Lake Winnebago, harvest and Sturgeon

Sturgeon spearers finding success on Lake Winnebago with 481 harvested entering second weekend
Despite weather and poor water clarity, spearers are still finding success in the Lake Winnebago system. Almost 30 sturgeon have exceeded 100 pounds.
2025 sturgeon spearing: Monday reports 65 harvested in Winnebago System
OSHKOSH, Wis. (WBAY) - The DNR said spearers were met with calm winds and sunshine for the third day of the 2025 spearing season. As usual, with the coming weekdays, the DNR said harvest has dropped off as many spearers went back to work.
Sturgeon spearing opens, Winnebago system's fourth-largest ever
Luck struck many spearers on Lake Winnebago, including Hayley Herzig who on Saturday speared the fourth-largest fish ever on the Winnebago system with an F4 female that weighed 180.5 pounds and measured 79.3 inches long.
Sturgeon spearing opening weekend saw 4th-largest fish, 3,340 shacks on Lake Winnebago
The Payne’s Point Bar & Grill registration station in Neenah processed the most sturgeon of the day for Lake Winnebago with 25 fish, followed by the Downtown Oshkosh station with 21. The Poygan station led the way for the Upriver Lakes with 53 sturgeon registered.
Massive sturgeon caught as spearing season opens on Winnebago
The lake sturgeon spearing season began with a substantial catch of 169 sturgeons across the Winnebago System.
Large sturgeon continue to be caught despite slow start to spearing season on Lake Winnebago
Harvest continues to be slow on the Lake Winnebago System as sturgeon spearing season closes in on its first week, although several 100-pounders were caught on Thursday. The Wisconsin DNR stated in a release that a total of 20 lake sturgeon were harvested on February 13,
Sturgeon spearing remains slow going on 6th day of 2025 season
It was another slow day of sturgeon spearing. Spearers took a total of 31 fish from the Winnebago system, the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources reports. Of those, 20 were speared on Lake Winnebago: three juvenile females,
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The first fish was speared within three minutes of the 8 a.m. start time, and after only 17 minutes, the season was over.
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