The elder Hjelle graduated from welding school in 1971, and was asked by an older friend if he’d ever made a spear. He made ...

LAKE WINNEBAGO, Wis. (WLUK) -- With more than 12,000 license holders expected to take to the ice, spearing sturgeon on the Lake Winnebago System is part of "How WI Live" in Wisconsin. After Tuesday's ...

The Sturgeon Spectacular in Fond du Lac celebrates the start of the sturgeon spearing season with winter activities.

(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.

The Winnebago System sturgeon spearing season will start Feb. 14 on Lake Winnebago and the Upriver Lakes of Butte des Morts, ...

FOND DU LAC – As sturgeon spearing season looms near, many spearers and spectators are hoping for more favorable ice conditions than last year. The sturgeon spearing season opens Feb. 8 and continues ...

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 ...

BISMARCK – The North Dakota Game and Fish Department requires darkhouse spearing participants to possess a valid fishing license (age 16 and older) and first register on the Game and Fish website at ...