Sturgeon spearing enters final weekend

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: Tuesday’s harvest the lowest on Lake Winnebago for 2025 season
Driving around Lake Winnebago, there are fewer and fewer shacks every day, but spearers taking to the ice continue to say that when you are able to find a good pocket of water clarity, it will stick around for a good portion of the day,
Sturgeon Spearing 2025: Quinney station leads Lake Winnebago registrations
McParlane says despite poor water clarity below the frozen surface, conditions on the ice may be the reason why it's been busy here.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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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 ...