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.
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.
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.
Harvest caps almost met on Upriver Lakes in second week of sturgeon spearing
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.
Sturgeon spearing numbers remain low with season nearing the end
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, […]
Updates on second weekend of Sturgeon Spearing Season
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In Fond du Lac for sturgeon spearing? Here's your guide on what to do and where to eat.
FOND DU LAC – Sturgeon spearing season is almost upon us, drawing not only spearers, but also spectators watching the ice for the day's catches, wondering whose is going to be the biggest. "Folks ...
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Numbers in for first quarter of sturgeon spearing season
Wednesday, February 12, 2025, starts the 5th of 16 days of the sturgeon spearing season. So far 408 sturgeon have been ...
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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 ...