We are only 3 days away from the end of the Winnebago spearing season, and there are some spearers who have not given up. Twenty-seven lake sturgeon were harvested throughout the system today (4 juvenile females, 12 adult females and 11 males).

As the second weekend of the Winnebago sturgeon spearing season came to a close, 58 lake sturgeon were speared on Sunday, February 16. Officials with the Wisconsin DNR stated that

(WLUK) -- Sturgeon spearing activity picked up Friday as the weather warmed heading into the season's final weekend.

With the sun shining and some of the warmest weather of the season, the lake sturgeon were likely moving around the system. Today, 81 lake sturgeon were harvested throughout the Winnebago system. Spearers definitely took to Lake Winnebago.

A beloved local tradition is nearing its end for the season, with its final day Feb. 23. As of Feb. 20, 752 spearers have come off the ice victorious throughout the Lake Winnebago system, according to updates from the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources.

McParlane says despite poor water clarity below the frozen surface, conditions on the ice may be the reason why it's been busy here.