Officials are trying to learn more about local spawning habitat for massive lake sturgeon, and searching for new locations where the activity is catching on.

When schoolchildren in Toledo, Ohio, release some 3,000 fingerling lake sturgeon Saturday in a first-of-its-kind stocking to a Lake Erie tributary, some of those fish might eventually make their ...

And all of the sturgeon observed or detected this spring were below Estabrook Falls. Fish passage at Estabrook Falls is next step for lake sturgeon recovery efforts When it comes to the habitat ...

Lake sturgeon are a threatened species in Michigan, and fishing for them is illegal in most state waters. Anglers who accidentally catch a sturgeon must release it immediately and avoid handling ...

And as its numbers have rebounded in recent decades, it — the lake sturgeon — has developed ... wastes from the pulp mills at International Falls and Fort Frances," Carlander wrote.

Volunteers are needed to stand guard against poaching as lake sturgeon make their way up the Black River in Cheboygan County. Stationed along the river throughout the six-week spawning season ...

Each year, the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources stocks approximately 4,000 seven-inch sturgeon fingerlings into Big Stone Lake. The stocking began 10 years ago and has continued each year ...

After only 65 minutes of fishing, this year’s sturgeon season on Black Lake (in Cheboygan and Presque Isle counties) ended at 9:05 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 4. There were 630 registered anglers ...

With the winter ice fishing season in full swing, there is one fish to keep an eye on: lake sturgeon. The Michigan DNR reminded fishers on Thursday, Feb. 20 to make sure they follow regulations on ...

Lake sturgeon are a protected species in Michigan and must be released immediately if caught. The fish are long-lived, slow to mature, and were overfished in the 1800s, leading to their threatened ...

LAKE WINNEBAGO – In an ongoing battle against water clarity and weather, several sturgeon spearers are still finding success. As of Feb. 13, 481 total sturgeon have been harvested across the ...

The 2025 sturgeon spearing season on Lake Winnebago began with successful catches and improved ice conditions compared to the previous year. Spearers brought in a total of 290 sturgeon over the ...