LAKE WINNEBAGO (WLUK) - Monday brought three to five inches of snow to Marinette, Oconto and parts of Brown County. Southern counties, including those around Lake Winnebago were spared. But, as ...

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" ...

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 ...

WINNEBAGO COUNTY, Wis. (WFRV) – For many fishing enthusiasts, opening weekend feels like a holiday. Sturgeon spearers are making final preparations before heading onto the ice Saturday, but conditions ...

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 ...

CALUMET COUNTY (WLUK) -- As we mark the first week of January, many people are taking to frozen lakes for fishing. That includes the state's largest inland lake -- Lake Winnebago. At the landing on ...

STOCKBRIDGE — Fire departments rescued two people sturgeon spearing on Lake Winnebago Wednesday morning from cracked and moving ice. The Stockbridge Fire Department and Town of Calumet Fire Department ...

OSHKOSH, Wisconsin (WGBA) -- Don Herman, owner of SUNK? Dive and Ice Service and a board member with the Otter Street Fishing Club, has been maintaining this icy passage for decades. “I started my ...