It’s an annual tradition in Wisconsin for fishers to hit the ice and spear their sturgeon. Behind those dark shanties dotting ...

The unseasonably warm weather and surprising rainfall prompted the lowest harvest total of the sturgeon spearing season thus far in 2026, according to the Wisconsin Department of Natural ...

A nearly 80-pound fish isn’t the most impressive catch this year’s Sturgeon King has speared. Jordan Guelig, of Wisconsin, was named Sturgeon King of the 2026 Black Lake sturgeon season on Feb. 7. It ...

Releasing the fish as quickly as possible, before their gills freeze, is essential to ensuring its survival, according to the ...

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

Thick ice, clear water and a mild, sunny day meant a jubilant opening to sturgeon spearing season Feb. 14. Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources sturgeon biologist Margaret Stadig said that, after ...

Lake Winnebago sturgeon spearing opens strong with 1,029 fish, huge crowds and monster catches as harvest caps tighten fast.

Michigan's 2026 Black Lake sturgeon fishing season in Cheboygan and Presque Isle counties ended in 48 minutes. The fishing ...

The DNR says that 479 sturgeon were harvested on Lake Winnebago and 175 on the upriver lakes.

Sturgeon spearing on Lake Winnebago and Upriver Lakes opens this weekend. Latest on weather, ice conditions, harvest caps and ...

(WFRV) – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources has released updated sturgeon spearing totals through Monday, ...

The Sturgeon Spectacular and Fire & Ice Festival return, starting Friday evening.