The early morning air temperature was only 15 degrees on Feb. 8, when Hayley Herzig, her boyfriend, Charlie Loehr, and his cousin, Ben Loehr, stepped out of their truck and onto the rock-solid surface ...

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

Sturgeon were around when dinosaurs roamed the Earth. They are among the oldest living species of fish, earning the moniker of “living fossils.” While we associate age with wisdom, experts assure us ...

(WFRV) – Harvest continues to be slow on the Lake Winnebago System as sturgeon spearing season closes in on its first week, although several 100-pounders were caught on Thursday. The Wisconsin DNR ...

The sturgeon is an ancient and iconic species of fish. Long and bony, with a body covered in armored plates known as scutes, the sturgeon has been called a “living fossil” with evolutionary roots ...

… but our independent journalism isn’t free to produce. Help us keep it this way with a tax-deductible donation today. Lake sturgeon sightings on Big Stone Lake were few and far between until recent ...

NEWBURYPORT — Like many people on the North Shore this summer, Kerry Camargo didn’t know what she saw jumping out of the water. She was on a sunset cruise last month with some friends on the Merrimack ...

The rivers and connected lakes of northwest Wisconsin are home to some prehistoric monster fish that many anglers never witness. Lake sturgeon are an ancient native species that has thrived in the ...

Our next full moon will rise across the Susquehanna Valley sky tonight and early Saturday morning! Known as the Full Sturgeon Moon, it is named after the large Sturgeon fish found in the Great Lakes ...