On May 5, 2007, Dick Koerner interviewed Carl Jersild for the People of the Sturgeon: Wisconsin's Love Affair with an Ancient Fish oral history project. Jersild, a resident of Neenah, Wisconsin, with roots in Colorado, has spent most of his life around Lake Winnebago, where he developed a passion for sturgeon spearing, a sport he took up approximately twenty years prior to the interview. The interview begins with Jersild discussing his early life, including his move from Colorado to Wisconsin due to his father’s military service during World War II.

On November 10, 2007, Richard Braasch interviewed Clarence Hopp for the People of the Sturgeon: Wisconsin's Love Affair with an Ancient Fish project. Clarence Hopp, born on January 23, 1951, in Berlin, Wisconsin, grew up as the only child in a farming family. His father also worked at a foundry during the last ten years before retirement. Clarence followed in his father’s footsteps and worked at the same foundry.

Clem Van Gompel describes growing up in Lake Winnebago area, working for Kimberly-Clark during World War II, and experiences fishing sturgeon. He made his own decoys with resources from his work. Clem discusses methods of attracting sturgeon and illuminating the lake bottom to see fish better, as well as benefits of Sturgeon for Tomorrow in maintaining sturgeon population and increasing it in other lakes and rivers.

Cynthia Wendt is interviewed by Dick Ristow about her personal involvement in sturgeon spearing on Lake Winnebago. She tells about the challenges and enjoyment of sturgeon spearing, sharing her most memorable experiences. She talks about the people she has come to know through spearing and those that she met during the years that she owned Wendt’s On the Lake.

Kathleen Schmitt Kline interviewed Dan Folz on July 10, 2008, for the People of the Sturgeon: Wisconsin's Love Affair with an Ancient Fish project. Dan Folz, a seasoned fisheries biologist, began his career with the Wisconsin Conservation Department, later renamed the Department of Natural Resources (DNR). Born and raised in Milwaukee, Folz pursued his studies at the University of Wisconsin in Madison. After graduation, he joined the Five Lakes Research Project in Northern Wisconsin and eventually became an area fish manager.

Dick Koerner interviewed Dan Gerhardt for the People of the Sturgeon: Wisconsin's Love Affair with an Ancient Fish project. Dan Gerhardt was born in Neenah, Wisconsin, in 1940 and has fished in Lake Winnebago for most of his life, moving to Pine River, Wisconsin, around 1995-1996. The interview begins with Dan recounting his early interest in sturgeon spearing, which started when his father took him out on the lake in the late 1940s and early 1950s. He recalls spending time in the shanties of seasoned spearers like Frank Besson Stein, Freddie Whitburn, and Woody Rabideau.

Ronald Bruch interviewed Dan Groeschel for the People of the Sturgeon: Wisconsin's Love Affair with an Ancient Fish project. Dan Groeschel, born in 1941, has been deeply involved in sturgeon spearing for nearly his entire life. He is a founding member and director of Sturgeon for Tomorrow, an organization dedicated to the conservation and propagation of sturgeon. The interview begins with Groeschel discussing his family's tradition of sturgeon spearing, which began with his father and involved his grandmother on his mother's side.

On August 3, 2007, an unidentified interviewer conducted an oral history interview with Daniel Wollersheim in Neenah, Wisconsin, for the People of the Sturgeon: Wisconsin’s Love Affair with an Ancient Fish project. Wollersheim, born in 1931 in Combined Locks, Wisconsin, spent most of his life in Neenah and worked as a maintenance mechanic for Kimberly-Clark. A lifelong fisherman, he developed a deep interest in sturgeon spearing during high school, influenced by his biology teacher and local fishing traditions.

Darlene Czeskleba, born in 1933, spent much of her life in Wisconsin. She married Donald Czeskleba in 1951, three days before he joined the Marines. During Donald's service, Darlene joined him in California for about a year and a half before they returned to Wisconsin. The Czeskleba family settled in Wild Rose, where Donald became the manager of the State Fish Hatchery, a position he held from 1956 until 1987. Darlene supported her husband's career, managing their household and raising their children.

On January 10, 2007, Kathleen Schmitt Kline interviewed Dave Grignon for the People of the Sturgeon: Wisconsin's Love Affair with an Ancient Fish project. Dave Grignon, whose Menominee name is Nahwahquaw, serves as the tribal historic preservation officer for the Menominee tribe. The interview begins with Grignon explaining the significance of the sturgeon in Menominee culture and history. The sturgeon is a clan symbol under the Bear clan and is integral to the Menominee creation story, symbolizing the keeper of the wild rice and tribal history.