It was a memorable day for the Black Lake sturgeon season, which finished in a record-breaking 17 minutes and featured close to 800 anglers.

and fish eggs. Also known as the rock sturgeon, the lake sturgeon is one of 27 species of sturgeon, a family of bony fish that found around the world that first appears in the fossil record more ...

That is when the lake sturgeon season opens on the lake, which is in both Cheboygan and Presque Isle counties. Not only will there be fishing, but the annual Black Lake Sturgeon Shivaree festival ...

The 2025 Black Lake sturgeon fishing season concluded in record time, with all six allowed sturgeon caught in just 17 minutes. This year saw a record number of registered fishermen at 797.