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 ...

The lake sturgeon is the Great Lakes' oldest fish, as well as its biggest. The population has seen some progress in the past few decades as conservation efforts have improved habitat and cut down on ...

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. TV networks may have "Shark Week," but the Michigan DNR is touting Michigan's less dangerous counterpart with Sturgeon Week. "It’s ...

Sturgeon spearing on Lake Winnebago and Upriver Lakes opens this weekend. Latest on weather, ice conditions, harvest caps and registration stations.

Last year, it took a record-breaking 17 minutes to finish. This year, it took significantly longer in very cold weather conditions. On Saturday, Feb. 7, the Black Lake sturgeon fishing season lasted a ...

The walleye bite by Buoy 5 on the Spokane Arm of Lake Roosevelt has been very good, and quite a few burbot are coming in too. No walleyes of much size were reported, but “eating-size” fish of 14-16 ...

Lake Winnebago’s sturgeon spearing season ended early for the first time in a decade after anglers hit the harvest cap in ...

On Sunday, Jan. 11, Fripp Island resident Pete Sload was taking an afternoon walk along the beach when he discovered this sturgeon fish washed up on the shoreline. Courtesy of Pete Sload and Terri ...

A prehistoric visitor, a sturgeon fish, washed ashore on Hilton Head on Nov. 19, baffling beach goers around Islanders Beach Club. Photographed by John Billings, vacationer from Tennessee. Courtesy of ...