at 11: ...

Hayley Herzig hauled in the largest catch of sturgeon spearing's opening weekend with a 180.5-pound female. ... 156 sturgeon came from Lake Winnebago and 134 came from the Upriver Lakes.

180.5-pound lake sturgeon speared by Hayley Herzig weighs in as the fourth-largest lake sturgeon ever speared on the Winnebago system. (Courtesy: Wisconsin DNR) ...

A lot of anglers in the Upper Great Lakes Areas covet the muskellunge, calling them the kings of freshwater. But these anglers must not fish for lake sturgeon. Indeed, in Wisconsin, which has ...

It seemed like a bold prediction 10 years ago, but time is proving it true. When lake sturgeon were restocked in Big Stone Lake in 2014, it was estimated that in five years' time, some of the fish ...

Wisconsin angler Hayley Herzig speared her first sturgeon through the ice in February. Officials say it's a near-record and the fourth-biggest sturgeon ever speared on Lake Winnebago.