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

Melissa Spearing Award created by Forests Canada to honour passionate steward and protector of nature who died in August ...

LAKE WINNEBAGO – Many sturgeon spearers persevered through water clarity, weather and access issues on the Lake Winnebago system in 2025.

OSHKOSH, Wis. (WBAY) - The following information is from the Wisconsin DNR: Some nice weather is finally in the forecast as we enter into the final weekend of the Winnebago spearing season.

The lake sturgeon spearing season began with a substantial catch of 169 sturgeons across the Winnebago System. The season's opening day, marked by snowfall, attracted thousands of participants ...

(WFRV) – Wisconsinites are heading into the final weekend of the Winnebago spearing season, with many taking to the ice Friday for one of their last chances to harvest a lake sturgeon.

So far this season, 38 harvested sturgeon have weighed over 100 pounds. LAKE WINNEBAGO – Past the halfway point of the sturgeon spearing season, this year's harvest caps have a way to go. As of Feb.

(WLUK) -- Tuesday was the slowest day of the year for sturgeon spearing on Lake Winnebago. The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources says 14 sturgeon were speared on the lake, the lowest in a ...

The 2025 sturgeon spearing season on the Lake Winnebago system saw a total of 943 sturgeon harvested. The Upriver Lakes season almost reached its harvest cap, with 230 out of 250 male sturgeon ...