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 ...

After a recent, sustained push of polar cold into Wisconsin, ice conditions are looking favorable for the annual sturgeon spearing season on the Winnebago System. However, the cautionary message "no ...

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 2026 sturgeon spearing season closed Feb. 16 on the Upriver Lakes and Feb. 23 on Lake Winnebago. Spearers harvested a total of 1,540 sturgeon from the entire system, a significant increase from ...

LAKE WINNEBAGO – Past the halfway point of the sturgeon spearing season, this year's harvest caps have a way to go. As of Feb. 16, the Lake Winnebago system has seen 640 total successful spearers so ...

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 ...

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 ...

OSHKOSH, Wis. (WBAY) - The following information is from the DNR: Driving around Lake Winnebago, there are fewer and fewer shacks every day, but spearers taking to the ice continue to say that when ...

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 ...