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BIG GAME FISHING Cont. from 71 are targeting them to Florida, while you
Lake Sturgeon are bottom feeders and for sport fishing. Bahamas, spend time
tend to be found in holes of over 30’ From angler’s East Coast, & with your
of water and prefer <77 degrees (no reports of catching Great Lakes. guests!
problem with that here). You may feel tagged Lake Stur-
this excludes Lake St. Clair howev- geon, over 99% of
er, the DNR believes there are more tagged Lake Stur-
Lake Sturgeon in the lake than in the geon caught by HOME PORT: ST. CLAIR SHORES, MI
rivers and channels. Although Lake anglers have been
St. Clair is shallow, the DNR studies caught in the rivers 586-295-9442
have found Sturgeon along side the rather than lakes . geon by many, however, the DNR said
Shipping Channel in 18-20’ which di- Although the DNR stocks Lake they have not been able to verify that,
vides the U.S. & Canada territory and Sturgeon in several water bodies to along with the success of night vs. day
restore them, our Lake Stur- fishing. Most in-the-know anglers and
geon population is consid- Lake Sturgeon Tournaments are held
ered large and self-sustaining during the overnight hours when the

without a history of stocking . rest of us are in bed dreaming about
Most anglers practice catch boating and fishing. According to An-
and release, however, you drew, plenty of Sturgeon are caught
may harvest one per season during the day, however some do think
- with a Michigan Fishing Li- they are more active at night while
cense - and harvested fish
acoustic telemetry has shown Lake St. must be from 42-50” in length to pro- Harvest Pink Moon Rises
Clair to be the most commonly used tect the female spawning population. over Lake St. Clair
body of water for Lake Sturgeon in the ALL harvested Lake Sturgeon must be early one
St. Clair-Detroit River System. You reported to the DNR (contact / report- September evening
don’t hear of as many Sturgeon being ing info at end of article).
caught in the lake since it is so much Myths? Best time to fish Lake Stur-
harder to find them while the North geon? The Full Moon is believed to
Channel is a lot easier for anglers who be the best time to fish for Lake Stur-
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