HELPING TO PROMOTE CONCUSSION AWARENESS. AND TODAY IS THE FIRST DAY OF STURGEON SPEARING SEASON. THE HUNT IS CENTERED ON LAKE WINNEBAGO AND SEVERAL OTHER UPRIVER LAKES. THE DNR SAYS FISHERS ...

In fact, Shaw points out the two species are often confused with each other when spotted jumping. “A sturgeon tends to jump straight up and then kind of fall on its side,” he explains.

A combination of water resources and dedicated people have succeeded in helping lake sturgeon thrive while they have failed elsewhere.

Lake sturgeon were found in relative abundance in Lake Michigan and nearshore waters of Milwaukee when European immigrants settled the area. However, the fish were extirpated over much of their ...

FOND DU LAC – Sturgeon spearing season is almost upon us, drawing not only spearers, but also spectators watching the ice for the day's catches, wondering whose is going to be the biggest.

Sturgeon spearing season is a long-standing tradition in Wisconsin, and last year’s ice conditions made spearing more than difficult.