Lake Winnebago, Fond du Lac County

Fond du Lac County Sheriff’s Office keeping a close eye on Lake Winnebago ice conditions
With less than a week to go before the annual sturgeon spearing opener, authorities in Fond du Lac County say they are keeping an eye on the ice conditions of Lake Winnebago.
Fond du Lac County Sheriff’s Office releases infrared images of Lake Winnebago open water
The Fond du Lac County Sheriff’s Office has chimed in with their concern over the dangerous ice conditions on Lake Winnebago this year, just days before the 2025 sturgeon spearing […]
Drone photos show changing ice conditions on Lake Winnebago
The Fond du Lac County Sheriff’s Office says it’s keeping a close eye on conditions and says you should do the same, whether you plan to go out onto Lake Winnebago or any body
Man dies after UTV plunges through ice on Lake Winnebago, driver treated for hypothermia
Unfamiliarity with where the active crack was, which was marked with downed Christmas trees, appears to be a factor in the crash.
67-year-old dies after UTV drives into open water at Lake Winnebago
The Fond du Lac County Sheriff's Office said the two men on the UTV did not have helmets or flotation devices.
Fond du Lac man dies after falling through ice on Lake Winnebago
A 67-year-old Tycheedah man died Saturday afternoon after a UTV he was riding in fell through the ice on Lake Winnebago. The Fond du Lac County dispatch received a gall at 12:30 p.m. about someone who helped pull two people out of the water less than a mile north of Lakeside Park in Fond
Ice rescue on Lake Winnebago, one dead and another injured Saturday
A 57-year-old man from Fond du Lac was driving the UTV with a 67-year-old man from Taycheedah when the ice gave way, sending them and the vehicle into the water.
UTV crash on Lake Winnebago claims one life, injures another
On Saturday, February 1st 2025, at approximately 12:25 p.m., the Fond du Lac County Sheriff’s Office Communications Center received a 911 call from a reporting party stating they were on […]
Man who died in UTV crash into Lake Winnebago ID'd by Fond du Lac County Sheriff's Office
The man was identified as Clay Creighton, 67. Creighton was riding as a passenger on a UTV driven by a 56-year-old Fond du Lac man when the vehicle entered open water. Both men were able to exit the UTV,
Sheriff identifies 67-year-old man who died after UTV went into Lake Winnebago
Authorities in Fond du Lac County provided an update on the incident where a man died after going into Lake Winnebago on a UTV. According to the Fond du Lac County Sheriff’s Office, the 67-year-old man from Taycheedah who died on February 1 was Clay Creighton.
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Drone photos show ice conditions on Winnebago ahead of sturgeon season
LAKE WINNEBAGO, Wis. — The Fond du Lac County Sheriff’s Office releases drone photos of Lake Winnebago ahead of the sturgeon ...
Sturgeon spearing season opens on Lake Winnebago Saturday. Water clarity may be an issue.
The sturgeon spearing season opens on the Lake Winnebago system Feb. 8 as fishing clubs monitor ice, but the water clarity is ...
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What's there to do in Fond du Lac this month? Attend Sturgeon Spectacular & 6 more events.
February in Fond du Lac means sturgeon-related events, CELEBRATE commUNITY, Reach for the Stars and local theater ...