Anglers can target and harvest lake sturgeon in Michigan only in designated waters during designated seasons. (Photo courtesy ...

The DNR reminds fishermen to not target any sturgeon and to release them immediately if caught, a middle school student says ...

Lake sturgeon are a protected species in Michigan and must be released immediately if caught. The fish are long-lived, slow to mature, and were overfished in the 1800s, leading to their threatened ...

Michigan's shortest fishing season was back in 2025, but only for 17 minutes. The 2025 lake sturgeon fishing season on Black Lake in Cheboygan and Presque Isle counties began at 8 a.m. Saturday ...

Michigan's sturgeon fishing season on Black Lake set a record Saturday as the fastest ever. The season, which lasted 17 minutes before the harvest limit was reached, beat the previous record of 35 ...

The Michigan DNR emphasizes following regulations for lake sturgeon during the winter ice fishing season to protect the ...

Some accidental catches by Michigan anglers have led to a reminder from the state about what to do if one catches a sturgeon: let it go. Warren Buffett hails Berkshire Hathaway's record $26.8 ...

According to the Department of Natural Resources (DNR), ice fishing has been good this season but anglers on the ice ...

The Michigan Department of Natural Resources is reminding anglers this season that regulations on the targeting and harvest ...

Northeast Michigan held one of the shortest fishing seasons ever — 17 minutes. Hundreds of people gathered and raced against the clock in an effort to catch a lake sturgeon, or "dinosaur" fish.

There were 797 people registered for the special sturgeon fishing season on Michigan’s Black Lake this past Saturday. It only took 17 minutes for anglers to reach the cap of 7 sturgeon landed, which ...

The Michigan Department of Natural Resources is reminding anglers to immediately release any lake sturgeon that are accidentally caught.