It’s been a decade since my first lake sturgeon trip to the Rainy River. My first fish battled me on a doubled over heavy action rod for over 20 minutes in what felt like a quantum leap ...

Lake sturgeon live primarily in the Great Lakes and Mississippi River basin. There are thought to be distinct and isolated lake sturgeon populations in Lake Superior, western Lake Michigan, the upper ...

“These behemoth fish are a bellwether for the health of the Great Lakes and Mississippi River. We need to protect their spawning rivers and other habitats to ensure they’re not lost forever to ...

A Minnesota Boat Club eight-man scull plies the waters of the Mississippi ... river could pull out northern pike, walleye, long-nosed gar, flathead and channel catfish, lake and shovelnose ...

The lake sturgeon, with its sleek shape and rows ... lake sturgeons are also found in rivers and once roamed watersheds from the Mississippi River in the west to Hudson Bay in the east.