Open Hatches: On May 15, 1969, the USS Guitarro (SSN-665), a Sturgeon-class nuclear-powered attack submarine, sank while under construction at the Mare Island Naval Shipyard in California.

Open Hatches: On May 15, 1969, the USS Guitarro (SSN-665), a Sturgeon-class nuclear-powered attack submarine, sank while under construction at the Mare Island Naval Shipyard in California.

HELPING TO PROMOTE CONCUSSION AWARENESS. AND TODAY IS THE FIRST DAY OF STURGEON SPEARING SEASON. THE HUNT IS CENTERED ON LAKE WINNEBAGO AND SEVERAL OTHER UPRIVER LAKES. THE DNR SAYS FISHERS ...

Lake sturgeon were found in relative abundance in Lake Michigan and nearshore waters of Milwaukee when European immigrants settled the area. However, the fish were extirpated over much of their ...

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 ...

FOND DU LAC (WLUK) - The sturgeon spearing season officially begins this Saturday. The season lasts 16 days or until any of the sex-specific harvest caps for a specific fishery have ben reached ...

BLACK LAKE, Mich. (WBAY) - Sturgeon season on Black Lake in Michigan just set a record for the shortest season ever. For people living in Cheboygan and Presque Isle Counties, the season started at ...

The record for the largest beluga sturgeon ever caught is 23.6 feet long and 3,463 pounds. This is larger than some whales—the beluga whale included. However, that record was set in 1827.

The 2025 Winnebago System sturgeon spearing season opens on Saturday, Feb. 8. Spearing season runs for a maximum of 16 days or until any predetermined harvest caps have been met. Spearers and ...

LAKE WINNEBAGO, Wis. (WBAY) - The DNR is reporting a total of 169 lake sturgeon speared on Saturday. That number is composed of 19 juvenile females, 57 adult females, and 93 males. Despite the ...