A couple consecutive years with poor ice and low water clarity would decimate funding for the program if there was a later ...

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.

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

Wisconsin sturgeon spearing season opened Saturday on the Winnebago system. The fourth-largest fish ever speared on the Winnebago system was speared on Saturday, according to the DNR. While shanty ...

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 eager ...

(WLUK) -- As the sturgeon spearing season came to a close Sunday, here's a look back at the success local spearers had on the ice. Did you forget to share your sturgeon spearing photos with us? It's ...

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, ...

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 ...

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 ...

Day 2 of sturgeon spearing season ended with 121 sturgeon caught, including 25 juvenile females, 34 adult females and 62 males, according to the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources. This weekend ...

LAKE WINNEBAGO – Even though 2025's sturgeon spearing season didn't crack 1,000 catches, its harvest is still close to average from the past 10 years. This year's season ended Feb. 23 with a total of ...