DNR The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources Section of Fisheries is celebrating a major milestone in the recovery efforts of the lake sturgeon population on Lake of the Woods ...

Six feet – that’s the length of the longest lake sturgeon tagged by the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. And there’s a chance a Rainy River angler could catch that ...

has become a brood source for lake sturgeon elsewhere: Eggs are taken from the river and sent to hatcheries, which then release the juvenile fish elsewhere to bolster populations. With the ...

Catch and release anglers will take to the Rainy River Aug. 20 in search of big lake sturgeon during the North American Sturgeon Championships. The live-release tournament takes place in the waters in ...

More: What is Wisconsin's most important fish? A good case could be made for the lake sturgeon. The goal is to restore a wild, self-sustaining lake sturgeon population in the urban river that runs ...

In all other waters in the state of Michigan, it is unlawful to fish for lake sturgeon. Sturgeon are frequently caught incidentally in Saginaw Bay, the Saginaw River, the Kalamazoo River ...

Lake Sturgeon are freshwater fish native to Michigan and found in North America through the Great Lakes, Mississippi and Hudson River basins. Due to overfishing, habitat loss and degradation ...

That is when the lake sturgeon season opens on the lake, which is in both Cheboygan and Presque Isle counties. Not only will there be fishing, but the annual Black Lake Sturgeon Shivaree festival ...

With the winter ice fishing season in full ... size restrictions is in effect. Sturgeon are frequently caught incidentally in Saginaw Bay, the Saginaw River, the Kalamazoo River, the Grand ...