fishing planet michigan lake sturgeon 2018

This giant can grow up to 8 feet long and live for 150 years. Much anticipated, the lake sturgeon season is unique not only for it’s short length, but for its sought after species. “Only seven fish were to be caught, though the limit was set at six to leave a buffer.

“Last year’s season lasted just over an hour because that is how long it took fishermen to reach the quota,” said Matt Pedigo, chair of the Michigan Wildlife Council, which advances public understanding of the state’s wildlife management and its funding. Only six of them will be able to land their prey, after which the carefully regulated Black Lake sturgeon season – already limited to five days – will end. Their spears and lines will be poised above the water, waiting for the gray-green flash from the back of the 3- to 5-foot-long prehistoric fish they hope to attract with shiny lures.

3, hundreds of people will hover over holes cut into the ice of northeast Michigan’s Black Lake for opening day of lake sturgeon season.

Fishing planet michigan lake sturgeon 2018