However, only three spawning populations are known to remain, in the Sacramento and Klamath Rivers in California ... withdrawals from spawning rivers, over-fishing has been a major cause of decline of ...

Jay Woiderski, president of the Black Lake Chapter of Sturgeon for Tomorrow, a nonprofit organization that works to conserve sturgeon, said the two-day fest will take place Friday and Saturday, Jan.

Intense fishing going back to the early 1800s, however, took a heavy toll on lake sturgeon numbers. The fish were first killed as a nuisance, because they damaged fishing gear. Later, they were ...

It rings in a brief, five-day fishing season for lake sturgeon along the frozen waters between Cheboygan and Presque Isle counties. The festival features live music, a poker run and an ice-fishing ...