WISCONSIN — Monday was the last day for spearers on Lake Winnebago to try to harvest a lake sturgeon after hitting the harvest cap on Sunday. Spearers hit the cap for the first time since 2015, ...

Congressman Tony Wied (R-WI-08) is continuing to emphasize his proposal for a Spear Act, designed to protect the “Wisconsin ...

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This year’s sturgeon spearing season seemed to kick off as usual with cars and pickups spotted across the frozen surface of lake Winnebago. There were many successful spearers this season, reaching 90 ...

Readers voted Wendt's on the Lake as having the best local fish fry in the Fond du Lac area. The Caribou Coffee on Johnson Street closed, prompting discussions about the number of coffee shops in the ...

Oshkosh, Wisconsin – Short and sweet. Those two words describe this year’s sturgeon spearing season on the Winnebago System, which shut down at 1 p.m. Feb. 23 after a 10-day run. DNR sturgeon ...

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 ...

The 2026 sturgeon spearing season has come to an early close due to the adult female cap being reached. Yesterday was the final day for Lake Winnebago spearing, while the upriver lakes season ended ...

NORTHEAST, Wis. (WBAY) - The 2026 Winnebago system lake sturgeon spearing season closed Monday after 10 days, with a total of 1,540 lake sturgeon harvested across the system. On the final day, ...

MENASHA, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) — Lake Winnebago’s sturgeon spearing season came to a close at 1 p.m. Monday afternoon. It is the first time the season closed early since 2015. Waverly Beach in Menasha’s ...