Ice shacks are up and holes are being cut on Lake Winnebago as fishermen get ready for the 2025 Sturgeon Season opener on Saturday.

The sturgeon spearing season opens on the Lake Winnebago system Feb. 8 as fishing clubs monitor ice, but the water clarity is less than stellar.

Despite this extended period of bitterly cold weather here in northeast Wisconsin, local authorities continue to urge caution ...

Lake Winnebago is almost entirely solid as a rock following what's been a cold January so far, but warmer weather is on the ...