For 162 million years, sturgeons have fended off everything they’ve faced. Now scientists are racing to save these living ...

There are occasional reports from anglers of catching sturgeon approaching 60 inches in length. Some reports indicate that ...

LAKE WINNEBAGO – Many sturgeon spearers persevered through water clarity, weather and access issues on the Lake Winnebago system in 2025.

(WLUK) -- No seasonal harvest caps were reached during Saturday's sturgeon spearing ... than 50% of these fish were not black egg females. When females are carrying black eggs, the eggs can ...

(WBAY) - This year’s sturgeon spearing season is now officially ... “The surprising thing is most of those fish are not full of eggs. So, usually when you have a hundred-pound fish, you ...

The fish are long-lived ... are raised in streamside rearing facilities where naturally produced eggs or larval lake sturgeon are captured in their natal streams and taken into the rearing ...

Miller's catch was still about a year away from spawning, so it wasn't even full of eggs ... Verhagen's fish was well past spawning age at an estimated 70 to 100 years old, where a sturgeon ...