Sturgeon
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Angler cited for catching and keeping sturgeon
Michael Melton (32) caught the sturgeon on the evening of June 17th, and placed the fish in his vehicle. "Fortunately, a nearby angler took action,” Fish and Game conservation officer Brian Jack noted. “He called the CAP hotline and provided us with a license plate number and accurate descriptions of both the vehicle and the suspect.”
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Longest sturgeon on record caught
Kyle Jenkins with his 143.7-pound, 84.5 inch sturgeon on Feb. 13, the largest taken that day.
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Rare giant sturgeon fishing in the Bay
In a world few know — but most anybody would deem filled with intrigue — a group of roughly 20 anglers discovered great sturgeon fishing in the past week at a bay pier.
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Critical Habitat for Atlantic Sturgeon Designated by NOAA
The critical habitat designation will require federal agencies to consult NOAA Fisheries if they operate or fund activities that may affect designated critical habitat in more than 3,968 miles of important coastal river habitat from Maine to Florida. Atlantic sturgeon was listed under the Endangered Species Act in 2012 and is comprised of the threatened Gulf of Maine distinct population segment and the endangered New York Bight, Chesapeake Bay, Carolina, and South Atlantic distinct population segments.
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Columbia River Sturgeon season closes this month
Recreational sturgeon seasons in Bonneville and The Dalles pools will close effective Saturday, March 25, under rules announced today by fishery managers from Oregon and Washington.
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Lake Sturgeon Season to Open on Black Lake Feb. 4
The 2017 total recreational harvest limit for Black Lake is seven lake sturgeon. However, to reduce the chance of exceeding the harvest limit, officials will close the season when one of two scenarios occurs:
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Comprehensive Delta Fishing Report | Update Dec 16
Delta Report…. Bait fishing Stripers Sturgeon Solid Very little pressure from anglers on the river this week,. Great tides combined with Sunny days ahead to be setting as the Best winter bite we’ve had in years.. Still there is some cool water and tough bites.
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Lake sturgeon management plan for northern Michigan's Black Lake completed
Lake sturgeon management plan for northern Michigan's Black Lake completed
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Sturgeon Removed from Big Manistee Before Sea Lamprey Treatments
The Michigan Department of Natural Resources, together with the Little River Band of Ottawa Indians, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and dedicated volunteers took on a unique project this past August to protect juvenile lake sturgeon from sea lamprey treatments conducted on the Big Manistee River.
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Public tours of Black River sturgeon hatchery offered
"On the tour visitors will see the 3-month-old lake sturgeon currently in the hatchery, and learn about early life history and how we can all play a role to keep healthy populations of this fish in our waters.
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Sturgeon season opens July 16 on certain waters
The Michigan Department of Natural Resources reminds anglers that the unique hook-and-line fishing seasons for lake sturgeon are set to open this Saturday, July 16. Lake sturgeon are one of Michigan's most historically significant fish species, but there are limited opportunities to target them within the state's waters.
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CDFW Rescue Efforts Save Listed Salmon, Steelhead and Sturgeon
California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) biologists have rescued hundreds of fish — including dozens of endangered and threatened salmon, steelhead and sturgeon — that were stranded in Sacramento Valley bypasses after recent heavy rains.
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MI DNR seeks public reports on lake sturgeon sightings
The Michigan Department of Natural Resources is seeking the public's assistance in gathering information on the state's most historically and culturally significant fish species, the lake sturgeon.
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Anglers Urged to Return Overdue 2015 Sturgeon Fishing Report Cards
The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) is reminding sturgeon anglers to return their 2015 Sturgeon Fishing Report Cards as required by law. Although the deadline to report their catch was Jan. 31, so far only about 13,000 (or 27 percent) of the 48,338 report cards sold have been returned. The sport fishing regulations require that all sturgeon anglers return their report cards, even those who did not encounter sturgeon and who did not fish for white sturgeon.
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Sturgeon Tagged in Mississippi Recaptured Near St. Louis After 380 Mile Journey
The fish, which swam almost 380 miles, was captured and released alive by a commercial fisherman. The sturgeon was originally tagged in 2012 by biologists performing research on pallid sturgeon, an endangered fish species.
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2016 Black Lake Sturgeon Season Ends After One Hour
According to the DNR, the first two sturgeon were harvested by 8:15 a.m. The first was a 50-inch male that weighed 26 pounds, and the second was a 56-inch male weighing 42 pounds.
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Delta Report | Black Bass Tourney Scores 32 lbs | Sturgeon Derbies get underway
Water temps raised a bit this week and a few stripers in the Cache Slough area responded. Swim baits and hair Jigs have become favorite tools of lure tossers in the area as striper start to respond a bit.
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Lake Sturgeon Season on Black Lake to begin Feb. 6
Shanties participating in sturgeon season on Black LakeThe Department of Natural Resources has announced the 2016 lake sturgeon fishing season on Black Lake (Cheboygan County) will begin at 8 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 6. All anglers must register to participate in the lake sturgeon season.
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Anglers Encouraged to Return Striped Bass and Sturgeon Tags for Recognition and Monetary Reward
The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) has completed its annual sturgeon tagging program, catching and releasing nearly 400 sturgeon in Bay Area waters. Many of the tags are eligible for a reward if returned to CDFW by anglers.
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Reward Offered for Return of Sturgeon Tags from California Delta
State and federal fisheries officials are asking for public assistance and offering a $20 reward for the return of each satellite tag from green sturgeon. The satellite tags, which are programmed to release from the fish after a predetermined time, are most likely to be found along the open ocean coastal portions of San Francisco and San Mateo counties, and the shores and waters of San Francisco Bay, San Pablo Bay, Suisun Bay and the Delta.
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