LAKE WINNEBAGO (WLUK) -- With about 12,000 license holders expected to take part during the season, spearing sturgeon is part of "How WI Live" in Wisconsin -- and on Lake Winnebago, the 16-day ...

The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources has released the 2026 sturgeon spearing regulations, outlining season dates, ...

A mix of outdoors stories from Wisconsin, including information on the 2026 Winnebago system sturgeon spearing season.

QUINNEY (WLUK) -- As the final weekend of the 2025 sturgeon spearing season approaches, experts say the ice on parts of Lake Winnebago is in relatively good condition, and along the eastern shoreline, ...

On the upriver lakes, the caps are 70 and 73 for juvenile and adult females, respectively, and 245 for adult males. Sturgeon ...

As of Feb. 20, 752 sturgeon have been harvested from the Lake Winnebago system. The Pipe, North Winnebago and Winneconne registration stations are closed. Warmer temperatures are expected for the ...

The 2025 sturgeon spearing season yielded more than twice as many sturgeon as 2024. This is the 10th consecutive year the Lake Winnebago system has lasted the full 16-day season. The Upriver Lakes ...

WISCONSIN (WISN) — The 2025 Winnebago System sturgeon spearing season has ended. According to the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, on Feb. 23 on Lake Winnebago, seven juvenile females, 16 ...

OSHKOSH, Wis. (WSAW) - The Wisconsin DNR is reminding sturgeon spearers that the deadline to apply for an Upriver Lakes spearing tag for the 2026 season is Friday, Aug. 1. Due to the higher harvest ...

LAKE WINNEBAGO – A beloved local tradition is nearing its end for the season, with its final day Feb. 23. As of Feb. 20, 752 spearers have come off the ice victorious throughout the Lake Winnebago ...