Michigan officials reel in record 125-pound prehistoric fish stretching 6-plus feet long

Michigan officials reel in record 125-pound prehistoric fish stretching 6-plus feet long

Source: Fox News

8/27/2024

Credit: Ekaterina Aleshinskaya

The Michigan Department of Natural Resources (MDNR) announced a record catch while the agency was conducting its annual sturgeon survey.

Fisheries staff were on Lake St. Clair capturing, gathering data about, tagging and releasing the fish.

It was while conducting their research that they found a monstrous lake sturgeon, according to an MDNR post on Facebook.

St. Clair Lake

Sturgeon, Lake

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