Lake sturgeon were found in relative abundance in Lake Michigan and nearshore waters of Milwaukee when European immigrants settled the area. However, the fish were extirpated over much of their ...

Lake sturgeon were found in relative abundance in Lake Michigan and nearshore waters of Milwaukee when European immigrants settled the area. However, the fish were extirpated over much of their ...

HELPING TO PROMOTE CONCUSSION AWARENESS. AND TODAY IS THE FIRST DAY OF STURGEON SPEARING SEASON. THE HUNT IS CENTERED ON LAKE WINNEBAGO AND SEVERAL OTHER UPRIVER LAKES. THE DNR SAYS FISHERS ...

The sturgeon spearing season opens on the Lake Winnebago system Feb. 8 as fishing clubs monitor ice, but the water clarity is ...

The 2025 sturgeon spearing season on Lake Winnebago began with successful catches and improved ice conditions compared to the previous year. Spearers brought in a total of 290 sturgeon over the ...

THE DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES SAYS SPEARS BAGGED 121 STURGEON TODAY, ON TOP OF 169 YESTERDAY. THE HUNT IS CENTERED ON LAKE WINNEBAGO AND SEVERAL OTHER UP RIVER LAKES. STURGEON SEASON IS SET ...

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A good case could be made for the lake sturgeon. Donnie Herman of the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources wrangles a sturgeon into a net on the Wolf River beneath the dam in Shawano in 2019.