The first fish was speared within three minutes of the 8 a.m. start time, and after only 17 minutes, the season was over.

There were 797 people registered for the special sturgeon fishing season on Michigan’s Black Lake this past Saturday. It only took 17 minutes for anglers to reach the cap of 7 sturgeon landed, which ...

Black Lake sturgeon season ended after just a few minutes, setting a record for the fast sturgeon season ever.

The season opened at 8 a.m. on Saturday and was declared closed at 8:17 a.m. by the Michigan Department of Natural Resources. The DNR keeps a close eye on the harvest because the lake sturgeon ...

“To be honest, it’s bigger than July 4 weekend,” said Jeremy Pasella, an owner of the 211 Bar & Grill in Onaway, a town of about 1,000 known as the Sturgeon Capital of Michigan. On the wall ...

If you got delayed at the gas station or donut shop on your way to the Black Lake sturgeon season you likely missed the ...

The fishing season for Lake Sturgeon in Black Lake can last a few days or a few minutes, but getting to this point took a ...

Michigan's sturgeon fishing season on Black Lake set a record Saturday as the fastest ever. The season, which lasted 17 minutes before the harvest limit was reached, beat the previous record of 35 ...

Michigan's shortest fishing season was back in 2025, but only for 17 minutes. The 2025 lake sturgeon fishing season on Black Lake in Cheboygan and Presque Isle counties began at 8 a.m. Saturday ...

The 2025 Black Lake sturgeon season ended after just 17 minutes ... By the numbers The Michigan Department of Natural Resources said 797 anglers registered for the event and traveled from across ...