3 days ago · The Winnebago system is home to one of North America's largest lake sturgeon populations and hosts a unique winter spear fishery. Further, the system is one of only two locations where lake sturgeon can be harvested with a spear (Black Lake, Michigan, is the other).

14 hours ago · The heaviest catch during the week was Jon Verhagen's 160.6-pound, 81.2-inch F2 female from Lake Winnebago, though Hayley Herzig still holds the season record with her 180.5-pound sturgeon from ...

4 days ago · The first day's totals were 82 sturgeon from Lake Winnebago: 28 males, 44 adult females and 10 juvenile females. The Upriver Lakes brought in 87 sturgeon, including 65 males, 13 adult females and ...

4 days ago · After confirming Herzig’s fish as a female lake sturgeon, DNR personnel recorded a weight of 180.5 pounds, with a 79.3-inch length. While short of the Winnebago Lake sturgeon record of 212.2 pounds, Herzig’s fish is still a giant for the well-known fishery.

4 days ago · The state Department of Natural Resources says 290 sturgeon were harvested across the Lake Winnebago system on Saturday and Sunday. That includes 156 from Winnebago and 134 from the upriver lakes. Click here for Saturday’s harvest report; Click here for Sunday’s harvest report; Among the sturgeon harvested was a 180-pound F4 female from ...

An 82-year-old caught in Lake Winnebago in 1953 is on record as the oldest lake sturgeon in Wisconsin - a mere whippersnapper, when compared to the 152-year-old, 215-pound, 81-inch long old-timer, hauled up from the bottom of Lake of …

Feb 5, 2025 · The sturgeon spearing season opens on the Lake Winnebago system Feb. 8 as fishing clubs monitor ice, but the water clarity is less than stellar.

Feb 5, 2025 · With one of the largest lake sturgeon populations in North America, the Winnebago System supports an annual spearing season that runs for a maximum of 16 days (it closes Feb. 23) or until any of the predetermined harvest caps have been met.

Lake Winnebago Summary • 302 lake sturgeon were harvested on Lake Winnebago. Since mandatory registration in 1955 (70 seasons), the 2024 harvest ranks 58th in amount of fish harvested. • 217 lake sturgeon were registered at the …

It is illegal to possess an unregistered sturgeon speared from Lake Winnebago outside the highway boundary area delineated as follows: from the intersection of highways 10 and 114 in Menasha, east on Highway 114 to Highway 55; south onHighway 55 to U.S. Highway 151; south on U.S. Highway 151 toWinnebago Drive in Fond du Lac; west on Winnebago ...