For those who have never tried it, I always describe winter pike spearing more like hunting than fishing. You jig a live sucker or fake decoy to attract pike, then you have to silently maneuver to ...

OSHKOSH, Wis. (WSAW) - The Wisconsin DNR is reminding sturgeon spearers that the deadline to apply for an Upriver Lakes spearing tag for the 2026 season is Friday, Aug. 1. Due to the higher harvest ...

OSHKOSH, Wis. - The Winnebago system sturgeon spearing season opened Saturday, Feb. 10 – but warm temperatures, wind and rain in recent days kept many spearers off the ice. During Saturday's aerial ...

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 are ...

The 2025 Winnebago System sturgeon spearing season opens on Saturday, Feb. 8. Spearing season runs for a maximum of 16 days or until any predetermined harvest caps have been met. Spearers and ...

MENASHA, Wis. (WBAY) - The mild weather continues to cause problems for area events taking place on the ice. This includes the upcoming sturgeon spearing season, more than a week and a half away. The ...

OSHKOSH, Wis. (WSAW) - The Wisconsin DNR reminds anyone interested in harvesting a lake sturgeon from Lake Winnebago during the 2026 sturgeon spearing season to purchase their license before October ...

(WLUK) -- With sturgeon spearing set to begin in a week, the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources is reminding spearers of this year's harvest caps. On Lake Winnebago, the caps are 280 juvenile ...

(WLUK) -- The 2025 sturgeon spearing season reached its one-week mark Friday, and it was a better day for those who took to the ice on the Winnebago system. In total, there were 65 sturgeon harvested ...

Sturgeon spearing season in Wisconsin starts on the second Saturday in February every year and marks the start of a 16-day season in the Winnebago system. This year's season starts on Saturday, Feb.

The lake sturgeon spearing season began with a substantial catch of 169 sturgeons across the Winnebago System. The season's opening day, marked by snowfall, attracted thousands of participants eager ...

FOND DU LAC – Sturgeon spearing season is almost here, but is the ice ready? This year's spearers will be cutting into the ice Feb. 7 in preparation for opening day of the sturgeon spearing season ...