Today Matty and I try fishing with a stick and string then Matty makes a simple wooden spear to stalk catfish in the shallow water. Dinner was good and the wine was even better. This series will ...

Darkhouse spearing has been around for a long time and is a unique way to harvest northern pike in the winter. Decoys, which are used to lure in fish, are usually made from wood but a new decoy is ...

LAKE WINNEBAGO – Many sturgeon spearers persevered through water clarity, weather and access issues on the Lake Winnebago ...

Under the new law a person may not take fish by angling or use tip-ups while spearing fish in a dark house, except that a person may take fish by angling if only one angling line is in use and any ...

After this weekend, sturgeon spearing will close, marking a disappointing season for many, but a memorable season for all.

By Shereen Siewert As the Ojibwe spring spearfishing season approaches, Wisconsin state officials are reminding residents ...

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 ...

Now, divers in places like Colombia are spearing as many lionfish as they can — and chefs are finding ways to add these venomous creatures to their menu. But will it be enough to curb the ...

the fourth-largest fish ever speared in the Winnebago system. Event guide: In Fond du Lac for sturgeon spearing? Here's your guide on what to do and where to eat. The opening weekend aerial shanty ...

LAKE WINNEBAGO — A sturgeon spearing season of avoiding giant holes in the ice and fishing in T-shirts is almost at an end. The last day to spear is Feb. 26, and continued mild temperatures and ...

The 2025 sturgeon spearing season on the Lake Winnebago system ... Meanwhile, Verhagen's fish was well past spawning age at an estimated 70 to 100 years old, where a sturgeon reaches sexual ...