Thousands of people headed out on the Lake Winnebago ice on Friday for the first ... could get off the lake before the flakes began to fly. “If you don’t have GPS logistics and coordination ...

The 2025 sturgeon spearing season on the Lake Winnebago system saw a total of 943 sturgeon harvested. The Upriver Lakes season almost reached its harvest cap, with 230 out of 250 male sturgeon ...

This is the 10th consecutive year the Lake Winnebago system has lasted the full 16-day season. The Upriver Lakes only previously lasted the full season in 2024, 2020 and 2017. The average harvest ...

When the 2023 lake sturgeon spearing season opens Saturday on the Winnebago System, it will include expected features such as thousands of shanties on the frozen lakes, ice roads marked by local clubs ...

As of Feb. 16, the Lake Winnebago system has seen 640 successful spearers so far, with Upriver Lakes getting closer to its harvest cap.