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Poor ice bringing sturgeon spearing to a slow crawl
20 Feb 2026 02:29 GMT
While warm weather and deteriorating ice conditions kept most sturgeon spearers off the ice Wednesday, February 18, 2026, there were a couple people that ventured out.
The Wisconsin DNR says only 34 sturgeon were harvested Wednesday. This included three …
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Adult female sturgeon harvest cap not reached after day 6 of sturgeon spearing season
20 Feb 2026 00:34 GMT
… , Wis. (WBAY) - The sturgeon spearing season on the Winnebago system … also the only 100+ pound fish of the day, with Jordan …
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Rain, warm weather batter ice and dampen sturgeon spearing
19 Feb 2026 19:42 GMT
… toll on the ice, sturgeon spearing slowed down considerably on Wednesday … Natural Resources says only 34 fish were speared on the fifth … the day's two fish weighing more than 100 pounds … David Conradt.
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Stockbridge registration station busy as sturgeon spearing nears harvest caps
19 Feb 2026 04:13 GMT
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Over the course of the spearing campaign, the DNR says nearly … .
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What's … well. Obviously, I got a fish now, so I can bring … in with some really nice fish. Just a lot of people …
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Sturgeon spearing numbers lower on day 4 of 2026 season
19 Feb 2026 04:13 GMT
… their toll on the sturgeon spearing harvest Tuesday.
The Wisconsin … juveniles females. Another 279 fish were speared on upriver lakes … after the following day of spearing. Another 138 adult females … day.
The DNR says spearing is expected to drop off …
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2026 sturgeon spearing season only 105 adult females away from ending. Upriver lakes season already done
18 Feb 2026 04:34 GMT
… day of the 2026 sturgeon spearing season is done and the … any season closures.
Another 10 fish over 100 pounds were harvested …
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Eight Anglers Earn Prizes in Fishing Derby
18 Feb 2026 01:36 GMT
… hooks and line since no spearing was allowed.
Of the total … tournament, twenty-one were youth anglers. Another ten-fifteen younger children … not quite old enough to fish on their own, also participated … lot of other tournaments where anglers are paying $100 or …
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Sturgeon spearing season could be short
17 Feb 2026 22:46 GMT
(DNR) – On Lake Winnebago, another 111 lake sturgeon were harvested (26 juvenile females, 43 adult females and 42 males). The northeast stations are still registering the most with 16 at North Winnebago, 23 at Stockbridge and 26 at Quinney.
The Upriver …
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Upriver Lakes sturgeon spearing closed for the season after harvest caps are met
17 Feb 2026 17:56 GMT
… (WTAQ-WLUK) — As the sturgeon spearing season on Lake Winnebago rolls … there’s a lot of fish in the area, but like … 30 pounds, not a bad fish,” said Stark.
15 minutes later … any season closures.
Another 10 fish over 100 pounds were harvested …
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Wisconsin DNR reports successful opening weekend of sturgeon spearing
17 Feb 2026 03:15 GMT
… are that most of the fish are being harvested on the … registered.
31 of the 1029 fish harvested over the weekend were … on Saturday. Sunday’s largest fish was a 125 pound female … checking with local fishing and spearing clubs, especially about landing access …