DNR reports low harvest for Wednesday’s sturgeon spearing
With a winter weather advisory around the Winnebago system, harvest was low, similar to yesterday. But there are still a dedicated number of spearers who took to the ice today and came up successful.
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.
Opening weekend for sturgeon spearing wraps up
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 lake sturgeon. Jake Reitzke, 16, also speared his first fish Sunday on Lake Winnebago. It was an 81.2-pound, 63.3-inch fish.
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,
Our sturgeon spearing photos from years past will get you up close to enormous fish
Thousands of anglers come to the annual sturgeon spearing season in February on Lake Winnebago and beyond.
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
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 opening weekend,
Sturgeon spearing update: 290 fish harvested on Lake Winnebago, upriver lakes
Sturgeon spearing season is here and officials with the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources say the opening weekend saw 290 fish harvested on Lake Winnebago and the upriver lakes. According to a release from the DNR,
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.
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.
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Sturgeon spearing season update
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A Fishing Season That Lasts Just 17 Minutes
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