Sowards said one rare species that could be encountered by the average angler is the American eel. These fish, which spawn in ...

Lincoln's School of Natural Resources is actively working to save the endangered pallid sturgeon species, which is co ...

Lake sturgeon were found in relative abundance in Lake Michigan and nearshore waters of Milwaukee when European immigrants settled the area. However, the fish were extirpated over much of their ...

Lake sturgeon were found in relative abundance in Lake Michigan and nearshore waters of Milwaukee when European immigrants settled the area. However, the fish were extirpated over much of their ...

“The shovelnose is easy to catch with worms, but not often encountered,” Sowards said. “The Lake and Pallid Sturgeon are much larger but far more rare in occurrence.” It should come as ...

FOND DU LAC (WLUK) - The sturgeon spearing season officially begins this Saturday. The season lasts 16 days or until any of the sex-specific harvest caps for a specific fishery have ben reached ...

Michigan's shortest fishing season was back in 2025, but only for 17 minutes. The 2025 lake sturgeon fishing season on Black Lake in Cheboygan and Presque Isle counties began at 8 a.m. Saturday ...

Sturgeon Spectacular supplements sturgeon spearing's opening weekend with winter activities, a sturgeon show-off station and more Feb. 7-9, presented by Fond du Lac Festivals Inc. with support ...