Sturgeon spearers finding success on Lake Winnebago with 481 harvested entering second weekend As of Feb. 13, 481 total sturgeon had been harvested across the Lake Winnebago system so far this season.

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, ...

The sturgeon spearing season opens on the Lake Winnebago system Feb. 8 as fishing clubs monitor ice, but the water clarity is ...

This year's harvest cap is 280 for juvenile females, 717 for adult females, and 1,002 for males on Lake Winnebago. The number of sturgeon remaining until the 90% trigger are 242, 601, and 874.

On Lake Winnebago, 26 sturgeon were taken: two juvenile females, 13 adult females and 11 males. The upriver lakes Poygan, Winneconne, and Butte des Morts had another 27 sturgeon speared: ...

Chainsaws cut through the ice on Lake Winnebago, a familiar sound that marks the start of sturgeon spearing. On Friday, here at the landing on Merrit Street in Oshkosh, dozens of trucks and A-T-V ...

LAKE WINNEBAGO – Even though 2025's sturgeon spearing season didn't crack 1,000 catches, its harvest is still close to average from the past 10 years. This year's season ended Feb. 23 with a ...

Spearing lake sturgeon on ice-covered Lake Winnebago in Wisconsin has a long and rich tradition. Jared Guelig, 22, of Fond du Lac has been spearing since he was 12 and his family has speared on ...

The heaviest sturgeon speared on record in the Lake Winnebago system weighed 212.2 pounds, caught by Ronald Grishaber in 2010. The second heaviest was only 188 pounds, snagged in 2004.

Sturgeon spearing season in Wisconsin starts on the second Saturday in February every year and marks the start of a 16-day season in the Winnebago system. This year's season starts on Saturday ...

The five sturgeon harvested on Lake Winnebago bring the total there to 274. The total remained at 114 on the upriver lakes, as none were taken.

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. Search query Search ...