sturgeon, Fish and spearers

'Fish of a lifetime': Woman spears 4th-largest ever sturgeon, bigger than her own body
Hayley Herzig speared the 4th-largest sturgeon ever recorded in the Lake Winnebago, Wis. system on Saturday with the prehistoric fish dwarfing her own body:
109.7 pound fish the largest harvest as three days remain in Winnebago sturgeon spearing season
With just three days left in the sturgeon spearing season, people are not yet giving up on their harvests, according to the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) February 20 harvest update.
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.
150.1 pound female harvested in Neenah among three 100+ pound sturgeons speared as season enters final days
The sturgeon spearing season will wrap up in the coming days, and the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) provided an update for February 19’s harvest totals. The harvest totals were low throughout the system,
Sturgeon Spearing 2025: Southwest Lake Winnebago harvest
He spearing a 101-pound, 74.9-inch sturgeon on Lake Winnebago. "I'm amazed. This is only my second fish. So I'm thrilled. I couldn't be happier," said Pautsch. Pautsch registered his fish at the southwest station at Wendt's on the Lake bar and restaurant.
Near-Record Sturgeon Pulled Through the Ice Was So Big It Took Two Spears to Land
Hayley Herzig speared her first Wisconsin sturgeon in February. It's a near-record and one of the biggest sturgeon ever ...
Remember when Ronald Grishaber snagged a 212-pound sturgeon in 2010? Here are Lake Winnebago's heaviest hitters.
The Lake Winnebago system's sturgeon spearing tradition saw several sturgeon over 170 pounds, but one 2010 catch is the only ...
Sturgeon spearing report: Friday saw slight uptick in harvest, final weekend of 2025 season approaches
Some nice weather is finally in the forecast as we enter into the final weekend of the Winnebago spearing season.
Approach of season's final weekend sees sturgeon spearing tick up
Sturgeon spearing activity picked up Friday as the weather warmed heading into the season's final weekend. The Wisconsin ...