Hayley Herzig speared the 4th-largest sturgeon ever recorded in the Lake Winnebago, Wis. system with the prehistoric fish ...

LAKE WINNEBAGO – Many sturgeon spearers persevered through water clarity, weather and access issues on the Lake Winnebago ...

Three of the speared fish on Wednesday measured at over 100 pounds, two being registered at the Neenah station. The largest was an F2 female at 150.1 pounds and 78.5 inches, speared by Keith Kerstner.

Jimmy] Wow. And have you done much spearing before? - I've speared three fish in my life. - [Jimmy] Okay. Wow. And were you out there all night or did you just come out this morning? - We just ...

The 2025 sturgeon spearing season has gone down as the fifth-best harvest in the last 10 years. By comparison, 2024 was the ...

Of the 18 sturgeon speared on the Upriver Lakes on Saturday ... For those registering fish in that area, the Quinney registration station is the next closest station," the DNR says.

The DNR says Saturday's largest sturgeon was a 117.9-pound, 71-inch sturgeon speared on Lake Winnebago. "This brings the total number of fish harvested over 100 pounds to 35 for the season." ...

She posted on Facebook Monday following the catch that it was the fish of a lifetime, including several photos of the monster catch. Herzig's sturgeon was one of 82 speared on opening day.

The 2025 sturgeon spearing season on the Lake Winnebago system ... Meanwhile, Verhagen's fish was well past spawning age at an estimated 70 to 100 years old, where a sturgeon reaches sexual ...

Three of the speared fish on Wednesday measured at over 100 pounds, two being registered at the Neenah station. The largest was an F2 female at 150.1 pounds and 78.5 inches, speared by Keith Kerstner.