Lessons learned from researching the shovelnose sturgeon could lead to an Iowa DNR management plan for lake sturgeon, a giant prehistoric fish that's listed as endangered in Iowa.

The Minnesota record for lake sturgeon is 94 pounds; it’s 6 pounds for shovelnose. Klawitter said there’s another thing — fishing lake sturgeon can be intense.

The pallid sturgeon is on the federal government’s endangered species list and the lake sturgeon is considered endangered in Missouri. The state considers the shovelnose vulnerable; at the rate ...

While other sturgeon in Iowa — including the endangered lake sturgeon — are protected and cannot be harvested, it is legal to catch and keep shovelnose sturgeon in Iowa.

Scientists say lake sturgeon — a prehistoric fish listed as an endangered species in Missouri — have been consistently spawning in the lower Mississippi River near West Alton in recent years.

The harvest of shovelnose sturgeon, one of the more lucrative sources of income for commercial fishermen on the Mississippi River, should be ended to protect the endangered pallid sturgeon, the U ...

With the opening of the St Croix Lake Sturgeon Season less than a week away, it's a good time to practice with a few Shovels and other "big tuggers"!

The smaller shovelnose sturgeon are common enough to have an Illinois record: 9 pounds, 8.2 ounces caught by Larry Morine on Aug. 31, 2013, from the Rock River in Whiteside County.

PIERRE, S.D. (AP) - Something prehistoric thrashed against the boat. It made a dull thump against the aluminum hull as Conservation Technician Jeremy Pasbrig grabbed its spiny tail and lifted it ...

Troy Gustafson and his uncle Marty Gustafson caught pending Illinois-record shovelnose sturgeon from the Rock River weeks apart this fall; here’s some perspective on the catch and the place of ...

After an unofficial weight of 10 pounds and a 16-inch girth, the buddies realized it may have surpassed the current state shovelnose sturgeon record, which also came from the Rock River. The following ...