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Michigan’s ancient lake sturgeon are showing signs of a comeback

Michigan Live 16 May 2026
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. – A quarter century after scientists and tribal biologists began raising and releasing lake sturgeon into Michigan rivers, researchers are now documenting the first clear signs the restoration strategy is working ....
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Excitement grows with 2026 class of lake sturgeon at Riveredge | Paul A. Smith

Post Crescent 14 May 2026
A fish passage installed at Kletzsch Falls in Glendale allows lake sturgeon and other fish to bypass the falls and move up the Milwaukee River. A partnership is working to restore the lake sturgeon ...
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Minnesota DNR certifies fish of a lifetime lake sturgeon as new catch-and-release state record

Rainy Lake Gazette 06 May 2026
DNR REPORT The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources ...
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Lake sturgeon spawning season: Volunteers needed to guard these dinosaur-like fish

Michigan Live 09 Mar 2026
CHEBOYGAN COUNTY, MI - The Black Lake Chapter of Sturgeon for Tomorrow is recruiting volunteers to help safeguard lake sturgeon during their spawning season along the Black River in Cheboygan County through early June ....
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Hook a lake sturgeon while ice fishing? Protect these fish by releasing immediately

Iosco County News Herald 27 Feb 2026
... find themselves with a lake sturgeon on the line.
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Hook a lake sturgeon while ice fishing? Release it immediately

Michigan Live 13 Feb 2026
The goals of these efforts are to conserve lake sturgeon populations that are self-sustaining and rehabilitate depressed or declining populations so that lake sturgeon can be removed from the threatened species list.
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‘Sturgeon King’ hoists 79-pound dinosaur fish after quick Black Lake sturgeon season

Michigan Live 10 Feb 2026
Jared Guelig caught a 79.4-pound sturgeon during the 48-minute Black Lake sturgeon season over the weekend in Cheboygan ... The annual lake sturgeon season is known to be the shortest of the Michigan’s fishing seasons.
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Michigan’s speedy Black Lake sturgeon season lasted just 48 minutes this year

Mount Pleasant Morning Sun 09 Feb 2026
Last year’s Black Lake sturgeon season was even swifter ... “Native lake sturgeon are prehistoric fish evolved more than 100 million years ago, widely considered living fossils of the dinosaur age.
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2026 Black Lake sturgeon fishing season finishes in 48 minutes

News-Review - Petoskey 08 Feb 2026
The opening of lake sturgeon season started at 8 a.m ... The Black Lake sturgeon season is part of the annual Black Lake Sturgeon Shivaree, which took place on Friday and Saturday and features activities on and around the lake.
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PHOTOS: Black Lake Sturgeon fishing season wraps up in 48 minutes

Sturgis Journal 07 Feb 2026
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Michigan's 2026 Black Lake sturgeon fishing season lasts 48 minutes

Lansing State Journal 07 Feb 2026
There's no size limit for the lake sturgeon caught.How long does Black Lake sturgeon fishing season last? ... Michigan prohibited the taking of lake sturgeon statewide in 1928, according to a 2016 management plan for lake sturgeon in Black Lake.
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2026 Black Lake sturgeon fishing season in Michigan lasts 48 minutes

Detroit Free Press 07 Feb 2026
There's no size limit for the lake sturgeon caught.How long does Black Lake sturgeon fishing season last? ... Michigan prohibited the taking of lake sturgeon statewide in 1928, according to a 2016 management plan for lake sturgeon in Black Lake.
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