Sturgeon spearing activity picked up Friday as the weather warmed heading into the season's final weekend. The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources reported 52 total fish speared on the Winnebago system.

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 system, according to updates from the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources.

Driving around Lake Winnebago, there are fewer and fewer shacks every day, but spearers taking to the ice continue to say that when you are able to find a good pocket of water clarity, it will stick around for a good portion of the day,

Wisconsinites are heading into the final weekend of the Winnebago spearing season, with many taking to the ice Friday for one of their last chances to harvest a lake sturgeon. The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) reported that 52 fish were speared Friday across the Winnebago system.