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

Michigan's lake sturgeon are protected, the DNR reminds anglers, and must be released immediately if caught by mistake.

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

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

Wisconsin sturgeon spearing season opened Saturday on the Winnebago system, and the DNR said thousands of spearers took the ...

VAN DYNE, Wis. (WLUK) — Hayley Herzig, 22, has been sturgeon-spearing for six years but she didn't expect her first harvest to be larger than herself. "It was very exciting, did not feel real ...

Congressmen reintroduce SPEAR Act, a bill intended to keep the lake sturgeon in Wisconsin from protections of the federal ...

APPLETON, Wis. — Several sturgeon spearers are successful on opening weekend of the season. The state Department of Natural ...

Two sturgeon 100+ pounds speared during another slow day in Wisconsin Despite the overall slow season, several large fish are still being brought in. Thursday saw four fish over 100 pounds speared.

“The sonar was most helpful, and with experience it’s easy to tell what a sturgeon looks like on a sonar screen compared to a big pike or other fish.” At 7:05 a.m. that morning, just five ...