Jake Bakken from Laporte was selling multiple styles of decoys. Some were realistic, others were made of multiple layers of ...

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 ...

Realistically, most spearfishing participants targeting lakers, walleyes or northern pike consider getting one fish a good ...

Black, metal spear with seven prongs with a long narrow handle with adhesive tape wrapped around shaft . There is a hole in end of the handle with a rope tied through it for retrieving the spear after ...

The sturgeon spearing season on Lake Winnebago begins Feb. 8 and lasts for 16 days, unless harvest caps are met sooner. Water clarity is lower than ideal this year, averaging 5.35 feet, which could ...

The DNR is reminding spearers that the deadline to apply for an Upriver Lakes spearing tag for the 2026 sturgeon spearing season is Aug. 1. A total of 500 applicants will receive a tag to spear a ...

LAKE WINNEBAGO – Sturgeon spearers are finding clear pockets of water and bringing in heavy catches to start the 2025 season. Opening-day spearers took to the ice on a snowy Saturday, and the ...