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 ...

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

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 ...

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Sturgeon spearers try their luck on Lake Winnebago near Fond du Lac, Wis. It is home to the world's largest freshwater sturgeon population.

Sturgeon spearers try the luck on the Lake Winnebago near Fond du Lac, Wis. It is home to the world's largest freshwater ...

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 ...

LAKE WINNEBAGO, Wis. (WBAY) - If you’re heading out on the ice for sturgeon spearing this weekend, a one-of-a-kind experience awaits you on Lake Winnebago. It’s Wisconsin’s first legal, full-service ...

Winnebago System sturgeon spearing season opens on Saturday, Feb. 14, and the Wisconsin DNR is reminding people to be careful on the ice and that no ice is ever 100% safe.

Spearing season officially starts Saturday morning at 7. The DNR says 10,000 spearing licenses were sold, which is pretty ...

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