The biggest concern is the access points and landings, which are taking damage from the warm sun and heavy traffic.

Wisconsin officials warn sturgeon spearers about ice safety as temperatures reach 50 degrees on Lake Winnebago during peak ...

MENASHA, Wis. (WFRV) – Two sturgeon spearers are lucky to be safe after both their trucks fell through the Lake Winnebago ice ...

The Lake Winnebago sturgeon spearing season is nearing its end as harvest caps are almost met and ice conditions deteriorate.

WINNEBAGO COUNTY, Wis. (WFRV) – For many fishing enthusiasts, opening weekend feels like a holiday. Sturgeon spearers are making final preparations before heading onto the ice Saturday, but conditions ...

The annual sturgeon spearing season opens Feb. 11 on the Winnebago System in central Wisconsin. The season lasts a maximum of 16 days.

Sturgeon spearing on Lake Winnebago and Upriver Lakes opens this weekend. Latest on weather, ice conditions, harvest caps and ...

Conditions are impacting mainly the landings, where sturgeon spearers and others are moving on and off the lake.

Sturgeon spearers on Lake Winnebago met the 90% trigger for the adult female harvest cap, meaning Feb. 23 is the last day to ...

Early in the morning at a registration station on the southwest shore of Lake Winnebago, the number of sturgeon speared here so far Thursday sits at zero.

Lake Winnebago’s sturgeon spearing season ended early for the first time in a decade after anglers hit the harvest cap in ...