Feb. 11, 2025 Harvest Update for sturgeon spearing season
Still, a total of 26 lake sturgeon were harvested on Lake Winnebago today with 2 juvenile females, 13 adult females and 11 males. The higher numbers of fish registered at the Downtown Oshkosh and Neenah registration stations,
Numbers in for first quarter of sturgeon spearing season
Wednesday, February 12, 2025, starts the 5th of 16 days of the sturgeon spearing season. So far 408 sturgeon have been speared. 218 on Lake Winnebago and 190 on the […]
Two sturgeon 100+ pounds speared during another slow day in Wisconsin
With an ongoing winter weather advisory around the Winnebago system, Wednesday’s harvest was relatively low but a number of dedicated spearers had some success on February 12. According to a release from the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR),
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.
Sturgeon spearing season update
President Trump ramped up his criticism of this season’s new NFL kickoff rules in the wake of the Super Bowl late Sunday night. The NFL, to protect player safety, instituted new rules this year that prevents the kicking team from leaving their positions to run down the field until the kicked ball is touched by…
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.
Sturgeon spearing season opens on Lake Winnebago Saturday. Water clarity may be an issue.
The sturgeon spearing season opens on the Lake Winnebago system Feb. 8 as fishing clubs monitor ice, but the water clarity is less than stellar.
Massive sturgeon caught as spearing season opens on Winnebago
The lake sturgeon spearing season began with a substantial catch of 169 sturgeons across the Winnebago System.
Sturgeon spearing opening weekend saw 4th-largest fish, 3,340 shacks on Lake Winnebago
LAKE WINNEBAGO – Sturgeon spearers are finding clear pockets of water and bringing in heavy catches to start the 2025 season. Opening-day spearers took to the ice on a snowy Saturday, and the excitement for better ice conditions than last year's attracted many more spearers than 2024,
Angler recounts massive sturgeon harvested during opening weekend on Lake Winnebago
Hayley Herzig, 22, has been sturgeon spearing now for six years.She didn't expect her first harvest to be larger than herself."It was very ex
‘A game of patience’: Spearers have successful weekend on Lake Winnebago
Spearers took to the ice for the first time this weekend for the start of sturgeon spearing season on the Lake Winnebago system. Thousands participated in the opening weekend, with nearly 300 lake sturgeon captured.
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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 ...
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Michigan’s limited sturgeon season broke records for participation, fastest time
The first fish was speared within three minutes of the 8 a.m. start time, and after only 17 minutes, the season was over.
Black Lake sturgeon fishing season finishes in record-breaking 17 minutes
It was a memorable day for the Black Lake sturgeon season, which finished in a record-breaking 17 minutes and featured close ...
Sturgeon season on Black Lake ends in record 17 minutes
BLACK LAKE, Mich. (WBAY) - Sturgeon season on Black Lake in Michigan just set a record for the shortest season ever. For people living in Cheboygan and Presque Isle Counties, the season started at 8 a ...