The 2025 sturgeon spearfishing season began on Friday in Wisconsin, and every town off the lake is buzzing with anticipation to see what great monsters are brought out of the lake this year.

Congressmen reintroduce SPEAR Act, a bill intended to keep the lake sturgeon in Wisconsin from protections of the federal ...

A combination of water resources and dedicated people have succeeded in helping lake sturgeon thrive while they have failed elsewhere.

Wisconsin sturgeon spearing ... Luck struck many spearers on Lake Winnebago, including Hayley Herzig who on Saturday speared the fourth-largest fish ever on the Winnebago system with an F4 female ...

Tighter fishing regulations in the Great Lakes has helped, with annual harvest limits strictly enforced. Wisconsin’s Lake Winnebago river system, in particular, has become a brood source for ...

But when it comes to Wisconsin's most important fish, a strong case can be made for the lake sturgeon, which can practically grow to the size of a sculpture on its own. It is the largest fish in ...