Recent federal- and state-level orders to divert water have environmentalists concerned over local impacts on this historic fish.

After a historically warm winter last year canceled several events, Michigan’s sturgeon season came back in full swing ...

The 2025 sturgeon spearfishing season began on Friday in Wisconsin, and every town off the lake is buzzing with anticipation to see what great monsters are brought out of the lake this year.

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

Lake sturgeon, the largest of all Great Lakes fish and as ancient as dinosaurs, once thrived in the river until overfishing ...

Here are some animals from dinosaur era which are still alive. The horseshoe crab has been around for over 450 million years. It's armor like shell and blue blood make it a true survivor. The Japanese ...

Imagine creatures that have survived since the time of dinosaurs. Species like the tuatara, sturgeon, crocodile, hagfish, ...

MENASHA, Wis. (WBAY) - The DNR was out near Lake Winnebago on Friday, starting to prepare for sturgeon spearing season, which kicks off next weekend. While we’ve had colder days to help harden ...

The record for the largest beluga sturgeon ever caught is 23.6 feet long and 3,463 pounds. This is larger than some whales—the beluga whale included. However, that record was set in 1827.

Lake sturgeon were found in relative abundance in Lake Michigan and nearshore waters of Milwaukee when European immigrants settled the area. However, the fish were extirpated over much of their ...

It's nickname as the "living fossil" comes from being a valuable part of the ecosystem since the dinosaur age ... are home to one of the strongest sturgeon populations in the world.