The sturgeon spearing season on Lake Winnebago begins Feb. 8 and lasts for 16 days, unless harvest caps are met sooner. Water clarity is lower than ideal this year, averaging 5.35 feet, which could ...

LAKE WINNEBAGO (WLUK) -- Taking to the frozen waters and doing some sturgeon spearing is a unique part of "How WI Live" in Northeast Wisconsin, and on parts of Lake Winnebago, the race was on Thursday ...

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, and the ...

LAKE WINNEBAGO (WLUK) -- Changing ice conditions and the dangers that go with them are bringing warnings Friday from officials as about 12,000 sturgeon spearers get ready to take to the Lake Winnebago ...

OSHKOSH, Wis. (WBAY) - One of Wisconsin’s long-standing traditions, sturgeon spearing, gets underway on Saturday. Spearers call this the best ice in the last decade. Just last year, poor conditions ...

THINGS A LITTLE TRICKY FOR ANGLERS. ICE BOATERS ON LAKE WINNEBAGO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE PERFECT WINTER RACING CONDITIONS, BUT CONDITIONS ARE LESS THAN PERFECT BELOW THE SURFACE, AND THEY HAVE NOT HAD ...

In the wake of the discovery of round gobies this year in Lake Winnebago, the Department of Natural Resources is attempting to determine how widely distributed the species is in the Winnebago System, ...

For many people, the state of Wisconsin brings to mind cheese, beer, and perhaps the Green Bay Packers. Some envision it as an extension of the country's industrial heartland, being just west of the ...

MENASHA, Wis. (WBAY) - The DNR was out near Lake Winnebago on Friday, starting to prepare for sturgeon spearing season, which kicks off next weekend. While we’ve had colder days to help harden the ice ...

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 ...