Lake Winnebago, Sturgeon spearing

DNR reports low harvest for Wednesday’s sturgeon spearing
OSHKOSH, Wis. (WBAY) - The following information comes from DNR:
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.
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,
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,
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 ...
Lake Winnebago status during Sturgeon Spearing Season
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2025 sturgeon spearing: Monday reports 65 harvested in Winnebago System
OSHKOSH, Wis. (WBAY) - The DNR said spearers were met with calm winds and sunshine for the third day of the 2025 spearing season. As usual, with the coming weekdays, the DNR said harvest has dropped off as many spearers went back to work.
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.
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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Remember when Ronald Grishaber snagged a 212-pound sturgeon in 2010? Here are Lake Winnebago's heaviest hitters.
The Lake Winnebago system's sturgeon spearing tradition saw several sturgeon over 170 pounds, but one 2010 catch is the only ...
Near-Record Sturgeon Pulled Through the Ice Was So Big It Took Two Spears to Land
Hayley Herzig speared her first Wisconsin sturgeon in February. It's a near-record and one of the biggest sturgeon ever speared on Winnebago.
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2025 Sturgeon Spearing season starts today – area law enforcement say be cautious on ice
The 2025 sturgeon spearing season begins this morning at 7:00 a.m. in the Winnebago water system. The season will close on ...