GREEN BAY, Wis. (WBAY) - An Illinois man is dead after drowning in Lake Poygan in Winnebago County. The Winnebago County Sheriff’s Office was called by concerned family members around 1:20 p.m.

WINNEBAGO COUNTY, Wis. (WFRV) – Despite this extended period of bitterly cold weather here in northeast Wisconsin, local authorities continue to urge caution for anybody going out on the ice. Lake ...

(WLUK) -- For the first time during the 2024 season, spearers on upriver lakes Poygan, Winneconne and Butte des Morts took more sturgeon than those on Lake Winnebago. The Wisconsin Department of ...

LAKE POYGAN (WLUK) -- A vehicle went through the ice on Lake Poygan Monday, likely thanks to the record high temperatures. SUNK? Dive and Ice Service posted a video of the vehicle under the ice Monday ...

FOND DU LAC – Sturgeon spearing season is almost here, but is the ice ready? This year's spearers will be cutting into the ice Feb. 7 in preparation for opening day of the sturgeon spearing season ...

Winnebago County, Wis. (WBAY) - One person is in the hospital and another person is dead after a water rescue effort on Lake Poygan that spanned two days.. On Saturday, just after 4:30 p.m., the ...

(WFRV) – A challenging and difficult sturgeon spearing season has come to a close in northeastern Wisconsin on Sunday. Officials with the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) say that 13 ...

The 2025 sturgeon spearing season on Lake Winnebago began with successful catches and improved ice conditions compared to the previous year. Spearers brought in a total of 290 sturgeon over the ...

LAKE WINNEBAGO – A beloved local tradition is nearing its end for the season, with its final day Feb. 23. As of Feb. 20, 752 spearers have come off the ice victorious throughout the Lake Winnebago ...

The 2024 Sturgeon spearing season kicked off Saturday with a record-low number of fish speared — as of 11 a.m., just five had been brought to shore. Last year's opening weekend total was 783 fish. As ...

The sturgeon spearing season on Lake Winnebago begins Feb. 8 and lasts for 16 days, unless harvest caps are met sooner. Water clarity is lower than ideal this year, averaging 5.35 feet, which could ...