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Jun 1, 2012 · This species has been re-introduced and is making a comeback thanks to efforts of the White Earth Natural Resources fisheries department. Once thriving in this area, populations were depleted by over harvest and of course blockages and destruction to it's spawning habitats and riverways.
Jun 17, 2015 · Minnesota's lake sturgeon recovery has been remarkable. Once nearly wiped out from overfishing and pollution, populations of the 100-million-year-old prehistoric fish have rebounded in recent ...
Sturgeon fishing is pretty simple. It’s simple because basically all you do is drop live bait to the bottom then wait for a bite. A typical sturgeon fishing outfit begins with a stout muskellunge rod. Add to that a level-wind reel loaded with braided line in the 80- to 100-pound test range.
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In the early 1800s, commercial fishermen killed lake sturgeon simply because they got caught in nets set for walleye, whitefish, and other species. They tossed sturgeon on shore to rot or dried and piled them up like logs to fuel the furnaces of steamships. The perception of lake sturgeon among commercial fishermen changed in 1855 when a caviar-pro...
In the St. Louis River and the western basin of Lake Superior, commercial fishing and pollution brought about the demise of lake sturgeon by about 1900. But in 1979 the Western Lake Superior Sanitary District began treating domestic and industrial wastewater before it entered the river. By the early 1980s, water quality had improved enough to attem...
In the Red River of the North watershed, overfishing and the construction of dams led to extirpation of lake sturgeon. But since the 1990s, seven of the eight dams in the U.S. portion of the river have been removed or converted into sloping rapids—providing fish passage and spawning habitat for reintroduced lake sturgeon. The DNR is working with th...
In fall 2014 Norm Haukos retired as DNR area fisheries supervisor in Ortonville, but he hopes the legacy of his work will be swimming in Big Stone Lake long after he's gone. Haukos grew up here near the shore of this 26-mile-long lake on the Minnesotan–South Dakota border. As a kid he saw old photographs of giant sturgeon that had been caught in Bi...
The St. Croix is in Minnesota and is well known for its fantastic sturgeon fishing. Lake sturgeon move up this river from the lakes to spawn and feed. The season starts in June, but the fishing really gets better once the water starts cooling off. Sturgeon tend to forage in the flat, featureless sections of the river in 20-45 feet of water.
Rainy River: The Rainy River, located in northern Minnesota, is a renowned destination and often said to be the best MN spot for sturgeon fishing. As the river connects to Lake of the Woods near Baudette, Minnesota, it serves as a prime spawning ground for lake sturgeon during the spring months. Note: Our resort is along their migration path on ...
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May 26, 2022 · May 26, 2022. The first lake sturgeon spawning event in over 100 years on the Red River Basin in Minnesota in May, 2022. Photo Courtesy of the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. A major milestone on the long recovery journey for Minnesota's lake sturgeon has been recorded this month somewhere on the upper reaches of a Red River tributary.
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