Some nice weather is finally in the forecast as we enter into the final weekend of the Winnebago spearing season.

(WLUK) -- Sturgeon spearing activity picked up Friday as the weather warmed heading into the season's final weekend.

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.

As of Feb. 16, the Lake Winnebago system has seen 640 successful spearers so far, with Upriver Lakes getting closer to its harvest cap.

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).

McParlane says despite poor water clarity below the frozen surface, conditions on the ice may be the reason why it's been busy here.

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.

With three days left of sturgeon spearing season on the Winnebago chain of lakes, the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) reported that there have already been over 200 more fish harvested than last year.

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As the sturgeon spearing season nears it’s closing date Sunday, here are some updated sturgeon spearing numbers. Low harvest numbers continue, as they have all season so far. On Tuesday, […]