The goal is to restore a wild, self-sustaining lake sturgeon population in the urban river that runs up the northeast side of ...

Several male sturgeon reared at Riveredge have returned to the river as adults. But since it takes about 20 years for female sturgeon to achieve maturity, no sturgeon spawning activity has been ...

The Michigan sturgeon fishing season on Black Lake ended after 17 minutes when the quota of six fish was reached.

After only 17 minutes of fishing, this year’s sturgeon season on Black Lake (in Cheboygan and Presque Isle counties) ended at 8:17 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 1. The season, which included spearing and ...

In 2023, the season lasted 65 minutes and the largest fish caught was a 55.5-inch female that weighed 35.5 pounds. In 2022, the season only lasted 36 minutes. Lake sturgeon are one of the oldest ...