It’s been a decade since my first lake sturgeon trip to the Rainy River. My first fish battled me on a doubled ... Driving eight hours to the Minnesota-Ontario border became very difficult ...

Spearers brought in a total of 290 sturgeon over the opening weekend, with the largest fish weighing 180.5 pounds. The DNR reported an increase in the number of shanties on the lake, indicating a ...

That’s all it took. At 8:17 a.m. on Saturday morning, the 2025 Black Lake sturgeon season ended as the final fish was pulled from the water, marking a record-breaking time for the season.