The lake sturgeon, with its sleek shape and rows of bony plates on its sides, looks a bit like an armored torpedo. These freshwater giants have greenish-grey coloring and elongated, spade-like ...

In some of these waters, lake sturgeon may be targeted, but must be released immediately; in others, a possession season with size restrictions is in effect. Sturgeon are frequently caught ...

Mar. 8---- It seemed like a bold prediction 10 years ago, but time is proving it true. When lake sturgeon were restocked in Big Stone Lake in 2014, it was estimated that in five years' time, some of ...

The season includes spearing and hook-and-line fishing. There's no size limit for the lake sturgeon caught. Last year, the season was canceled for the first time ever due to marginal ice ...

The 2025 sturgeon spearing season yielded more than twice as many sturgeon as 2024. This is the 10th consecutive year the Lake Winnebago system has lasted the full 16-day season. The Upriver Lakes ...

“This was 100% a sturgeon,” Schneider said. “There’s no other way.” The chances of seeing a fish of that size in a Minnesota lake are slim to none. So, with the recent sighting of the ...

CHICAGO— A federal court has ordered the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to make a determination by 2024 whether imperiled populations of lake sturgeon will be protected under the Endangered Species ...

The recovery of lake sturgeon on Lake of the Woods and the Rainy River is a true success story that dates back to the enactment of the Clean Water Act passed in 1972, according to the Minnesota ...

Saugatuck Brewing Company and the Michigan Department of Natural Resources are partnering again to raise funding for lake ...

The Michigan Department of Natural Resources is renewing its partnership with Saugatuck Brewing Company to protect the ...

There are occasional reports from anglers of catching sturgeon approaching 60 inches in length. Some reports indicate that some of the fish are migrating upstream and downstream of Big Stone Lake.