The 2025 sturgeon spearing season has gone down as the fifth-best harvest in the last 10 years. By comparison, 2024 was the ...

The Lake Winnebago system's sturgeon spearing tradition saw several sturgeon over 170 pounds, but one 2010 catch is the only one past 200 pounds.

LAKE WINNEBAGO – Many sturgeon spearers persevered through water clarity, weather and access issues on the Lake Winnebago ...

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 ...

The latest northeast Wisconsin weather forecast from Storm Team 5… Light snow showers will be over the northwoods as ...

Successful spearers on the Lake Winnebago system so far number 481, despite poor water clarity and weather. The Pipe registration station on the southeast part of Lake Winnebago is closed ...

The largest sturgeon ever speared in the Lake Winnebago system was Ronald Grishaber's 212.2-pound catch from 2010. Dave Piechowski holds the second-place record from one of the shortest sturgeon ...

Although no harvest caps were reached for the Winnebago system this year, 142 juvenile females, 322 adult females and 479 ...

THEY SAY NO HARVEST CAPS WERE MET ON LAKE WINNEBAGO THIS YEAR, BUT 63 FIS The 2025 Winnebago System sturgeon spearing season has ended.According to the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources ...

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