A lot of anglers in the Upper Great Lakes Areas covet the muskellunge, calling them the kings of freshwater. But these anglers must not fish for lake sturgeon. Indeed, in Wisconsin, which has dubbed ...

CHEBOYGAN COUNTY — Seventeen minutes. That’s all it took. At 8:17 a.m. on Saturday morning, the 2025 Black Lake sturgeon season ended as the final fish was pulled from the water, marking a ...

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CHEBOYGAN — For those who use Black Lake for recreation and the businesses located near the lake, the first weekend in February is eagerly anticipated. That is when the lake sturgeon season opens on ...

The Michigan DNR is celebrating Sturgeon Week to highlight conservation efforts for the lake sturgeon, a protected species in Michigan. Lake sturgeon were once plentiful but overfishing, habitat ...

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, including a ...

The quota has been set for the 2025 Black Lake sturgeon season in Michigan. The state's shortest fishing season takes place the first Saturday in February; in 2025, it falls on Feb. 1 in northern ...

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