The sturgeon spearing season on Wisconsin's Lake Winnebago system is closing early for the first time since 2015. The closure was triggered after spearers reached 90% of the harvest cap for adult ...

A one-day retention season for sturgeon was held on Monday in the Columbia River’s Bonneville Pool, and although anglers did catch the lion’s share of the catch quota, they did not blow past the quota ...

The sturgeon spearing season on Lake Winnebago is nearing its end as the harvest approaches the established cap. Deteriorating ice conditions on the lake have prompted warnings from local fishing ...

Michigan’s revered lake sturgeon are moving under the ice and could unexpectedly end up on anglers’ lines. While it can be tempting to take a photo or even keep these giant, dinosaur fish, it’s also ...

Record snowfall earlier in the week was replaced with warm temperatures over Wisconsin Saturday, with another quick cool down arriving Sunday. Slight chances for light rain, sleet and snow showers ...

The Bonneville and The Dalles pools are opening Monday, Feb. 16 for one day of sturgeon fishing retention, the Washington Department of Fish & Wildlife announced this week. The Columbia River from ...

The next, and perhaps last, chance to take a sturgeon home for dinner in the Columbia River will be Monday, but not close to home for most anglers in Oregon and Washington. Fish managers from each ...

Lake sturgeon are a threatened species in Michigan, and fishing for them is illegal in most state waters. Anglers who accidentally catch a sturgeon must release it immediately and avoid handling it ...

The sturgeon season on Black Lake came to a screeching halt less than an hour after it began on Saturday, leaving most of the 679 registered fishermen disappointed. The season, which included spearing ...

Michigan's shortest fishing season lasted less than an hour Saturday, with only six of 679 registered anglers nabbing a catch. For Jay Woiderski, president of the Black Lake Chapter of Sturgeon for ...

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 ...

CHEBOYGAN COUNTY, MI - A super short fishing season - and some whopping big fish. That’s the sum of this year’s winter sturgeon fishing season on Black Lake in Cheboygan County. Anglers headed out ...