Sturgeon, spearing

Sturgeon spearing enters final weekend with Upriver Lakes, Lake Winnebago still active
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 system, according to updates from the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources.
Sturgeon spearing report: Friday saw slight uptick in harvest, final weekend of 2025 season approaches
Some nice weather is finally in the forecast as we enter into the final weekend of the Winnebago spearing season.
Approach of season's final weekend sees sturgeon spearing tick up
(WLUK) -- Sturgeon spearing activity picked up Friday as the weather warmed heading into the season's final weekend.
Sturgeon spearing: Upriver Lakes near harvest caps, Lake Winnebago at 22% entering week 2
As of Feb. 16, the Lake Winnebago system has seen 640 successful spearers so far, with Upriver Lakes getting closer to its harvest cap.
109.7 pound fish the largest harvest as three days remain in Winnebago sturgeon spearing season
With just three days left in the sturgeon spearing season, people are not yet giving up on their harvests, according to the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) February 20 harvest update.
Sturgeon Spearing 2025: Southwest Lake Winnebago harvest
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 campaign is in the home-stretch.
150.1 pound female harvested in Neenah among three 100+ pound sturgeons speared as season enters final days
The sturgeon spearing season will wrap up in the coming days, and the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) provided an update for February 19’s harvest totals. The harvest totals were low throughout the system,
Michigan anglers may catch a sturgeon this winter. Why the DNR says release them quickly
Michigan's lake sturgeon are protected, the DNR reminds anglers, and must be released immediately if caught by mistake.
Remember when Ronald Grishaber snagged a 212-pound sturgeon in 2010? Here are Lake Winnebago's heaviest hitters.
The Lake Winnebago system's sturgeon spearing tradition saw several sturgeon over 170 pounds, but one 2010 catch is the only ...
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No injuries reported in building fire near Sturgeon
Firefighters were on the scene Friday afternoon at a building fire in the 4300 block of East Gordon Road near Sturgeon. Boone County Fire Protection District Firefighter Wayne Cummins said no one was ...
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How to help protect lake sturgeon while ice fishing this season
The Michigan Department of Natural Resources is reminding anglers this season that regulations on the targeting and harvest ...
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Anglers urged to follow lake sturgeon regulations in Michigan this winter
The Michigan DNR emphasizes following regulations for lake sturgeon during the winter ice fishing season to protect the ...
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Shop on Sturgeon farm is a total loss after fire
A shop on a farm in Sturgeon is a total loss after a fire Friday afternoon. Flames and smoke were showing when firefighters ...
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Boone County firefighters respond to building fire in Sturgeon
Firefighters were on the scene Friday afternoon at a building fire in the 4300 block of East Gordon Road in Sturgeon. An ABC ...
Asylum Bay Team keeps spearers on track during sturgeon season, reports Wisconsin DNR
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