Michigan Fishing Reports http://www.ultimatefishingsite.net/michiganfishingreports Sat, 15 Mar 2008 16:21:07 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.2 en Sturgeon making a comeback in the Muskegon River http://www.ultimatefishingsite.net/michiganfishingreports/?p=3 http://www.ultimatefishingsite.net/michiganfishingreports/?p=3#comments Sat, 15 Mar 2008 16:21:07 +0000 admin http://www.ultimatefishingsite.net/michiganfishingreports/?p=3 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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