STOCKBRIDGE, Wis. (WBAY) - It was a big day on the ice for thousands of people taking part in the opening day of sturgeon spearing, especially in the Fox Valley. The DNR says that 479 sturgeon were ...

Wisconsin's sturgeon spearing season begins on Lake Winnebago with strong opening day, including a 108-pound catch by ...

Opening day of sturgeon spearing brought spearers back onto the ice across northeast Wisconsin on Saturday, with fish ...

Thick ice, clear water and a mild, sunny day meant a jubilant opening to sturgeon spearing season Feb. 14. Wisconsin ...

Spearers couldn’t ask for much better conditions this sunny Valentine’s Day for the opener of the sturgeon spearing season. A flyover counted 3,019 shanties across Lake Winnebago. With reports of ...

It may seem odd to learn that rough fish are climbing in status. After all, suckers and carp aren’t typically a prized catch ...

The 2026 sturgeon spearing season starts Saturday, February 14, 2026, on Lake Winnebago and the upriver lakes. Around 10,000 sturgeon spearing licenses were sold for the 2026 season with 500 […] ...

Organizers bill it as a celebration of winter and really big fish. The ‘Sturgeon Spectacular’ kicked off in Fond du Lac on ...

Sturgeon spearing season opens Saturday on Lake Winnebago, and thousands of people are already positioning their ice shanties, hoping to land one of the prehistoric fish.

She descends slowly, spear ready. She shoots the fish clean and quickly secures it before it drifts. Then she reaches into ...

Sturgeon Spectacular kicks off with kids' events and a concert Feb. 13, with more activities following all weekend long.

Lake Winnebago saw record-short sturgeon spearing seasons in the early 2000s that drove rule changes shaping the sport today.