See the sights from opening day of 2023 sturgeon spearing season on Lake Winnebago, Upriver Lakes

Spearers head out on the ice at the start of the 2023 sturgeon spearing season on Lake Winnebago Saturday, February 11, 2023, at Waverly Beach in Menasha, Wis. Dan Powers/USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin.

Spearers head out on to the ice at the start of the 2023 sturgeon spearing season on Lake Winnebago Saturday, February 11, 2023, near near Fire Lane 8 in Menasha, Wis. Dan Powers/USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin.

during the 2023 sturgeon spearing season on Lake Winnebago Saturday, February 11, 2023, near Stockbridge, Wis. Dan Powers/USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin.

Carson Schumacher, 13, of Minocqua has his picture taken by his father Tyler Schumacher after spearing his first sturgeon on his birthday during the 2023 sturgeon spearing season on Lake Winnebago Saturday, February 11, 2023, near Stockbridge, Wis. Carson’s sturgeon measured 69.9 inches in length and weighed 70.8 pounds. Dan Powers/USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin.

Carson Schumacher, 13, of Minocqua speared this sturgeon on his birthday during the 2023 sturgeon spearing season on Lake Winnebago Saturday, February 11, 2023, near Stockbridge, Wis. Carson’s sturgeon measured 69.9 inches in length and weighed 70.8 pounds. Dan Powers/USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin.

Spearers head out on to the ice at the start of the 2023 sturgeon spearing season on Lake Winnebago Saturday, February 11, 2023, at Waverly Beach in Menasha, Wis. Dan Powers/USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin.

Volunteer Justin Vannes, left, fish technician Josh Steckmesser and Ron Rhode, right, a Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources fisheries technician advanced, collaborate to register a sturgeon at the sturgeon registration station during the 2023 sturgeon spearing season on Lake Winnebago Saturday, February 11, 2023, at the Harbor Bar and Grill in Stockbridge, Wis. The sturgeon are checked for tags, weighed, measured and checked for sex. Dan Powers/USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin.

Spearers head out on to the ice during the 2023 sturgeon spearing season on Lake Winnebago at Calumet County Park Saturday, February 11, 2023, near Stockbridge, Wis. Dan Powers/USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin.

A spearer prepares for the start of the 2023 sturgeon spearing season on Lake Winnebago near Waverly Beach Saturday, February 11, 2023, near Menasha, Wis. Dan Powers/USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin.

Alan Zarnoth of Chilton arrives with his sturgeon at a sturgeon registration station during the 2023 sturgeon spearing season on Lake Winnebago Saturday, February 11, 2023, at the Harbor Bar and Grill in Stockbridge, Wis. Zarnoth’s sturgeon weighed in at 54 pounds and measured 65.5 inches in length. Dan Powers/USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin.

A spearer heads out on to the ice during the 2023 sturgeon spearing season on Lake Winnebago Saturday, February 11, 2023, near Stockbridge, Wis. Dan Powers/USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin.

Volunteer Justin Vannes, left, and fish technician Josh Steckmesser carry a sturgeon to be registered for a spearer at the sturgeon registration station during the 2023 sturgeon spearing season on Lake Winnebago Saturday, February 11, 2023, at the Harbor Bar and Grill in Stockbridge, Wis. Dan Powers/USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin.

Spearers participate in the 2023 sturgeon spearing season on Lake Winnebago Saturday, February 11, 2023, near Stockbridge, Wis. Dan Powers/USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin.

Spearers head out at the start of the 2023 sturgeon spearing season on Lake Winnebago Saturday, February 11, 2023, at Waverly Beach in Menasha, Wis. Dan Powers/USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin.

Technician Maria Wolff checks a sturgeon for tags at a sturgeon registration station during the 2023 sturgeon spearing season on Lake Winnebago Saturday, February 11, 2023, at the Harbor Bar and Grill in Stockbridge, Wis. Dan Powers/USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin.

Spearers participate in the 2023 sturgeon spearing season on Lake Winnebago Saturday, February 11, 2023, near Columbia Park in Pipe, Wis. Dan Powers/USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin.

A spearer prepares his equipment for the start of the 2023 sturgeon spearing season on Lake Winnebago at Calumet County Park Saturday, February 11, 2023, near Stockbridge, Wis. Dan Powers/USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin.

Larry Joas of Crivitz secures his sturgeon after getting it registered during the 2023 sturgeon spearing season on Lake Winnebago Saturday, February 11, 2023, at the Harbor Bar and Grill in Stockbridge, Wis. Joas’s sturgeon measured 66 inches and weighed 56 pounds. Dan Powers/USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin.

Spearers head out on to the ice during the 2023 sturgeon spearing season on Lake Winnebago Saturday, February 11, 2023, near Stockbridge, Wis. Dan Powers/USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin.

A sturgeon arrives at a sturgeon registration station during the 2023 sturgeon spearing season on Lake Winnebago Saturday, February 11, 2023, at the Harbor Bar and Grill in Stockbridge, Wis. Dan Powers/USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin.

Alan Zarnoth of Chilton arrives with his sturgeon at a sturgeon registration station during the 2023 sturgeon spearing season on Lake Winnebago Saturday, February 11, 2023, at the Harbor Bar and Grill in Stockbridge, Wis. Zarnoth’s sturgeon weighed in at 54 pounds and measured 65.5 inches in length. Dan Powers/USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin.

A sturgeon is scanned for tags at a sturgeon registration station during the 2023 sturgeon spearing season on Lake Winnebago Saturday, February 11, 2023, at the Harbor Bar and Grill in Stockbridge, Wis. Dan Powers/USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin.

A spearer waits on the ice for the start of the 2023 sturgeon spearing season on Lake Winnebago near Waverly Beach Saturday, February 11, 2023, near Menasha, Wis. Dan Powers/USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin.

Spearers head out on to the ice during the 2023 sturgeon spearing season on Lake Winnebago at Calumet County Park Saturday, February 11, 2023, near Stockbridge, Wis. Dan Powers/USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin.

Spearers head out on to the ice during the 2023 sturgeon spearing season on Lake Winnebago Saturday, February 11, 2023, near Stockbridge, Wis. Dan Powers/USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin.

Spearers participate in the 2023 sturgeon spearing season on Lake Winnebago Saturday, February 11, 2023, near Stockbridge, Wis. Dan Powers/USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin.

Spearers wait on the ice to head out to their shanties for the start of the 2023 sturgeon spearing season on Lake Winnebago near Waverly Beach Saturday, February 11, 2023, near Menasha, Wis. Dan Powers/USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin.

Brothers Roy Dietzen from Darboy, left, and Paul Dietzen man their spears during the first day of sturgeon spearing season Feb.11, 2023, on Lake Poygan in Larsen

One of the sturgeon harvested during the first day of sturgeon spearing season Feb.11, 2023, on Lake Poygan in Larsen.

Randy Tesch of Neenah drives to the weighing station with his first-ever sturgeon catch during the first day of sturgeon spearing season Feb.11, 2023, on Lake Poygan in Larsen.

Megan Drymalski, Fisheries Technician from Horicon, registers data at the Critters Sports Bar and Grill weighing station during the first day of sturgeon spearing season Feb.11, 2023, on Lake Poygan in Winneconne.

Adam Pritzl from Merrill stands next to his speared sturgeon during the first day of sturgeon spearing season on Feb.11, 2023 in Winneconne.

Alex Much, left, and Groman Much, both from Van Dyne, pose after registering their sturgeon during the first day of sturgeon spearing season Saturday, Feb. 11, 2023, on Lake Poygan in Winneconne. At the time of the photo, Alex had registered the largest sturgeon from Lake Poygan at 89 lbs.

Matt Seelow, left, helps his father, Steve Seelow, bring the sturgeon that Steve speared during the first day of sturgeon spearing season Feb.11, 2023, on Lake Poygan in Larsen.