Data from Lake Michigan sport anglers and fisheries biologists showed a decline in chinook weights in 2025, raising concerns that stocking might have to be reduced in coming years.

The Department of Natural Resources (DNR) stocks fish in Michigan waters every year, providing fishing opportunities and helping maintain healthy ecosystems.

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Michigan's 2026 sturgeon fishing season on Black Lake starts Feb. 7. The quota for the season is six fish with no minimum ...

Anglers looking to bring home a lake sturgeon from Cheboygan County’s Black Lake should plan to hit the ice on Saturday, Feb.

CHEBOYGAN, MI – Michigan’s iconic – and famously quick – sturgeon season will be held on Saturday, Feb. 7, on Black Lake in ...

The 2026 lake sturgeon fishing season on Black Lake in Cheboygan County, Michigan, will begin at 8 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 7. All ...

The 2026 lake sturgeon fishing season on Black Lake in Cheboygan County starts Feb. 7. Anglers must register and adhere to ...

The rare annual opportunity to catch a prehistoric lake sturgeon on Black Lake in Cheboygan County is scheduled to begin at 8 ...

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The 2026 Black Lake sturgeon fishing season will officially open on Saturday, Feb. 7, the Michigan DNR announced on Monday.