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By Robert Kennedy Feb 12, 2021 9:37 AM LAKE WINNEBAGO, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) – The sights and sounds of the sturgeon spearing season were heard across the Lake Winnebago System Thursday. Crews are “cutting in” ahead of Saturday’s Opener. “Everybody’s starting to cut holes. It’s like a holiday for everybody in February,” said Adam Ecker, Quinney Fishing Club Member. Ecker was cutting through about 15 inches of ice, “It isn’t too bad. Everybody’s got their own techniques of doing it, and how they want to do it. How’s the ice today? Good. Good. Everything seems all right...

By Robert Kennedy Feb 2, 2021 9:29 AM LAKE WINNEBAGO, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) – By many accounts, the ice season on Lake Winnebago is off to a slow start. But as the surface gradually freezes, work is underway to make travel as safe as possible. A couple hundred yards off the Lake Winnebago shoreline, members of the Quinney Fishing Club check the conditions on the Monday morning ice. “We got 13 inches here. I think the lowest we found was 12. So anywhere from 12-14 inches,” said Adam Ecker, Quinney Fishing Club Member. Ecker tells FOX 11 the ice looks good, but by February standards, it ...