Michigan Fishing Reports

Sturgeon making a comeback in the Muskegon River

Posted on March 15th, 2008 by admin

MLive.com, MI - Mar 13, 2008

Reports of the sturgeon’s imminent disappearance from the Muskegon River may have been greatly exaggerated — the prehistoric fish seems to be making a comeback, according to the latest monitoring data.
Sturgeon have roamed the planet’s waters for 100 million years. The massive fish, which can grow to eight-feet long and weigh 300 pounds, were a dominant Great Lakes fish for thousands of years before logging, dam construction and excessive fishing eliminated about 99 percent of the fish from Lake Michigan and its tributaries.
Scientists believe there are now between 1,000 and 3,000 sturgeon in Lake Michigan, down from 11 million
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