The 2026 sturgeon spearing seasons on Lake Winnebago and the Upriver Lakes open Feb. 14. Here is what to know about ...

Sturgeon spearing season is almost here! It starts Feb. 14 on Lake Winnebago and Upriver Lakes. Here’s everything to know ...

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

Lake sturgeon (Acipenser fulvescens), a flagship species in North American freshwater ecosystems, occupies a central role in aquatic biodiversity and fisheries management. Historically abundant, their ...

CHEBOYGAN COUNTY, MI – These prehistoric, bucket-list game fish need protect this spring as they swim upstream to spawn. Volunteers are needed to stand guard against poaching as lake sturgeon make ...

After only 65 minutes of fishing, this year’s sturgeon season on Black Lake (in Cheboygan and Presque Isle counties) ended at 9:05 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 4. There were 630 registered anglers, including a ...

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 ...

(WFRV) – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) released its daily update on the 2025 Sturgeon Season, noting the lowest harvest on Lake Winnebago so far this season. On Tuesday, only 14 ...

The Michigan DNR is reminding anglers that lake sturgeon are protected and can't be targeted while ice fishing, and must be released as quickly as possible if caught by mistake. Ice fishing has been ...

Reintroduction efforts for state-endangered lake sturgeon expanded to the Cuyahoga, Sandusky and Scioto rivers in 2025. As part of a large, regional partnership, the 6- to 8-inch-long juvenile ...

Will the Black Lake lake sturgeon fishing season again set a time record in 2026? We'll find out Feb. 7 when the season begins — and most likely also end. The 2026 lake sturgeon fishing season on ...