The New York Times Spear Fishing

STOCKBRIDGE, WI -FEB. 17, 2015: Steve Krueger, 48, holds his speared sturgeon outside the shanty Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2015 before taking it to the registration station. The shanty in which Krueger sits has caught a fish a day since the start of the season, making his the fourth in his family for 2015. His sturgeon weighed in at 89lbs and 71.5". 13,000 licenses were sold for the 2015 sturgeon spearing season which started Feb. 14, 2015 and lasted until Feb. 21, 2015 on Lake Winnebago with a total of 1870 sturgeon speared. The average success rate for spearers is 10-12% and some people go years without spotting anything from their shanty. Lauren Justice for The New York Times

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STOCKBRIDGE, WI -FEB. 17, 2015: Steve Krueger, 48, holds his speared sturgeon outside the shanty Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2015 before taking it to the registration station. The shanty in which Krueger sits has caught a fish a day since the start of the season, making his the fourth in his family for 2015. His sturgeon weighed in at 89lbs and 71.5". 13,000 licenses were sold for the 2015 sturgeon spearing season which started Feb. 14, 2015 and lasted until Feb. 21, 2015 on Lake Winnebago with a total of 1870 sturgeon speared. The average success rate for spearers is 10-12% and some people go years without spotting anything from their shanty. Lauren Justice for The New York Times