With the recent deep freeze, area fishing clubs are reporting decent ice conditions on Lake Winnebago, now just over two ...

FOND DU LAC – Sturgeon spearing season is almost here, but is the ice ready? This year's spearers will be cutting into the ice Feb. 7 in preparation for opening day of the sturgeon spearing season ...

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

Local experts say the ice on Lake Winnebago is hanging in there despite the warm stretch of weather that has hit Northeast Wisconsin over the last week. “Not so much, we had good ice to start with,” ...

LAKE WINNEBAGO – Sturgeon spearers are finding clear pockets of water and bringing in heavy catches to start the 2025 season. Opening-day spearers took to the ice on a snowy Saturday, and the ...

OSHKOSH (WLUK) -- Thousands are taking to the frozen surface of the Lake Winnebago system this weekend. Not only is it the second weekend of sturgeon spearing, but the 18th annual "Battle on Bago" ...

OSHKOSH (WLUK) -- Many people are gearing up for a busy weekend on and around the ice in the Fox Valley. In Oshkosh, one Lake Winnebago fisheree is going on as scheduled. "You get out into the lake ...

LAKE WINNEBAGO (WLUK) - Monday brought three to five inches of snow to Marinette, Oconto and parts of Brown County. Southern ...

LAKE WINNEBAGO, Wis. (WBAY) - The bridges used on Lake Winnebago for ice fishing have been taken off the lake. Experts say they’re working to keep people safe for their upcoming events like sturgeon ...

The sturgeon spearing season on Lake Winnebago begins Feb. 8 and lasts for 16 days, unless harvest caps are met sooner. Water clarity is lower than ideal this year, averaging 5.35 feet, which could ...

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 ...