The 2025 sturgeon spearing season on Lake Winnebago began with successful catches and improved ice conditions compared to the previous year. Spearers brought in a total of 290 sturgeon over the ...

The 78-pound sturgeon that Austin Dreifuerst caught during the 2025 sturgeon season on Black Lake.Credit... Supported by By Ken Belson Photographs by Brian Kaiser Brian Kaiser traveled to ...

LAKE WINNEBAGO – In an ongoing battle against water clarity and weather, several sturgeon spearers are still finding success. As of Feb. 13, 481 total sturgeon have been harvested across the ...

with a little more than four dozen sturgeon speared on Lake Winnebago and the upriver lakes. The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources says 53 sturgeon were speared across the Winnebago system.

The largest sturgeon ever speared in the Lake Winnebago system was Ronald Grishaber's 212.2-pound catch from 2010. Dave Piechowski holds the second-place record from one of the shortest sturgeon ...

That is when the lake sturgeon season opens on the lake, which is in both Cheboygan and Presque Isle counties. Not only will there be fishing, but the annual Black Lake Sturgeon Shivaree festival ...