“We know people have been waiting for an opportunity to keep some of these incredible fish, and this is a great time of year to get out on the river,” said Laura Heironimus, Columbia River sturgeon lead with the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW). Registration stations are available in areas where sturgeon are traditionally harvested. The harvest tag is available throughout the season and costs $20 for residents and $50 for non-residents. This species can grow to more than 100 pounds. To fish for sturgeon, you’ll need a 6 to 8-foot musky rod with a level-wind reel, a braided fishing line in the 80 to 100-pound test range, a heavy slip sinker, and a 5/0 circle hook. Below is a list of resident and nonresident sturgeon fishing licenses. All anglers must have a Wisconsin general inland fishing license unless they are under 16 years old, or were born before Jan. 1, 1927. The minimum length limit for lake sturgeon harvest is 60 inches. The lake sturgeon hook and line season opens Sept. 5 and runs through Sept. 30. Sturgeon are large, freshwater fish that can be found in subtropical and temperate rivers, lakes, and streams. Catch and release season - St. Louis and Nemadji rivers- June 16 - April 14. Changes to river hydrology can impact water quality, such as temperature or dissolved oxygen, which may particularly harm sensitive life-stages such as eggs or larvae. Sturgeon is one of the more elusive fish to find in Animal Crossing: New Horizons.. As it only appears six months out of the year, time is of the essence when it comes to finding one - … With summer on the lower Columbia River quickly approaching, I have been hearing lots of stories of the have’s, and have-not’s of sturgeon fishing. Active military personnel who are Wisconsin residents and in active service but on furlough or leave are eligible to receive a free annual fishing license. 2020 lake sturgeon registration stations [PDF] Angling opportunities. Catch and release season on the St. Croix River (Wisconsin/Minnesota boundary water) from October 1 - October 15. Moreover, big sturgeon are increasingly common in Minnesota. All licenses are available for purchase through Go Wild, DNR Service Centers or at one of our sales locations unless otherwise noted. The Rainy River, for instance, holds nearly 100,000 sturgeon 40 inches or longer. Fish ladders designed for salmon or shad are not effective at passing sturgeon, so dams and water diversions can impede migration and block ancestral spawning grounds. A harvested fish must be registered at a designated registration station no later than 6 p.m. the day after you caught the fish. Tagging your sturgeon - The carcass tag only needs to be attached if you leave the sturgeon carcass. However, you still are required to validate your carcass tag immediately upon harvesting the sturgeon before moving it. Call 1-888-936-7463 (TTY Access via relay - 711) from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. Fishing_Topic Contact_Fisheries Management, Fishing_Content Page_Lake and shovelnose sturgeon, Sturgeon Hook & Line Wisconsin & Michigan. There are angling opportunities for hook and line sturgeon anglers in specific harvest areas in some of Wisconsin's larger river systems The sturgeon fishery will also be open on the Cowlitz River on the same days. Some boats are already reporting 30+ fish days and others are reporting how some boats only touched one fish all day long. A harvested fish must be registered at a designated registration station no later than 6 p.m. the day after you caught the fish. Catch and release season - Mississippi River 1) upstream of Red Wing Dam - June 16 - March 1; Catch and release season - St. Croix River from Prescott to Gordon Flowage - June 16 - March 1. Chatwith customer service M-F 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. © Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | Site requirements | Accessibility | Legal | Privacy | Employee resources, Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources. There are angling opportunities for hook and line sturgeon anglers in specific harvest areas in some of Wisconsin's larger river systems. The lake sturgeon is Minnesota's largest fish, and oh what a fish it is. Sturgeon fishing has increased in popularity over the recent years as many anglers have heard about the enormous sizes and want to catch their own monster. .How to correctly tag your sturgeon [PDF]. (Note: You do not need a harvest tag to catch and release sturgeon on waters open to sturgeon fishing during the open hook and line season). Anglers need to purchase a harvest tag if they intend to keep a sturgeon. White Sturgeon is at the top of the Fraser River food chain, and one of the few year-round resident species of fish in the lower Fraser River.