Sturgeon spearing season is almost here! It starts Feb. 14 on Lake Winnebago and Upriver Lakes. Here’s everything to know ...

WINNEBAGO COUNTY, Wis. (WFRV) – Despite this extended period of bitterly cold weather here in northeast Wisconsin, local authorities continue to urge caution for anybody going out on the ice. Lake ...

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 ...

(WLUK) -- Tuesday was the slowest day of the year for sturgeon spearing on Lake Winnebago. The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources says 14 sturgeon were speared on the lake, the lowest in a ...

(WLUK) -- For the first time during the 2024 season, spearers on upriver lakes Poygan, Winneconne and Butte des Morts took more sturgeon than those on Lake Winnebago. The Wisconsin Department of ...

FOND DU LAC – Sturgeon spearing season is almost here, but is the ice ready? This year's spearers will be cutting into the ice Feb. 7 in preparation for opening day of the sturgeon spearing season ...

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 ...