Sturgeon spearing's opening weekend harvest was 1,029 sturgeon on the Lake Winnebago system. The season on the Upriver Lakes will close at 1 p.m. Monday after reaching its harvest cap trigger for ...

A series of short sturgeon spearing seasons in the early 2000s prompted changes to regulations. Harvest caps were implemented in 1999 to prevent over-harvesting of the sturgeon population. New rules ...

The sturgeon season on Black Lake came to a screeching halt less than an hour after it began on Saturday, leaving most of the 679 registered fishermen disappointed. The season, which included spearing ...

Michigan's 2026 Black Lake sturgeon fishing season in Cheboygan and Presque Isle counties ended in 48 minutes. The fishing season — known as the state's shortest — began at 8 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 7 and ...

Thick ice, clear water and a mild, sunny day meant a jubilant opening to sturgeon spearing season Feb. 14. Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources sturgeon biologist Margaret Stadig said that, after ...

OSHKOSH – Sturgeon Spirits Craft Distillery plans to open a cocktail bar on the frozen surface of Lake Winnebago. The bar is expected to operate 1 mile out on the ice, east of Merritt Street, during ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. (WFRV) – Wisconsin DNR officials say that it was another great day out on Lake Winnebago as the opening weekend for sturgeon ...

Lake sturgeon are a threatened species in Michigan, and fishing for them is illegal in most state waters. Anglers who accidentally catch a sturgeon must release it immediately and avoid handling it ...

NORTHEAST, Wis. (WBAY) - The Upriver Lakes sturgeon spearing season closed Monday after three days, marking the shortest season since 2014. Spearers harvested 279 lake sturgeon on the Upriver lakes ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — The 2026 sturgeon season lasted nearly three times longer than last year, but it still wrapped up in under an hour. The Black Lake Chapter of Sturgeon for Tomorrow says ...

The 2026 lake sturgeon fishing season on Black Lake in Cheboygan County, Michigan, will begin at 8 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 7. (Michigan Department of Natural Resources) The highly anticipated 2026 Black ...

CHEBOYGAN COUNTY, MI - A super short fishing season - and some whopping big fish. That’s the sum of this year’s winter sturgeon fishing season on Black Lake in Cheboygan County. Anglers headed out ...