

Harvest registration may include an examination of the fish’s internal organs and removal of a piece of fin tissue for DNA analysis or aging. You will then take the fish to be registered at the DNR trailer at the Zolner Road access located at the northeast side of the lake. If you catch a sturgeon you are required to immediately notify DNR personnel. Anglers should hang one or more flags in highly visible locations.Ĭlick here to register online or to learn more about the event. You will have to provide your cell phone number.Īnglers participating in the event will need to bring a bright red flat (1-foot diameter or larger) to hang on their fishing shanty so the DNR knows who is fishing for sturgeon. You will need a current Michigan fishing license before registering. How to registerĪnyone who wants to participate this year has to register online by Feb. When the season closes, anglers will be notified via text message and on the ice by DNR personnel that they must immediately stop fishing for lake sturgeon.

Five fish have been harvested at the end of any fishing day.
