The Winnebago System sturgeon spearing season will start Feb. 14 on Lake Winnebago and the Upriver Lakes of Butte des Morts, Poygan and Winneconne.

Sturgeon spearing season is one month away.

(WFRV) — The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources has released the 2026 sturgeon spearing regulations, outlining season ...

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

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 ...

LAKE WINNEBAGO – Many sturgeon spearers persevered through water clarity, weather and access issues on the Lake Winnebago system in 2025. Opening weekend set a pattern for snowy conditions throughout ...

Per a Facebook post by the Village of Hobart, it's already used about two-thirds of the salt it budgeted for during the 23 snow events we've seen this season. Will bitter cold affect flights? Appleton ...

The deadline to purchase a license for sturgeon spearing on Lake Winnebago is Oct. 31, 2025. The Upriver Lakes fishery is separate and managed by a limited lottery (500 spearers), and has already been ...

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 ...

Local experts say the ice on Lake Winnebago is hanging in there despite the warm stretch of weather that has hit Northeast ...

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

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 ...