Releasing the fish as quickly as possible, before their gills freeze, is essential to ensuring its survival, according to the ...

Sturgeon spearers on Lake Winnebago met the 90% trigger for the adult female harvest cap, meaning Feb. 23 is the last day to ...

The 2026 lake sturgeon fishing season on Black Lake in Cheboygan County lasted only 48 minutes for 679 registered anglers — ...

The Lake Winnebago sturgeon spearing season is nearing its end as harvest caps are almost met and ice conditions deteriorate.

CHEBOYGAN COUNTY — Seventeen minutes. That’s all it took. At 8:17 a.m. on Saturday morning, the 2025 Black Lake sturgeon season ended as the final fish was pulled from the water, marking a ...

Lake Winnebago’s sturgeon spearing season ended early for the first time in a decade after anglers hit the harvest cap in ...

Wisconsin's sturgeon spearing season begins on Lake Winnebago with strong opening day, including a 108-pound catch by ...

A lot of anglers in the Upper Great Lakes Areas covet the muskellunge, calling them the kings of freshwater. But these anglers must not fish for lake sturgeon. Indeed, in Wisconsin, which has dubbed ...

The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources released updated sturgeon spearing totals, showing continued harvest activity ...