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.

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

Ice is rebuilding to lead this sprawling raw-file Midwest Fishing Report; though the forecast snow could alter conditions ...

Spearers took to the ice for the first time this weekend for the start of sturgeon spearing season on the Lake Winnebago ...

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

The Payne’s Point Bar & Grill registration station in Neenah processed the most sturgeon of the day for Lake Winnebago with ...

The Department of Natural Resources is urging UTV and ATV riders to use extra vigilance when operating on ice-covered waterways.

On Feb. 9, 12-year-old Kolby Worth successfully speared his first fish on the upriver lakes with a 21.1-pound, 47.5-inch male ...

Anglers are being asked to proceed with caution near Lake Winnebago's eastern shore as opening weekend of the sturgeon ...

CALUMET COUNTY (WLUK) — A new warning for anglers heading to Lake Winnebago on Sunday for sturgeon spearing as officials say a major crack in the ice has developed, causing ‘multiple vehicles’ to fall ...

Lake Winnebago welcomes anglers for day two of the sturgeon spearing season.Good Day Wisconsin spent day 2 of the sturgeon spearing sea ...

The 2025 sturgeon spearing season in northeast Wisconsin is underway, and while water clarity has been a major challenge, ...