"Everything just went like, everything went slow motion and I watched it just swim in front of me and then it started to swim away and then I called it back to me by grunting," he said.

Despite weather and poor water clarity, spearers are still finding success in the Lake Winnebago system. Almost 30 sturgeon have exceeded 100 pounds.

Public comment is being sought with a couple of proposed rule changes for the 2026 ice fishing season in Minnesota.

Hayley Herzig speared the 4th-largest sturgeon ever recorded in the Lake Winnebago, Wis. system on Saturday with the prehistoric fish dwarfing her own body: ...

The Oak Lawn Community High School Spartan Fishing Team reeled in some great outdoor memories this past fall. The program has ...

With more than 12,000 license holders expected to take to the ice, spearing sturgeon on the Lake Winnebago System is part of "How WI Live" in Wisconsin.

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

Many of the men have carts to hold their gear, but Gomez’s is the crème de la crème. It is homemade, with a red milk cart as a base and a metal bucket strapped to the front. Seven fishing rods stuck ...

As cold temperatures begin to make ice on Minnesota lakes, ice anglers and spearers are gearing up for winter fishing action. For many, winter is a time to seek out the eager-to-bite northern ...

The DNR is reminding sturgeon spearers that no ice is safe ice and to use caution when venturing out this weekend.