The Lake Winnebago sturgeon spearing season is nearing its end as harvest caps are almost met and ice conditions deteriorate.

The Wisconsin DNR has released the numbers for day 6 of the season, with a total of 30 sturgeon harvested. Of those 30, 16 ...

A northern Minnesota man has been charged with catching four lake sturgeon, the state’s largest fish, out of season and in a most unusual way. With his bare hands and a rope. Moses Vilory Simutkin, 28 ...

The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources released updated sturgeon spearing totals, showing continued harvest activity ...

Releasing the fish as quickly as possible, before their gills freeze, is essential to ensuring its survival, according to the ...

Michigan's 2026 Black Lake sturgeon fishing season in Cheboygan and Presque Isle counties ended in 48 minutes. The fishing ...

Wisconsin's sturgeon spearing season begins on Lake Winnebago with strong opening day, including a 108-pound catch by ...

The 2026 lake sturgeon fishing season on Black Lake in Cheboygan County lasted only 48 minutes for 679 registered anglers — ...

A lot of anglers in the Upper Great Lakes Areas covet the muskellunge, calling them the kings of freshwater. But these anglers must not fish for lake sturgeon. Indeed, in Wisconsin, which has dubbed ...

Jordan Guelig, of Wisconsin, was named Sturgeon King of the 2026 Black Lake sturgeon season on Feb. 7. It was a rapid 48-minute season during which six lake sturgeon were caught, ranging from 40 ...

It’s an annual tradition in Wisconsin for fishers to hit the ice and spear their sturgeon. Behind those dark shanties dotting ...