FOND DU LAC – The Lake Winnebago system's sturgeon spearing tradition has produced some massive prehistoric fish, and some records haven't been broken in about 15 years. The 2010 spearing season was ...

Despite its brevity, the rush to spear giant sturgeon in Cheboygan, Mich., is important to the local economy. The 78-pound sturgeon that Austin Dreifuerst caught during the 2025 sturgeon season on ...

Tyler, right, and Conner Jazdzewski bring a sturgeon to the registration station at Waverly Beach during the opening day of sturgeon spearing on the north shore of Lake Winnebago in Menasha, Wis., on ...

The 2025 sturgeon spearing season on the Lake Winnebago system saw a total of 943 sturgeon harvested. The Upriver Lakes season almost reached its harvest cap, with 230 out of 250 male sturgeon ...

The largest sturgeon ever speared in the Lake Winnebago system was Ronald Grishaber's 212.2-pound catch from 2010. Dave Piechowski holds the second-place record from one of the shortest sturgeon ...