Michigan angler brings in 55-inch lake sturgeon during state's 65-minute season

The largest fish harvested during the 65-minute lake sturgeon season on Black Lake in Cheboygan and Presque Isle counties was a 55.5-inch female that weighed 35.5 pounds, according to the Michigan Department of Natural Resources.

More than 600 anglers registered for a chance to catch this year's quota of six lake sturgeon. The season included spearing and hook-and-line fishing and was scheduled to run Saturday to Wednesday or until the limit was reached.

The lengths and weights of the sturgeon in the order they were harvested are:

1. 49-inch male that weighed 30 pounds

2. 55-inch female that weighed 35.5 pounds

3. 54.3-inch male that weighed 32 pounds

4. 32-inch immature fish that weighed 6.4 pounds

5. 54-inch male that weighed 34 pounds

6. 39-inch male that weighed 11.8 pounds

The first fish was caught by Charles Jett, according to the Cheboygan Daily Tribune.

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The fourth fish's sex will be determined using DNA, according to the DNR.

Two of the harvested fish had been captured before by Michigan State University and the DNR during spring spawning runs in the Black River or from past surveys of Black Lake.

The 55-inch female was captured in the river in 2012 and the 54-inch male was tagged in the lake in 2007 and captured in the river in 2017.

This article originally appeared on Detroit Free Press: Black Lake sturgeon fishing season results: All fish harvested