Duane Steinkopf's motivation for carving his own spearing decoys was hardly storybook stuff, far less romantic than good old-fashioned German frugality would allow. "I started because I wasn't going ...

PINE RIVER -- Spearing divides ice fishing enthusiasts into sharply opposing camps, but most would agree on one thing: John Oman makes some pretty cool decoys for the controversial sport. His ...

NEENAH, Wis. (WLUK) --A Neenah man is working to keep a family tradition alive ahead of the Sturgeon spearing season. His face lights up when he sees his kids hold up their own sturgeon decoys. His ...

After sawing a wide rectangle into the ice, a person holds a fish spear at the ready while looking through the water, past a small decoy meant to lure northern pike into range. A well-placed throw ...

DULUTH, Minn. — When he was a kid, Dave Perkins and his friends speared northern pike on cold Minnesota Days. Perkins made all of his own spearing decoys, the wooden fish designed to lure pike close ...