Herzig’s boyfriend, Charlie Loehr (left), helped her land the fish by throwing a second spear into the giant sturgeon. Photo courtesy Hayley Herzig “I couldn’t see the fish but we knew it was there, ...

VAN DYNE, Wis. (WLUK) — Hayley Herzig, 22, has been sturgeon-spearing for six years but she didn't expect her first harvest to be larger than herself. "It was very exciting, did not feel real ...

Hayley Herzig's near-record 180.5 lake sturgeon took two spears and the help of boyfriend Charlie Loehr, his cousin Ben Loehr and a nearby friend, Justin Kraus, to bring through the ice.

That wasn't the case for 22-year-old Hayley Herzig, who caught the fourth-largest Sturgeon ever speared on the Winnebago system on Saturday, Feb. 8 near Fond du Lac, Wis.

Included in those numbers is a record-breaking 180.5lb lake sturgeon speared by Hayley Herzig. At 79.3 inches long, the F4 female is officially the 4th largest ever speared on the Lake Winnebago ...

That includes season champion Hayley Herzig, who speared a 180.5-pound, 79.3-inch monster opening day on Lake Winnebago. "We started pulling it up and we saw the size of it.

Hayley Herzig hauled in the largest catch of sturgeon spearing's opening weekend with a 180.5-pound female. News Sports Packers Business Go 920! Advertise Obituaries eNewspaper Legals ...

Wisconsin angler Hayley Herzig speared her first sturgeon through the ice in February. Officials say it's a near-record and the fourth-biggest sturgeon ever speared on Lake Winnebago.

That wasn't the case for 22-year-old Hayley Herzig, who caught the fourth-largest Sturgeon ever speared on the Winnebago system on Saturday, Feb. 8 near Fond du Lac, Wis. . Herzig's F4 female ...