MARQUETTE, MI-- The Michigan Natural Resources Commission has approved catch-and-immediate-release sturgeon seasons on three U.P. water bodies.
At its meeting in Marquette last week, the NRC said the hook-and-line season is now open on the St. Marys River from the Soo Locks/Compensating Works downstream to the De Tour Village and Drummond Island ferry terminals to the south, and from Hay Point to Cherry Island north to the international boundary for the northeast.
Anglers may also catch and release sturgeon on Portage and Torch lakes in Houghton County. This includes Portage River, Portage Canal and north and south entry.
The season closes March 15, 2020.
