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Can a man really fall in love with a fish? Ron Bruch says it can ...  -  Sep 19, 2008
Belleville News Democrat,Sallie is a 120-year-old sturgeon, and Bruch has been following her all his career as a biologist dedicated to protecting the threatened lake sturgeon.

Once in a lifetime catch  -  Sep 2, 2008
Alexandria Echo Press,The fish is an unofficial state record for a lake sturgeon in Minnesota. Faber did not have a sturgeon tag so he could not register the fish.

DNR seeks fishing regulations input  -  Aug 29, 2008
Albert Lea Tribune,Special and experimental fishing regulations for walleye, bass, crappie, sunfish, northern pike and lake sturgeon will be the subject of nine public

Robichaud has shared passion for our rivers  -  Aug 29, 2008
Timmins Daily Press,He was instrumental in helping secure specimens for the first lake sturgeon display at Science North. Mr. Robichaud was one of the many people and

My Turn: On 'Targeting end of pesticides to kill lamprey'  -  Sep 23, 2008
BurlingtonFreePress.com,It's no secret that lamprey is limiting the recovery of the endangered lake sturgeon or that fish wounding rates were high before the 1990s experimental

Hunter a great angler  -  Sep 18, 2008
Prairie Post,David Russell and Hunter Semrau show off the lake sturgeon Hunter caught during a successful Sept. 14 fishing expidition on the South Sask. River.

Study: Freshwater fish species in peril  -  Sep 14, 2008
Muskegon Chronicle - MLive.com,...deepwater cisco were eliminated by high numbers of smelt and alewives in the mid-1900s; and lake sturgeon, a species listed as vulnerable,

What's up in Cincinnati  -  Sep 16, 2008
Kentucky.com,Fish of a more friendly nature include gar, lake sturgeon and bass, whose home is a diorama of an Ohio riverbank. The aquarium, on the south bank of the

DNR asks hunters to watch for radio-collared bears  -  Aug 30, 2008
Duluth News Tribune,Comments are being sought on a project to enhance lake sturgeon spawning habitat on the St. Louis River below the Fond du Lac dam, according to a Minnesota

Ledge View Center's caves hold historical interest  -  Sep 1, 2008
Appleton Post Crescent,...animals and interactive educational exhibits on the Niagara Escarpment, Wisconsin bats, lake sturgeon and birds and a classroom area.

Targeting end of pesticides to kill lamprey  -  14 Aug 2008
BurlingtonFreePress.com,They say pesticide treatments can further endanger species already on the state’s threatened-or-endangered list, including lake sturgeon, several species of

SS Badger Ready For Service  -  14 Aug 2008
CBS 5 - Green Bay,LUDINGTON, Mich. (AP) - The carferry SS Badger is ready to continue hauling vehicles and passengers across Lake Michigan after a mechanical problem caused a

Outbreak of avian botulism?  -  Aug 10, 2008
GoErie.com,If you think you've found a lake sturgeon -- a long, bony-plated fish with chin barbells and a sucker-like mouth -- do not attempt to move it.

Local resident is urging sturgeon conservation  -  Jul 16, 2008
Timmins Daily Press,On July 1, 2008, the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources placed a zero limit on lake sturgeon for the entire province. All lake sturgeon caught must be

Ontario ends sturgeon harvest, By LAUREL BEAGER, Editor  -  Jul 18, 2008
International Falls Daily Journal,As of July 1, recreational anglers are prohibited from keeping any lake sturgeon they catch in Ontario, according to the Ontario Ministry of Nature

Lake Huron water levels on the way up  -  Jul 26, 2008
Owen Sound Sun Times,The provincial government has made it illegal for anglers to keep lake sturgeon and plans to eliminate commercial harvesting next year.

UNR prof has real big fish stories  -  Aug 5, 2008
Carson Times,Another megafish found in North America is the lake sturgeon that inhabits the Saint Lawrence River in Canada. Neither the gar nor the lake sturgeon have

Man admits failing to report sewage spill  -  Jul 31, 2008
Kansas City Star,A spill that poured thousands of gallons of raw sewage into Lake of the Ozarks was not reported by the man in charge of doing so.

Groups not consulted;  -  Jul 16, 2008
Sudbury Star,Re: Wildlife commission member resigns; Lake sturgeon decision was last straw for Manitoulin rep. -- July 10. Although your reporter did a reasonable job of

Sturgeon levels healthy  -  Jul 24, 2008
Lac du Bonnet Leader,Gong and fellow student Tyler Dram are determining the preferred habitat (depth, food sources, water conditions) of juvenile lake sturgeon in an area

Star Watch: Perseid meteors an August skylight  -  Jul 25, 2008
Post-Bulletin,Many Algonquin Indian tribes called this the sturgeon moon to honor the once-abundant lake sturgeon, a large denizen of waters such as the Great Lakes and

Plenty of bass, family fun on trip to Kenauk  -  Jul 16, 2008
Canoe.ca,With evidence to show that over-harvesting has put our lake sturgeon at risk, the MNR has now mandated catch and release only for this magnificent fish.

Great Outdoors Almanac  -  Aug 7, 2008
Green Bay Press Gazette,The 2008 hook-and-line fishing season for lake sturgeon on the Menominee River and a select number of other major river systems opens Sept. 6 and ends Sept.

LINDSAY WOMAN CHARGED IN FATAL CRASH  -  Aug 7, 2008
Lindsay Daily Post,The marine unit was busy patrolling local waterways including Balsam Lake, Sturgeon Lake, Cameron Lake, Lake Dalrymple and Lake Scugog.

18th annual sturgeon championship scheduled, By LAUREL BEAGER, Editor  -  Aug 1, 2008
International Falls Daily Journal,He noted that rarely are his neighbors fishing the river that they don’t catch lake sturgeon. The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources has permitted

Trooper playing Sturgeon Falls  -  Jul 18, 2008
The North Bay Nugget,The Canadian Union of Public Employees will launch a massive country-wide anti-privatization campaign in Sturgeon Falls Monday with a rock concert featuring

Abitibi-Bowater wants input on merging forest units  -  Aug 6, 2008
CKPR,Abitibi-Bowater wants to simplify some of its cutting area and has asked the MNR to merge two of the company's forest units west of Lake Nipigon into one.

Nothing fishy about these records  -  Jul 24, 2008
River Falls Journal (subscription),13 ounces, in 1988 from Lake Wisconsin in Columbia County, and a lake sturgeon at 170 pounds, 10 ounces, in 1979 from Yellow Lake in Burnett County.

Fish Fest Comes to Mattawan  -  Jul 16, 2008
Kalamazoo Weekly,The Wolf Lake State Fish Hatchery is also the only facility in the state to rear lake sturgeon. “Approximately 40 percent of all recreational fishing in

What Happens in Canada Doesn't Stay in Canada  -  Jul 29, 2008
San Francisco Chronicle,There are already rules that protect hundreds of millions of migrating birds and threatened species such as woodland caribou, polar bear and lake sturgeon,

Former director admits failing to report sewage spill  -  Jul 31, 2008
Kansas City Star,By SARA SHEPHERD A spill that poured thousands of gallons of raw sewage into Lake of the Ozarks was not reported by the man in charge of doing so.

New rules in place when sturgeon season opens; part of St. Croix ...  -  Aug 8, 2008
Pierce County Herald,Lake sturgeon are slow-growing, late maturing fish, with females spawning for the first time when they are 20 to 25 years old and then only every three to

River offers up huge sturgeon, By LAUREL BEAGER, Editor  -  25 Apr 2008
International Falls Daily Journal,The DNR has tagged about 5500 lake sturgeon in the Lake of the Woods and Rainy River system in the last 15 years. Topp said at least one tag has been

Sturgeon Guards keep eye on ancient fish  -  25 Apr 2008
Wrightstown Post Gazette,By Ross Bielema • For The Post-Crescent • April 25, 2008 As lake sturgeon spawn on the Wolf River and its tributaries, a volunteer force will provide

Day Watch: Top stories in a click  -  25 Apr 2008
Appleton Post Crescent,Read more As lake sturgeon spawn on the Wolf River and its tributaries, a volunteer force will provide around-the-clock surveillance to protect them.

Spring sturgeon spawn may not last long, DNR says  -  Apr 24, 2008
Green Bay Press Gazette,But the thrashing sight of 30- to 100-pound lake sturgeon won't last long because of the warm weather, the state's senior sturgeon biologist says.

Pals courting badminton success  -  Apr 23, 2008
Prince Albert Daily Herald,Janell Healey and Jon Urton, also of Carlton, finished second in mixed doubles followed by Justin Naytowhow and Amanda Naytowhow of Sturgeon Lake. Sturgeon

Lake sturgeon harvest set to start  -  Apr 7, 2008
Duluth News Tribune,The early Canada-Minnesota lake sturgeon harvest season opens April 24. The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources reminds sturgeon anglers to purchase a

Early Canada-Minnesota lake sturgeon season opens April 24  -  Apr 4, 2008
Rosemount Town Pages,With spring lake sturgeon season almost here, anglers are reminded to purchase a lake sturgeon tag. The $5 harvest tags are used to collect information on

Border lake sturgeon season begins April 24  -  Apr 4, 2008
International Falls Daily Journal,With spring lake sturgeon season almost here, the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources reminds sturgeon anglers to purchase a lake sturgeon tag.

The best spot to find sturgeon  -  Apr 5, 2008
St. Cloud Times,But some fish species, such as the lake sturgeon, aren’t nearly as widespread. While the lake sturgeon can be found in a handful of fisheries in limited

Detroit River love nest to help sturgeon spawn  -  Apr 19, 2008
Windsor Star,The threatened lake sturgeon is getting a 550-foot long, $178000 bed made for its spawning pleasure in the Detroit River. And the big daddy of freshwater

Sturgeon restoration to begin in Cumberland system  -  Mar 30, 2008
Louisville Courier-Journal,Kentucky fishery officials plan to launch what they hope will be a 20-year program to restore lake sturgeon in the Cumberland River system.

Fishing at Lake Weiss  -  Mar 27, 2008
Glasgow Daily Times,The Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife will have a special stocking of lake sturgeon into the Cumberland River near Corbin on April 17.

Posted By Tyler-Anne Hatton  -  Mar 29, 2008
Sudbury Star,Well you could always ask a Lake Sturgeon! These freshwater giants, reaching up to 300 lbs and seven feet in length, have been around for over 100 million

Eckert: Be sure to take note of rule changes  -  Apr 4, 2008
Port Huron Times Herald,Beginning in October, we'll have an experimental catch-and-release season for lake sturgeon. The two-month season will allow anglers to target the rare,

Cumberland will stock up  -  Mar 29, 2008
SunHerald.com,Lake sturgeon population recovery takes 15 to 20 years before adults reproduce, and adults don't spawn annually, so recruitment of young fish into the

Fishing Remains Spotty  -  Mar 28, 2008
News Dispatch,As required by law, the lake sturgeon was immediately released due to its status as a state endangered species. Although they are extremely rare for anglers

Outdoor calendar  -  Mar 27, 2008
HollandSentinel.com,Program on Lake Sturgeon: The Michigan Sea Grant Extension will host a meeting title "Lake Sturgeon Restoration in West Michigan" from 1 to 5 pm at the

On location: beginning the long dash; Shooting the film ...  -  Apr 12, 2008
Sudbury Star,...we've filmed eagles, turtles, freighters, sunsets, shipwrecks, voyageur canoes and, most importantly for the purposes of our film, lake sturgeon.

Fishing on the Rainy River  -  Mar 29, 2008
St. Cloud Times,Lake sturgeon also are caught with regularity in the Rainy River. While harvest is not allowed, anglers are allowed to practice catch and release.

Alberta has good ideas for wildlife management  -  Apr 8, 2008
Times and Transcript,Other species includes Lake Sturgeon, Arctic Grayling, Mountain Whitefish, Lake Whitefish, Northern Pike, Goldeye, Sauger, Walleye and Yellow Perch.

Movie Reviews: 21, Stop-Loss, 4, Months, 3 Weeks, 2 Days and Run ...  -  Mar 29, 2008
Winnipeg Free Press,Easily mistaken for: Lake sturgeon or river otters. Oversized marine creatures have figured in aboriginal oral traditions for centuries, but Manipogo really

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