sturgeon, Harvest

Feb. 22, 2025 Harvest Update for sturgeon spearing season
With the sun shining and some of the warmest weather of the season, the lake sturgeon were likely moving around the system. Today, 81 lake sturgeon were harvested throughout the Winnebago system. Spearers definitely took to Lake Winnebago.
Second to last day of sturgeon spearing season sees harvest of 81
The season's second to last day saw 81 sturgeon speared between Lake Winnebago and the Upriver Lakes systems. The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources reports that of the 73 speared on Lake Winnebago, 10 were juvenile females, 32 were adult females, and 31 were males.
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.
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 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.
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.
Sturgeon spearing opening weekend saw 4th-largest fish, 3,340 shacks on Lake Winnebago
The Payne’s Point Bar & Grill registration station in Neenah processed the most sturgeon of the day for Lake Winnebago with 25 fish, followed by the Downtown Oshkosh station with 21. The Poygan station led the way for the Upriver Lakes with 53 sturgeon registered.
Massive sturgeon caught as spearing season opens on Winnebago
The lake sturgeon spearing season began with a substantial catch of 169 sturgeons across the Winnebago System.
Harvest on Thursday continues to be slow for 2025 sturgeon spearing season
We are only 3 days away from the end of the Winnebago spearing season, and there are some spearers who have not given up. Twenty-seven lake sturgeon were harvested throughout the system today (4 juvenile females, 12 adult females and 11 males).
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,
Sturgeon Spearing 2025: Southwest Lake Winnebago harvest
He spearing a 101-pound, 74.9-inch sturgeon on Lake Winnebago. "I'm amazed. This is only my second fish. So I'm thrilled. I couldn't be happier," said Pautsch. Pautsch registered his fish at the southwest station at Wendt's on the Lake bar and restaurant.
Shining sun & warmer weather lead to 81 lake sturgeon harvested in Winnebago system as season nears end
With just one day remaining in the Winnebago system for sturgeon spearing season, the sun finally showed up with some warmer ...
Sturgeon Spearing 2025: Quinney station leads Lake Winnebago registrations
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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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Frigid temperatures keeps daily sturgeon spearing numbers low
(WTAQ-WLUK) — It was a frigid day out on the ice, as only 24 sturgeon were speared across the Upriver Lakes and Lake ...