Michigan's lake sturgeon are protected, the DNR reminds anglers, and must be released immediately if caught by mistake.

Michigan's special sturgeon season on Black Lake set a new record this year, ending just 17 minutes after it began.

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 ...

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.

The Michigan Department of Natural Resources has worked with a number of partners, including the Black Lake Chapter of Sturgeon for Tomorrow and Michigan State University, to help rehabilitate the ...

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 ...

The first fish was speared within three minutes of the 8 a.m. start time, and after only 17 minutes, the season was over.

Image Ice shanties along Black Lake during the season ... a town of about 1,000 known as the Sturgeon Capital of Michigan. On the wall is a stuffed sturgeon and photos dating back decades.

and those age 17 or older must have a valid Michigan fishing license. The harvest limit for the 2025 season on Black Lake is six lake sturgeon. Officials will close the season when one of two ...

CHEBOYGAN COUNTY, Mich,. (WPBN/WGTU) - - The 2025 Sturgeon season on Black Lake in Cheboygan and Presque Isle counties began at 8 a.m. on Saturday and ended at 8:17 a.m. The quota was for five ...

An armadillo in southern Illinois and the quickest sturgeon season on Black Lake in northern Michigan are among the notes ...

holds a young lake sturgeon she brought to the Black Lake Sturgeon Shivaree on Saturday, Feb. 3, 2024. The Michigan Department of Natural Resources has worked with a number of partners ...