The Lake Winnebago system's sturgeon spearing tradition saw several sturgeon over 170 pounds, but one 2010 catch is the only one past 200 pounds.

The officials at Re:Wild reached out to Kuhajda knowing that he was one of a very small collection of scientists who have ever laid eyes on the Syr Darya sturgeon. As a graduate student in the ...

Lake sturgeon are a protected species in Michigan and must be released immediately if caught. The fish are long-lived, slow to mature, and were overfished in the 1800s, leading to their threatened ...

The 2025 sturgeon spearing season yielded more than twice as many sturgeon as 2024. This is the 10th consecutive year the Lake Winnebago system has lasted the full 16-day season. The Upriver Lakes ...

Hayley Herzig with her 180-pounder, the fourth-largest lake sturgeon ever speared on the Lake Winnebago system. Photo courtesy Hayley Herzig The early morning air temperature was only 15 degrees on ...

“At first I was told that it was a small fish, it was a perfect first ... Herzig told us she hasn’t decided what to do with the record sturgeon quite yet.

Some shanties are nylon and collapsible while others are wooden and metal structures akin to a small shed. Spearing sturgeon requires a mix of luck, timing and technique. Austin Dreifuerst ...

On a relatively small parcel of ice is where Justin Fuller says he feels at home. "The challenge of sturgeon spearing. It's always been one of the things I've always wanted to do. Getting out here ...