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Wisconsin woman makes state history catching fourth largest sturgeon during opening Sturgeon Spearing Season weekend
During the opening weekend of Sturgeon Spearing Season, one Wisconsin woman made state history by catching a 180+ pound sturgeon. The Wisconsin DNR reports that first-time spearer, 22-year-old Hayley Herzig of Fond du Lac speared an F4 female weighing 108.
2025 Wisconsin sturgeon spearing season preview; what to know
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources is preparing for the sturgeon spearing season, which open on the Winnebago System on Saturday, Feb. 8.
Wisconsin anglers, we want your prize sturgeon spearing photos
Please send photos of your sturgeon and the angler, with the angler's name, city/town of residence, size (length and weight) of the fish, time/date and general location (lake) of your fishing hole to [email protected].
88-year-old WI man spears 93-pound, 69-inch sturgeon after opening weekend of Sturgeon Spearing Season
Sturgeon spearing season is here and officials with the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources say that after opening weekend saw 290 fish harvested on Lake Winnebago and the upriver lakes, Monday saw an additional 163 harvested.
For the First Time in Years, It Looks Like Lake Winnebago Sturgeon Season Drama-Free
It’ll be good ice and no fishy business this year.
Thousands gather for Wisconsin’s Sturgeon Spearing Season
Wisconsin’s sturgeon spearing season is underway, drawing thousands of participants from across the U.S. and beyond.
Fond du Lac's Sturgeon Spectacular kicks off Wisconsin's sturgeon spearing season Feb. 7-9
Sturgeon Spectacular kicks off Feb. 7 in its 10th year of 'celebrating winter and Really Big Fish' all weekend long with games and entertainment.
Massive sturgeon caught as spearing season opens on Winnebago
A record-breaking sturgeon is caught as Winnebago's spearing season opens amid snowy conditions. Shortsighted actions can have big-time consequences for retired workers. Irish super-featherweight boxer John Cooney dies after suffering a brain injury in last Saturday's defeat by Welshman Nathan Howells in Belfast.
Lake Winnebago sturgeon spearing continues as anglers gather for day two of the season
Lake Winnebago welcomes anglers for day two of the sturgeon spearing season.Good Day Wisconsin spent day 2 of the sturgeon spearing sea
SPEAR Act would prevent sturgeon in Wisconsin from being placed under protections of Endangered Species Act
Congressmen reintroduce SPEAR Act, a bill intended to keep the lake sturgeon in Wisconsin from protections of the federal ...
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Wisconsin’s 136-million-year-old fish meets its match: The spear
The 2025 sturgeon spearfishing season began on Friday in Wisconsin, and every town off the lake is buzzing with anticipation to see what great monsters are brought out of the lake this year.
Near-Record Sturgeon Pulled Through the Ice Was So Big It Took Two Spears to Land
Hayley Herzig speared her first Wisconsin sturgeon in February. It's a near-record and one of the biggest sturgeon ever speared on Winnebago.
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Sturgeon spearing opens, Winnebago system's fourth-largest ever
Wisconsin sturgeon spearing season opened Saturday on the Winnebago system. The fourth-largest fish ever speared on the Winnebago system was speared on Saturday, according to the DNR. While ...
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Sturgeon spearers cross halfway point toward one harvest cap on upriver lakes
For the first three days of the season, there have been 355 total sturgeon speared. With 118 males speared on the upriver ...
A Fishing Season That Lasts Just 17 Minutes
As fishing goes, the sturgeon spearing season on Black Lake may be the shortest in the country: Six fish long. Starting at 8 ...