The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) recently certified a new catch-and-release state record lake sturgeon. Caught by Travis Keating April 18 on the Rainy River in Lake of the Woods County, the massive sturgeon had a length of 80 … Continued
The population of endangered shortnose sturgeon in the Hudson River to be nearly 70,000 individuals, according to the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC). The research suggests that the Hudson River may contain the largest population of shortnose … Continued
The Michigan Department of Natural Resources (DNR) recently released final totals from its spring and summer fish-stocking efforts. In 2016, DNR’s Fisheries Division stocked a total of 33,308,068 fish. The total increased from 2015 when stocking efforts totaled nearly 25 … Continued
A catch and release lake sturgeon season on the Upper St. Croix River will open for the first time since 1994. In Wisconsin, the catch and release season runs from June 16, 2016 to March 1, 2017. Anglers are urged … Continued
In May, two anglers set the first catch-and-release records in an expanded Minnesota state record fish program. Both anglers photographed and released huge fish; a lake sturgeon and a flathead catfish. “Congratulations to our first two record holders in the … Continued