Herzig's sturgeon was one of 82 speared on opening day. According to the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources website, the Winnebago system holds one of the largest lake sturgeon populations ...

While short of the Winnebago Lake sturgeon record of 212.2 pounds, Herzig’s fish is still a giant for the well-known fishery. Herzig’s fish weighed more than 180 pounds and measured 79.3 inches in ...

10, which saw 65 total sturgeon. The heaviest catch during the week was Jon Verhagen's 160.6-pound, 81.2-inch F2 female from Lake Winnebago, though Hayley Herzig still holds the season record with ...

According to the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources website, the Winnebago system holds one of the largest lake sturgeon populations in North America and one of just two where lake sturgeon ...

8, when Hayley Herzig, her boyfriend, Charlie Loehr, and his cousin, Ben Loehr, stepped out of their truck and onto the rock-solid surface of Lake Winnebago ... decoy and draw sturgeon in.

FOND DU LAC, Wis. — So often anglers tell tales of the fish they've caught and the stories are much bigger than the fishes themselves. That wasn't the case for 22-year-old Hayley Herzig, who ...