As the largest freshwater fish species in Canada, white sturgeon are a "dinosaur" fish, said Sarah Schreier, executive director of the Fraser River Sturgeon Conservation Society. “Because they ...

White sturgeon require high river flows to reproduce successfully. Regular overfishing and lethal algae outbreaks have also contributed to the sturgeon's dramatic decline. The California Fish and ...

They said excessive diversions of fresh water from the Bay’s tributary rivers have decimated the Bay’s white sturgeon population. White sturgeon require high river flows to reproduce successfully.

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 ...

A lake sturgeon swims inside a tank at the Great ... build a program that would rear thousands of fish for the St. Louis River. (Jana Hollingsworth/The Minnesota Star Tribune) ...

WINNEBAGO COUNTY (WLUK) -- As the sturgeon spearing season rolls on, some of those taking to the ice are finding success. That includes the Upriver Lakes of Poygan, Winneconne, and Butte des Morts.

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 ...

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(WFRV) – Sturgeon spearing season is here and officials with the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources say the opening weekend saw 290 fish harvested on Lake Winnebago and the upriver lakes.

VAN DYNE, Wis. (WLUK) — Hayley Herzig, 22, has been sturgeon-spearing for six years but she didn't expect her first harvest to be larger than herself. "It was very exciting, did not feel real ...