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Heat indexes above 100 and the potential for severe storms are in the forecast this weekend into early next week.
Winnebago County health officials are urging swimmers in Lake Winnebago to pay close attention to the water. Some swimmers say they’re experiencing swimmer’s leg.
Winnebago is Wisconsin's largest inland lake, encompassing more than 137,000 acres with a maximum depth of only 21 feet. The lake is approximately 30 miles long and 10 miles wide.
For Lake Winnebago, this year's harvest caps are 280 juvenile females, 717 adult females and 1,002 males, according to the ...
Lake Winnebago's largest catch of 2020 was a 142-pound, 80-inch sturgeon speared by William Thern of Fond du Lac. If records were based on length rather than weight, ...
After a mild winter this year, it seems Lake Winnebago and other waterways throughout the system have lower water levels than normal, that’s according to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers ...
LAKE WINNEBAGO (WLUK) - Ice conditions on Lake Winnebago are good for sturgeon spearing, with a few areas less safe. Fri, 27 Jun 2025 21:36:23 GMT (1751060183546) Story Infinite Scroll ...
LAKE WINNEBAGO, Wis. – Anglers in Wisconsin are camping out on the ice this weekend, spear in hand, with the hopes of snagging a freshwater giant.
What are the best conditions for Lake Winnebago to make surface ice? Cold, cold and more cold weather, of course. Herman said in 24-hours of calm, sub-zero weather, an inch to an inch-and-a-half ...
The Department of Natural Resources on Saturday reported about 450 shanties on Lake Winnebago, down from 3,000 in 2023 and 6,000 in 2022. The agency conducts the count via aircraft.
MENASHA, Wis. (WLUK) -- Like clockwork, a notorious pest for residents around Lake Winnebago has returned: the lake fly. Pam Schoenecker has lived on Brighton Beach Road in Menasha, along the lake ...
The Oshkosh Police Department and the Lake Winnebago Area Metropolitan Enforcement Group arrested a 49-year-old man on drug ...